Ukrainian President orders to disassemble and sell the unfinished Ukrayina missile cruiser
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has signed a decree to demilitarize the unfinished Ukrayina missile cruiser which is stationed in the anchorage area of the 61 Communards Shipyard in Mykolaiv.
Vyacheslav Bonia, Deputy Head of Mykolaiv City Administration, made a statement to this effect at a staff meeting, Hronika.info reports.
At the staff meeting, Bonia told the workers how the authorities plan to deal with the matter of the salaries they are owed.
“You have the cruiser Ukrayina here, …
Kremlin confirmed the forthcoming visit of the Palestinian leader to Russia
A meeting with the head of the Palestinian National Authority (PNA), Mahmoud Abbas, is on Russian leader, Vladimir Putin’s schedule on May 11th. The Press Secretary for the Russian president, Dmitry Peskov, confirmed that preparations are being made for the Palestinian head’s visit, Interfax reports.
"Yes. The meeting is planned," Peskov said. However, he also stated that so far there is no intent to organize a meeting between the PNA head with Israeli leadership in Moscow.
Previously, the …
U.S. Department of State condemned arrests at rallies in Russia
The US State Department condemns the actions of Russian law enforcement agencies during protests against corruption that took place in dozens of Russian cities on March 26th and call for the immediate release of all peaceful rally participants, as stated by State Department spokesman Mark Toner, reports Reuters.
"We urge the Russian government to immediately release all peaceful demonstrators," Toner said in a statement.
The State Department spokesman noted that Washington “condemns the …
The largest dam in Syria partially collapsed as a result of the fighting near Raqqa
The Tabqa dam on the Euphrates, Syria’s largest dam has been partially destroyed by the fighting between the Syrian Democratic Forces or SDF coalition and the Islamic State terrorist group, as reported by RIA Novosti with a reference to the Lebanese TV channel Al Mayadeen.
The Tabqa hydroelectric power station was built in the early 1970s with the assistance of Soviet specialists. It keeps in check the Al-Assad, the largest reservoir in the country.
Al Mayadeen reported, citing informed …
Polish President disappointed with Lukashenko’s handling of the protests
President of Poland Andrzej Duda is disappointed with the reaction of Belarusian authorities toward participants of a protest rally held on Freedom Day, March 25th.
He said this at a meeting with the presidents of Slovenia and Bosnia and Herzegovina, as reported by Onet, with reference to Polish Press Agency.
“I watched with great disappointment how the Belarusian authorities dealt with the protesters,” Duda said.
He also said that he is concerned about the detention of Polish citizens in …