• NATO troops arrive in Finland for the first time

    NATO troops landed in Finland for the first time as part of the Alliance’s Baltic Operations (BALTOP) naval exercises, Yle reported.

    The exercises began on Monday near Hanko west of Helsinki.

    The aim of the training is to develop cooperation between the navies of NATO member states and partners.

    British, German, and Italian soldiers are participating, as well as 200 US Marines.

    BALTOPS are Baltic Sea exercises that have been held annually since 1972.

  • Poll: Russian citizens consider the US, Ukraine and Turkey to be their main opponents

    Russian residents believe that the United States, Ukraine and Turkey are the main enemies of the country. These are the results of the last survey by Levada Center, dedicated to the attitude of Russians to other countries.

    The USA is the most hostile to Russia, according to 72% of Russians. Ukraine took second place with the highest ever recorded rate of 48% (in 2015 only 37% thought so). The third most unfriendly country is Turkey. In 2015 only 1% of the respondents thought Turkey was …

  • Russian politician: Russia will respond to NATO's actions in Eastern Europe

    Russia will respond to NATO’s military buildup in Eastern Europe, as stated by the Deputy Head of Russia’s Upper House Committee for Defense and Security, Franz Klintsevich, Russian media reports.  

    According to him, by deploying troops in Eastern Europe, NATO is creating a foothold in the region for a global strike on Russia.

    He noted that a number of NATO military personnel in the Baltic, Romania and Poland have increased 19 times, however, according to him, this figure is no danger to …

  • DART-450 aircraft with Ukrainian engine will be exhibited at the Air Show in Farnborough

    A DART-450 twin-engine aircraft manufactured by Austrian company Diamond with a Ukrainian AI-450S engine has been successfully tested and will be exhibited at the Air Show in Farnborough. The announcement was made by the press-service of public joint-stock company FED (Kharkiv), a participant of the AI-450S engine project reported.

    “The DART-450 aircraft will be exhibited at the International Air Show in Farnborough that will take place in July 2016. The certification procedure will be …

  • Russia will not supply China with S-400 systems before 2018

    Russia will not supply China with the S-400 before 2018, the CEO of Rostec, Sergey Chemezov, said in an interview with Kommersant.

    "We have a rule: first we supply our army with weapons and only after that do we sell them abroad. A lot of our customers are asking us to supply them with arms earlier but we have warned them about the timing of the order from the start," Chemezov said.

    As a result, he added that the Chinese army will receive Russian S-400s no earlier than 2018.

    Previously it …

  • Polish customs control introduces stronger measures at Russian border crossings

    Polish customs officers introduced enhanced control measures on the border with Russia, Lenta.ru reported. The measures affected people crossing the Russian-Polish border. As a result, delays can be expected at checkpoints. These changes by the Polish customs officers is related to the NATO Summit and World Youth Day being held in Poland in the near future.

    As Interfax reported, citing local residents, long queues at the border have become the norm. According to a representative of the Agency, …

  • Head of Crimea: We need to defend the 'Russian World'

    “The Crimea is at the forefront of the informational, ideological and economic wars started against ‘the Russian world',” the head of Crimea, Sergei Aksyonov, said at the forum “Russian World: problems and prospects” held in the Levada Palace in Yalta.

    "We need to mobilize our ideology and spirit. We need to unite around the traditional values, around the program of our national leader, Vladimir Putin,” Aksyonov stated.

    He explained that spirituality and morality are the basis of the “Russian …

  • Mass layoffs expected in Ukraine's Prosecutor General's office

    The newly appointed Deputy Prosecutor General of Ukraine, Valentyna Telychenko, who is responsible for the office reform, announced that there will be mass lay-offs of the staff, starting with those that have taken bribes.  

    "We want to have a Prosecutor’s Office of the European standard…Salary is a very important element of the reforms but first of all the Prosecutor’s Offices need to get rid of those who have shamed it in the eyes of society. By that, I mean, non-professionals who are living …

  • US A-10 aircraft to carry out training flights in Latvia

    US A-10C Warthog ground attack aircraft will carry out low altitude flights in Latvia, Delfi reported with reference to the National Armed Forces of Latvia.

    The Warthogs will carry out low altitude training flights for the reported purpose of maintaining and refining the pilots’ skills and combat readiness.

    The flights will take place from June 13th to 16th in seven districts in Latvia.

    The Armed Forces of Latvia announced that the flights will be carried out in accordance with international …

  • US destroyer sent to the Black Sea

    A US Naval destroyer will enter the Black Sea on Monday to conduct exercises with partner navies, according to a statement issued by the US 6th Fleet.

    “While in the Black Sea, the USS Porter will conduct port visits and bilateral exercises with partner navies. The ship's operations in the Black Sea are meant to enhance maritime security and stability, readiness, and naval capability with our allies and partners,” the statement read.

    “US vessels routinely operate in the Black Sea region to …