The press secretary of the Russian president Dmitry Peskov believes that U.S. President Donald Trump’s call to prevent attacks in the Syrian province of Idlib is a manifestation of a "noncomprehensive approach" to assessing the situation in the region.

"The situation in Idlib continues to be a topic of special concern in Moscow, Damascus, Ankara and Tehran. A nest of terrorism was formed there [in Idlib], "Peskov told journalists.

He commented on the statement of the American leader, who …

Ukrainian Security Service (SBU) published names of 50 mercenaries of the Russian private military company (PMC), the Wagner Grour killed in February fight with Americans in Syria.

The list was published on the SBU website on Tuesday.

The list includes not only Russian citizens but also several Ukrainians from the Luhansk and Kharkiv regions, as well as one Moldovan and one Armenian citizen.

On February 7 in Syria, pro-government armed groups attacked the headquarters of the Syrian …

The USS Newport News, a Los Angeles-class nuclear-powered attack submarine which entered Gibraltar last week, left the port four days later and adopted a course towards the Eastern Mediterranean Sea, Interfax reports, citing Gibraltar monitoring resources.

In the published vessel tracking data, one can see that the cruise missile-bearing nuclear submarine rounded Europa Point and headed towards the Eastern Mediterranean.

The US already has two of its nuclear submarines in the Mediterranean, …

Russian state-owned VTB financial group sold its US subsidiary, VTB Capital Inc, reports Interfax news agency, citing the bank’s press release. “The company was renamed to Xtellus Capital Partners and became an independent player in the stock market and fixed income operations,” the information agency stated.

The subsidiary was sold to the former management of VTB Capital Inc.

An American company will act as a broker-dealer for the Russian VTB group in the US market that would enable clients …

Ukraine is not ready for a full-scale military encounter with Russia, but is capable of repelling an attack by sea, as was demonstrated in the recent military exercises, analyst Nikolai Beleskov from the Institute of World Politics told Radio Krym.Realii in an interview.

According to him, the situation in the Kerch Strait started to deteriorate in April 2018, but “significant information work has not been carried out”.

“We did not raise the alarm, did not say, did not speak, because, to a …

Infrastructure Ministry of Ukraine has classified its proposals regarding the restrictions on the railway traffic from the Russian Federation. The documents have been assigned “For internal use” status, reported Ukrainski Novyny news outlet, citing the official response of the Ministry.

“The requested document contains information with restricted access and it has been assigned “For internal use” status, in accordance with Paragraph 1(3) of Article 6, Paragraphs 1 and 2 of Article 9 of the Law …

The Press Secretary of the Russian President, Dmitry Peskov stated that the assassination of the militia leader of the DPR, Alexander Zakharchenko does not mean that Russia will withdraw from the Minsk agreements.

“It is very difficult to negotiate on anything with the Ukrainian side after the terrorist attack. But it doesn’t mean that Russia will withdraw from the Minsk process,” Peskov replied to journalists' questions on the matter.

At the same time, the Kremlin’s representative emphasized …

On August 28, Representatives of the border office of the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) in the Crimea detained Ukrainian fishing boat number YAOD-2105 and its crew of four, as stated on Facebook by the Main Department of the Ukrainian National Police (MDNP) in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and Sevastopol.

According to the police, four fishermen are held at the border post of Sevastopol. “On these grounds, two criminal proceedings have been instituted under Section 1, Article 146-1 …