Ukraine responds to Belarus' refusal to accept Ukrainian biometric ID cards at border crossings
The Consular Service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine stated that it didn’t receive reservations from Belarus concerning the use of the new plastic card passports during the development of the visa-free regime between the two countries, as stated in the report of the Ministry, published on the 5th of March on Facebook. On the same day, Belarus announced that it doesn’t see a Ukrainian citizen’s plastic ID card passport as a valid document for border crossings.
“The corresponding …
Thousands protested in Tbilisi against negotiations between Georgia and Gazprom
On Sunday, thousands of demonstrators formed a human chain six kilometers long from the Russian Embassy to the square in front of the government administration building in Tbilisi in order to protest negotiations between Georgia and Gazprom.
The action was organized by the United National Movement opposition party of the ex-President of Georgia, Mikheil Saakashvili, and its supporters. "The Georgian people will not allow the government to undermine the country's energy security," said one of …
Russia to carry out large-scale nuclear missile testing in the Arctic
Russia will bring Borey-type submarines which are 170 meters in length into the Arctic, from which 16 missiles with nuclear long-range warheads will be simultaneously launched, Bild reported. The newspaper claims this is Moscow’s attempt to show the US its military might. The tests will be the largest conducted in 25 years, and its official purpose is to test the readiness of the submarine fleet. Recently, American servicemen tested Minuteman intercontinental ballistic missiles, Deutsche Welle …
Russia to deploy more Su-34s to Syria
The Chief Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine reported that the Russian Federation is planning to deploy a new batch of Su-34 strike fighters to the Syrian airbase Hmeimim as well as flight and maintenance personnel from the 47th Aviation Regiment (Buturlinovka) of the 6th Air Force and Air Defense Army of the Western Military District on the 9th of March.
“The activities directed towards ensuring the specific grouping of the Russian Armed Forces in Syria includes …
Savchenko supporters threw eggs at Russian Embassy in Kiev
Supporters of Nadiya Savchenko, the Ukrainian pilot who is being charged with the murder of two Russian journalists, threw eggs at the Russian Embassy in Kiev on Sunday in protest of what many in Ukraine and the West view to be a show trial.
According to the TV channel 112 Ukraine, during a demonstration in front of the Russian Embassy in support of Savchenko, protestors threw eggs at the building and chanted “freedom for Nadiya”.
Authorities in Kiev provided additional security for the …