Ukraine's State Financial Monitoring Service claims Yanukovych and his associates laundered billions of hrivnyas
The State Financial Monitoring Service of Ukraine (SFMS) has identified hundreds of financial transactions that may be related to the legalization of the profits made illegally by the former president Viktor Yanukovych and his associates.
This was stated in the report on the work of the department in 2016, published on the official web-portal of the Ukrainian government.
It was noted that during the entire period of the investigation, which lasted from March 2014 to December 2016, 547 …
Offices of four Russian banks in Kyiv were blocked by members of the National Corps party
Four central offices of the Russian banks PIB, Sberbank, BM-Bank, and Alfa-Bank are being blocked by members of the National Corps party, which was created by members of a public organization, Civil Corps Azov, as was reported by Interfax-Ukraine.
Clients of the bank are met with balalaikas and posters reading, "Welcome to Russia."
Activists also glued the posters over bank windows calling for account holders to withdraw their money, close Ukrainian banks related to the Russian Federation, …
Kremlin spokesman: We are not discussing deals with the US to lift sanctions
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Russia is not discussing deals with the US to lift sanctions, TASS reports.
"It is hardly possible to talk about any agreements now. First we have to decide on a date and place for the meeting of the two Presidents," Peskov said. Peskov told journalists that during the recent conversation between the two Presidents on Saturday, Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump discussed the fight against terrorism.
According to a representative of the Kremlin, the issue of …
Stoltenberg: NATO can’t recognize the accession of the Crimea to Russia
The Secretary-General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Jens Stoltenberg, believes that accession of the annexed Crimea to Russia is contrary to the values of the Alliance.
Stoltenberg expressed his opinion on BBC while commenting on statements made by the U.S. Administration regarding the possibility of recognizing the Crimea as a part of the Russian Federation under certain conditions.
“The accession of the Crimea runs contrary to the NATO values,” the Secretary-General responded. …
Ukrainian forces gain foothold across strategic road in eastern Ukraine
As a result of a counterattack, the Ukrainian forces gained a foothold near the town of Spartak and crossed the strategic road Donetsk-Horlivka near the town of Tsarskoye Selo.
This was reported by Ukrainian journalist Roman Bochkala on his Facebook page citing sources in Ukrainian military.
“As a result of counteroffensive, we managed to gain a foothold near Spartak and cross the Donetsk-Horlivka road near Tsarskoye Selo. Now, the soldiers say the most important thing is that they [the …