• Ukraine’s Presidential Administration is attempting to strengthen relationship with Trump

    Deputy Head of Presidential Administration Kostiantyn Yelisieiev stated that Ukraine is actively working on improving relations with the newly elected U.S. President Donald Trump. He noted in an interview with RBC-Ukraine that Poroshenko was one of the first people Trump called.

    Yelisieiev rejected resentments against the Presidential Administration and Ukrainian Foreign Ministry that were formed because during the election campaigning in the U.S.A., Ukraine focused solely on Democrats. He …

  • Putin ratifies joint armed forces agreement with Abkhazia

    Russian President Vladimir Putin ratified an armed forces agreement with the Republic of Abkhazia that unites the Russian and Abkhazian militaries. The information was recently published on the official portal for legal information. The agreement establishes the missions, the orders of formation, deployment and use of the joint forces of both countries.

    Earlier, U.S. Vice President Joe Biden stated during a telephone conversation with Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili that the …

  • The US calls on Russia to halt airstrikes in Syria

    Speaking at a Security Council meeting, the United States Ambassador to the United Nations, Samantha Power, said that the ruthless attacks of the Russian Federation and Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad’s regime must be stopped.

    “The people who are behind these attacks should know that we, and the international community, monitor their actions, document their abuses and that one day, they will be brought to justice,” Power said.

    She named five Syrian commanders, who, according to Washington, …

  • US reconnaissance aircraft monitors Russian Navy's flotilla in the Mediterranean

    A US Navy P-8A Poseidon aircraft monitored the activities of the Russian flotilla in the Mediterranean Sea, Interfax reported, citing websites that track the movement of military aircraft.

    A Poseidon with tail number 168859 reportedly took off from the Sigonella airbase in Sicily, and proceeded to fly near the Russian Navy’s flotilla located south of Cyprus.

    Cases of US reconnaissance aircraft approaching Russian borders and military facilities have become more frequent over the last several …

  • Erdogan promised Ukraine to keep Turkish ships away from the Crimea

    The Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, Andriy Parubiy, raised the issue regarding informal entry of Turkish ships in the ports of Sevastopol during the meeting with the President of Turkey, Recep Erdoğan, according to Verkhovna Rada’s press service.

    Parubiy clarified that the two parties raised the issue regarding informal entry of Turkish ships in the ports of Sevastopol. In this context, President Erdoğan noted that even if this has happened informally, he would give all the …