Contents tagged with Russia
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Trump: Relations with Russia should be mended from a position of strength
Republican Donald Trump presented to the public his foreign policy views under the slogan "America First.” If, as a president, he will not be able to negotiate with Moscow, he "will just leave the negotiating table."
In Trump’s foreign policy speech in Washington, the billionaire U.S. presidential candidate from the Republican Party did not mention Ukraine and said that he would be able to improve relations with Russia "from a position of strength." However, he did not answer the question of …
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The Hague begins examining report on Russian war crimes in the Donbas
The International Criminal Court in The Hague has begun to examine a report on war crimes committed by Russia in eastern Ukraine, according to the document’s coauthor and Deputy of the Polish Sejm, Małgorzata Gosiewska, Interfax-Ukraine reported.
The report entitled "Russian Crimes in the East of Ukraine" accuses Aleksandr Zakharchenko, Igor Strelkov, and others of committing war crimes in the Donbas.
"Our information showed the involvement of Russian soldiers in the conflict using heavy …
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Lavrov: Russia will take 'measures' if Sweden joins NATO
According to Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, Moscow will respect any decision on the issue of Sweden’s ascension to NATO, but will "take the necessary military-technical measures" if the Nordic country does join the Alliance. Lavrov stated this in an interview with the Swedish newspaper Dagens Nyheter on April 28th.
“It’s every country’s right to decide what form its security should take, but you must understand that if military infrastructure approaches Russia's borders, we would of …
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Shoygu: NATO-Russia council meeting has not brought optimism
The meeting of the NATO-Russia Council (NRC) which took place on April 20th hasn't added any optimism in improving relations between Moscow and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, declared the Russian Minister of Defense, Sergey Shoygu.
Speaking on Wednesday at the 5th Moscow Conference on International Security, Shoygu emphasized that Russia’s military cooperation with NATO and EU countries "is at a standstill, but not because of the Russians.” Shoygu also stated that the functioning …
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Turkey, Ukraine, US and EU condemn the ban of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar People
Turkey, Ukraine, the United States and the European Union condemned the ban of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar People. On Wednesday, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey, Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, and the Ukrainian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Pavlo Klimkin, agreed to coordinate joint actions with international institutions for the protection of human rights in Crimea.
According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, the meeting of the ministers took place in the margins of the Conference …
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Transparency International: Yanukovych and Azarov granted Russian citizenship
The former President of Ukraine, Viktor Yanukovych, and the former Prime Minister of Ukraine, Mykola Azarov, who lost their power as a result of Euromaidan, have been granted Russian citizenship. Both men are now under state protection, Transparency International stated. If these reports are confirmed, Viktor Yanukovych will be able to avoid responsibility in Ukraine.
Many facts demonstrate that Yanukovych and Azarov have been granted Russian citizenship and that they are now under state …
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Srelkov confirms that Russian police opened investigation into his activities in the Donbas
Igor Strelkov (a.k.a. Igor Girkin) confirmed that the recent visit of two policemen to his mother's house was indeed part of a police investigation against him.
"It turns out that the visit of the two police representatives had very solid and lawful reasons. The Prosecutor’s office of St. Petersburg has started a preliminary investigation," Strelkov wrote on his LiveJournal page.
The investigation was initiated by lawyer Arkadiy Chapligin, who filed a report after Strelkov publically admitted …
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Four thousand died in Russian prisons in 2015 due to poor healthcare system
Russian Prosecutor General Yuri Chaika said that in the past year, about 4,000 prisoners died in Russian prisons due to the poor healthcare system.
"The mortality rate among the persons kept in detention, remains high. 3,977 people died in 2015. 87% of them died of various diseases, complicated by a poor medical base, slow renewal of equipment and the lack of certain types of medical services," Chaika said, speaking in the Federation Council.
According to him, prisoners living with HIV are …
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Poland creates territorial defense forces for protection against Russian aggression
The Minister of National Defense of Poland, Antoni Macierewicz, signed the documents necessary for the creation of territorial defense forces. The first units will be created in 2016 and will be placed in the east of the country. As he stated on April 25th, 18,000 people will be integrated into three brigades of territorial forces.
It is expected that they will not have weapons and that their mission will be to assist in the implementation of security measures during public events, protection …
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Russian lawyers say there is a new suspect in the Nemtsov murder case
Lawyers of Boris Nemtsov's family appealed to the Investigation Committee of Russia, demanding that seven more alleged suspects be charged with the murder of the Russian opposition politician. They allege that the following participated or had some role in the murder: an officer of the Chechen battalion, Sever Ruslan Geremeyev, his brother, Arthur, and Chechen Senator Suleiman Geremeyev, as well as employees of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic—Alimbek Delimkhanov, Aslanbek …