The US finally approved an aid package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan

61 billion of this amount is intended to help Ukraine. Now, for this decision to come into force, only the signature of President Joe Biden is needed. According to world agencies, Biden, immediately after the vote in the Senate, promised to sign the documents immediately, after which the first batch of military aid to Ukraine … Read more

The US House of Congress passed a new bill to block TikTok

Unlike the previous bill, which passed last month and failed to clear the Senate, this one has a better chance of passage because it was approved by the lower house of the US Congress as part of a larger package that also includes military aid bills for Ukraine. Israel and Taiwan, and the confiscation of … Read more

The US Congress approved a large aid package for Ukraine

The measure is part of a package of security assistance bills for a number of Washington’s allies, including Israel and Taiwan, worth more than $95 billion. Ukraine will be allocated almost $61 billion from these funds. When voting on the bill, 311 votes were cast for and 112 against. It is assumed that Kyiv will … Read more

For frequent trips to Russia and Belarus they plan to deprive the right to live in Lithuania

The Lithuanian Seimas Committee on National Security and Defense (NSDC) on Wednesday approved a provision according to which Russians and Belarusians traveling to Russia and Belarus more than once every three months will lose their temporary residence permit in Lithuania, reports LRT. Five committee members were in favor of this provision, two were against it … Read more

How do Latvia calculate the damage caused by the USSR occupation?

A report is required every year, and now the next one has arrived – for 2023. What did you spend 35,770 euros on? Such funding was appropriated last year to study the dramatic pages of the history of the 20th century. The leading areas of the commission’s work are: 1. Calculation of losses caused to … Read more

Another 35.7 million euros will be allocated for the modernization of border checkpoints

30.37 million euros of this amount come from the Cohesion Fund, 5.36 million euros from the state budget. For the modernization of crossing points, 7.12 million euros are provided in 2024, in 2025 – 17.25 million euros, in 2026 – 11.36 million euros. According to the Ministry of Finance, at the Paternieki checkpoint in the … Read more

Riga introduces new rules for electric scooters

The first speed and parking restrictions for electric scooters in Riga are planned to be introduced in May. This way, companies renting out electric scooters will have enough time to prepare for the introduction of restrictions, and local governments will have time to designate zones where parking will be allowed. The first zone will be … Read more

United Russia Nominates Candidates for Legislative Assemblies in Russian Regions

2023-08-02 20:12:05 Immediately in four new regions of the Russian Federation, regional branches of United Russia held party conferences to nominate candidates for legislative assemblies. All deputies will be elected on party lists. The top three candidates in the DPR included the acting head of the republic Denis Pushilin, the commander of a separate reconnaissance … Read more