Naftogaz of Ukraine claims that Russian Gazprom has stopped sending bills for the gas which is supplied to the territories of Donbas that are not under the Ukrainian government’s control.

However, the Ukrainian company reports that, “the volume of gas supplies has increased, which also shows in Gazprom’s reports.” Gazprom has not commented on this statement yet.

In February 2015, Gazprom began to supply gas to separatists in the the Donbas through gas-measuring points that are not controlled …

During an International Legal Forum plenary session in Saint Petersburg on Wednesday, May 16, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev confirmed plans to create special administrative tax-free regions in Russia, RBC reports.

Medvedev stated: “We are planning to create regions with special legal status and special tax regimes in the Primorsky, Krai and Kaliningrad regions; this status will be avaliable on the Oktyabrsk and Russky Islands soon.”

According to Medvedev, the best practices of …

Delhi has accused Russia of failing to comply with its defense contract deadlines, The Times of India reports.

India has deliberately diversified its weapons imports due to Russia’s tendency not to stick to delivery deadlines and to raise the budget in the middle of the process, the newspaper claims.

Indian officials also accuse Russia of preventing the transfer of technology and of having an “unreliable” supply of spare parts.

It is likely that the country will withdraw from the Fifth …

In an interview with Voice of America, US State Department Special Representative Kurt Volker said that while the United States is in constant contact with European partners, the US approach to negotiating with Russia regarding the Donbas conflict sometimes differs from the approach taken by Germany and France.

"First of all, I believe that France and Germany are very serious [partners of Ukraine]. I think they very clearly understand the nature of the conflict, and Russia's responsibility, …

Russian Investigative Committee (IC) responded to Ukraine’s detention of RIA Novosti Ukraine’s editor-in-chief, Kirill Vyshinsky. The IC opened a criminal case for obstruction of the journalists’ work and the criminal persecution of a person known to be innocent, as reported by IC’s press service on Wednesday, May 16.

Vyshinsky obtained Russian citizenship in September 2015. The IC insists that his prosecution in Ukraine is aimed at "preventing him from carrying out his journalistic work." …

In November, NATO will hold the largest group of exercises in the last 30 years with the participation of more than forty thousand people, General Denis Mercier, Supreme Allied Commander Transformation of NATO said at a press conference on Wednesday following the meeting of the Allied Chiefs of Defense.

Supreme Allied Commander Europe, American General Curtis Scaparrotti said that "the alliance will show Russia its ability to protect a sovereign country," noting that maneuvers will become "a …

The press center of the Joint Forces Operation reported that the drills involving combat helicopters were held near the line of demarcation in the Donbas.

"For the first time, as part of the operation of the Joint Forces, forward air controllers were trained to direct Mi-24 crews toward ground targets. The purpose of training is to maintain the level of skills of air controllers in directing combat helicopters toward ground targets, and to organize interaction between army aviation and …

Deputy Chairman of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU), Viktor Kononenko, told Ukrainski Novyny that the SBU has sent out 47 summons for questioning for people related to the case of high treason against Chief Editor of RIA Novosti, Kirill Vyshinsky.

According to Kononenko, interrogations are scheduled to take place soon. He informed media that all searches have been carried out to completion, including investigation of the RIA Novosti-Ukraine office.

Kirill Vyshinsky was arrested near his …