President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko expressed his condolences to the family and friends of the American Republican Senator John McCain, who died on Saturday, at the age of 82.  

“This is sad news for the whole Ukrainian nation, the death of a great friend of Ukraine, Senator John McCain. We will never forget his invaluable contribution to the development of democracy and freedom in Ukraine, as well as the support of our government,” wrote Poroshenko on his Facebook page.

The President noted …

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavel Klimkin and Ukrainian ambassadors went to the east of the country to hold a meeting on August 27-28, the Ukrainian Minister of Foreign Affairs announced on his Facebook page.

"Morning. 80 representatives of the diplomatic service are flying to the Donbas in a good mood,” the message said. Klimkin also created the following hashtag "meetingofambassadors -2018".

Andrei Melnik , Ukrainian Ambassador to Germany, announced on his Twitter page that representatives …

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said that he is willing to offer “comprehensive assistance” to the Assad regime in the process of restoring Syria.

Lukashenko made a statement to this effect in a greeting to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on the 25th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the countries, BELTA reports, citing the president’s press service.

“Belarusian-Syrian relations were tested in a special way during the war against terrorism in Syria. During the troubled …

At a ceremony in honor of the 10th anniversary of Russia’s recognition of South Ossetia’s “independence”, Russian Presidential Aide Vladislav Surkov, who was previously Russia’s authorized representative for the Donbas, called the self-declared republic of South Ossetia a “lifeline” for the militant-occupied separatist regions of Ukraine, the so-called Luhansk and Donetsk People’s Republics (L/DPR), TASS reports.

The event was attended by the leaders of the separatist territories in Ukraine, …

Viktor Medvedchuk, the pro-Russian political organization Ukrainian Choice, said in an interview with the Channel 112 Ukraine that negotiations are being held to stabilize the situation in the Sea of Azov. He stated that “in accordance with the content and rules of agreements, inspection of the ship can and may occur” in an inland sea of two countries.

However, Medvedchuk claims the conflict is caused by “a provocative factor in which one side wants to take revenge on the other one.” …

During a broadcast of Ö1 radio, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Austria, Karin Kneissl said that she does not have any close relationship with Putin and the invitation of the Russian President to her wedding was “a completely spontaneous" move.

Putin had come to the wedding on August 18, causing a wave of criticism in the country.

In early June, the Minister invited government colleagues and the President of Austria to the wedding because “that is the way things are done." At the reception …

Russian embassy in London complained about the actions of the Royal Air Forces of Great Britain, saying that a British fighter dangerously approached a Russian amphibious aircraft over the Black Sea.

“The Secretary of State for Defense Gavin Williamson and other British politicians presenting Russia’s routine actions as a ‘provocative incidents’ to the general public are themselves acting completely irresponsibly,” stressed the press secretary of the Russian Embassy.

“The idea to deploy NATO …

Russia and China, along with Mongolia, are planning to hold large-scale military exercises, including simulating a nuclear attack, reports Voice of America, citing high-ranking US officials.

To participate in the exercises “Vostok-18”, China will send to Russia more than 3,200 troops and 900 units of military equipment, as well as 30 aircraft, reported the Chinese Defense Department.

Mongolia will take part in these exercises for the first time. Mongolia has recently sought relations with the …