Section: News & Summaries

      Steinmeier: East-West tensions `more dangerous` than Cold War
      Oct09

      Steinmeier: East-West tensions `more dangerous` than Cold War

      German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier has called the current escalation of tensions created by souring relations between the United States and Russia ”more dangerous” than the Cold War, according to Radio Liberty. In the German tabloid Bild, Steinmeier cited differences over Ukraine – where Russia-backed separatists controlling swaths...

      Syrian opposition demands EU sanction Russia
      Oct09

      Syrian opposition demands EU sanction Russia

      The Syrian opposition has called on the European Union to sanction Russia for what it says are war crimes in Syria, according to Anadolu Agency. Syrian opposition High Negotiations Committee (HNC) member Bassma Kodmani also urged the EU to consider every option for civilian protection after Russia`s direct involvement and support for the Assad...

      Russia moving nuclear-capable missiles into Kaliningrad: U.S. intelligence official
      Oct08

      Russia moving nuclear-capable missiles into Kaliningrad: U.S. intelligence official

      Russia is moving nuclear-capable missiles into Kaliningrad, a tiny Russian enclave sitting between Poland and Lithuania, a U.S. intelligence official said Friday, confirming Estonian news reports, according to Reuters. Russia`s reasons for shipping the 500-kilometer-range Iskander-M missiles to Kaliningrad ”could be innocuous,” said the official,...

      U.S. accuses Russia of directing cyberattacks to `interfere` with elections
      Oct08

      U.S. accuses Russia of directing cyberattacks to `interfere` with elections

      The United States for the first time has publicly accused Russia of orchestrating a string of cyberattacks targeting U.S. political organizations and prominent current and former officials in what Washington called a bid ”to interfere with the U.S. election process,” according to Radio Liberty. The Office of the Director of National Intelligence...

      Century-old mansion unlawfully demolished downtown Kyiv
      Oct08

      Century-old mansion unlawfully demolished downtown Kyiv

      A famous century-old mansion built in 1910, or the so-called House with Daisies, at Zlatoustivska Street in Kyiv was unlawfully withdrawn from the Statutory List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest and then demolished within one day, according to a Kyiv City Council member. ”A few hours prior to the demolition today, I...

      Antonov hires Russia`s UAE-based service center to repair engines
      Oct08

      Antonov hires Russia`s UAE-based service center to repair engines

      Ukraine`s state-owned enterprise Antonov, the only Ukrainian designer and manufacturer of cargo and passenger planes, on September 15 signed a contract with UAE-based Aerosila Gulf FZC on repairs worth $1.65 million, or about UAH 43.43 million, according to the investigative journalism portal Nashi Groshi (literally ”Our Money”). The contract...

      EU ready to consider sanctions against Russian MPs ”elected” in occupied Crimea
      Oct08

      EU ready to consider sanctions against Russian MPs ”elected” in occupied Crimea

      The European Union is ready to consider the imposition of sanctions against the so-called deputies of the State Duma, which had been ”elected” in the Russian-annexed Crimea, that`s according to Deputy Minister of Justice of Ukraine Serhiy Petukhov and First Deputy Minister of Information Policy Emine Dzhaparova who spoke after the completion of...

      Ukraine passes legislation to counter hostile business takeovers
      Oct08

      Ukraine passes legislation to counter hostile business takeovers

      The Ukrainian parliament adopted a bill in first reading, which was developed with the participation of the Justice Ministry and is aimed at countering hostile takeover attempts on Ukrainian enterprises. Some 271 Ukrainian MPs voted for the adoption of bill No. 5067 on amendments to certain legislative acts of Ukraine concerning the improvement...

      Ukraine presents to London court evidence of Russian pressure during receipt of ”Yanukovych debt”
      Oct08

      Ukraine presents to London court evidence of Russian pressure during receipt of ”Yanukovych debt”

      The Ukrainian Ministry of Finance, acting on behalf of the State, today, October 7, presented to the English court the evidence in the case regarding the Ukrainian debt over $3 billion worth of Eurobonds repurchased by the Russian Federation in December 2013 in line with the agreement between Russian President Vladimir Putin and then President of...

      Russian S-400 put in full operation in annexed Crimea – Russian Ministry of Defense
      Oct08

      Russian S-400 put in full operation in annexed Crimea – Russian Ministry of Defense

      The new Russian anti-aircraft missile systems have been put on combat duty in the annexed Crimea, the press service of the Southern Military District of the Russian Ministry of Defense reported October 7. ”In the middle of 2016, a regimental kit of the anti-aircraft missile system S-400 Triumph and an anti-aircraft missile-gun system Pantsyr-S...