Heavy fighting erupts near Avdiivka in eastern Ukraine
The command of the Ukrainian Armed Forces reports that on Sunday, January 29, at around 7:00 am, separatists, after a massive artillery barrage, attacked Ukrainian positions near Avdiivka industrial zone.
According to the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense, the attack on the Ukrainian positions was repelled.
“As a result of a successful defensive maneuver, the Ukrainian forces stopped the enemy attack and prevented them from taking over the Ukrainian positions. The separatist forces suffered heavy …
Norwegian Security Service: Russia tried to influence Nobel Committee using fake letters from Ukraine
The Norwegian Police Security Service stated that the Russian special services attempted to influence the Nobel Committee in order to avoid awarding the Peace Prize to the President of Ukraine, Petro Poroshenko, as reported by the Norwegian public broadcasting company NRK.
To discredit Poroshenko, in the summer of 2015, the Russian TV channel Sputnik disclosed a letter signed by the then Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada, Volodymyr Groysman, addressed to the U.S. Ambassador to Norway.
According …
Head of Germany's Christian Social Union in Bavaria party calls for lifting sanctions on Russia
The head of Germany’s Christian Social Union in Bavaria party and Bavaria’s Prime Minister, Horst Seehofer, stated that sanctions on Russia should be lifted as early as this year, TASS reported.
Seehofer’s party is an ally of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Christian Democrats.
Speaking during an interview with Bild am Sonntag, Seehofer said, "The sanctions against Russia should be lifted as early as this year. Russia should also return to the G8 circle.”
"We need to abandon the bloc mentality as …
Russian State Duma has adopted a law on decriminalization of domestic violence
On January 27, the State Duma of Russia passed a law on the decriminalization of domestic violence on the third and final reading. 380 deputies voted for and only three opposed it.
According to the bill, one-time blows inflicted by close relatives are no longer criminal offenses, but will now be administrative offenses. Criminal responsibility will only ensue from repeated beatings. Supporters of these changes in the legislation believe that they will protect traditional family values. …
President of Kosovo: Serbia wants to divide Kosovo using Ukraine as an example
Serbia is sending weapons and military to northern Kosovo with the aim of dividing the country, as stated by the President of Kosovo, Hashim Thaçi, in an interview with Deutsche Welle.
"We know that Serbia has a plan for Kosovo’s division and that Belgrade is arming Serbs in the north," he said. He also noted that he has evidence that Serbia is sending weapons there as well as people, both civilian and military.
Thaçi added that Russians are actively helping Serbia by preparing paramilitary …