The Department of Transport and Road Infrastructure Development of Moscow announced the launch of a new convenient feature in the official mobile application of the Moscow Metro. Now tickets for long-distance and international bus routes can be purchased directly in the Moscow Metro app — in the Intercity Buses section. According to the developers, this […]
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Russia: The lower house of parliament is debating the recognition of separatists in Donbas
LAST UPDATE: 11:35 Russia’s lower house (State Duma) will begin talks on a proposal to formally recognize separatists in Ukraine’s Donbass, a move that, if approved, could hamper peace efforts and fuel tensions in the wider region. According to Bloomberg, its chairman, Vyacheslav Volodin, said that the State Duma council will decide on Monday how […]
Blinken: Russian forces on the border are increasing – Possible attack during the Olympic Games
LAST UPDATE: 11:17 New Russian forces continue to reach the Ukrainian border and an invasion of Ukraine could begin at any time, even during the Beijing Winter Olympics, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said on Friday. He said Washington was continuing to “withdraw” its personnel from Ukraine and reiterated the State Department’s call for […]
Ukraine: No progress in Normandy talks
Moscow protested on Thursday that the mediators were not exerting any pressure on Kiev after a new round of talks by the so-called Normandy group on the multi-year armed conflict in eastern Ukraine, which ended without a tangible result. Envoys from Ukraine and Russia discussed a second time yesterday, with their French and German counterparts […]
The Ukrainian crisis will trigger ‘shocks’ in nuclear arsenals
By Michael Krepon In the past, Vladimir Putin has been cunning, but cautious. Today, everyone is worried about his moves, as he seems ready to abandon the cautious handling. Maybe his attitude is nothing more than a great show. In this case, the armies of the accomplices that the Russian “director” has placed in Belarus […]
Ukrainian: Lavrov’s episodic meeting with British Foreign Secretary
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov today accused his British counterpart of refusing to listen, in an episodic meeting they had, which showed the gap between the two countries over the Ukrainian crisis. In the joint press conference given by the two ministers, Lavrov said that in his meeting with Liz Trass he felt as if […]
Britain: New law provides for tougher sanctions against Moscow
A new British law extending the scope of Russia-linked sanctions could be imposed if Moscow decides to invade Ukraine. London has pledged that the law would allow it to impose severe sanctions on those close to the Kremlin involved in destabilizing Ukraine. The law is part of an international effort to outline the economic consequences […]
Russia: A teenager was sentenced to 5 years in prison for preparing a terrorist act
Nikita Uvarov, 16, from the city of Kansk in the Kranoyarsk region, was sentenced by a military court to five years in prison and fined 30,000 rubles for training in terrorism, while two of his friends were acquitted of terrorism charges. Three and four years in prison suspended on charges of making and possessing explosives […]
Ukraine seeks disconnection from electricity grid of former Soviet countries
Ukraine is ready to begin testing its electricity grid with the European grid, in a bid to disconnect it from the grid connecting it to Belarus and other former Soviet countries, the country’s energy minister announced on Thursday. Kiev, which is in a state of “conflict” with Russia after the Kremlin’s move to mobilize 100,000 […]
Russia has created a “smart” cargo parachute
Technodinamika holding, which is part of Rostec, received a patent for a “smart” transport parachute system. The new system will allow landing cargoes in a fully automatic mode with increased accuracy using the GLONASS or GPS system. At the moment, the development is undergoing flight design tests. The automated cargo delivery system includes an amphibious […]
