Attorney Vladimir Makeev, who represents the interests of Russian citizen Yevgeny Nikulin, the defendant accused of organizing hacker attacks on US targets, wrote a letter to US President Donald Trump in which he complained about the behavior of US special agents, Izvestia newspaper reports, citing the letter in its possession.

According to Izvestia, Makeev called on the American leader to pay attention to "illegal attempts by the US special services to obtain false testimony from a Russian …

“24 hours before the tragedy with the MH17 plane, Russia placed a ban on flights in the airspace neighboring the Donbas,” Russian Forbes reported, citing the Dutch Safety Board (DSB).

The ban came into force from midnight on July 17, that is, the day when the passenger plane flying the MH17 flight was shot down. “Russia suddenly, on the night of the 17th of July 2014, by issuing the document NOTAM UUUUV6158/14, placed a restriction on commercial flights to the Russian airspace neighboring with …

The strategic American unmanned surveillance aircraft RQ-4A Global Hawk made a reconnaissance flight along the line of demarcation in the Donbas on Sunday, July 16, reported Interfax news agency with reference to websites that monitor flights of military aircraft.

It was noted that during the flight, a long-distance drone with the call sign UAVGH000 flew from north to south along the line of demarcation in the Donbas for hours without crossing it. The drone flew at an altitude of 16,700 meters. …

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that Israel opposes the Russia-US agreement for a truce in southwest Syria, as it strengthens Iran's position in the region.

"Israel opposes the ceasefire agreement in the south of Syria reached by the US and Russia because it perpetuates the Iranian presence in the country," he said after meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron.

As Haaretz reports, citing its source, Tel Aviv "is aware of Iranian intentions" to significantly expand its …

Russian President Vladimir Putin said that his press secretary Dmitry Peskov persuaded him to participate in the filming of American director Oliver Stone’s "Interview with Putin," noting that he had not prepared for it in advance.

"Where is the culprit, mister comrade Peskov? He disappeared somewhere; he is not here. It is he who persuaded me sometime in the past," Putin said.

According to the president, Peskov explained that Oliver Stone is a very famous, Oscar-winning filmmaker who will …

NJSC Naftogaz Ukraine has announced open tendering for the purchase of independent financial and anti-corruption investigation services, as reported on the company's website.

The services, to be provided by the contractor before December 31, 2018, will include investigations of suspicious transactions, falsification of financial statements, violations of legal frameworks, bribery and corruption, improper business relationships, misappropriation of assets, and conflicts of interest.

The …

In an attempt to ensure the reliable provision of resource needs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and other defense components, the Ministry of Defense has introduced a unified system of logistics support.

The Deputy Minister of Defense of Ukraine, Major-General Oleg Shevchuk said that the Main Logistics Directorate is currently being formed in the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The next stage would be the formation of the Logistics Forces Command out of Armament, Logistics and …

The Crimean Prosecutor's Office of Ukraine, which is located in Kyiv, is investigating the illegal entry and exit of more than 600 ships into and from the territory of the annexed peninsula, as reported on the website of the Prosecutor's Office of Crimea, based on the results of the Office's work over six months of this year.  

"To date, the Prosecutor's Office has initiated criminal proceedings on the violation of entry procedures into the temporarily occupied territory of Ukraine by more …