Ukraine extends sanctions against companies and citizens who support Russian policy
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine released the decision to extend economic sanctions and restrictive measures against companies and citizens who pose a threat to the national interests of Ukraine. The corresponding Resolution Number 639 was published on the government’s website.
“The decision invites a strengthening of the sanctions policy by extending the list of individuals and entities that contribute to or finance terrorism and pose a threat to the national interests, national security, …
Official: It is Ukraine's right to prohibit Russian elections on Ukrainian territory
To allow or deny elections within its territory is a sovereign right of Ukraine. It should not give anyone authorization, the Deputy Head of the Central Election Commission of Ukraine, Andriy Mahera, said in his comments to GORDON.
According to Mahera, the decision of the Ukrainian authorities on the prohibition of conducting elections for the State Duma of the Russian Federation within the territory of Ukraine on the 18th of September is consistent with international law.
"There is a …
Denmark rejected Russia's offer to divide the Arctic in two
Last week Russian Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Sergey Donskoy said to Russian President Vladimir Putin that he wanted to start a bilateral dialogue with Denmark as soon as possible, to decide how to allocate control of the Arctic, including the North Pole.
But, as reported by the Financial Times, Copenhagen rejected Moscow’s proposal to split the 550,000 sq km-territory between them. Minister of Foreign Affairs of Denmark Kristian Jensen told the newspaper that his country …
Russia will vote against IMF's third tranche to Ukraine
The Russian representative of the International Monetary Fund will vote against allocating the third IMF tranche to Ukraine. Minister of Finance of the Russian Federation Anton Siluanov declared this on September 12.
“Our position has always been open, and today we will give an order to our representative at the IMF, that when considering the assignment of the tranche to Ukraine, we will vote against this decision because we believe that it was not accepted in accordance with the rules. In IMF’ …
German Foreign Ministry calls on Russia to stop spreading false information
The German government harshly refuted the statements by the Russian Foreign Ministry that German Chancellor Angela Merkel made statements in favor of the nomination of Bulgarian EU Commissioner Kristalina Georgieva for the post of UN Secretary General during the G20 summit in Hangzhou. “The spread of objectively false information on an official level is an unfriendly act,” a representative of the Foreign Ministry of Germany, Martin Schäfer, said on Monday, September 12 in Berlin.
A spokesman …