The Ukrainian Naval Forces conducted the command-staff exercises Cossack Will-2018  in the Black and Azov Seas, reported the press service of the Ukrainian Navy.

“The main goal of the exercises is to increase the military command and control bodies’ capability of conducting defensive stabilization actions by the troops, as well as planning and implementing counter-offensive operations,” the statement reads.

According to reports, personnel of the six tactical groups of the Ukrainian Naval …

Russian journalist Orkhan Dzhemal, who was killed in Central Africa, was investigating arms supplies from Russia to private military companies, reported Dozhd with reference to Dzhemal’s close friend and a source close to the FSB.

According to the TV channel, the journalist had been working on the material since February 2018. The source said that he consulted Dzhemal on the supply of weapons to Russian private military companies and had asked him to stop.

 “Unfortunately, he did not listen …

At the NATO summit in Brussels July 11-12, US President Donald Trump rebuked allies in the alliance for paying too much for Russian gas, but the Turkish and German leaders argued with him, said Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, reports Milliyet.

According to Erdogan, at the summit, Trump accused those gathered of “feeding Russia." "You [Turkey] are paying as much as Germany," said the American president.

Trump did not mention Turkey “out of politeness,” Erdogan feels. Nevertheless, he “ …