Image by Справедливість. Анна Безулик Ukrainian lawmakers on Thursday shelved a draft law that critics say would have undermined the independence of anti-corruption institutions, which Ukraine’s foreign backers this week said were under attack from vested interests. Reformists welcomed the removal of the bill from parliament’s agenda as a win…
Poland’s Prime Minister Beata Szydlo easily survived a no-confidence vote in parliament today called by the opposition. There have been rumors however that the leaders of the Law and Justice Party (PiS) would like to see her replaced by finance minister, Mateusz Morawiecki, who may have a better hand in…
Image by Accent TV Russia has issued an international arrest warrant for Moldovan oligarch Vladimir Plahotniuc for murder charges. “The investigative authorities of Russia filed a petition to the Moscow Basmanny Court to arrest the leader of the Democratic Party of Moldova, oligarch Vladimir Plahotniuc, reported Russian news outlet Rosbalt….
Image by premier.gov.ru Russian President Vladimir Putin announced today that he will run for a fourth term as leader of the Russian Federation. It has been obvious the Kremlin was active in preparing the ground work for this announcement as opposition candidates have been marginalized, the military conflict in Syria…
Russia Barred From 2018 Olympics Over Doping.
A year after her father was found shot dead along with his two brothers, the Soviet authorities came for Yauheniya Arlouskaya. Russia’s Children’s Rights Advocate Has Picture Of Stalin Hanging In Office Arlouskaya was charged with espionage, a charge — and word — she didn’t understand as a 21-year-old living…
Dostoevsky, was a Russian novelist, short story writer, essayist, journalist and philosopher. Dostoyevsky’s literary works explore human psychology in the troubled political, social, and spiritual atmospheres of 19th-century Russia, and engage with a variety of realistic philosophical and religious themes… Wikipedia “If there is no God, everything is permitted.” Fyodor…
Illegal Migration, Drug Trafficking Greatest Organized Crime Threats To Baltic States.
Russian President Vladimir Putin hasn’t formally said he will stand for reelection in March, but his campaign appeared well under way this week as he unveiled a new monthly payout for firstborn babies. Russia Says Technology Will Overcome Demographic Decline Addressing a Kremlin council tasked with implementing a five-year National…
Image by Afonin A mild early start to the Russian winter bodes well for a banner crop of wheat as Russia tries to maintain its role as the world’s biggest exporter of grains. No cold snaps are expected and snow conditions are favorable. “We have a fairly snowy winter for…