Russian Foreign Ministry has declared persona non grata two employees of the German Embassy in the Russian Federation, reports the press service of the Russian Foreign Ministry.

According to the Russian Foreign Ministry, this step was in response to Germany’s actions against employees of the Russian Embassy in Berlin.

"Based on the principle of reciprocity and article 9 of the Vienna Convention on diplomatic relations of 1961, the Russian side in retaliation decided to declare persona non …

A new cardiac center will be built in Yevpatoria (Crimea) "with the support of Israeli doctors," reports Rossiyskaya Gazeta newspaper, citing a member of the Coordination Council of International Association of Friends of Crimea and the future Director of the medical institution Alexander Lichstein.

"Anti-Crimean sanctions will not stop the project. Over the past year alone, three delegations from Israel have visited Crimea. And we concluded that the Peninsula looked much worse before the …

Polish oil and gas state company PGNiG stated that Poland is prepared if the transit of Russian gas to Europe through Ukrainian territory stops. The company has also presented possible options for fuel supplies in 2019-2023.

“If gas transit stops from the beginning of 2020, gas production in Poland, its reserves, and imports, including through Belarus, will amount to 25.6 billion cubic meters of gas per year with a total consumption of 19 billion.  If, after the expiration of the agreement …