Belarusians Take To The Streets Over ‘Parasite’ Tax
Belarusians Take To The Streets Over ‘Parasite’ Tax.
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Belarusians Take To The Streets Over ‘Parasite’ Tax.
Vitaly Churkin, who served as Russia’s permanent representative to the United Nations since 2006, “died suddenly” in New York, the Russian Foreign Ministry announced. Churkin would have turned 65 on Tuesday. The announcement “of the untimely passing away of Ambassador Vitaly Churkin this morning” was met with shock when it…
The question of abolishing the visa regime for citizens of Georgia is connected with the establishment of full cooperation between Russian and Georgian law enforcement agencies. Such cooperation is hampered by the lack of diplomatic relations between two countries – Lavrov, Foreign Minister of Russia, said in Munich on February…
On February 19th, thousands of Georgians rallied in Tbilisi to…
Putin Signs Order To Recognize Breakaway East Ukrainian Documents.
On February 18, the scheduled protest of opposition Democratic Party took a sudden turn – it was concluded by setting up a huge tent in the main boulevard, aiming to continue protests until the opposition’s demands were met. The key demand is to force the socialist government to resign, to…
Poland needs more U.S. forces on its soil to bolster defenses against Russia and welcomes U.S. Vice President Mike Pence’s assurance that the U.S. is committed to the NATO alliance, the country’s defense minister said. “This is good news for Poland and the Baltics,” Antoni Macierewicz said in an interview…
Vladimir Kara-Murza, a colleague of Kremlin critic Boris Nemtsov, who was shot to death 2 years ago outside the walls of the Kremlin, has left Russia after a second ‘poisoning.’ Kara-Murza laps into a coma a month ago and recently recovered enough to travel. The attack two years ago nearly…
Russia Sees Investment Grade Rating This Year.