• American warplanes arrive in Ukraine to take part in Clear Sky military exercises

    US Air Force F-15 and C-130 aircraft arrived in Ukraine to participate in the Clear Sky international exercises, the American Embassy in Ukraine reported on Twitter.

    “United States Air Force F-15C Eagles and a C-130J Super Hercules planes have arrived in Ukraine to participate in Clear Sky 2018, a multinational military exercise focusing on promoting peace and security,” the statement reads.

    In September, the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine stated that these exercises would be carried out from …

  • Netanyahu and Putin agree to meet

    For the first time since the Israeli air raid on Syria and the incident with the Russian IL-20 reconnaissance aircraft, erroneously shot down by Syrian air defense, the leaders of Russia and Israel have managed to agree on a meeting.

    Haaretz reports that the prime minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu informed the Israeli government about the forthcoming meeting with Putin. Speaking at the meeting of Israeli government in Jerusalem, Netanyahu expressed condolences to the families of Israelis …

  • Ukraine to take part in NATO's largest military exercises

    Representatives of the Ukrainian Armed Forces will take part in one of largest strategic military exercises in the history of NATO, Trident Juncture 2018, which will start in Norway on October 25, reported the Public Relations Office of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

    The active phase of Trident Juncture 2018, which involves 45,000 interspecific contingent of troops, will last until November 7. In addition to the 29 countries of the Alliance, military units from Sweden and Finland will also take …

  • Germany accuses Russia of cyberattacks

    Germany supports the conclusions reached by British and Dutch intelligence that Russia is responsible for a series of cyberattacks against international organizations and institutions, German government spokesman Steffen Seibert reported on Friday.

    According to him, Berlin “has complete faith” in the results of the investigation carried out by the Netherlands and UK, which shows that Russia’s Main Intelligence Directorate (GRU) is behind the hacks.

    The day before, Dutch Defense Minister Ank …

  • Protests against border deal with Chechnya continue in Ingushetia

    In Magas, capital of Ingushetia, the people protesting against the recent territory exchange with Chechnya are remaining at the town square, demanding the local government’s resignation.

    Negotiations between representatives of the protesters and the government revealed that no force will be used, and that the protest will be considered legitimate.

    “At the end of the dialog, an agreement was reached that no force would be used against protesters. Furthermore, as of Monday, the protest will be …

  • Kyiv: Crimean authorities conceal the accident with Siemens gas turbines

    Crimean authorities hide the accident with Siemens gas turbines, which were brought to the territory of Crimea bypassing international sanctions, reported the press service of the Ukrainian Ministry of the temporarily occupied territories.

    According to the Ministry, the destruction signs to one of the industrial premises of Balaklavskaya Thermal Power Plant (TPP), which is being built near Sevastopol, were noticed in August. "The roof section of about 10x20 meters was burned out. This was …

  • The US warns that the purchase of Russian weapons could lead to sanctions

    Amid the reports of India’s intention to purchase Russian S-400 missile systems, the United States reminded its allies of the threat of sanctions under the Counteracting opponents of the United States through sanctions Act (CAATSA), TASS reports with reference to a representative of the US National Security Council.

    According to him, Washington urges partners to avoid transactions that may fall under the CAATSA. He added that the S-400 “fall under section 231 of the act” - new or qualitative …

  • Ukraine and Georgia signed an agreement on visa-free entry

    The Prime Minister of Ukraine, Volodymyr Groysman and Georgian Prime Minister Mamuka Bakhtadze signed an agreement to jointly abolish visa requirements and allow Ukrainian and Georgian citizens to cross the common border using ID cards, the head of the Ukrainian government wrote on Facebook.

    The Prime Minister noted that Ukrainian citizens can travel to Georgia using the ID cards that contain contactless electronic chips.

    On September 19, the government of Ukraine approved the agreement with …

  • DPR and LPR agree to remove customs borders

    RIA Novosti reports that the customs borders between the so-called Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics will soon be removed. Leonid Pasechnik, Acting Head of the LPR agreed to this with the Acting Head of the DPR, Denis Pushilin during the former’s working visit to Luhansk on October 3.

    “Denis Vladimirovich and I had a very detailed conversation, discussed every current issue: cooperation in the field of economics, politics, social and economic relations, the removal of customs borders …

  • Ukraine rules out possibility of dual citizenship with Russia

    The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Pavlo Klimkin ruled out the possibility of dual citizenship with Russia.

    “All cases of obtaining Russian citizenship [by Ukrainian nationals] must be investigated accordingly by our security services,” stated the minister on Friday, October 5th, on TV Channel “UA: Kharkiv.”

    At the same time, a similar possibility of dual-citizenship can be discussed with other countries, believes Klimkin. According to him, the Ukrainians who have left Ukraine “have …