Section: Baltic Review (Lithuania)
The UN Secretary-General speaks out on Russian aid convoy that crossed the border into Ukraine without the permission of the Ukrainian authorities
On August 22, the same day that Ambassador Oleksandr Pavlichenko Deputy Permanent Representative of Ukraine, held a press briefing at UN Headquarters in New York, which was followed by a closed meeting of the UN Security Council on Ukraine later that afternoon, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon issued the following statement: “The...
Lithuanian honorary consul murdered by Russian-backed terrorists in Luhansk
Mykola Zelenec, Lithuania’s Honorary Consul in Luhansk, was shot to death today by Russian-backed terrorists. Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Linas Linkevičius, said that the Ukrainian businessman and Lithuanian honorary consul, Mykola Zelenec, was “kidnapped and brutally killed by terrorists” reported euromaidanpress.com. “With...
The Dutch and Australian investigators, along with OSCE monitors, finally reach MH 17 plane crash site
‘Shooting down of plane may be a war crime ‘ says UN High Commissioner of Human Rights The UN Secretary-General issued a statement at UN Headquarters on July 30 stating that he was deeply disturbed to learn that forensic teams and investigators in Donetsk who are tasked to probe the downing of […] …read more Source: Baltic...
EU is afraid to adopt a resolute and tough stance in the Ukrainian-Russian conflict
EU can’t get tough on Russia Little can be expected of the EU as regards resolving the crisis in Ukraine because it is led by toothless tigers, journalist Gergely Szilvay maintains in the opinion portal Reflexió: ” The EU and the Western world are afraid to adopt a resolute and tough stance in the Ukrainian-Russian […] …read more...
