New evidence emerges in Nemtsov murder investigation

Evidence in Boris Nemtsov’s murder indicate that those accused of the crime made phone contact three times before the murder, and destroyed their phones after it was committed.

A source close to the case told Rosbalt that after studying mobile phone calls made in the area surrounding Nemtsov’s house, the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation (Sledcom) were able to identify the phone numbers used by the accused. Up until the 14th of February 2015, the suspects were using two SIM …


137 print media entities are subject to de-communization in Ukraine

The State Committee for Television and Radio-broadcasting of Ukraine (SCTRU) has demanded that 137 print media entities be renamed within de-communization process, the press service of SCTRU reported. These include 25 companies in Crimea and on the territory of the so-called DPR and LPR that are subject to de-communization.

56 newspapers and magazines had not responded to the requests of the agencies of the Ministry of Justice on implementation of legal requirements. Four took measures for re- …


EU to allocate 20 million Euros for infrastructure projects in Ukraine

The Head of the European Union Delegation to Ukraine, Jan Tombiński, stated at a briefing on May 24th that the European Union will provide 20 million euros to Ukraine for the implementation of infrastructure projects, a correspondent of RBC-Ukraine reported.

“Additional financial support in the amount of 20 million Euros will be possible,” Tombiński said. "As partners of Ukraine, we can provide assistance only to those who do something and help to wisely direct our assistance. The part of …


Putin noted the fragility of the ceasefire in the Donbas

More and more cases of ceasefire violations have been noted, and the Kremlin says the frequent violations are a threat to the continued truce in eastern Ukraine, Radio Liberty reports.

"The issue is very serious. More and more cases of violations are being noted. Unfortunately, this threatens the ceasefire. This truce is a cornerstone of the Minsk Agreements. And of course, this concern was expressed by Russian President Putin," the Press Secretary of the Russian President, Dmitry Peskov, said. …


At NATO summit 'package of consistent support for Ukraine' will be adopted

At the NATO summit in Warsaw, “a package of consistent support for Ukraine” will be adopted.

According to a UNIAN correspondent, this was said by the Director of the NATO Liaison Office in Ukraine, Alexander Vinnikov. He said this while attending the third International Conference entitled ‘Management and the reform of the national security and intelligence services: the best international practice’ in Kiev.

Vinnikov has said that NATO “has supported Ukraine more and more politically and  …