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Polish Foreign Minister: Russia poses a larger threat to Europe than the so-called Islamic State
According to Polish Foreign Minister Witold Waszczykowski, Russia poses a larger threat to Europe than the so-called Islamic State. Waszczykowski stated this at an international security conference in Bratislava, Slovakia, Glavnoe reported.
According to him, Russia is a threat to the very existence of Europe, because "these actions can destroy the state."
When asked about the danger of the so-called Islamic State, the Polish Foreign Minister said that it was a very serious concern, but “this …
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Kerry tells Lavrov that the US 'strongly objects' to the maneuvers of Russian aircraft over the Baltic
US Secretary of State John Kerry held a telephone conversation with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Friday, in which the former “strongly objected” to the maneuvers of Russian aircraft earlier this week when two Su-24s buzzed a US naval destroyer in the Baltic Sea, a State Department press release reported.
The Russian attack aircraft reportedly made 11 passes over the USS Donald Cook on Monday. On at least one occasion, the aircraft came within an estimated 10 meters of the naval …
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Putin says it has been difficult to find a contractor to build the Kerch Strait Bridge
On the 14th of April, Russian President Vladimir Putin stated that the Kremlin has found a company-contractor that agreed to undertake the construction of a Crimean bridge, albeit with great difficulty. “I have to honestly say that usually there are a lot of companies interested in such projects. In this case, we had great difficulties finding a company that agreed to implement the project,” Putin said during a phone interview.
According to Russian media, LLC Stroygazmontazh will build the …
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US accuses Russia of human rights violations in the Crimea
The USA accused Russia of suppressing dissent and the oppression of the Crimean Tatars and pro-Ukrainian activists in annexed Crimea as was stated in the Annual Report on Human Rights Standards, published on the website of the US State Department on Wednesday, 13 April.
Russian authorities have deprived Ukrainians and Crimean Tatars "the ability to express support for their nationality and ethnic origin" and "have systematically suppressed and discriminated against them," as stated by the US …
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IKEA's Russian central office searched
On Thursday, April 14th, agents of the Moscow Department of Combating Economic Crimes raided the Central Office of the Russian Division of IKEA on the Leningrad highway, Interfax reported. The employees of IKEA consider what was happening as part of a campaign to seize the land. Earlier a criminal case was mounted against IKEA with the charge of large-scale swindling.
Company lawyer Semen Shevchenko stated that "We perceive what is happening as a part of the campaign to seize the land on which …