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The Times: Investigation into Russia Today has been initiated in Great Britain
A recent story on the Russia Today channel about an energy company allegedly disposing of toxic waste on the coasts of Africa has caused an investigation to be initiated against the Russian TV channel on the suspicion that the channel provides false information.
On September 13th, The Times announced that the channel will be checked for adherence to the principles of objectivity and impartiality. The reason for the investigation was a story on the channel about the British energy company …
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Ukraine to launch train ferry to Georgia
Ukraine and Georgia have agreed on direct international rail traffic through the ports of the two countries. The corresponding agreement was signed by representatives from the respective governments at the International Maritime Forum in Batumi, as reported by the press service of the Ministry of Infrastructure of Ukraine.
“We have signed a very important document that will ensure the connection of Ukraine, Georgia, Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan through the Silk Road,” the minister of …
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Lithuania to remain as NATO Contact Embassy in Ukraine for two more years
The Lithuanian Foreign Ministry is expected to announce that it will continue its work as NATO Contact Embassy in Ukraine until 2018, sources in the diplomatic corps told the European Pravda. According to the sources, the decision was agreed to by the Alliance and the Ukrainian side. It will become official after it is formally announced.
As European Pravda previously reported, the Lithuanian Embassy took over the functions of NATO Contact diplomatic mission in early 2015. Before that, the …
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Denmark rejected Russia's offer to divide the Arctic in two
Last week Russian Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Sergey Donskoy said to Russian President Vladimir Putin that he wanted to start a bilateral dialogue with Denmark as soon as possible, to decide how to allocate control of the Arctic, including the North Pole.
But, as reported by the Financial Times, Copenhagen rejected Moscow’s proposal to split the 550,000 sq km-territory between them. Minister of Foreign Affairs of Denmark Kristian Jensen told the newspaper that his country …
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German Foreign Ministry calls on Russia to stop spreading false information
The German government harshly refuted the statements by the Russian Foreign Ministry that German Chancellor Angela Merkel made statements in favor of the nomination of Bulgarian EU Commissioner Kristalina Georgieva for the post of UN Secretary General during the G20 summit in Hangzhou. “The spread of objectively false information on an official level is an unfriendly act,” a representative of the Foreign Ministry of Germany, Martin Schäfer, said on Monday, September 12 in Berlin.
A spokesman …