More than a quarter of young Russians have never heard of the fall of the Berlin Wall three decades ago, the independent Levada Center pollster said ahead of its 30th anniversary. The Berlin Wall divided the German city’s Soviet-occupied eastern sector from American, British and French-occupied West Berlin when it was built in 1961. Communist East Germany tore the wall

A recent report about Vladimir Putin as a KBG officer shows that he was seen as worthy, serious and reliable, but not as a high-flier or a leader. By Mark GaleottiNov. 4, 2019    Vladimir Putin’s past as a KGB officer has long been part of the mythology around him, both in Russia and the West. In the official narrative, he was

By Bermet Talant. Published Nov. 8. Updated Nov. 8 at 11:28 am U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during the International Association of Chiefs of Police Annual Conference and Exposition at the McCormick Place Convention Center on Oct. 28, 2019, in Chicago, Illinois. The U.S. House impeachment inquiry is set to start public hearings next week into whether Trump abused his powers in

On 27 October 2014, a man named Igor Nikoalevich Beregovoy arrived in Simferopol, Crimea, after boarding an Aeroflot flight in Krasnodar earlier that afternoon. Igor Nikolaevich was born on 30 December 1965, from the Crimean city of Simferopol. However, there is another man named Igor Nikolaevich born on 30 December 1965, and who was born in Simferopol — Igor Nikolaevich Bezler, the

The retired Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) militant Vladimir Tsemakh is willing to testify to the Dutch investigators about the Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 catastrophe, but only if the investigators come to the part of the Donbas that is controlled by pro-Russian militants, Interfax reports, citing Tsemakh’s attorney, Anatoly Kucherena. “Naturally, the questioning can only take place in his homeland, in the

A ruling on Moscow’s involvement in Ukraine would set a precedent that could impact other cases dealing with Russia’s alleged link to the July 2014 downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 over occupied eastern Ukraine. REUTERS The United Nations’ top court for disputes between states on Friday said it has jurisdiction to hear a lawsuit filed by Ukraine against Russia

Russian troops have disrupted the separation of forces in the population center of Petrovske (Donetsk region). Press service of the Joint Forces Operation has said this in a statement, Ukrainian News Agency reports. According to the report, the enemy did not announce its readiness for the separation of forces. As Ukrainian News Agency earlier reported, special representative of the Organisation

Poland’s Office of Competition and Consumer Protection (UOKiK) has imposed a fine of PLN 172 million (almost $45 million) on Engie Energy for failing to provide information on the Nord Stream 2 project in which the company participated, according to a statement published by UOKiK on its website. “This is the result of a lack of cooperation in the proceedings

The Patriarchate of Alexandria, which holds second place after the Ecumenical Patriarchate in diptychs, has officially recognized the autocephalous Ukrainian Orthodox Church as Patriarch Theodore II remembered in prayer Metropolitan Epiphanius of Kyiv and All Ukraine. “The Patriarchate of Alexandria officially recognized the autocephalous Ukrainian Orthodox Church. Patriarch Theodore II remembered in prayer Metropolitan Epiphanius of Kyiv,” BBC News Ukraine

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has declared almost UAH 1 million of income from the lease of property. This is stated in his income declaration published on the website of the National Agency for the Prevention of Corruption on November 6. According to the declaration, Zelensky received UAH 902,454 of income from the lease of the property to foreigners Siran Song

The ceremony of signing of a visa waiver agreement between the governments of Ukraine and Mongolia will be held at the Embassy of Ukraine in Warsaw on Friday, November 8. “The Ukrainian citizens will get the right to enter and stay in Mongolia, as well as to pass through this country without visas for 90 days within 180 days,” the

Manhattan fossil Michael Bloomberg said he wants to challenge President Donald Trump in the 2020 elections. Maybe this money stacking jew with Russian roots would be a great partner for the Zelensky-Kolomoisky mafia? Seriously, this old fart is a joke, and surely no competition for Donald Trump. © 2019 News to laugh at Advertising

Police in Ukraine’s Kyiv region have detained a Russian citizen who escaped from custody while being transported to a temporary detention facility, Kyiv regional police have reported on Facebook. “Kyiv regional police have promptly detained a fugitive Russian,” the report reads. The police said that a culprit from Russia, who had previously been detained at an airport, had escaped from

The Austrian Federal Government has allocated 1 million euros of humanitarian aid to Ukraine for the Donbas, reports the press service of the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry on its Twitter. It is noted that the funds are intended for the daily support of residents of Eastern Ukraine and mine clearance in the region. “We thank the Austrian government for the new

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky held a telephone conversation with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, reports the press service of Ukrainian President. During the conversation, the presidents discussed preparation for the next meeting of Ukraine–Turkey High-Level Strategic Council co-chaired by the presidents of Ukraine and Turkey. “The Heads of State noted a common commitment to further enhance cooperation in all areas