Section: International
Hitler’s Germany vs Putin’s Russia: the comparison of two Nazi countries. VIDEO
The video draws parallels between the social life in Germany of 1930’s and Russia in 2010’s and shows the striking similarity between the Hitler’s Nazi Germany right before the Second World War and the present-day Putin’s Russia. See also: Hitler and Putin. The Rise of Evil. Infographic It compares the social life in Germany of 1930’s and Russia...
Russia will try to influence the European elections – the U.S. Vice President
The Vice President of the United States, Joe Biden, predicted the Russian Federation to become the greatest threat to the international liberal order. He also added that Moscow would try to influence the course of elections in Europe, as it did in the United States during the 2016 presidential election. Speaking at the World Economic Forum in...
Security Service banned Mayor of Polish Przemysl from entering Ukraine
The Press Secretary of the Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) Olena Hitlianska reports that Mayor of Poland’s Przemysl Robert Choma is persona non grata in Ukraine for the next 5 years. “He was declared persona non grata in 2016 for five years for activity undermining Ukraine’s national safety and in the interests of ensuring...
Ukrainian President and a lot of parliament members to ignore the Davos Ukrainian Lunch organized by pro-Russian oligarch Pinchuk
President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko and a number of other officials who take part in the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, will not join the Ukrainian Lunch organized by pro-Russian billionaire, media mogul and founder of Yalta European Strategy Victor Pinchuk after the publication of Pinchuk’s commentary on December 29,...
IMF demands Ukraine to implement a pension reform, reduce the number of state employees, abolish the simplified tax system and open a land market
The recent version of the Memorandum of Cooperation between Ukraine and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) states that Ukraine should implement a pension reform, reduce the number of state employees, abolish the simplified tax system and open a land market, in total for 12 structural points. The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine should make a...
Yanukovych asked Russia to deploy troops in Ukraine in 2014 – UN official document
On January 17, 2017, the Prosecutor General’s Office of Ukraine Yuriy Lutsenko wrote on his official Facebook page that he has received recognized by the United Nations (UN) official documents, a copy of a request of then-President of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych to Russia to deploy its soldiers in Ukraine. “The Chief Military...
Ukraine will defend its position in English High Court against Russia’s suit on Yanukovych’s $3 bln debt
On Tuesday, January 17, 2017, in the High Court of England starts the first hearing in consideration of the claim of Russia against Ukraine on $ 3 billion debt, according to the official the website of the court. Kyiv authorities consider a $3 billion loan from Russia negotiated between then-President of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych and Russian...
In the Hague Tribunal Ukraine accuses Russia in terrorism and ethnic persecution
The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry’s press service informs that on January 16, 2017, Ukrainian diplomats conveyed a lawsuit in the international court of justice (the Hague Tribunal) against Russia . The Russian Federation is accused of violating two conventions: the UN Convention on combating financing of terrorism and the Convention on the...
Russia plans to leave G8 group of industrialized democracies after suspension for the illegal Crimea annexation
The Russian Federation has announced its intention to permanently walk away from the G8 inter-governmental political forum of the world′s major highly industrialized economies which brings together the world’s richest countries to discuss global issues from economic growth to terrorism, according to The Independent. Russia was added to the...
Denmark worries that new Russian missiles in Kaliningrad can reach Copenhagen
The Kingdom of Denmark plans to increase military spending after the Russian Federation deployed anti-ballistic missile systems in the Kaliningrad region. The Russian Federation deployed in the Kalinningrad region Russian S-400 missile systems, operational-tactical Iskander missile systems, Bastion and Bal coastal missile systems, and 2 missile...