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At NATO-Russia meeting, Russia wants explanations about NATO’s expansion
At a joint Russian-NATO meeting, Moscow will demand a detailed explanations from NATO concerning the Alliance's expansion
The statement was made by the press representative of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Maria Zakharova, commenting on the NATO summit in Warsaw.
“ During the NATO-Russia meeting which is scheduled to take place on July 13, we are expecting detailed explanations from the representative of the Alliance about strengthening of NATO which is taking place in all …
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Italy agrees to maintain sanctions on Russia until Minsk agreements are implemented
According to Ukraine’s presidential press service, during a meeting between Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi, Italy promised to maintain sanctions against Russia if Moscow does not implement the Minsk Agreements. Poroshenko and Renzi agreed that it is important now to remain united in supporting Ukraine.
The Regional Council of Lombardy, a province in northern Italy, has passed a resolution calling for lifting the anti-Russian sanctions and …
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Gorbachev accuses NATO of preparing an attack on Russia
In an interview with Interfax, former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev shared concerns that NATO made a step towards preparations for war, and called on Russia to immediately resume the dialogue with the Alliance that was lost.
Commenting on the results of the NATO summit in Warsaw on Saturday, July 9, Gorbachev said that "NATO has begun preparations for the escalation of the Cold War into the hot one." He believes that though the Alliance "only talks about defense” it is in reality “preparing …
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Ukrainian Intelligence accuses Russia of using programs to automatically sign petitions on government's website
On Saturday, July 9, the Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) reported the discovery of a mechanism that signs petitions for the President of Ukraine. The SSU claims that Russian special services are behind these operations. In particular, the Security Service employees’ suspicions were raised by a petition about the introduction of “a special developmental area” in the territory of the Kharkiv region, filed by one of the members of the former Communist Party of Ukraine. As of May 10, 2016, the …
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Obama: There cannot be 'business as usual' with Russia until Minsk agreements are implemented
Speaking at the NATO Summit in Warsaw on Saturday, US President Barack Obama said that relations with Moscow cannot normalize until Russia implements the Minsk agreements, Radio Svoboda reported.
“Our 28 nations [NATO] are united in our view that there can be no business as usual with Russia until it fully implements its Minsk obligations,” Obama said.
At his first NATO summit in 2009, Obama stressed that one of the Alliance’s main goals should the pursuit of “a constructive relationship with …