US acknowledges that power outages in Ukraine last year were the work of hackers
The US government has officially acknowledged that hackers were involved in the power outages in the west of Ukraine in December 2015, as reported by Golos Amerikii, with reference to a report issued by the Department of Homeland Security.
The American experts drew conclusions based on the interviews with the representatives of six Ukrainian organizations which have suffered due to the loss of electricity. However, the report said that the experts had no opportunity for independent review of …
Ukrainian diaspora in Europe held demonstrations against Russian aggression
On February 28th, protests against Russian aggression in Ukraine and the annexation of Crimea were held in France, Italy, Spain and other European countries. In particular, numerous activists gathered under the flags of Ukraine and the European Union in Paris, Lisbon and Rome, and held peaceful demonstrations to remind the world about the annexation of Crimea and Russian aggression, Radio Svoboda reported.
In Paris, the slogans made by the participants of the event were made in French because, …
Saudi Arabia accuses Russia and Syria of violating ceasefire
The Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs, Adel Al-Jubeir, has accused Moscow and Damascus of carrying out airstrikes which violate the conditions of the truce in Syria. According to Reuters, the diplomat stated that the Saudi authorities are currently discussing this issue with other countries.
Adel Al-Jubeir also reported that if the Syrian authorities and their allies aren’t serious about observing the truce, plan B will be activated. Meanwhile, the Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs didn’t give …
TripAdvisor map showing Ukrainian Crimea sparks outrage in Russian Duma
A Spravedlivaya Rossiya (A Just Russia) party State Duma Deputy, Oleg Mikheev, sent the Russian Prosecutor General, Yuri Chaika, an official request asking him to check the TripAdvisor website, which shows the Russian-occupied Crimea as part of Ukraine, as reported by the Russian news agency TASS.
According to Mikheev, this could indicate that the organization is conducting undesirable activities in Russia. In the request, a copy of which was made available to the agency, Mikheev writes that …
Putin plans to get around sanctions with the help of western banks
Russia is planning to evade the European and US sanctions that were placed against them two years ago. Their plan is to allow the Kremlin to release and make available a 3-billion-dollar loan with a 10-year maturity term. Russia plans to achieve this with the help of Chinese, European and US banks.
This was reported by the Insomi news website with reference to German newspaper, Die Welt.
“Putin draws his net around the giants of Wall Street,” the newspaper reported. The newspaper also …