Screenshot RFERL Opposition leader Mikheil Saakashvili, the former president of Georgia, and the former mayor of Odessa in Ukraine, has lost an appeal to allow him to stay in Ukraine, after his citizenship was revoked by Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko. He is likely to be deported or extradited to Georgia…
A terrorist group operating near the Idlib de-escalation zone in northwest Syria on Saturday shot down a Russian Su-25 fighter – the first Russian plane downed in Syria since 2015. The pilot safely ejected and survived the crash – but was later killed by jihadists on the ground. Russian Attack…
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said while addressing a forum dubbed Digital Agenda in the Era of Globalization, that official policy towards cryptocurrency should be common across the Eurasian Economic Union. Estonia To Launch Cryptocurrency, Become First E-Nation “What do I have to say concerning cryptoassets? In any case, we…
Image by A.Savin Moldovan President Igor Dodon, who is close to Moscow and opposes movement towards the European Union, today warned that the push to reunification with Romania would lead to civil war in the tiny former Soviet Republic. Moldova has been front and center in the struggle between Moscow…
Image by Mikhanbd When I first came to America 20 years ago and started to pick up on the colloquialisms of the American corporate language, the expression I found most endearing was “motherhood and apple pie”. In my mind it was the perfect simile for something that is so utterly…
The Basic Court of Pristina has sentenced to 6 months in prison the accused of crimes related to terrorism, 23-year-old Kreshnik Podvorica. He was found guilty this Tuesday, but with his acceptance of this criminal offense and co-operation with the justice department, the prison sentence was replaced by 200 hours…
Image by Flyout The Davos Forum, held a few days ago, was a great occasion for Western Balkan leaders to discuss altogether the common issues and platforms to achieve their final goal – joining the EU. In an interview given to EURACTIV.com, Albanian PM Edi Rama stated that Albania has…
Image by Ilya Varlamov Late last year, Moscow news media reported that an armed man had taken hostages at a candy factory in the city and killed a guard. The alleged shooter turned out to be a former owner of the factory, still fighting for control of it. He told…
Image by Kremlin.ru The head of the Russian Orthodox Church in Moscow, Patriarch Kirill, said this week the faithful should ‘stop losing their minds over Bitcoin.’ He added it was the duty of the church to prevent “enslavement by the passions and to promote righteous labor.” “People are selling all…
Image by RuchiD The Southern Gas Corridor, connecting Azerbaijan to the world’s largest economic block, is one of the most important infrastructure pipeline projects worldwide, bringing Caspian gas into Europe. Poland To End Gas Imports From Russia In 2022 Europe wants to become less dependent on Russian gas and use…