Donbas militants ‘sentence’ blogger to 14 years for “spreading negative information”
A so-called military court in the self-proclaimed ‘Luhansk people’s republic’ [LPR] has sentenced two Ukrainians to huge sentences for what it calls ‘state treason’. Since the alleged ‘treason’ involved spreading ‘negative information’ on the Internet, it seems likely that one of the two people is Edward Nedelyaev, a...
Moscow to Poland: Hands Off Our Monuments
Russia also upset over exclusion from project to commemorate victims of Sobibor death camp. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Russia sentences Ukrainian pensioner captured by Donbas militants to 12 years for ’sabotage’
A military court in Rostov has sentenced 61-year-old Oleksiy Sizonovych to 12 years in a maximum security prison on charges of planning acts of sabotage and terrorist both in Russia and in the militant-controlled Luhansk oblast of Ukraine …read more Source: Kharkiv Human Rights Protection...
Unconcealed falsifications used to jail Ukrainian activist in Russia-occupied Crimea
It may be simply that ‘judge’ Maria Bedritskaya wants to go on holiday, and can’t go until she ‘convicts’ Ukrainian activist Volodymyr Balukh. It is possible, however, that the flagrant irregularities are also intended as a warning to all Ukrainians of what they can expect for a Ukrainian flag, for honouring the slain victims of...
Wallenberg Family Sues for Access to KGB Files
The truth about the disappearance and death of the heroic Swedish diplomat is shrouded in bureaucratic fog. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Kadyrov Ally Embroiled in Bank Scandal
Speaker of parliament allegedly threatened Sberbank’s Chechen head, who is under suspicion of running a gigantic fraud scheme. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Russia Urges Ukrainians to Visit Their Lost Territory
Is Ukraine actively trying to sabotage Crimea’s tourism business? …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Memo to Brussel: Chill Out About Russia Sanctions
Transatlantic TakeWASHINGTON – The European Union and several European capitals have been in a tizzy about likely new U.S. sanctions on Russia. Following approval by the U.S. House of Representatives on July 25, by a near unanimous 419-3 vote, of new U.S. sanctions on Russia, Iran, and North Korea, the EU warned it was ready to retaliate...
Are Russia and Ukraine the Worst Countries for HIV Positives?
UN report finds worrying trend in Eastern Europe, Central Asia, countering global decreases in new cases. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Ukraine-Russia: small steps to break the impasse?
Russia / Europe Relations between Ukraine and Russia have reached a strategic impasse. The main issues – the conflict in the Donbas and the status of Crimea – have become unsolvable for the foreseeable future; the degree of mutual dependence has decreased, and distrust has grown dramatically. Under these circumstances, it is difficult to see...
