German intelligence: Russia seeks to spoil relations between the EU and the US
Russia is using manipulation in an effort to sow discord between the U.S. and Europe and to spoil the close EU-US cooperation, as stated in a joint report by the Federal Intelligence Service of Germany (BND) and the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution of the German government, Der Spiegel reports.
According to the newspaper, German intelligence agencies were tasked by the Chancellor to investigate the activities of the Russian security services after a cyber-attack on the …
Ukrainian MP and Azov Battalion leader blames leadership of the National Guard for separatism and corruption
The Verkhovna Rada Deputy and leader of the Azov Battalion Andriy Biletsky, believes that the leadership of National Guard is a threat to Ukraine's defense capabilities.
"The situation is absolutely not normal for the third year of a war. The leadership positions are taken by outright separatists and systemic corruption is at work. The leadership of the National Guard is a threat to our country's defense capabilities," Biletsky's statement read. The MP claims that the NGU’s leadership is …
Survey: Most Russians think the world fears their country
About 86% of Russian citizens believe that people in the world fear Russia and 75% of them believe that this is a good thing, Interfax reported, citing a survey conducted by the Russian Public Opinion Research Center.
Moreover, about 67% of respondents are convinced that Russia’s influence in the world in the recent years has increased and about 19% of them that it has decreased.
The respondents’ opinions regarding the world’s attitude towards Russia are divided. 48% of the respondents …
Ukraine banned 38 Russian movies and TV shows in 2016
The Ukrainian State Film Agency announced the statistics for 2016, including how many Russian films were allowed to be shown in the country and how many were forbidden.
Based on the statistics, the Expert Committee on Distribution and Screening banned 38 Russian films and TV series in Ukraine, while it allowed the release of only only Russian films in movie theaters.
Among the banned films and TV series are The Master’s Last Secret, Lyutyy, Under Cover, Ladoga, The Way to A Man's Heart, The …
Why Ukraine has banned Russia's most liberal TV channel, Dozhd
On January 12th the Ukrainian National Council on Television and Radio Broadcasting has required Ukrainian providers to stop broadcasting the Russian television channel Dozhd. What has caused this reaction, and why many were surprised by the reaction of the Russian authorities, who are not very friendly towards the TV channel?
Why was Dozhd banned
The National Council cited two reasons for the ban on broadcasting – their non-recognition of the territorial integrity of Ukraine (they show the …