The remains of Polish President Lech Kaczyński are to be exhumed
Polish Prosecutors stated that they will carry out the exhumation of the remains of Polish President Lech Kaczyński and other victims of the 2010 plane crash near Smolensk. Poland is looking to find new evidence to help investigators determine the cause of the crash, Radio Svoboda reports.
An inquiry by the previous government determined the tragedy was caused by a pilot error, but the current Law and Justice ruling party led by Kaczyński's twin brother, Jaroslaw, states that the crash may …
Military expert: It would take Russia several hours to take away Ukraine's presence in the Black Sea
After the annexation and militarization of Crimea, it would take just a few hours for Russia to relieve Ukraine of its status of maritime power and to block the country from accessing the Black Sea. This was said by the Deputy Director of the Ukrainian Center for Army, Conversion and Disarmament, Mykhailo Samus, during an interview with Radio Krym.Realii.
“Russia can easily, and within a few hours, block access to the sea for Ukraine and also deprive Ukraine of its maritime power status. We …
One fifth of Russian Olympic athletes will not be allowed to participate in Rio games
According to the calculations of the R-Sport agency, more than 80 Russian athletes have been disqualified from the Rio Olympics.
Based on the results of the weightlifting world championships in 2014 and 2015, the Russian team won the maximum number of Olympic tickets. There were 10 spots in total, of which six were for men and four were for women. However, the executive board of the International Weightlifting Federation (the IWF) deprived Russia of two of the quotas, one male and one female, …
Herashchenko: Brexit will have a negative impact on Ukraine
According to the First Deputy Chairman of the Ukrainian Verkhovna Rada, Irina Herashchenko, the UK’s decision to leave the EU will have a negative impact on Ukraine, Evropeyskaya Pravda reported.
Herashechenko wrote on her Facebook page that the results on the UK’s national referendum, in which 52% voted to leave the European Union, will delay the introduction of a visa-free regime between Ukraine and the EU.
"The consequences of the British referendum will have a negative impact on Ukraine. …
Poroshenko expresses disappointment over Brexit vote
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko express his disappointment with the UK’s decision to leave the EU, and said he hopes that Brexit will not affect the extension of sanctions against Russia, Evropeyskaya Pravda reported.
“I hope that sanctions against Russia as an aggressor country will continue,” Poroshenko wrote on Facebook.
The Ukrainian President added that he believes the UK will remain part of a “united Europe”, despite the Brexit vote.
“I believe that, despite the results of the …