Section: Baltic News Network (Austria)
«Little green men» unmasked. UN condemns Russian occupation of Crimea
The United Nations’ General Assembly has passed a resolution, where the occupation by Russia of the peninsular of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol has been condemned and Moscow has been called on to withdraw its troops from the territories. …read more Source:: Baltic News...
Zelenskiy and Putin agree on cease-fire in Ukraine for December
The presidents of Ukraine and Russia have in a summit in Paris reached an agreement to implement a cease-fire by the end of 2019 and to exchange prisoners. …read more Source:: Baltic News...
Estonia points to human rights violations in occupied parts of Georgia, Ukraine
Estonian Foreign Minister Urmas Reinsalu has noted in a meeting of the OSCE that violations of international rights and fundamental rights along with the continued crises in Georgia and Ukraine endanger security in the wider region of OSCE countries. …read more Source:: Baltic News...
Russia: Coming Normandy summit to include Putin- Zelenskiy conversation
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has confirmed that the long-prepared meeting of the presidents of Ukraine, Russia, France and the German Chancellor will take place on December 9. …read more Source:: Baltic News...
Apple complies with Moscow’s wishes in Crimea map
The U.S. tech firm Apple has complied with the demands of Moscow and introduced to the users of its smartphone in Apple Maps a map, where illegally-annexed Crimea is shown as a part of Russia not Ukraine. …read more Source:: Baltic News...
European Parliament adopts amendments on poultry imports from Ukraine
The European Parliament invites Ukraine to comply with the trade agreement that provides for a “spirit of trust» with the European Union, stressing that food safety standards apply to all products imported to the EU, as reported by EP representative Jānis Krastiņš. …read more Source:: Baltic News...
Ukraine remembers Maidan protests and their victims
In Ukrainian cities, the sixth anniversary of the so-called Maidan protests has been held remembering the barricade movement that ousted the pro-Kremlin President of Ukraine, Viktor Yanukovych, and resulted in the death of around a hundred people. …read more Source:: Baltic News...
Investigators of MH17 downing point to close Putin ally
Dutch-led investigators of the downing of the 2014 flight MH17 over Ukraine have published a series of phone intercepts, among them one between former senior Kremlin official and pro-Kremlin separatists rebels blamed for the crash. …read more Source:: Baltic News...
«The children arrive truly traumatised». Lithuania hosts 500 Ukrainian pupils
In Lithuanian schools, there currently learn more than 500 students from Ukraine, including the war-torn east of the country. …read more Source:: Baltic News...
Ukrainian central bank ex-governor links attacks to oligarch over PrivatBank
Valeria Gontareva, whose family has been targeted in car and arson attacks, has linked the unclear events to an Ukrainian oligarch and the nationalisation of Ukraine’s largest bank PrivatBank. …read more Source:: Baltic News...
