So-called DPR acknowledges their passports will not enable residents to travel to Russia

The authorities of the so-called Donetsk People's Republic acknowledged that inhabitants of the break-away region won't be able travel to Russia using passports issued by the self-declared republic, Rosbalt reported.

According to the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of so-called DPR, it is possible to leave the rebel-controlled Donetsk region and enter the Russian Federation using only a Ukrainian passport.

"Minor citizens under 16 years of age will need a birth certificate or a …


Marie Yovanovitch to become next US Ambassador to Ukraine

The new US Ambassador to Ukraine will be Marie Yovanovitch, who previously served as Ambassador in Armenia and Kyrgyzstan, and in the beginning of the 2000s was Deputy Chief of Mission the U.S. Embassy in Ukraine.

The “Day” newspaper reported this, citing a source in the State Department.

Since 2012, Yovanovitch has served as Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary in the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs.

Yovanovitch was born in Canada into a family of immigrants from Russia. As a child, …


Activists in Prague organize 'corridor of shame' for Night Wolves

Activists in Prague organized a “corridor of shame” for the Russian biker club Night Wolves as the club was travelling through the Czech city as part of their “Road to Victory” rally to commemorate the allied victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two, Radio Svoboda reported.

Russian journalist Oleg Pshenichny posted a video of the occasion on Facebook. On the streets of Prague, activists carrying the flags of Ukraine, the USA, the EU and NATO shouted at a passing group of bikers: "Shame!", " …


Kuchma: There cannot be elections in the Donbas until the Minsk Agreements are implemented

The second President of Ukraine and the representative of Ukraine in Trilateral Contact Group, Leonid Kuchma, reiterated that elections cannot be held in the self-proclaimed Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics until the Minsk Agreements are implemented.

During an interview with journalists in Kiev, Kuchma highlighted the need to come to a resolution on the issue of security, Interfax-Ukraine reported.

“I stated at the last meeting of the Trilateral Contact Group that the talks about some …


IMF warns of potential political instability in Russia

Russia is among a group of countries in Central and Eastern Europe with the greatest risk of political instability, as stated in a report by the International Monetary Fund on regional economies, as cited by RIA Novosti.

The IMF is referencing a study by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) that evaluates political risks of all countries in the world on a scale from 0 to 100.

“Currently, about half of the countries in Central, Eastern and Southeast Europe have risk levels of over 50,” the …