United States President Donald Trump has discussed statements made by Russian President Vladimir Putin regarding nuclear weapons with French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel.

The American leader spoke with his European counterparts separately on Thursday, March 1, the White House Press Office reported.

A statement by the US presidential administration notes that "the leaders…shared their serious concerns over Russian President Vladimir Putin’s recent statements on …

Moldovan Minister of Defense Eugen Sturza intends to insist on the modernization and rearmament of the National Army in accordance with EU and NATO standards.

Sturza wrote about this on his Facebook page, commenting on the decision by President Igor Dodon to include the issue of the feasibility of equipping the army with "lethal weapons" in the agenda of the Supreme Security Council.

"I have repeatedly stated publicly about my desire to establish a proper institutional relationship with the …

US President Donald Trump has extended   sanctions against Russia for another year due to its annexation of the Crimea and aggression in Ukraine, the White House website reports.

"In accordance with section 202(d) of the National Emergencies Act, I am continuing for 1 year the national emergency declared in Executive Order 13660," the statement says.

The document notes that Russia's actions in Ukraine including the Crimea's annexation and aggression in the Donbas "continue to undermine …

As reported by the publication Oboronno-Promishleniy Kurier (Defense Industry courier), which reports on the affairs of the Ukrainian defense industry, the Malyshev Plant in Kharkiv is exporting one Oplot tank to the USA. According to the publication, the tank will be delivered through a state-owned Ukroboronprom.

The publication’s source said the tank is delivered with future prospects in view. According to him, the Americans are interested in studying Ukrainian technology and are considering …

According to RIA Novosti, Assistant to the Russian President Vladislav Surkov expressed the wish to participate in the competition to name new Russian weaponry and stated that he already has his own ideas.

He said, "I want to participate in the weapon naming competition. I suggested naming it [the ballistic missile] after Givi because he is a hero of the Donbas." Mikhail Tolstykh or “Givi” was a commander of the pro-Russian Somalia battalion in the Donbas. He was killed on February 8, 2017 in …

A special meeting of the relevant committee devoted to the hacking attack on Germany’s government network will take place in the Bundestag, DW reports. According to the sources of the agency, the cyber-attack lasted until February 28.

"The successful cyber-attack clearly indicates that the government’s digital networks are not sufficiently protected. Since this data is very important, the situation is unacceptable," Committee spokesman Manuel Höferlin said.

Representatives of the German …

As The Republic news outlet writes, at the demonstration of the newest combat missile Sarmat, during   Russian President Vladimir Putin’s address to the Russian Federal Assembly, segments of a 7-year-old film were shown.

A silo launcher was demonstrated in the footage, from which the Sarmat missile was launched. During the flight, the missile’s payload separates into several warheads.

The video material of Sarmat’s predecessor, the Satan missile, was used for the video presentation. In 2011,  …

Ukraine officially warned the European Union that Russia is not adhering to its obligations regarding the transit of gas, and also refuses to comply with the decision of the Stockholm Arbitration Court, as stated by Deputy Foreign Minister of Ukraine, Olena Zerkal on her Facebook page.

According to Zerkal, Gazprom’s current failure to fulfill its contractual obligations and the refusal to implement the decision of the Stockholm Arbitration Court are an emergent threat to the transit of gas to …