Belarus will neither acknowledge nor pay a “debt” of $700 million for gas supplies, according to the press secretary of the Prime Minister of Belarus, Vladislav Sychevich.

According to Sychevich, all statements by Russian Minister of Energy Alexander Novak about the existence of such a debt are ineffectual.

"Regarding the statements of the Minister of Energy of the Russian Federation Alexander Novak about the unwillingness of Belarus to repay Russia the so-called debt for gas, Belarus does …

This year, for the first time in the spring conscription, Crimeans will pass military service in all regions of Russia, as announced by the Russian Defense Minister, Army General Sergey Shoygu during a conference call.

“I want to start by saying that tomorrow starts the next draft campaign, which will last until July 15. In accordance with the decree of the Russian president, we plan to call 142,000 people. Among them will be citizens of the Republic of Crimea and Sevastopol, who will perform …

Artem Sytnyk, Chairman of the NABU (Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine), believes that authorities are trying to prevent the creation of an anti-corruption court through manipulation.

"The creation of this court is now at the stage of huge manipulation by the acting authorities," he said at a briefing in Lviv.

In so doing, Sytnyk mentioned the conclusions of the High Council of Justice regarding the unconstitutionality of the draft law (No. 6011) on the creation of the Anti-Corruption Court, …

Polish Law and Justice party leader Jarosław Kaczyński told tvn24 that Russia is most likely behind the recent anti-Polish activities in Ukraine.

Kaczyński was asked to comment on the information that Russia was behind the attack on the Consulate General of Poland in Lutsk, cases of desecration of Polish memorials in Ukraine, as well as the provocations near the Polish-Ukrainian border.

"It seems Russia is behind this. Lots of things indicate this. Ukrainians talk about this. The assumption …

Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoygu and South Ossetian representative Ibrahim Gasseev signed an "interstate" agreement on the order of intergartion of separate divisions of the South Ossetian Republic army into the structure of the Russian Armed Forces.

"We, as before, consider cooperation between Russia and South Ossetia as one of the stabilizing factors in the Caucasus. In general, we are connected by long-standing relations," Shoygu said at the signing ceremony.

He recalled that Russia …

American military exercises in Germany that included the participation of Russian-speaking actors are not preparation for any concrete actions. This was stated by U.S. Army Captain Chris Bradley, an official representative of the Joint Multinational Readiness Center (JMRC) for the training of military personnel in Germany, reported RIA Novosti news agency.

"In our Center, we try to train servicemen in the most realistic ways, to ensure that they can operate in many different situations," he …

The Prosecutor General's Office uncovered the scheme of a particularly large tax evasion and the illegal withdrawal of billions of hryvnias abroad, including for financing of terrorism, as reported by Ukraine’s Prosecutor General Yuriy Lutsenko on his Facebook page.

 According to him, 1000 law enforcement officers conducted searches and other immediate investigative actions in the offices of Ukraine’s largest distributor of tobacco products, TEDIS Ukraine.

"The economic crimes department of …

Russian President Vladimir Putin is supporting ultra-right parties in order to divide Europe. It was for this purpose that he received Marine Le Pen, a candidate for the presidency of France and leader of the National Front, at the Kremlin.

First Vice-President of the European Commission Frans Timmermans stated this in Madrid, reports RTBF news agency.

"The reason why Putin supports the ultra-right in Europe is that he knows how it weakens and divides us," he said. "If the EU is divided, it …