Faith Kearns sank to the ground and burst into tears in her studio apartment on Thursday after the Justice Department asserted something she had known for years: Phoenix police routinely violate the rights of homeless people. “When the DOJ said that, it was like, ‘Wow, this is validation,’” said Kearns, who didn’t have permanent housing […]
MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia will identify U.S. property, including securities, that could be used as compensation for losses sustained as a result of any seizure of frozen Russian assets in the United States, according to a decree signed by President Vladimir Putin on Thursday. G7 negotiators have been discussing for weeks how to best exploit some […]
“He was never faithful in our marriage, and he took pride in stiffing people he did business with and not paying his bills.” (Photo subject is a model.) – Getty Images/iStockphoto Dear Quentin, My ex-husband has a $250,000 life-insurance policy. I’m 50 years of age and only have $45,000 saved. When we divorced, I made […]
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday signed a decree appointing a new government, including replacement of the defense minister with a former deputy prime minister who is an economics expert with no military background. When Putin was inaugurated for a new six-year term on May 7, the government submitted its resignation in […]
The annual spring decree calling up around 150,000 conscripts to the Russian military signed by President Vladimir Putin was published in Moscow on Sunday in line with longstanding practice. The conscripts are called up every year on April 1 to serve for 12 months. A similar call-up occurs in the autumn. The Defence Ministry earlier […]
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed an annual decree on the call-up of Russian citizens in the reserve for military drills in 2024. Source: Putin’s decree Quote: “I hereby decree to call up citizens of the Russian Federation in reserve for military training in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, the National Guard of […]
Unity Day, observed on Jan. 22 in Ukraine as a state holiday, typically commemorates the 1919 unification of eastern and western Ukraine. But this year, the date garnered attention for a decree signed by President Volodymyr Zelensky relating to modern-day Russian territories that were historically populated by Ukrainians. The decree titled “On the Territories of […]
Anonymous Telegram channels and some politicians have begun to report on the alleged dismissal of Valerii Zaluzhnyi, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, but no decree has been posted on this issue. Source: Sources of Ukrainska Pravda in the National Security and Defence Council (NSDC), the Ministry of Defence, the President’s Office, and the […]
Ukraine will take steps to research, publicize, and protect the histories of Ukrainians living in parts of modern-day Russia that have been historically inhabited by Ukrainians, according to a decree signed by President Volodymyr Zelensky on Jan. 22. Zelensky announced he had signed the decree during his address on Unity Day, a national holiday celebrated […]
Ukraine’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has urged the International Criminal Court (ICC) to take note of actions being taken by Russia’s leadership to force Russian citizenship on deported Ukrainian children, which is one of the signs of genocide. Source: an official comment by the Foreign Ministry on President Vladimir Putin‘s decree on the right to […]
Ukraine has condemned a decree signed by President Putin making it possible to confer Russian citizenship on Ukrainian children moved to Russia. Last March, the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for President Putin over Russia’s policy of forced child deportations. The Ukrainian foreign ministry called the decree illegal. However, Russia insists it is […]
Russian dictator Vladimir Putin‘s decree giving Russian citizenship to abducted Ukrainian children violates international law, Ukrainian legislation, and the rights of these children, the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Jan. 6. According to the Ministry, this decree is part of Russia’s broader demographic strategy to weaponize war refugees and legitimize their occupation, […]