Ukrainian lawmakers want territorial concessions ruled out

A NATO official recently suggested that Kiev could end up relinquishing its claims on Russian land The Ukrainian government should never cede any of the country’s territories to end the conflict with Russia, a group of Ukrainian MPs has argued. The proposed statement came days after a NATO official suggested that Kiev could abandon its…

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Church distances itself from priest who consecrated Stalin monument

Thanks to the Soviet leader’s repressions the Orthodox Church gained many new martyrs, the cleric had argued The Russian Orthodox Church (ROC) has distanced itself from a priest who consecrated a new monument to Joseph Stalin unveiled in the northwestern town of Velikiye Luki earlier this week.

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UK asks Russia to change course on tax treaty

Moscow axed a double taxation agreement between the countries in response to “unfriendly actions” from London The British government has called on Russia to reverse its recent suspension of a treaty against double taxation, stating that the issue is of the “utmost seriousness.” Moscow has said that it will return to the pact, but only…

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