• Hackers publish emails from account of Putin's aide

    Hackers from the group Cyberjunta published correspondence from a hacked e-mail which, according to them, was used by the aide to the President of the Russian Federation, Vladislav Surkov.

    According to these emails, Surkov allegedly took part in appointing the heads of the ministries of the self-proclaimed Luhansk People’s Republic. Moreover, hackers note that many letters were focused on the situation in Kharkiv and the opportunity to stabilize the area. Another curious finding was a plan on …

  • Montenegro could join NATO by spring 2017

    In spite of strong resistance from Russia, Montenegro is on its way of establishing closer ties with NATO. “The country can become a NATO member by spring 2017,”  stated the NATO Deputy Secretary General, Rose Gottemoeller.

    Montenegro will become a NATO member after all 28 NATO member countries ratify the agreement in their parliaments, said Gottemoeller, adding that the process is moving along very smoothly.

    Previously, the Prime Minister of Montenegro, Milo Đukanović, accused Russia of …

  • U.S. Navy reconnaissance aircraft circles over Russia's Tartus base in Syria

    A U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon reconnaissance aircraft once again flew over Russia’s Tartus naval base in Syria, Interfax reported, referencing websites that track the movement of military aircraft.

    A P-8A with tail number 168 761 reportedly took off from the Sigonella Naval Air Station in Sicily, and circled over the Syrian coast near Tartus

    On Thursday, two P-8As were active near Russia’s naval flotilla, which is en route to the Syrian coast where it will presumably participate in military …

  • Russian MoD and Pentagon discuss flight safety measures in Syria

    The Russian Ministry of Defense and the United States Department of Defense have discussed measures to improve the safety of Russian and American-led coalition air forces. The website of the Russian Foreign Ministry says that the negotiations were held via video-conference.

    “Additional safety measures for actions of the Russian Aerospace Forces and aviation of the US-led coalition in Syrian airspace were discussed,” the report says.

    Also, it was reported that the parties discussed the …

  • Russian Ministry of Health described the HIV situation in the country as serious

    The HIV/AIDS situation in Russia is extremely serious, with more than 800,000 HIV-positive people living in the country, reported the top HIV specialist from the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Evgeny Voronin, to Rosbalt.“The number of drug users has begun to decrease, but at the same time people are increasingly infected by sexual contact. Now, those people make up about 40 percent [of people infected with HIV]. That is why everyone should understand that people must undergo HIV/ …