10 Putin critics who died violently or in suspicious ways
The Kremlin dismisses the very idea of political killings, although Putin`s critics could not but draw parallels between the murder of exiled Russian MP Voronenkov and the death of other Kremlin ”foes”, according to The Washington Post. The number of deaths of loud critics of Putin`s policies have led to a speculation that the Kremlin was...
EU provides EUR 3 mln satellite imagery support to OSCE SMM in Donbas
The new funding of EUR 3 million, under the Instrument contributing to Stability and Peace, will provide timely and focused assistance to the OSCE, in the area of satellite imagery, a statement by the European Commission reads. ”The use of satellite imagery allows for more in-depth monitoring of the situation in areas where regrettably monitors...
Ukraine`s state debt exceeds $71 bln
Ukraine`s state and government-guaranteed debt, estimated in U.S. dollars, rose by 0.3%, to US$71.21 billion, as of January 31, according to the Ukrainian Finance Ministry`s website. The debt in the hryvnia equivalent grew by 0.05% in January 2017, to UAH 1.931 trillion. The ministry claims that the main reason for the growth of the national debt...
Russian troops attacked Ukraine’s position 178 times in past 48 hours: 2 soldiers killed, 5 wounded
Russia`s hybrid military forces attacked Ukrainian army positions in Donbas 94 times on March 24. 1 Ukrainian soldier has been killed and 3 Ukrainian soldiers reported as wounded in action (WIA), according to the press service of the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) Headquarters. View map in full size In the Donetsk sector, Ukrainian positions near...
Manafort offers to talk to House panel over Russia ties issue
The Republican chairman of the House intelligence committee Devin Nunes says former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort has volunteered to speak with the panel as part of its ongoing investigation into Russia`s alleged interference in the 2016 election, according to The Associated Press. Manafort`s counsel contacted the committee Thursday to...
Ukraine`s Verkhovna Rada passes bill on state investment projects
Ukraine`s Verkhovna Rada has adopted a draft law on state investment projects, which provides for the decentralization of decision-making on investment. Some 234 deputies supported the document with the required minimum being 226 votes. ”The purpose of the bill is to increase the efficiency of state investment in Ukraine, which, unfortunately, is...
Ukrainian journalist Kristina Berdynskykh detained in Minsk
Minsk police have detained a correspondent of Novoe Vremia magazine Kristina Berdynskykh along with 13 other people, she wrote on Facebook. Berdynskykh stressed that she had been accredited as a foreign journalist with the Belarusian authorities. ”Minsk, Fabricius Str., 4. Here`s where the relatives of the detainees brought them parcels. The...
Ukraine`s aerospace manufacturer gets bailout from lawmakers
Draft law No. 5113 on financial readjustment of Ukraine`s only producer of carrier rockets and satellites, state-run Yuzhny Machine-Building Plant named after Oleksandr Makarov” (Yuzhmash, or Pivdenmash) passed first reading in the Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine`s parliament. Some 232 deputies voted for the bill with the required minimum being 226...
North Korea maintains readiness for nuclear test at any time: South Korea
North Korea has maintained readiness to conduct a new nuclear test at any time, a South Korean military official said on Friday, amid a report of a possible test within days as Pyongyang defies international pressure, Reuters reported. U.S. and South Korean military surveillance assets were closely monitoring the North`s Punggye-ri nuclear test...
Desperate John Deere tractor owners download Ukrainian firmware hacks to get crops in
John Deere is notorious for arguing that farmers who buy its tractors actually ”license” them because Deere still owns the copyright to the tractors` software; in 2015, the U.S. Copyright Office affirmed that farmers were allowed to jailbreak their tractors to effect repairs and modifications, according to the Boing Boing group blog on technology...
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