Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko stated that before the local elections in the Donbas, the OSCE armed mission should gain control over the border area with the Russian Federation in the eastern part of Ukraine that is currently not under Kyiv’s control.

“I noted that a number of weapons and military equipment which Russia continues to supply through the uncontrolled area of the Russian-Ukrainian border reached the limit today when the number of tanks, artillery systems, armored personnel …

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko believes that Kyiv currently has "every reason" to extend sanctions against Moscow, since it does not fulfill its obligations under the Minsk agreements.

According to him, Ukraine behaves responsibly with regard to safety issues and demonstrates the fulfillment of its obligations "in contrast to Russia." He also stressed that Kyiv is always ready for negotiations in the Normandy format.

"Back at the beginning of August, I already clearly stated that we are …

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov said that the question of extending the humanitarian pause in Aleppo is not relevant.

“For us to come back to it, it is necessary that our opponents ensure the adequate behavior of the non-government military formations. The scenario that was expected during these three days didn’t happen. That  is why the question of extension of the humanitarian pause is not relevant,” Ryabkov stated, as reported by Russia's TASS news agency. 

Last week, the …

Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry has submitted an official note of protest to Syria’s representative in Kyiv over Damascus’ recognition of the Crimea as part of the Russian Federation, as stated by the ministry’s spokesperson Maryana Betsa, TASS reported.

"On October 20th, the Foreign Ministry summoned Syria’s Charge d’Affaires to lodge a strong protest against Syria’s recognition of the Crimea as part of Russia and demand an explanation concerning the statements of the Syrian parliament speaker on …

Moscow has prepared a series of “asymmetrical measures” that will be taken if Washington tightens sanctions on Russia, as stated by Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov while speaking at a meeting of the Federation Council’s Foreign Affairs Committee to discuss the bill on the suspension of the plutonium disposal agreement with the U.S., TASS reported.

"The US policy of sanctions towards Russia has continued for a long time. We have used this period to do some research and to …

On October 24, Moscow will provide Ankara with intelligence information about the Turkish operation “Euphrates Shield” in Syria, Izvestia newspaper reported. An informed source said to the newspaper, the agreement on the transfer of intelligence information was reached during a recent visit of Russian leadership to Turkey.

“The chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, Viktor Gerasimov, was a member of the Russian delegation and held talks with his Turkish …

The Russian Foreign Ministry’s website is operating normally and has not been compromised. The message from the TV channel CNN about the alleged hack was in reference to the old website, which is no longer in use. The official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, reported about this on October 23, 2016, TASS news agency reported.

“The Russian Foreign Ministry’s website, which CNN reported had been hacked, worked and works normally. The website is subject to regular …

The Ambassador of the Russian Federation in Chișinău, Farit Mukhametshin, was summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration of the Republic of Moldova due to the announced rotation of Russian peacekeepers in Transnistria.

“Moldovan authorities are outraged to learn of an official statement by the Russian Defense Ministry regarding the first round of a rotation of the so-called battalion of peacekeepers from the Russian Task Force in the Transnistrian region of Moldova,” …