Former Soviet state and party leader Mikhail Gorbachev has disproved the statement that in talks about German unification he had been promised that NATO will not expand to the east, zeit.de reported in 2014. During the negotiations in 1990, this was not an issue, said Gorbachev to the heute-journal on ZDF. He added: “The Warsaw Pact —>
World economy in one chart
At USD 22.9tn, the US GDP accounts for roughly 25% of the global economy, a share that has actually changed significantly over the last 60 years. The finance, insurance, and real estate (USD 4.7tn) industries add the most to the country’s economy, followed by professional and business services (USD 2.7tn) and government —>
No harmless joke. Dota 2 League changes logo after potentially breaking Ukrainian law on decommunization
Valve force EPICENTER to change its tournament logo after reports of potential violations of Ukranian law on promoting communism, esports.gg reports. The Pudge, featuring the hero’s face with a soviet-style motif, used in the Eastern European Dota Pro Circuit Tour 1 is no longer used. It is obvious that the DPC —>
Myrotvorets combat drone passes factory tests
Synergy Design and Production Company conducted factory tests of its robotic floating platform Myrotvorets [Peacemaker], defence-ua.com reported. During the tests, the robotic platform performed a conditional task of urgently delivering medicine to the wounded in the combat zone. Myrotvorets successfully crossed a snowy field. It can be operated where SUVs —>
SBU exposed more than 20 Russian diplomats as spies
The SBU’s (Security Service of Ukraine) counterintelligence is conducting systematic work to prevent and neutralize the threats of Russia’s hybrid aggression against Ukraine. Since 2014, more than 30 hostile intelligence networks have been neutralized in different regions of our country. More than 180 criminals have been convicted of treason and —>
Military transport aircraft An-178-100P presented in Kyiv
The first military transport aircraft An-178-100P has been presented at the Antonov state enterprise in Kyiv. Events marking the rollout of the aircraft took place on 28 December, ukrinform.net reported. Inspecting the plane, Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov noted that with the creation of the An-178-100P, Ukraine proves that Ukrainians know —>
United States not ready to give up Ukraine – ambassador
Ukraine has not heard a single message from the United States about any compromises with Russia, Ambassador of Ukraine to the United States Oksana Markarova said in an interview, ukrinform.net reported. “We have never heard the word ‘compromise’ from our American partners when it comes to Russia and Ukraine. There —>
Crimean Tatars demand Russia to stop persecution and torture
Elders of the Dzhankoi district in the temporarily occupied Crimea recorded a video to call “law enforcements” to stop abducting and torturing people on the peninsula. They also expressed outrage at the detention of activist Nariman Ametov. “We are outraged by such actions of law enforcement agencies. We demand to —>
3DLOOK secures additional USD 3.5m in Series A
3DLOOK, a Ukrainian startup that has developed a mobile body scanning technology, has raised an additional USD 3.5m in funding. As a result, the startup has closed an extended USD 10m Series A round. In February 2021, 3DLOOK received another USD 6.5m, representatives of 3DLOOK told ain.ua. The round was —>