Michael McFaul: Putin is the main winner in the Brexit vote
Former US Ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul wrote on Twitter that the main winner of Brexit is Russian President Vladimir Putin.
“Shocked by Brexit vote! Losers: EU, UK, US, those that believe in utility of a strong, united, democratic Europe. Winners: Putin,” McFaul tweeted.
The former Ambassador also congratulated the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin and the head of the Duma Committee on International Affairs, Alexei Pushkov, saying it was …
80% of Ukrainian reservists are ready to go to the front
The Head of the Reservist Department in the of General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Colonel Mikhail Scherbina, stated that the army reservists are willing to be deployed to the front line in case of aggression against Ukraine.
“We held a survey and 80% of reservists stated that if the situation escalates, they will come back to the army. These people have served their term, paid their debt and now live their peaceful lives. All of them say – we will live our nornal lives until it's …
Putin: The West could have prevented World War II
Russian President Vladimir Putin believes that the West could have prevented World War II if it had responded to the Soviet Union’s proposal on collective defense in time, as reported by Russian Interfax news agency.
“The main lesson of the past war is that it could have been prevented. The uncontrolled Nazis and their accomplices needed to be firmly restrained. This did not happen,” Putin said this while speaking before the State Duma.
According to Putin, the West had rejected direct …
Ukrainian Foreign Ministry intends to gather proof of racial discrimination against Crimean Tatars
The Foreign Ministry of Ukraine intends to gather information regarding racial discrimination against the Crimean Tatars by "authorities" in annexed Crimea, Krym.Realii reported.
Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin called on Crimean Tatars living in Crimea to pass information about cases of racial discrimination to the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry, including through the media.
"We need to collect and systematize all these cases in order to show that we are talking exactly about racial discrimination, …
Ukrainian Azov and Donbas National Guard regiments will return to the front line
The Adviser to the Ukrainian Interior Minister, Zorian Shkiriak, stated that the National Guard regiments Azov and Donbas will soon return to the frontline in eastern Ukraine.
“First of all, it is about operative rapid brigades of the National Guard and the special-task regiments Azov and Donbas. They will return to the frontline and fulfill their functions of direct contact with the enemy,” the Ministry’s press service reported.
According to Shkiriak, these regiments have repeatedly proved …