Contents tagged with Russia
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Ukraine puts air force on high combat readiness as Russian warplanes approach its borders
On Thursday, the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine observed provocative actions by Russian Aerospace Forces for the second time in March, as reported on Facebook by the Air Force Command.
“Fighter and bomber aircraft of the aggressor country carried out flights from the Shaikivka, Krymsk and Belbek airfields and closely approached the Ukrainian border, the line of delimitation between the mainland of Ukraine and the Crimea; they came within 40 km of the shoreline of the Black Sea, and …
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US-led coalition strikes Syrian and Russian forces in Deir ez-Zor
Dozens of Syrian Army soldiers, Iranian-backed militias, and Russian military came under bombardment by the US-Led coalition on Thursday in the eastern countryside of Deir ez-Zor, reports the Euphrates Post, citing its sources.
According to Euphrates Post, in Thursday’s attack, the second in the past few weeks, a large number of armored vehicles and tanks of the Syrian Forces were destroyed.
It is reported that Syrian Armed Forces and allied militias crossed to the east bank of the Euphrates …
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Ukraine tightens entry conditions for Russians
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has brought into effect a ruling by the National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) from March 1, 2018, which tightens the conditions for Russian citizens to enter Ukraine, as announced on the president’s official website.
The ruling envisages the creation of a mechanism to carry out a preliminary check on the reasons for entering Ukraine. Citizens from the list of migration risk countries, and Russia especially, will have to inform the Ukrainian …
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Russia restricts the entry of trucks at Ukrainian border
Russia has restricted the entry of trucks through the checkpoints in the Belgorod and Voronezh regions at the border with Ukraine due to software failure, State Border Guard Service of Ukraine reports.
As a result, "a backlog of freight vehicles" is recorded. There were 45 trucks at the checkpoint in the Kharkiv region, and in the Sumy region, there were 35 trucks.
A similar incident occurred in mid-February. At that time, more than a hundred trucks accumulated at the border of Russia’s …
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Russia says UK authorities 'staged' poisoning of Skripal
The Russian Ministry of the Interior said that UK authorities themselves may have “staged” the attack on former intelligence agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia, who were poisoned in Salisbury.
This was stated by the director of the Department for Nonproliferation and Arms Control of the Russian Foreign Ministry Vladimir Ermakov, reported Nastoyashaya Vremya.
“Here, elementary logic suggests only two possible options: the British authorities either are not able to provide protection …
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Russian and US army chiefs of staff discuss situation in Syria
Russian Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces General Valery Gerasimov and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the U.S. Armed Forces General Joseph Dunford discussed Syria in a telephone conversation and agreed to continue contact, reported the Russian Defense Ministry.
“On March 21, a telephone conversation took place between the Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Russia, the First Deputy Defense Minister of the Russian Federation, General of the Army Valery …
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Trump congratulates Putin for election victory
On Tuesday, March 20, U.S. President Donald Trump spoke on the telephone with Russian President Vladimir Putin and congratulated him on his victory in the presidential election, as reported by the Kremlin press service.
It was noted that the call was initiated by the American president.
The heads of state spoke about cooperating to ensure strategic stability and combat international terrorism, and also noted the need for coordinated efforts to limit the arms race.
The leaders of the …
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Russia's oil conglomerate Rosneft increases advance payment to Kurdistan to $2.1 billion
In 2017 Rosneft issued the Kurdistan government an advance of $2.1 billion (122 billion rubles at the official exchange rate at the time) as part of a contract to buy oil, the company stated in an annual report according to IFRS standards.
This is 60% more than was previously thought: in November 2017 Rosneft reported that it had given Kurdistan an advance of $1.3 billion for supplying oil.
In February 2017, Rosneft announced that it had signed a contract with Kurdistan’s government to buy …
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NATO Secretary General: Russia is trying to destabilize our democracy
Russia has repeatedly engaged in actions designed to destabilize democratic countries of the West, stated NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg in Brussels on March 19, as reported by Radio Liberty.
Against the background of the continuation of such a policy, he confirmed support for London and solidarity of NATO allies.
“The North Atlantic Alliance is taking serious steps to strengthen its defense structures in the face of the Russian threat. This is in response to Russia’s irresponsible …
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Ukrainian Foreign Minister: Russia started a war against the civilized world
During a working visit to Brussels, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin called on the European partners to give a joint response to an unconventional but real war waged by the Russian Federation against the civilized world, as reported on the website of the Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs reports.
On Monday, March 19, Klimkin attended a discussion at the Center for European Policy, "Building a Secure and Resilient Ukraine: Progress and Challenges." The speakers of the event included …