At a joint press briefing with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko after talks between the two leaders took place in Kyiv, Turkish Presidrnt Erdogan said that Turkey supports the sovereignty of Ukraine and does not recognize the “illegal annexation” of Crimea.

“Once again, I assured Poroshenko that Turkey will continue to support Ukraine's sovereignty, its territorial integrity, including the Crimea, and political consolidation,” he added.

Erdogan also said that at the meeting with his …

The Russian Navy’s latest oceanographic reconnaissance ship, the Yantar, has entered the Mediterranean Sea, Gazeta.ru reports, citing the Turkish websites which monitor the passage of ships through the Bosphorus.

According to the websites, the Russian ship departed from Novorossiysk on Saturday October 7, and its final destination is the Victoria Harbor in the Pacific Ocean province of British Columbia.

Meanwhile, observers comment that this destination is fictional.

The Pentagon believes …

Russian Su-24 military aircraft skidded off the runway and crashed at the time of take off at the Khmeimim air base in Syria.  All the crew was killed.

The Russian Ministry of Defense confirmed the accident.

“On October 10, a Su-24 skidded off the runway and crashed while accelerating to take off for a combat task from Khmeimim Airbase in Syria,” the statement said.

The crew of the aircraft did not manage to eject and was killed instantaneously, Interfax reports citing an official from the …

Ukraine and Turkey intend to increase the trade turnover between the two countries to $10 billion. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan made a statement to this effect at a joint briefing with President Poroshenko in Kyiv on Monday.

“Today, having noted recent developments, we have decided to increase our trade turnover to $10 billion as quickly as possible,” he said.

The Turkish president noted that, as early as 2015, the leaders of the two countries declared their goal of doubling or …

A large number of Russian troops are on their way to Syria to take part in Deir ez-Zor offensive, reports Al Masdar news agency citing its sources in Syrian government.

Earlier, Turkish media reported that the  Russian landing ship Azov carrying military and equipment passed Bosporus on its way to Syria.  It’s the forth such deployment for the Azov in 2017.

It is expected that the Azov will arrive in Syrian port of Tartus later this week.

A statement made by the General Staff Chief, Viktor Muzhenko, about the numerous losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine should the Donbas be liberated by force is more political than military. Its goal is to confirm the opinion in the minds and souls of Ukrainians that there is no alternative to Poroshenko's peaceful plan, military expert Oleg Zhdanov stated in an interview with 24 TV.

According to the expert, Muzhenko can’t make comments about the other option since he supports Poroshenko's …

The property and bank accounts belonging to Andriy Klyuyev and his brother Serhiy were seized during a criminal investigation, as stated in the response of the Prosecutor General's Office of Ukraine to the inquery of the UNN agency. Klyuyev is the former Head of the Administration of the Ex-President of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych.

"To ensure criminal proceedings on the property, the arrest is imposed on the bank accounts of the suspects [Andrey and Sergey Klyuyev], both on the territory of …

French President Emmanuel Macron is ready to accept an invitation from Russian President Vladimir Putin to visit an economic forum in St. Petersburg in May 2018, as reported by Kommersant, citing diplomatic sources in Paris. Should this occur, Macron will become the main guest at the forum.

According to the newspaper’s sources, the decision has been made, but it was decided not to announce it officially yet. "The reason is purely formal, but quite respectful. Presidential elections in Russia …