Six NATO ships arrived in Odessa on July 23 and will be open to visits by residents and guests of the city on July 24 and 25.

At the joint press-conference with NATO Commander Frank Maginsky and the Head of the NATO Representation to Ukraine, Alexander Vinnikov, the Commander of the Standing NATO Maritime Group 2 (SNMG2) Boudewijn Boots explained that the presence of the ships is part of the Alliance’s efforts to strengthen its partnership with Ukraine.  

"This is the third visit of the group …

Davide La Cecilia, Ambassador of Italy to Ukraine, confirmed his country's support for Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity at all international platforms.

He made this statement during his meeting with Olena Zerkal, the Deputy Foreign Minister of Ukraine on European integration, the press service of the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry reported.

The Italian diplomat was invited to this meeting for explanations in connection with statements by the Italian Interior Minister Matteo Salvini …

The eldest daughter of Russian President Vladimir Putin, Maria Vorontsova, appeared on a TV program on channel “Russia 24.” This is her first appearance on television.

On July 19th, a TV program which discussed innovations in the field of medicine was aired. One part of the program was given by child endocrinologist, a researcher at the National Medical Research Center of Endocrinology and of the Russian Ministry of Health Maria Vorontsova, whom the media called Putin’s daughter.

Little …

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev gave a radical order on Monday to deal with the North Caucasian republics’ gas and electricity debt problem.

At the conclusion of the session of the government commission for the social and economic development of the North Caucasian Federal District, Medvedev gave the order to confiscate energy assets in Chechnya, Dagestan, Ingushetia, Kabardino-Balkaria and North Ossetia in favour of state corporations.

Companies and networks are to be transferred to …

The Director General of the Estonian Department of Foreign Intelligence, Mikk Marran reports that Russian agents have been discovered among public figures, journalists, diplomats, businessmen and politicians, according to Delfi.

“We have discovered a network comprised of Russian agents, who receive instructions of what to do. We can clearly see that these people are carrying out a Russian agenda,” reports Marran.

He has warned that despite the meeting between US President Donald Trump and …

During talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Russian Chief of General Staff Valery Gerasimov, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that Israel is interested in the complete withdrawal of Iranian forces from Syria, reported TASS citing a source in the Israeli government, who also claimed that the prime minister did not reject any offers from Russia during the meeting in Jerusalem on Monday.

“Israel is interested in a complete withdrawal of Iranian forces from Syria, …

Mahdi al-Mashat, leader of the Supreme Political Council of the Houthis, the Shiite rebels in Yemen, sent a telegram to Russian President Vladimir Putin, asking him to help stop the civil war in Yemen, reported the Yemeni news outlet SABA.

In the message published by the news agency on Thursday, July 19, al-Mashat asked Russia to use its international influence to put an end to the aggression and remove the blockade (the air and sea blockade of Yemen put in place by the Sunni coalition). He …

Israeli authorities have rejected the Russian proposal to create a 100-kilometer zone at the borderline between Israel and Syria, into which Iranian troops would not be allowed. This proposal was offered on Monday, July 23, during negotiations between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and a Russian delegation led by Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Jerusalem.

In response to Lavrov, Netanyahu said that Israel would not allow Iranian forces, fighting on the side of Syrian dictator …