Source link Moldova must do better than just 78% compliance with Brussels, the bloc’s envoy has said The European Union expects Moldova to fully implement sanctions against Russia in order to demonstrate “European values,” the bloc’s ambassador in the former Soviet republic said on Tuesday. If Chisinau truly wants to join the EU some day, […]
Source link Controversial politician and philologist Irina Farion has been criticized for disparaging Russian-speaking soldiers Students of the Lviv Polytechnic National University rallied against professor Irina Farion, a Ukrainian philologist and ultranationalist ex-MP with the far-right Svoboda (Freedom) party, on Tuesday, demanding her dismissal. A group of students showed up at the main building of […]
Source link The lawmaker, who is accused of working for Russian intelligence, has dismissed the charges as politically motivated A Kiev court has ordered the arrest of Ukrainian journalist and independent MP Alexander Dubinsky, accused by Ukraine’s successor to the KGB (the SBU) of treason and working for Russia. He was remanded for two months […]
Source link Valentina Shulgina, the last surviving woman who fought at the Battle of Stalingrad, passed away on Sunday at the age of 101. She left for the frontlines of the Second World War aged just 19, taking command as lieutenant of a medical platoon of 21 people, having just finished training in the city of […]
Source link Aleksey Arestovich believes army commander-in-chief Valery Zaluzhny was right to say that the hostilities with Russia are at a “stalemate” A conflict is brewing between Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky and the country’s top military brass over the former’s reluctance to admit that Kiev’s counteroffensive has ground to a halt, Aleksey Arestovich, a former […]
Source link Senators have discussed ways to counter foreign attempts to undermine the country’s military strength Russia may toughen its laws against draft dodging and undermining the capability of its armed forces. Members of the upper chamber of the Russian parliament discussed possible criminalization of ‘draft sabotage’ at a roundtable last Friday. A measure proposed […]
Source link Washington is ignoring calls to end the suffering of the Palestinians, Moscow says The US is using its veto power in the UN Security Council to sabotage international efforts to end the bloodshed in the Middle East, despite dire warnings from the organization’s own staff about the staggering civilian death toll in Gaza, […]
Source link Russian President Vladimir Putin has not yet decided whether or not he will run for a fifth presidential term in 2024, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told journalists on Monday. The official was commenting on a report by the Russian business daily Kommersant, which said that the president could run in March. No other potential […]
Source link New legislation aims to protect permanent residents in apartment blocks from discomfort caused by constant tenant turnover Russian apartment owners may soon have to get permission from their neighbors before renting out their property on a per-day basis, according to a new bill being debated by the country’s lawmakers. According to the legislation, […]
Source link The far-right presence is so prevalent that the honoring of a Waffen-SS veteran in parliament is not surprising, Dmitry Polyansky has said The recent honoring of a Waffen-SS veteran in Canada’s House of Commons was hardly surprising, given the country’s history of harboring Nazi collaborators after World War II, a senior Russian diplomat […]
Source link Freezing the conflict and giving Kiev seized Russian money is “a realistic scenario” for a “miracle,” James Stavridis has said Ukraine will experience a “Korean-style miracle” if it stops fighting, gets limited NATO protection and rapidly rebuilds, preferably paid for by Russian money, according to retired US Admiral James Stavridis, NATO’s former top […]
Source link The idea of peace talks between Moscow and Kiev has become a “prevalent narrative” in the West, Oleg Soskin believes Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky’s unwillingness to consider peace talks with Russia might lead him to being ousted to make such negotiations possible, Oleg Soskin, an adviser to two former Ukrainian presidents, said on […]