Rasmussen: Denmark will support Ukraine, but expects progress in the implementation of reforms
The Prime Minister of Denmark, Lars Rasmussen, stated that Denmark sees much potential in Ukraine and awaits further reforms from the country’s leadership. “It is important that Ukraine continues the reform process. I congratulated the Prime Minister and the President of this country for those reforms that Ukraine implemented in recent years,” Rasmussen reported during a joint press conference in Kiev on Tuesday after negotiations with the President of Ukraine, Petro Poroshenko.
He added that, …
Russian-Crimean Prosecutor General wants to ban US-funded news site
The Prosecutor General of Russian-Crimea, Natalia Poklonskaya, stated in her comment to TASS that she is preparing to fully block Radio Free Europe's Krym.Realii project.
“We have gathered materials for the General Prosecutor’s Office of Russia and Roskomnadzor for the complete closure of the Krym.Realii information service,” she said.
The Prosecutor General’s official website also reported its initiative on the blocking of separate publications of Krym.Realii. “Content analysis of this …
The Security Service of Ukraine: Restoration of control over the Donbas is imminent
Yuriy Tandit, the Advisor to the Head of the Security Service of Ukraine, claimed during a live broadcast of 112 Ukraine that the Ukrainian Armed Forces were sufficiently trained and armed to repel attacks and preserve the country’s territorial integrity.According to Tandit, Ukraine now has enough military force to maintain the state’s integrity. He said if "Putin planned to go to territories under Ukrainian law, he would be committing suicide.” Tandit believes that the Armed Forces of Ukraine …
Russia begins military exercises in Crimea
In particular, exercises aimed at detecting submarines are being performed
The Russian Federation has began military training in annexed Crimea which includes aircraft exercises and airborne troops landing. This was stated by the acting head of the Department of Information Support of the Black Sea Fleet, Captain 2 Rank Nikolai Voskresensky, RIA Novosti reported.
"Today, Ka-27 and Mi-8 helicopters from the separate mixed aviation regiment of the Black Sea Fleet, in areas of amphibious polygon …
Relatives say Crimean Tatars who were detained in Yalta were taken to the FSB
On the morning of April 18th, in the village Krasnokamianka (Big Yalta), two local residents were detained - Refat Alimov and Arsen Dzhepparov. They are currently being interrogated by the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) in Simferopol.
The relatives of the detainees said this to Krym.Realii, commenting on the situation.
"At the moment, Refat Alimov’s relatives and I are near the FSB. At this time, we do not understand what is happening or what we should expect," the sister of Arsen …