POLITICS
Merkel’s Bavarian ally questions EU sanctions against Moscow
Bavarian Prime Minister and leader of the Christian Social Union (CSU) Horst Seehofer has once again expressed doubts about need to maintain economic sanctions of the European Union against the Russian Federation in an interview with Bild am Sonntag weekly, Deutsche Welle reported. "Sanctions cause enormous damage to the...
Occupied Donbas arms Middle East
The occupied areas of Donetsk and Luhansk regions of Ukraine have ceased to be just a subject of Kremlin pressure on the official Kyiv. There are indications showing that this de facto no man's land, held by the Russian proxies, has turned into an industrial park and logistics center for the illegal production and smuggling...
«Normandy» phone talks: Minsk implementation slated for 2016
The leaders of Ukraine, Russia, Germany and France on Wednesday had a telephone call in the so-called "Normandy format" to discuss the Donbas crisis and the implementation of the Minsk peace agreements in 2016, according to a statement by French President Francois Hollande's office, reports World.Corruption The...
Poroshenko: Ukrainians owe opportunity to celebrate New Year to army
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko says that Ukraine and Ukrainians owe the opportunity to celebrate this New Year and Christmas to the Ukrainian army, according to the presidential administration, reports Corruption.World "This is thanks to you who are in a cold fighting hole now instead of sitting at the table in the...
Emergency failure stops power supply from mainland Ukraine to Crimea
The power supply from mainland Ukraine to the Russian-occupied Crimea via the only operating Kakhovska-Titan transmission line has completely stopped, causing a power blackout in Yevpatoria and other parts of the peninsula, according to Russian news agency TASS. "The power is at the zero level. We've got no...
OSCE confirms militants present in Kominternove
The OSCE monitors revisited Kominternove (23km north-east of Mariupol) to follow up on reports about the presence of armed “DPR” members in the village, according to the SMM report published on December 28. “In Kominternove, the SMM did not observe any armed persons or weaponry, with the exception of the...
Stratfor: «Last thing Russia wants is confrontation with Turkey
Stratfor, the U.S.-based geopolitical intelligence and consulting firm, claims that the last thing Russia wants is a confrontation with Turkey. "The last thing Russia wants is a confrontation with Turkey, the gatekeeper to the Black and Mediterranean seas, but confrontation is something it cannot avoid....
Yatsenyuk says budget spending on defense, security grows to almost $5 bln
Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk said during the "10 Minutes with the Prime Minister" weekly program broadcast by major TV channels on Sunday evening that the national budget for 2016 foresees that spending on national security and defense should be increased to UAH 113 billion, or $4.88 billion at the...
TASS: Russian detained in Israel on US’ accusation of hacking
Alexei Burkov, a Russian national, was detained in Israel on a warrant from the United States' authorities, being charged with hacking into computer networks, Ruslan Kandaurov, the head of the consular department at the Russian embassy in Israel, told Russian news agency TASS on Sunday. "Probably, the accusation is...
The Daily Mail: Erdogan appeared to prevent suicide on Christmas Day
Turkish president Recep Erdogan appeared to prevent a suicide on Christmas Day after he was filmed persuading a man to get back from the edge of a bridge, according to The Daily Mail. The unnamed man was thought to be preparing to jump when Recep Erdogan's motorcade was passing over the 211ft-tall structure, which links...
No peace in Donbas at Christmas: over 35 attacks on Ukraine reported (Map)
Russian proxies have mounted more than 35 armed attacks on the Ukrainian forces participating in the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) in Donbas, eastern Ukraine, on Friday, according to the ATO Headquarters' press service. "Russian-backed gangs have violated all existing ceasefire agreements. The actions of their gang...
On the way to school! Known politicians in their youth (PHOTO)
Reaching heights of career politicians began to look decorous and monumental. Stylish suits, expensive cars have made them a little bit alike. But as a young man, they were quite different. Winston Churchill Vladimir Putin Viktor Yushchenko Boris Yeltsin Vladimir Zhirinovsky George. W. Bush Joseph Stalin...