Four tons of Turkish tomatoes destroyed in Crimea
The Russian Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance, Rosselkhoznadzor, reported that four tons of Turkish tomatoes were destroyed in the Crimea, according to the agency’s press service, RBC reported. The banned products were being smuggled into the Crimea using the Kerch Strait ferry.
"An attempt to import four tons of tomatoes of Turkish origin to Crimea was prevented on the Kerch Strait ferry. Products forbidden for import have been confiscated and buried in the …
Poland proposes making Ukraine the primary focus of the NATO-Russia Council meeting
The Head of the National Security Bureau of Poland, Pavel Soloh, stated that the Ukrainian crisis should be the main subject of the forthcoming NATO-Russia meeting, Rosbalt reported.
When Soloh visited Berlin, he noted that Russia violated international law by annexing the territory of another state, which led to an increase of tensions in relations between NATO and Moscow. According to the Head of the National Security Bureau of Poland, the decision on the council meeting was taken only after …
Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs concerned over Savchenko's health
The Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has expressed deep concern over the deterioration of Nadiya Savchenko’s health after 4 days on a dry hunger strike.
"Ukraine strongly protests that Ukrainian doctors and consular officials are not allowed to visit the Ukrainian pilot, [and] that the Russian political leadership ignores numerous complaints of world leaders, [and] the Ukrainian MFA, concerning this issue, [as well as the complaints of] human rights organizations and public leaders,” a …
Baku and Yerevan accuse the other of violating the ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh
Armenia and Azerbaijan have accused each other of violating the ceasefire in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict zone, Radio Svoboda reported.
The two camps stated that there were attacks on Friday but no casualties were reported.
According to a statement issued by Azerbaijani authorities on Saturday, the Armenian-backed forces of Nagorno-Karabakh violated the ceasefire 120 times on Friday night. At the same time, Armenia accused the Azerbaijani armed forces of carrying out mortar attacks on their …
Prime Minister of Ukraine announces his resignation
The resignation will be submitted to the Parliament of Ukraine, Verkhovna Rada, on April 12th.
Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk announced his decision during his weekly TV address.
"I have decided to submit my resignation from the position of the Prime Minister of Ukraine. On Tuesday, April 12th, the resignation will be submitted to Verkhovna Rada." Yatsenyuk stated.
The rumors about Yatsenyuk's resignation circulated as early as February. The Press Secretary of the Prime Minister …