Recently, Ankara has received updated lists of Ukrainian political prisoners in Russia, including Crimean Tatars, Turkish Ambassador to Ukraine Yagmur Ahmet Guldere said, stressing that the topic of the release of Ukrainian political prisoners is always on Turkey’s agenda. “When our high-level delegations, including our presidents, negotiate with Ukrainian delegations, these topics are always on our agenda. We receive updated

She first became a mother in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. The childbirth of Ukrainian tourist Alina Stremoukhova began in her sixth month of pregnancy in the Netherlands. A 28-year-old pregnant Ukrainian woman decided to visit her mother, who has been living in the Netherlands for almost ten years. A week later, she learned at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport that

Some local Khabarovsk activists and experts, however, wonder if the protest movement can be sustained. By Evan Gershkovich KHABAROVSK — As they have for nearly three weeks, the first protesters started to gather at Lenin Square in the city of Khabarovsk in Russia’s Far East at 7 pm on a recent weekday evening. They were soon joined by independent Russian journalists and

Patriarch Kirill and abbess Feofaniya © Moscow City Diocese of the Russian Orthodox ChurchThe head of the Russian Orthodox Church has ordered a prominent prioress to part with her black Mercedes-Benz, reminding clerics that they should refrain from driving luxurious cars and instead use donations for charitable work. Patriarch Kirill has “blessed” Mother Superior Feofaniya, the head of the Pokrovsky

27.07.2020 16:17 The Russian president’s press secretary Dmitry Peskov has stated that Russia cannot guarantee observance of ceasefire in Donbas because Russia is allegedly not a party to the conflict.  “Commitment to [agreements] at the level of the Normandy format is one thing, but I don’t think we can talk about any guarantees from Russian side in this case because

     On July 25, ships of the Standing NATO Maritime Group Two (SNMG2) entered the port of Odessa. According to the press service of the Ukrainian Navy Command, among the warships are frigates of the Royal Spanish Navy Alvaro De Bazan, the I.C. of Romania REGINA MARIA and the Turkish Navy, Yildirim. This year, the SNMG2 group was a part

    The United States will continue to sell Javelin missiles and patrol boats to Ukraine in 2021, Ukraine’s Ambassador to the United States Volodymyr Yelchenko has said in an interview with the RBC-Ukraine online news site. “Purchases of Javelins will continue. They were included in the program of assistance for 2021. In addition, the units that will be sent to

From vaccine triumphs to leadership learning curves, we can finally dare to hope for a breakthrough MATT RIDLEY. 25 July 2020 Like the ancient mariner, the virus refuses to leave us alone. Resurging in Blackburn, Spain, and America, it is still going to be around here when the winter comes. As we head indoors, it will be back for a dreaded second

     The United States strongly supports Ukraine’s efforts to establish a comprehensive ceasefire in Donbas. “The United States strongly supports Ukraine in its determined efforts to fully implement a ceasefire. We are hopeful that reality on the ground will fully reflect the ceasefire called for in the Minsk agreements, as additional measures to strengthen the ceasefire agreed upon by the

on 07/26/2020 | | Donbas | NewsPrint This Post The BBC News Ukraine agency received a report from the Joint Forces Operation Headquarters with some details about the death of a wounded marine who could not be evacuated from the battlefield. What happened to the wounded marine? On July 13, a group of Ukrainian servicemen tried to pick up the body of a killed Ukrainian scout

  The ceasefire in Eastern Ukraine, in effect since 00.01, seems to hold so far. As of now, the situation is calm. Only 35.000 rounds, 64 guided missiles, 44 grenades, and 2 nukes have been fired at Ukrainian positions so far. President Zelensky expressed his joy about the successful ceasefire and plans to visit Moscow soon, to discuss the details