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Putin denies Russian involvement in Brexit outcome
INTERFAX.RU reported on June 24th that Russia has never interfered and did not affect the voting process in the UK on leaving the EU, according to Russian President Vladimir Putin.
"We have never interfered, never spoken about this. We behaved, in my opinion, very properly and, of course, closely followed what was going on, but we did not influence this process and never even tried to do it," Putin told Russian journalists in Tashkent after the end of the SCO summit.
According to the Russian …
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Nuland met with Surkov in Moscow to discuss the Donbas
U.S. Assistant Secretary of State, Victoria Nuland and Russian presidential aide Vladislav Surkov discussed the Ukrainian question in Moscow. According to the U.S. Embassy, the talks were mainly dedicated to security issues in the Donbas. "The discussions were very detailed, thorough and constructive".
"Negotiators focused on the subject of maintaining security in the framework of the Minsk Agreements, implementation of the ceasefire, withdrawal of the heavy weaponry and ensuring an unimpeded …
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Russia confirms plans to deploy Iskander missile systems to Kaliningrad
Chairman of the Russian State Duma Committee on Defense and ex-commander of the Russian Black Sea Fleet, Admiral Vladimir Komoedov, confirmed Russia’s plans to deploy nuclear-capable Iskander missiles to Kaliningrad, Interfax reported.
"Kaliningrad is our advanced outpost on the western borders, the main base of the Baltic Fleet, which is surrounded by NATO countries on all sides. This is a special area and we must continue to strengthen the air component, [and] increase the amount of modern …
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Media: Italy may delay the extension of sanctions against the Russian Federation
Italy may delay the extension of sanctions against Russia, which had been previously approved by EU ambassadors, wrote Brussels Radio Liberty correspondent Rikard Jozwiak, on Twitter.
According to him, the reason for the delay is Italy’s desire to include a clause allowing the relationship with Russia to be reconsidered later this year into the EU ruling on continued sanctions.
It should be noted that earlier, Wall Street Journal reporter Laurence Norman also wrote about the possibility that …
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Military expert: It would take Russia several hours to take away Ukraine's presence in the Black Sea
After the annexation and militarization of Crimea, it would take just a few hours for Russia to relieve Ukraine of its status of maritime power and to block the country from accessing the Black Sea. This was said by the Deputy Director of the Ukrainian Center for Army, Conversion and Disarmament, Mykhailo Samus, during an interview with Radio Krym.Realii.
“Russia can easily, and within a few hours, block access to the sea for Ukraine and also deprive Ukraine of its maritime power status. We …