Russia requested information from the U.S. about statements made by U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson about no-fly zones in Syria, said Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, as reported by RIA Novosti.

The day before, Tillerson said that the United States was studying the possibility of implementing, with Russia, an agreement on no-fly zones, observers for keeping the ceasefire, and the delivery of humanitarian aid in Syria.

“The United States is ready to consider the possibility of …

A series of one-man protests in support of Russian political prisoners took place in St. Petersburg with about 10-15 people lining up with posters along Nevsky Prospect, Rosbalt.ru reports.

"The signs demanded the release of political prisoners. We also tried to draw attention to the beginning of new mass political repressions in Russia. This is evidenced by the cases brought against the participants of the protests on March 26 and June 12. These events show that the ‘Bolotnaya Square Case’ is …

The German company Siemens AG has stated that it will not service its turbines that have been illegally imported from Russia to the annexed Crimea, if this information is confirmed.

According to the company’s statement, Siemens has taken all possible legal measures to prevent such an import of the company's products into the Crimea, which is under sanctions, and will take appropriate operative measures to prevent illegal use of the equipment; namely, it will not provide any deliveries or …

On the night of July 6, the US and Poland signed an agreement regarding the purchase of eight American Patriot anti-missile defense systems.

“The US government has agreed to sell Poland Patriot missile systems in the most modern configuration, specifically, the same which the US forces will be using,” Radio Poland cites Polish Defense Minister Antoni Macierewicz as saying.

In the spring of 2015 it was reported that Poland intends to purchase eight Patriot anti-air defense systems from the US. …

The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) initiated criminal proceedings according to article 110 of the Criminal Code (infringement of territorial integrity) against detained Russian border guards Askar Kulub and Vladimir Kuznetsov. The SBU is preparing to file charges against them, as reported on the SBU’s website.

The investigation believes that in the period between December 2016 and the 30th of June 2017, Kulub (deputy commander of the reserve unit no. 9930) and Kuznetsov (head of canine …

According to Commander of the separatist Legion battalion and “Member of Parliament” of DPR Sergey Zavdoveev, the self-proclaimed DPR (Donetsk People’s Republic) and the LPR (Luhansk People’s Republic) will be incorporated into Russia in the near future, separatist media reports.

In his opinion, only Russia is preventing Kyiv from realizing the "Croatian scenario" in the Donbas.

"I think that no one is taking on Russia. The LPR and DPR – this is Russia. We are now legally being integrated …

Anti-corruption advocates from Transparency International - Russia have prepared a report on Russian corporate lobbying abroad.

"The report describes the principles of the work of public registries of lobbyists from 13 European countries and the European Union, available on the websites of government authorities or self-regulating organizations of lobbyists," the report states.

Employees of Transparency International reviewed the lobbying initiatives of Russia’s Gazprom in Austria, France, …

For the first time, Ukraine has begun preparing anti-aircraft missile units to repel a series of massive enemy air strikes, stated Dmitry Karpenko, head of air defense missile forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, as reported by the press service of the Defense Ministry.

“The important thing in the current process of combat training is that we have begun to prepare anti-aircraft missile units to repel a series of massive air strikes, which has not been done since 1992,” Karpenko said.

He …