Ukrainian Anti-Corruption Bureau claims the Party of Regions’ 'Black Accounts' case is being investigated by only one detective
Only one detective from the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine is investigating the Party of Regions’ "Black Accounts" case. This was said by the head of the Specialized Anti-corruption Prosecutor's Office, Nazar Holodnitsky in an interview with the Ukrayinska Pravda Internet newspaper.
"In fact, only one person in the NABU is investigating the so-called ‘black account books’ case at the moment, although previously there were seven to ten detectives. I do not know where they have all …
Flight tests of Russia's latest Satan ballistic missiles will begin in 2017
The Krasnoyarsk Machine Building Plant will begin flight and engineering tests of a modern RS-28 Sarmat liquid-fueled intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) in 2017, as was reported by Russia's Interfax news agency citing sources in military industry.
"Krasmash and other enterprises engaged in the production of these ICBMs, are preparing them for testing which is expected to begin this year," the news agency’s interlocutor said. Earlier, the Russian Defense Ministry stated that the Sarmat …
Denmark to increase military spending due to 'Russian threat'
Denmark is planning to increase military spending due to Russia’s deployment of anti-ballistic missile systems in the Kaliningrad region, which is considered by the Danish Government as potential threat, as stated on Friday by the head of the Defense Ministry of the Kingdom, Claus Hjort Frederiksen.
"We can see today that the Russians are deploying new missiles in Kaliningrad which can reach Copenhagen. Of course, it is a serious threat,” the Minister said in an interview with the local …
Lutsenko went to Latvia as part of investigation into corruption of former Ukrainian officials
As reported by the press service of the Prosecutor General, on Friday, January 13th, the Prosecutor General, Yuriy Lutsenko, met with the Prosecutor General of Latvia, Ēriks Kalnmeiers, and the guidance of the Bureau on prevention and struggle against corruption (KNAB).
As noted, the parties were discussing the cooperation in current criminal proceedings and particularly agreed with the government of Latvia to assist in the investigation of Ukrainian ex-officials and the return of illegally …
German regulator reduced Gazprom's access to the OPAL system
The German energy regulator, Bundesnetzagentur, has reduced the limit of use of the OPAL gas pipeline for Russian Gazprom to the same level that was installed before, to 50%. As stated in the press-service of the company on Facebook, "The German regulator reduced the limit for Gazprom to use the OPAL pipeline to its former 50% but the actual amount of this reduction has not yet affected the actual volumes."
In late October, the European Commission allowed Gazprom to increase its pumping gas …