The press service of the Foreign Ministry reported that the Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin, during his visit to Washington, discussed increasing pressure on Russia with the members of the United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, Robert Corker and Robert Menendez.

Specifically, Klimkin informed his interlocutors about the current situation in the Donbas and in the annexed Crimea.

"While discussing further support to our country, Pavlo Klimkin stressed the importance of …

During his talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Shinzo Abe, the head of the Japanese government, promised Putin not to deploy US military bases in the south of the Kuril Islands if Moscow agrees to hand over these territories to Tokyo, reported Asahi Shimbun with reference to high-level government sources.

As reported in the newspaper, Abe's statement confirmed his determination to continue negotiations on the disputed territories.

According to the newspaper, the actions of the …

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko had a meeting with the delegation of the US National Democratic Institute (NDI) and the European Parliament. During the meeting, he called on the EU and the US to increase pressure on Russia because to interventions in the electoral processes in Ukraine, stated the press service of the president.

 “The head of the state discussed with the representatives of NDI and the European Parliament the pre-election situation in the country and the latest development …