The First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, Nikita Khrushchev, forced the First Secretary of the Communist Party of Ukraine, Alexei Kirichenko, to take the Crimean peninsula “under its wing,” as the first Ukrainian President Leonid Kravchuk stated in an interview with the Russian online magazine Slon.

“Khrushchev went to Kyiv, came in to the first Secretary of the Communist Party of Ukraine, Alexei Kirichenko, and asked him to take the Crimea under its wing, stating, 'It’s …

The European Union is the largest bilateral donor to Ukraine and provides the country with approximately EUR 250 million annually, the head of the EU Delegation to Ukraine, Hugues Mingarelli, stated in his welcoming speech. According to the French diplomat, the European Union and Ukraine maintain a close and special relationship.

“The relations between Ukraine and the European Union have become much stronger after signing and launching the ambitious EU-Ukraine Association Agreement, which …

The Russian Government will have to reduce military expenditures by 6% due to a reduction in revenues of the State Budget over the next three years. As reported by Vedomosti citing its own sources in the Federal Government, 1% of the savings will be reallocated for priority programs and projects under "National Defense," which in 2016 is expected to spend 3,157 trillion rubles.

At the same time, according to Ministry of Finance estimates, the reduction in spending will allow them to save about …

The electoral process in the annexed Crimea could lead to a new wave of repression if the Crimean people publicly express their opposition to it, the chairperson of the Crimean Human Rights Group, Olha Skrypnyk, said in comments to independent Ukrainian radio broadcast Hromadske.

“The so-called election process in the Crimea may lead to a new wave of repression. If people are going to publicly disclose or write that they do not agree with these elections, urging people not to go to those …

The Ukrainian contingent of the Joint Ceasefire Control Center (JCCC) drew attention to the fact that after the Tripartite Contact Group in Minsk’s decision on August 26 this year on an indefinite ceasefire, the "silence regime” started from midnight of August 31st.

During the first two days the situation along the entire front line returned to a semblance of control. However, as early as September 2nd, separatist groups again began to use weapons prohibited by the Minsk agreements. One …