Expert: the annexation of Crimea has made Russians poorer
According to President of the Economic Analysis Institute Andrey Illarionov the living social standard of Russians has lowered since the annexation of Crimea.
European Parliament urges Russia to release Ukrainian political prisoners
451 MEPs supported the respective resolution, which also calls on the Kremlin to stop issuing Russian passports for residents of Crimea.
UWC calls for public hearings on draft law proposing changes affecting dual citizenship for Ukrainians
On 16 March 2017 Ukrainian World Congress (UWC) President Eugene Czolij sent a letter to President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko ...
UWC welcomes extension of sanctions by Council of the European Union over actions undermining territorial integrity of Ukraine
UWC welcomes the decision of the Council of the European Union to extend sanctions for a further six months, until 15 September 2017, against individuals whose actions undermined or threatened the territorial integrity of Ukraine.
Russians are more proud of the Crimean annexation than of space exploration
The results of a survey held by Levada-Centre say that Russia’s residents are more proud of the annexation of Crimea than of the achievements in space exploration.
Moscow patriarch to take Ukraine to court
The Russian Orthodox Church, which includes part of Ukraine’s Orthodox believers, declared plans to sue Ukraine ministry for culture and religious issues, accusing the ministry of refusing to register the statures of churches affiliated to Moscow.
Russian Ambassador to UN Vitaly Churkin dies in New York
He died one day before his 65th birthday.
The American style of identity Moscow fears to seek for Russians
Those in Moscow who want Russians and non-Russians within the borders of the Russian Federation to give up their ethnic identities in favor of a political identity as ‘Rossiyane‘ often suggest that they are doing no more than copying the kind of political identity the United States has promoted.
Russia has repeatedly refused to extradite Crimeans Sentsov and Kolchenko to Ukraine
Once again, Russia has refused to extradite to Ukraine the illegally heldpolitical prisoners from Crimea, Oleg Sentsov and Olexander Kolchenko, because Russia considers them Russian citizens.
Crimea gave Russia all the objects of cultural heritage
The so-called “head” of Crimea Sergey Aksenov has announced the completion of transferring the cultural heritage of Crimea under the jurisdiction of Russia.
Putin resettles Russians to Crimea preparing for legitimate referendum
Most of new settlers come from Russia and Donbas.
American children are taught that Crimea is Russian
85 constituent entities of the Russian Federation are singing on the video that they are part of a large country.
A potential United States Ambassador to Russia tells how to make Crimea Russian
The Crimean crisis must be resolved in the near future.
Trump will help Putin to legitimize the annexation of Crimea
The Kremlin can persuade the White House to cooperate in the Middle East and to get in return the desired solution to the “Ukrainian issue”.
A new organ has been identified in the human body – here’s how doctors missed it for centuries
For centuries it was thought that the mesentery was a fragmented collection of folds in the membrane lining the abdominal cavity.
Russia has already spent a half of the planned amount for the Kerch Bridge construction
Russian President Vladimir Putin wants the bridge to be put in commission before the end of 2018.
Facebook is moving into the massive Station F startup space in Paris
Station F, the giant new space for startups in Paris, has announced that Facebook will become one of its first members.
Ukrainian human rights group that helped bring down Soviet Union turns 40
9 November 2016 marks the 40th anniversary from the foundation of the Ukrainian Helsinki Group (UHG).
National Geographic’s ‘Afghan Girl’ Arrested in Pakistan
Authorities allege Sharbat Gula possessed a fraudulent identity card.
Women in Iceland protest country’s 14 percent pay gap by leaving work 14 percent early
Even in Iceland, the country many experts consider the world’s leader in gender equity, the gender pay gap persists.
