Section: Politics
U.S. Senator McCain to join with Democrats in pushing for “comprehensive” sanctions on Russia
John McCain, the chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, U.S. Senate Republican said on January 9, 2017, that he would join Democratic Senators Ben Cardin and Robert Menendez in introducing the legislation for “comprehensive” sanctions on Russia because of its alleged attempts to influence the 2016 Presidential election....
The UN International Tribunal on Crimea maritime to begin in 2017, annexation of Crimea by Russia is not in question
Deputy Foreign Minister of Ukraine for European Integration Olena Zerkal states that the tribunal within the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea, which will study the issues related to Crimea, to start work in the middle of 2017, and will announce their verdict in 2019-2021. “We have completed all the necessary pre-trial procedures. The...
The U.S. assesses Russian influence in US Elections, 2016
The USA Office of the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) on January 6, 2017 published a report “Background to “Assessing Russian Activities and Intentions in Recent US Elections”: The Analytic Process and Cyber Incident Attribution” that focuses on activities aimed at the 2016 US presidential election and draws on understanding of previous...
The Security Service of Ukraine can’t ban President of Moldova to entry Ukraine despite his pro-Russian statement
The Head of the Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) Press Service Olena Gitlyanska states that the President of Moldova Igor Dodon who has told that the annexed Crimea belongs to the Russian Federation during his electoral campaign, cannot be forbidden to entry into Ukraine. The SSU says that Igor Dodon has a special status of border crossing as...
EU complains about the weakening economy because of sanctions against Russia
The Austrian Institute of Economic Research (WIFO) sates that the European Union (EU) economy in 2015 lost in economic activity EUR 17.6 billion ($18.6 billion) including because of sanctions against the Russian Federation. In particularly in Austria 36% of the negative impact on economic activity with Russia could be attributed to the sanctions....
Prime Minister of Ukraine calls the establishment of a land market in Ukraine a controversial idea
Prime Minister Volodymyr Hroisman calls the establishment of a land market in Ukraine a controversial issue.He said it in interview with Ukrinform, Censor.NET reports. “Many people argue about whether a land market is necessary or not. This is a controversial issue… Has anyone explained how this land market should look like? No one...
The U.S. potential Ambassador to Russia tells how to finish Crimea crisis: pay compensation to Ukraine or hold a new referendum with the US assistance
The former United States Secretary of State Henry Kissinger’s Advisor Thomas Graham, a possible candidate for the post of the new United States Ambassador to the Russian Federation, gave pieces of advice how to make Crimea Russian. In an interview to the Voice of America he states that the Crimean crisis must be resolved in the near future: “I...
U.S. Vice President Joseph Biden may visit Ukraine on January 1, 2017
Joseph Biden, the U.S. Vice President, plans to visit Ukraine approximately on January 15, 2017, as reports Ukrainian news agency UNN with reference to its source in the country’s diplomatic circles. “Estimated date of Biden’s visit to Kiev – 15 January,” – said the report. Recently U.S. Vice President and President of Ukraine discussed the...
Austria to provide €2 million for humanitarian aid in Eastern Ukraine – OSCE Chairman
On January 3, 2017, the OSCE Chairman Sebastian Kurz arrived to Ukraine and visited Donetsk Region to exam personally the state of Minsk agreements’ fulfilment, the social and economic situation in the region caused by the military aggression of Russia against Ukraine, as well as the implementation of charitable projects with the participation of...
The Security Service of Ukraine wants to prohibit French presidential candidate Le Pen to enter Ukraine
The Staff Chief of The Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) Oleksandr Tkachuk sent a request to the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry on the prohibition of entry for the French presidency candidate, the leader of the National Front party Marine Le Pen to Ukraine after her statement that Crimea annexation “was not illegitimate. “January 3...