Klimkin: There wont be negotiations until Russia withdraws from eastern Ukraine
During a meeting with the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Germany and France, Frank-Walter Steinmeier and Jean-Marc Ayrault, the Ukrainian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Pavlo Klimkin, stated that Ukraine needs a guarantee that Russia will implement the Minsk Agreements in order to continue the work in the Normandy format. According to Klimkin, Ukraine wants to see clear and coherent steps from Russia in order for the conflict in the Donbas to be resolved.
“We fully understand that we need a …
Russian Finance Ministry proposes decreasing funding for state media
The Russian News Agency, TASS, the Federal State Unitary Enterprise, Rossiya Segodnya, RT (Russia Today) and the All-Russia State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company (VGTRK) may lose part of their subsidies. The Russian Ministry of Finance called these changes preliminary estimates. The government plans to reduce the cost of public media over several years.
The Russian Ministry of Finance has proposed to reduce funding for public media in the budget for 2017 - 2019, as reported by …
Despite Russia's objections, the IMF will provide Ukraine with $1 billion
On Wednesday, the Board of Directors of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) issued a positive decision on the allocation of financial assistance to Ukraine. This was announced by Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko.
“The IMF Board of Directors have just now adopted a positive decision to extend the program of cooperation with Ukraine and to allocate financial assistance,” Poroshenko posted on Twitter.
The press service of the Ukrainian President quoted Poroshenko as saying that this …
Estonian authorities concerned that some of the country's residents don't see Russia as a threat
The Estonian government may lose control over the northeast region of the country where the Russian-speaking population prevails, in the event of a conflict with Russia. Ilmar Raag, advisor to the government on psychological defense, together with other contemporaries, authored a report that explained the risks.
In winter, the Governmental Commission for Security was presented with a secret analysis of the situation in Ida-Viru county in the northeastern part of the country. The report spoke …
Russia forms a new army in the southwest
The Russian Defense Ministry is creating a new combined-arms army and a 150th motorized rifle division in the south-west.
Interfax stated that the Head of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, General Valery Gerasimov, told reporters that the command of these units have been involved in the strategic Caucasus-2016 command-staff exercises.
“The commanders and staff of the future 150th division and the future command of the army that we are creating this year in the south-west …