The Ukrainian Foreign Minister, Pavlo Klimkin, considers the step-by-step lifting of sanctions against Russia, as advocated by Austria, "senseless," as he stated in an interview with Austrian magazine Profil, according to the press service of the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry’s Facebook post. "If there were no sanctions, the temptation ‘to create facts on the spot’ would be much greater for Vladimir Putin. Sanctions are the only line between good and evil, peace and war, which in this situation …

The German tabloid Bild reports that the overwhelming majority of Russian air strikes in Syria were not aimed at Islamic State targets, according to data from the Munich Security Conference of 2016.

"The vast majority—80% of strikes—was directed at "other targets,” opposition and civilians, and this is confirmed by various human rights organizations," the newspaper notes.

By comparison, the data for air strikes carried out by Turkey and by the U.S.-led coalition shows that 94% of the …

The position of the new U.S. President, Donald Trump, “gives some hope for positive developments in bilateral relations.” To restore relations with Washington, Moscow is ready to do its part, as indicated by Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov, to the Austrian magazine Profil.

“We are ready to do our part to improve relations with the USA. Their degradation in recent years has occurred not because of us, but as a result of targeted actions by the previous Administration in Washington,” …

A bill supporting Ukraine and the further deterrence of Russian aggression was submitted to the U.S. Congress on February 2 by Eliot Engel, the representative of the Democratic Party. A link to the document has been published on the website of Congress under the number H.R. 830.

Though the text of the bill itself has not been published, it makes reference to its content: "deter, respond and stop the Russian aggression in Ukraine, help Ukraine's democratic transformation." The document will be …

On February 5th, the Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense reported that 380 severely wounded servicemen of the 1st Army Corps (Donetsk) of the Russian Armed Forces are in healthcare facilities in Donetsk.

“The number of losses among military personnel and divisions of the 1st Army Corps (Donetsk) of the Russian Armed Forces has increased as a result of the unsuccessful assault actions against ATO [Ukrainian] forces. Currently, a significant number of the …

U.S. President Donald Trump and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg discussed options for a peaceful solution to the conflict in Ukraine during a telephone conversation on February 5, the White House says.

"The parties discussed the potential for a peaceful resolution of the conflict along the Ukrainian border," according to their press statement, which also asserted that the U.S. President expressed his support for the alliance.

"The President spoke with the Secretary General about U.S. …

On the 4th of February, the President of the Ukrainian World Congress, Eugene Czolij, stated that the persecution of human right activists by Russia causes serious concerns. And therefore, international human rights organizations should respond to them, Ukrinform reported.

“The Ukrainian World Congress condemns these illegal actions by Russian authorities and urges international human rights organizations to protect the rights of legal professionals who are providing the assistance to which …

This year the Belarusian military will purchase a number of modern weapons from Russia, as was stated by Belarusian Deputy Defense Minister, Igor Lotenkov.

“In 2017, we will procure Su-30SМ aircraft, radio monitoring systems, 120-mm 2B23 Nona-М1 mortars, multi-purpose unmanned aircraft systems, and conduct modernization of BTR-70МB1 armored personnel carriers,” as stated by the Deputy Minister for Armaments and Commander of Armaments of the Armed Forces.

According to the General, Belarusian …