In a speech at the Lviv Security Forum, Lieutenant General Ben Hodges, who commands U.S. land forces in Europe, says that the U.S. Army can learn something from Ukrainian soldiers, reports Evropeyskaya Pravda.

“We have never done battle with Russian troops, and we have never had to deal with Russian electronic warfare. But Ukrainian soldiers have. That's why we can learn something from Ukrainian soldiers, and cooperation with Ukraine is beneficial for us,” said Hodges.

He also said that some …

The results of the Eastern Partnership summit, which took place on November 24 in Brussels, show that the Donbas risks becoming a new frozen conflict within the territory of the former Soviet Union, following the examples of Transnistria, Abkhazia, and South Ossetia, due to inaction of Europeans, writes the French publication Le Figaro.

Despite the fact that the EU declared its support for Ukraine, neither the conflict in the Donbas nor the Russian annexation of the Crimea was incorporated …

The situation in the East of Ukraine poses a threat to the entire Western world and sends a message to other countries, stated Defense Minister of Ukraine Stepan Poltorak, the press-service of the Defense Ministry reports.

"The situation in the eastern part of Ukraine constitutes a threat to the entire Western world, so countering information challenges with actions rather than slogans is effective and efficient. We must work together to confront the information threats," stressed the Minister …

The Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, Andriy Parubiy, called on the countries of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (PABSEC) to unite against "Russian aggression," at the opening of the 50th meeting of the PABSEC General Assembly in Kyiv, 12 Ukraine reports.

"The philosophy of our activity is to promote the development of economic cooperation, to promote the development of our states, and, accordingly, the well-being of our citizens. And when one of the …

Gazprom, Russia’s largest gas producer, in its financial reporting for the last nine months, prepared in compliance with the International Financial Reporting Standards, warned the company’s shareholders of new risks they may encounter due to new sanctions adopted by the United States in August 2017.

“On August 2, 2017, President of the United States signed a bill <…> that expanded the sanctions policy of the United States toward the Russian Federation,” Gazprom stated in its report. The …

German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel is convinced that, despite the European Union's position on the annexation of the Crimea, Russia and Europe need to stabilize relations.

He said this at the 10th Russian-German Raw Material Conference that took place in St. Petersburg, Interfax reports.

"The annexation of the Crimea is a step that is contrary to international law. However, we are all responsible for peace and stability in Europe. Our relations should not develop in a spiral of distrust, …

Montenegrin prosecutors suspect that the head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, campaigned for the leaders of the Montenegrin Muslim community to cooperate with the pro-Russian Democratic Front party, which, in their opinion, should lead to a change of power in the country, reported the Russian publication Izvestia.

Podgorica believes that a criminal group including Russian nationalists planned a coup involving the assassination of Prime Minister Milo Djukanovic during the parliamentary elections …

The former head of the Odessa Regional State Administration, Mikhail Saakashvili said that he would be arrested allegedly on the order of the President. He also said during a briefing at Kyiv that the organizers of the March for impeachment would be charged with fabricated crimes.

"At first they expelled all the people with a Georgian passport who had contact with me... Then they beat my driver... In the process, they brought cases against people who helped me to return to Ukraine...

They …