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Turkey Detains 3 Russians with Suspected Islamic State Ties
TASS reported that Turkish authorities detained three Russian citizens in Antalya suspected of being involved with the so-called Islamic State. The Antalya Consul General, Alexander Tolstopyatenko, confirmed the detention of three Russians. According to him, the reasons for their detention are being investigated.
Turkish news agency Dogan noted that the arrests took place after the terrorist act on Sultanahmet square in the city of Istanbul on Wednesday. According to Dogan, documents and CDs …
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Ukrainian Government Supports Immediate Announcement of Ceasefire in Donbas Region
The press secretary of Leonid Kuchma, Darya Olifer, reported that Ukraine supports the immediate announcement of a ceasefire. According to her, the initiative comes from the representative of the Russian Federation in the Trilateral Contact Group, Boris Gryzlov.
“Ukraine insists that mine clearing operations and the resolution of political, humanitarian and economic issues aren’t possible without the cessation of hostilities. That is why Ukraine supports Gryzlov’s announcement that a ceasefire …
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Russia will Lose an Estimated $60 Billion in 2016- Bank of Russia
Russia’s net capital outflow from January to November 2015 amounted to an estimated $53 billion. Experts believe that the outflow of capital from Russia in 2016 could reach nearly $60 billion. This forecast was announced by the head of the Department of Monetary Policy of the Bank of Russia, Igor Dmitriev, at the Gaidar Forum 2016, as reported by TASS.
"We don't expect a significant capital outflow in the coming year. Even under the risk scenario, it will be close to our 2015 numbers, about 60 …
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Russian Deputy PM Rogozin Visits Belgrade
After his visit to Belgrade, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin expressed much cynicism towards Serbia and implied that it was setting itself up to be the site for a ‘Cologne Two’ scenario.
Rogozin’s visit to Serbia was marked by scandal, reports a correspondent of Radio Svoboda, Yulia Petrovskaya. After Rogozin said that Serbia faces a ‘Cologne Two’ situation in regard to its commitment to the European Union, the Serbian Deputy Prime Minister, Zorana Mihajlović, advised the Russian …
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Donetsk Court Withholds Evidence in Savchenko Case
The Chairman of the Donetsk City Court, Leonid Stepanenko, refused to add witness interrogation reports to the case file during Nadiya Savchenko’s trial, the former Ukrainian pilot who is standing trial in Russia for the deaths of 2 Russian journalists in eastern Ukraine. According to the defense, these documents confirm that there was a skirmish between two military units on the day of the Russian reporters’ deaths, the incident in which Savchenko is charged.
“The firefight wasn’t directed …