Eastern Europe

Chisinau, 6 April /MOLDPRES/ - Lilia Poting, who was appointed member of the Superior Council of Prosecutors (CSP) in November 2019 from among civil society members, has submitted an application on resignation. The CSP members accepted her request today. ...

An enterprise of Ukraine's state defense conglomerate Ukroboronprom and Poland's arms manufacturer Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa (PGZ S.A.) have concluded an agreement on cooperation in the joint production of 125 mm tank ammunition. — Ukrinform....

The enemy's informational stuffing on the topic of Bakhmut has never contained data that corresponds to reality, we have no information leaks, Hnna Maliar, Deputy Minister of Defense of Ukraine, said....

One of the enterprises of the Ukroboronprom state concern and Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa (PGZ S.A) have signed an agreement on cooperation in the production of 125mm tank rounds....

Chisinau, 6 April /MOLDPRES/ - President Maia Sandu today met Head of the EU Delegation in Moldova, Ambassador Jnis Maeiks. The two officials discussed the European integration agenda, the presidential press service has reported. Maia Sandu appreciated th...

Chisinau, 6 April /MOLDPRES/ - The 26th edition of the TOURISM & TRAVEL EXPO exhibition was inaugurated at the Moldexpo International Exhibition Centre today. The event brings together over 60 companies from Moldova, Romania, Bulgaria and Georgia, which r...

Lithuanian Defense Minister Arvydas Anusauskas has announced EUR 41 million as a new military aid package for Ukraine. — Ukrinform....

In 2022, in the conditions of a full-scale war unleashed by the Russian Federation, the capital of Ukraine was visited by 270,000 domestic and international tourists, which is 11.5 times less than in 2021 with 3.12 million tourists, the Department of Tour...

Russia is as isolated as possible in the Organization of the Black Sea Economic Organization (BSEC) and work is ongoing on the exclusion of the aggressor country from this organization. — Ukrinform....

The Head of the Joint Coordinating Press Center of Security and Defence of South of Ukraine Natalia Humeniuk called the Russian army launching guided bombs with aircraft a step of desperation. — Ukrinform....

Personnel changes are taking place in the command of the Russian army grouping in Ukraine, according to a defense intelligence report published on Twitter by the British Ministry of Defense....

Russian troops have launched an air strike on the Donetsk region's city of Vuhledar and massively shelled the village of Zvanivka. Casualties among civilians were reported. — Ukrinform....

Bulgaria has decided to close ports to all ships that have a certificate from the Russian Maritime Register of Shipping. — Ukrinform....

Russia deported 136 Kyrgyz nationals last week on charges of undermining the country's migration rules, while some 100 others are being held at a detention center pending possible deportation, Kyrgyz authorities said on April 5....

In the Republic of Poland, a team of Canadian military engineers teach Ukrainian defenders how to overcome the mine threat on the battlefield. — Ukrinform....

During her visit to Poland, First Lady Olena Zelenska met with 11 Ukrainian medics who are completing a practical course on helicopter emergency medical care, the President's Office press service said....

On April 5, 2023, Russian troops were shelling the border areas of the Kharkiv region's Kupiansk, Kharkiv, Izium and Chuhuiv districts. One civilian was reported injured. — Ukrinform....

In the Donetsk region's Bakhmut, hostilities are underway. The Ukrainian military continue fighting for the city. — Ukrinform....

On April 5, Ukrainian and Polish railway workers are jointly conducting a test trip along the route Lublin - Rava-Ruska on the 1,435 mm European track, Deputy Prime Minister for Restoration of Ukraine and Minister for Communities, Territories and Infrastr...

Ukraine's president has pushed for the formation of a coalition of Western powers to supply modern fighter aircraft to Kyiv and suggested that while his forces continue to control the battleground eastern city of Bakhmut, a withdrawal would be possibl...

In the temporarily occupied Melitopol, an explosion occurred at the airfield where the Russian army set up its military base. — Ukrinform....

On April 5, 2023, Russian troops opened fire on the Kherson region 42 times. The enemy fired 151 projectiles, having injured one civilian. — Ukrinform....

On Thursday, April 6, at 11.00, the press center of the Interfax-Ukraine News Agency will host a press conference on the subject: "Horizons of Post-War Recovery" organized by the United Ukraine Analytical Center. Participants: economist, financial...

Russia's defence ministry has highly likely dismissed Colonel-General Rustam Muradov as commander of the Eastern Group of Forces (EGF) in Ukraine. — Ukrinform....

Russian army has killed five civilians and wounded nine others over the previous day in the Donetsk region. — Ukrinform....

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy said freedom for Poland and Ukraine will bring it to other countries....

Russian soldiers carried out four air strikes, 58 artillery attacks and three UAV attacks in the Zaporizhzhia region. — Ukrinform....

The Nova Poshta group of companies opened ten new branches in Poland in March, increasing their total number to 30 in 18 cities of this European country, the press service of the postal operator reported on Wednesday....

The Czech government has removed Covid-19 from a list of contagious diseases whose culpable spread is punishable, following a proposal by the Ministry of Health. The change is necessary to end the current mandatory seven-day isolation after a positive tes...

The Czech government has approved a new drugs strategy to run until the end of 2025 that includes the introduction of a strictly regulated market in cannabis. The exact rules of the action plan are set to be set by an expert group, Prime Minister Petr Fia...

The Central Bank of the Russian Federation has set the official exchange rate of the yuan for today, April 6, in the amount of 11.5445 rubles against 11.5308 rubles on April 5. , . , - ; ; ....

Top diplomats from Middle East rivals Iran and Saudi Arabia met in Beijing on April 6, pledging to work together to bring "security and stability" to their turbulent region following a surprise China-brokered deal....

Russian border patrol officers detained the pilot of a Ukrainian light aircraft that crashed in the southern Bryansk region, which borders Ukraine, Russian state media said on April 5....

A 13-year-old Russian girl who was sent to an orphanage after her father was convicted of discrediting the Russian military has been picked up by her mother, the Kremlin children's rights commissioner said on April 5....

International police have shut down what they called "one of the world's largest" online markets dealing in millions of stolen identities and account details, Europol and U.S. officials said on April 5....

Ukrainian officials have not yet commented on the incident....

The Bishkek police chief is under fire for saying the victims "themselves" are often to blame for rape incidents. The comment -- made in the wake of a rape case involving a teen victim -- has prompted angry protests and calls for his resignation....

I have cleared out all competing political entities from my own continent. The wars were not easy but now there's plenty of space for my civilization to develop. And I can take my own military forces, concentrate them and find new places to conquer, p...

Direct losses from damage and destruction of DTEK Energy facilities as a result of 30 attacks by Russian aggressors during the autumn-winter period of 2022/2023 reach UAH 6 billion, Ildar Saleev, CEO of the company, said....

In early June, on the eve of the NATO summit, Vilnius plans to hold a meeting of the speakers of the parliaments of the Alliance member states and Ukraine, Verkhovna Rada Chairman Ruslan Stefanchuk has said....

While the Taliban aspires to stable relations with its northern neighbors, it "will continue governing with a strong focus on issues inside the country and less regard for concerns outside."...

Poland wants to be the first to take part in the plan for the restoration of Ukraine, Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki told reporters following meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Warsaw on Wednesday....

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy congratulated a Jew on the Passover holiday....

The U.S. State Department has blocked four Georgian judicial officials from entering the country due to their involvement in "significant corruption," Secretary of State Antony Blinken said....

JSC Ukrzaliznytsia in March reached the highest indicator of transportation in export traffic over the past year - 5.3 million tonnes (73.4% more) compared to the same period last year and 4% more versus February indicators, Valeriy Tkachev, Deputy Direct...

As part of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's working visit to Warsaw, Ukraine and Poland signed agreements on the supply of Polish military equipment to Ukraine, as well as on cooperation in the restoration of infrastructure destroyed as a result of the...

Ukrainian Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Malyar says Russian forces are carrying out "uncontrolled, barbaric" industrial-scale logging in Ukraine that will "inevitably lead to catastrophic consequences for the environment."...

CHISINAU. April 4 (Interfax) - Moldova will no longer co-finance the Mir television channel run by the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), Moldovan government press secretary Daniel Voda said.The government made this decision on Tuesday, while endor...

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken says he has "no doubt" Russia has wrongfully detained a U.S. correspondent for The Wall Street Journal (WSJ), but that a formal determination must go through a process before a decision is announced....

Ukrainian assault brigade sappers risk everything to clear the front line of mines laid by Russian forces -- and lay their own. They often work a few hundred meters from Russian positions, leaving them vulnerable to attack. As one sapper told Current Time...