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Romania to help Moldova develop Romanian-language media to counter Russian propaganda
Romania intends to help Moldova develop Romanian language media outlets to counter the efforts of the Russian media in the country, as discussed during a session of the newly created Advisory Board for Media in Romania-Moldova, the Stiripesurse weekly reports.
"It is time to support Moldova on the path towards accepting European values by developing joint media outlets. The Advisory Board should move in this direction. It’s our common response to the real needs: we should break down the …
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Russian Yabloko party insists that Crimea is 'legitimate Ukrainian territory'
The Chairman of Russian political party "Yabloko" (“Apple”), Emilia Slabunova, stated that the position of the party about the ownership of Crimea remains the same- tt is legitimate Ukrainian territory.
Slabunova commented on the news of Russian News Service in which she allegedly said that the “Yabloko” party will be able to solve the conflict with Ukraine without handling issues in Crimea and Sevastopol. According to Slabunova, the edition loosely interpreted her words about Crimea.
"My …
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Naftogaz's claim against Gazprom exceeds $8 billion
The total claim amount made against Gazprom by Naftogaz has reached 8.2 billion dollars. This claim is in regard to a contract between these two companies for the transit of Russian gas through Ukraine.
The head of Naftogaz, Andrew Kobolyev, reported this during a conference in Kiev.
“The total amount of claims made against Gazprom has reached an amount of 8.2 billion dollars,” Kobolyev said.
According to him, this amount had accumulated during the duration of the contract, which began in 20 …
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Column of Russian military vehicles entered eastern Ukraine
Column of Russian tanks, circa 2014
A column of Russian military vehicles entered separatist-controlled territory in Ukraine, as reported on Tuesday by the Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine.
“On the 29th of February, a column of military vehicles came from the Russian Federation into Ukraine through the Novoazovsk checkpoint, which is not controlled by Ukraine. The column included six armored combat vehicles, four ammunition trucks and two mobile …
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Russia sends more equipment to Syria
The Russian Ministry of Defense indicated that new surveillance equipment has been deployed to the Syrian airbase, Hmeymin. According to the press service of the Agency, three complexes with unmanned drones and two radar stations for the detection of small targets were sent to Syria in the past three days.
“In the past three days, the Russian Ministry of Defense deployed an additional three modern complexes with unmanned drones, two radar stations for the detection of small targets, which …