• Klimkin: Russia wants to legalize its control over the Donbas

    The number of victims of Russia’s military aggression in the Donbas has reached 10,000 while Moscow uses the war as a mechanism to put pressure on Europe, as was stated by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Pavlo Klimkin, speaking at the OSCE Ministerial Meeting, a correspondent from Evropeyskaya Pravda reported from Hamburg.

    "The number of victims of the Russian war against Ukraine has increased to 10,000 people. Hundreds remain illegally imprisoned in the occupied territories in the Crimea. …

  • British MI6 chief criticized Russia's actions in Syria

    The Chief of the British Secret Intelligence Service (MI6), Alex Younger, sharply criticized Russia's actions in Syria, stating that Russia actually impedes the completion of the civil war in Syria, and thus creates an unprecedented threat of terrorist attacks in Britain and its allied states.

    "As I am saying this, the well-organized structures of the Islamic State involved in the preparation of attacks abroad, are planning violent actions against the United Kingdom and our allies, without the …

  • Mogherini: Russia’s aggression against Ukraine is a flagrant violation of the OSCE principles

    The EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Federica Mogherini, once again stressed that Russia’s aggression against Ukraine is a violation of the OSCE principles and international law, as she stated during the 23rd meeting of Ministers of the OSCE countries in Hamburg.

    "Russia’s illegal annexation of the Crimea and actions intended to destabilize eastern Ukraine are flagrant violations of OSCE principles and international law," Mogherini noted.

    She also said that the …

  • U.S. Senators urge President Trump to take a tough stance against Russia

    A group of Senators, composed of twelve Republicans and fifteen Democrats, sent a letter to the President-elect of the United States with a request to take a tough stance against Russia due to the military occupation of Ukrainian territories, as stated in the report published on the website of Illinois Senator Richard Durbin.

    Durbin and the Senator from Ohio, Robert Portman, initiated the appeal to Trump. Both politicians founded the Senators’ meeting on the Ukrainian issue.

    “In the light of …

  • The U.S. Senate supported the allocation of $350 million for aid to Ukraine

    Following the House of Representatives, the U.S. Senate overwhelmingly approved the 2017 National Defense budget of the United States, which provides for the allocation of $350 million to assisting Ukraine, the press service of Ukrainian Embassy in the United States reported on Facebook.

    According to the report, the funds allocated to providing Ukraine with security assistance, including lethal weapons, were increased by $50 million.

    The list of types of assistance was expanded to include …

  • Poland claims the body of a Smolensk air crash victim had likely been replaced with another person’s remains

    The Polish General Prosecution Office confirmed that there is a high probability that the body of one of the Smolensk air crash victims has been swapped with another person’s remains, RMF reports.

    According to the radio station, during the exhumation of the body of Piotr Nurowski, the remains turned out to belong to an unknown person. At the same time, it was reported that these findings are preliminary and were made on grounds of visual inspection and analysis of medical records. There has …

  • Obama lifts restrictions on the supply of weapons to US allies in Syria

    US President Barack Obama has lifted the formal restrictions on the supply of arms to US allies fighting terrorism in Syria, RIA Novosti reported.

    A statement of the White House Press says that the operations involved in supporting or facilitating US military operations to fight terrorism in Syria are important to the national security interests of the United States.

    Obama also overturned a ban on the supply of "military equipment" and funding in Syria, which is under US sanctions, a country …

  • Former Trump adviser arrived in Moscow to meet with businessmen and 'thought leaders'

    Carter Page, who served as an adviser to Donald Trump, arrived in Moscow to hold several meetings, Ria Novosti reported.

    "I will meet with influential businessmen and thought leaders," Page said. He added that he will stay in Moscow until December 13th.

    Trump announced Page's appointment as his adviser way back in March. A few months later, Page visited Moscow after receiving an invitation from the rector of the New Economic School, Shlomo Weber. According to The New Times, during Page's last …

  • Russia will produce Kalashnikov assault rifles in Venezuela

    Russia delivered all the necessary equipment for the production of Kalashnikov assault rifles and ammunition,to Venezuela. This was announced by the Russian Deputy Prime Minister, Dmitry Rogozin, who oversees the military-industrial complex.

    "In 2019, we will expect a plant that manufactures AK-103 rifles and ammunition to start operating in full force. That means, that any past problematic issues will have been resolved. Although the building is not ready yet, the contractor has changed and …

  • NATO battle group in Latvia is fully staffed

    After Spain’s decision to join the NATO combat group in Latvia, the group became fully staffed. This, as Delfi reports, was stated by the Foreign Minister of Latvia, Edgars Rinkēvičs. The combat group is scheduled to deploy to Latvia in 2017.

    "Now the battle group is fully staffed. The combat group led by Canada will include Canada, Albania, Italy, Spain, Slovenia and Poland. Latvian and Canadian colleagues are now working intensively with all these countries on solving the practical problems, …