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      Spanish court orders arrest of several Putin`s allies – El Mundo
      May03

      Spanish court orders arrest of several Putin`s allies – El Mundo

      The National Court has issued an international arrest warrant against several Russian citizens linked to mafia, including those from Vladimir Putin`s entourage, according to El Mundo.Judge Jose de la Mata , who has been investigating the activity of organized crime groups Tambovskaya and Malyshevskaya , notes that there are “very...

      MFA Ukraine reports on release from ISIL captivity of 13 Ukrainian medics
      May03

      MFA Ukraine reports on release from ISIL captivity of 13 Ukrainian medics

      A group of 13 Ukrainian medics has been released from captivity of the Islamic State terrorist organization, according to Ukraine`s Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin.According to the report, the medical workers have been taken to a safe place.”The good news: 13 Ukrainian medics who have been held captive by ISIL were released and taken to the Libyan...

      Ukraine to be in focus of Visegrad Four meeting with Eastern Partnership – media
      May03

      Ukraine to be in focus of Visegrad Four meeting with Eastern Partnership – media

      Prague hosts a meeting of Foreign Ministers of the Visegrad Group (Czech Republic, Poland, Slovakia, and Hungary) and the EU`s Eastern Partnership member states – Ukraine, Georgia, Moldova, Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Belarus on May 3-4.As expected, the Donbas conflict and support for Ukraine reforms will be one of the priorities at the meeting of...

      Ukraine’s New Government Scores Big Reform Win
      May03

      Ukraine’s New Government Scores Big Reform Win

      Land Reform Should Be Next April 27 was a bellwether day for economic reform in Ukraine. Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman announced that the cabinet has decided to unify natural gas prices in Ukraine to a single market price for both retail and industrial users. Effectively, this implies increased prices for the retail consumer that will be...

      MH17 shot down by Buk missile of Russia`s 53rd Brigade – Bellingcat
      May03

      MH17 shot down by Buk missile of Russia`s 53rd Brigade – Bellingcat

      ID number on the side of an anti-aircraft missile launcher Buk, which shot down MH17 Boeing from the Donbas skies has been established, according to Bellingcat expert Aric Toler who spoke on air of Espreso.tv.”Tonight there will be a new report on Buk that brought down the Boeing. The exact digit [in the ID number on the side of the vehicle] was...

      Pentagon says NATO weighs four battalions in Eastern Europe to deter Russia: Reuters
      May03

      Pentagon says NATO weighs four battalions in Eastern Europe to deter Russia: Reuters

      NATO is weighing rotating four battalions of troops through Eastern member states, U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter said on Monday, in the latest proposal by allies to guard against aggressive behavior by Russia, according to Reuters.The Baltic states – Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania – which joined NATO in 2004, have requested greater...

      Russian propaganda reporters get Schengen visas annulled on Estonia border
      May03

      Russian propaganda reporters get Schengen visas annulled on Estonia border

      The Estonian authorities denied entry to Estonia of a crew of the Russian RTR TV channel – a correspondent Yekaterina Fisenko, a cameraman and a video engineer, according to the press service of Russia`s VGTRK state-owned TV and radio company.The journalists were planning to get into the Estonian village of Vysa, but the border guards at Narva...

      Leicester City win Premier League title after Tottenham draw at Chelsea: BBC
      May03

      Leicester City win Premier League title after Tottenham draw at Chelsea: BBC

      Leicester City have won the Premier League title in one of the greatest sporting stories of all time after a Tottenham`s 2-2 draw at Chelsea on Monday confirmed a stunning achievement for Claudio Ranieri`s side, BBC News reported.Leicester started the campaign as 5,000-1 outsiders for the title after almost being relegated last season, according...

      Ukraine may get $50 bln from Gazprom – Naftogaz
      May03

      Ukraine may get $50 bln from Gazprom – Naftogaz

      Ukraine may get $50 billion from the Russian Gazprom if a claim of Naftogaz is satisfied in the Stockholm Arbitration, said Yuriy Vitrenko, business development director of Naftogaz, in an interview with Hromadske TV channel.”The total amount of money at stake in the Stockholm Arbitration is $50 billion, of which $30 billion is compensation,...

      Situation in Odesa under full control of Police: Dekanoidze
      May03

      Situation in Odesa under full control of Police: Dekanoidze

      The law enforcers have managed to prevent provocations and violations of public order in the city, said the chief of National Police, Khatia Dekanoidze late Monday.”Now the situation is calm in Odesa. 3,500 law enforcers are out there to  maintain public order in the city, including three battalions of patrol police and the National Guard,” she...