British Foreign Minister plans to visit Russia, will not meet with Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin is not planning to meet with British Minister of Foreign Affairs Boris Johnson, who will come to Russia in a few weeks, as reported by Russia's TASS news agency citing the Russian presidential Press Secretary, Dmitry Peskov.
“As of now no meeting is planned,” Peskov stated.
British Minister of Foreign Affairs Boris Johnson will visit Russia in the coming weeks for a high level summit.Johnson is coming to Moscow at the invitation of his counterpart Sergey …
Kyiv: separatists shelling disrupted power supply to Avdiivka in eastern Ukraine
According to the statement issued by the Command of Ukrainian Armed Forces in eastern Ukraine, the town of Avdiivka, was left once again without electricity as a result of shelling from heavy weapons by the separatists.
"Just now, Avdiivka lost its electricity again. The availability of mobile generators is intermittent. Water supply for the households is still provided for now." the statement says.
The severity of damage to power lines is still unknown. Currently, the town’s critical …
Kyiv announces possible sanctions following the 'nationalization' of Ukrainian property in separatist republics
The European Union and the United States can administer sanctions against the possible new owners of Ukrainian enterprises in the Donbas territories that are not under Ukraine's control as stated by the Deputy Head of the Presidential Administration, Konstantin Eliseev, while on air with Inter TV channel.
"It's really about the seizure, I would even say, a corporate raid by the Russian side, by the Russian fighters. Of course, not a single civilized country in the world will recognize this …
French company closes down in the separatist-held territory in Donbas
Air Liquide, a French joint-stock company that is a world leader in the industrial gases market, announced that it is closing its operations in the separatist-held territory of the Donetsk region. The company announced the closure of its subsidiary, “Air Liquide Yenakiieve”, in company statement.
The shutdown was due to the decision of the DPR (Donetsk People’s Republic) to introduce new interim administrations to Ukrainian enterprises in the territory."Following the recent decisions of the …
Thousands in Belarus protest against the tax on parasitism
More than a thousand of people protesting against the “tax on parasitism” walked along the central streets of Belarusian city of Brest and blocked traffic flow on the city’s main motorway.
The protesters chanted “Enough!”, “Lukashenko, go away!”, “We don’t want to pay thieves, parasites and cops”. “No salary – there’s a tax, the deputy’s purse. The real sponger is the person who invented the decree.”
A number of the participants in the unsanctioned action – about 150 people – agreed to go …