Ukraine introduced its newly modified “Phantom” tactical unmanned armored personnel carriers at the 2017 International Defense Exhibition in the United Arab Emirates, according to Ukroboronprom’s website.

The Phantom was developed by the Spetstehnoeksport Company, a part of the Ukroboronprom State Concern. It integrates the new “Barrier” antitank missile system that allows the APC to hit targets up to five kilometers away. It is now also equipped with a stabilized rotating platform to …

Russia has formed four mechanized infantry divisions and one armored division, as stated by Vladimir Shamanov, head of the State Duma Defense Committee, at a meeting with military attaches from other countries, Interfax reported.

“In order to maintain combat capability, four mechanized infantry divisions and one armored division have been formed. This is a direct response to the challenges and threats posed by NATO’s actions to increase its presence along the eastern flank,” said Shamanov. …

The President of the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution, Hans-Georg Maassen, believes that the Russian Federal Security Services will try to affect the election campaign for the upcoming Bundestag elections. “Germany should be ready for disinformation campaigns, false reports, and painful facts in mass media,” Hans-Georg Maassen stated in his interview with Bild, which was published on the 20th of February.

According to Maassen, several hacker attacks have already been …

It is not possible to enter Belarus with a passport from the self proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) or Luhansk People’s Republic (LPR), as stated by Anton Bychkovsky, an official representative of the State Border Committee of Belarus, the Belarusian Telegraph Agency (BelTA) reported.

According to Bychovsky, it is possible to cross the border into Belarus only with documents that are recognized by international and bilateral agreements.

“We follow the current laws. If a person …

In an interview with the newspaper Bild, President Petro Poroshenko accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of creating of a Ukrainian ‘Aleppo’ in the Donbas, where Poroshenko claims separatists are deliberately attacking civilians.

"The situation in some parts of eastern Ukraine is dramatic. We have clear evidence that civilians are deliberately being attacked. Putin is creating a Ukrainian Aleppo there," he said.

According to him, Ukraine has tried many agreements, but Moscow does not …

Russian intelligence was involved in planning a coup d’état in Montenegro on the 16th of October 2016, said special state prosecutor Milivoje Katnić in a local television broadcast.

According to the Montenegrin prosecutor, on the 16th of October, a group of conspirators planned to assassinate Prime Minister Milo Đukanović. Russian citizen Eduard Shirokov featured on the list of suspects for participation in the attempted coup.

According to a written publication of Vijesti, the investigation …

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that the American intelligence agency has been wiretapping Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak in Washington.

“In relation to the scandal that was built up regarding Flynn, who only worked as Trump’s adviser for several weeks, the US intelligence told reporters absolutely officially, but anonymously, that, for example, the communications, as they put it, of our ambassador Kislyak were being routinely wiretapped, including his reports to Moscow on what …

Russia’s recognition of passports to separate areas of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions (ORDLO) contradicts the Minsk agreements and such documents will not be recognized in the European Union.

"The decree is not consistent with the spirit of the Minsk agreements," said the EU Delegation to Ukraine in response to a request made by Interfax-Ukraine to comment on Russian President Vladimir Putin’s decision to recognize the documents as legitimate.

The Delegation noted that the EU remains …