Police in Moscow have begun visiting addresses of jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny’s supporters that had been leaked online, Russian media reported late August 17. Read more here.   The post The Moscow Times: Moscow police visit Navalny su...

The Office of the Investigative Committee in Minsk has initiated a criminal case against the girl of the head of the Belarusian House in Ukraine Vitaliy Shyshov, who was killed in Kyiv for “calling for mass riots.” “The Investigativ...

Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine during a phone call with one of the 12 Ukrainians trapped at a military base near Kabul, agreed to coordinate actions for their safe return to Ukraine. Read more here. The post UkrInform: Kuleba reaches out by ...

During the day on August 17, a total of 118,594 people were vaccinated against coronavirus in Ukraine, some 58,441 Ukrainians received the first vaccination, another 60,153 completed the immunization process, receiving both doses of the vaccine, acco...

The construction of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline is set to be completed on August 23, according to DW. Read more here. The post UkrInform: Nord Stream 2 to be completed on Aug. 23 appeared first on KyivPost.

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg on August 17 called on the Taliban to prevent Afghanistan from lapsing back into being a breeding ground for terrorism and said the Western defense alliance has agreed to send additional evacuation planes to Ka...

The Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine starts beta testing of COVID certificates in the Diia application for devices on the Android operating system. “Google has tightened the requirements for information related to COVID-19. This ha...

In the course of illegal searches in the houses of Crimean Tatars on August 17, three out of five detainees chose custody measures, Verkhovna Rada human rights commissioner Liudmyla Denisova said. “Raif Fevziev will be in Simferopol pre-trial d...

A dozen Belarusian officers in riot gear illegally crossed into Lithuanian territory on August 17 while pushing a group of 35 Iraqi migrants over the border, Lithuania’s Border Guard Service said. Read more here. The post Reuters: Lithuania says Be...

A court in Siberia has eased the pretrial restrictions imposed on two teenagers charged with terrorism in a controversial case rights groups have called politically motivated. Read more here. The post RFE/RL: Pretrial restrictions eased for 2 Siberia...