A presumably North Korean vessel has seized a Russian yacht in the Sea of ​​Japan. The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Vladivostok is verifying information regarding this, Russia’s Interfax news agency reports.

"We cannot yet confirm or deny this information. We are checking this information, and have sent inquiries to the Russian consulate in the DPRK," said Vladimir Konovalov, the First Secretary of the Russian Foreign Ministry's Delegation in Vladivostok.

He specified that the …

At the 7th National Expert Forum organized by the Gorshenin Institute, the Belgian Ambassador to Ukraine, Luc Jacobs said that Ukraine is on the frontline protecting European values.

“The European Union is not an economic project, it is not a club, and certainly not a golf club. This is a political project about values, principles, democratization, human rights, and above all, avoiding a situation in which a conflict may arise. We should not take peace for granted, and Ukraine demonstrates …

Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke about his children and grandchildren during the Q&A show “Direct Line with Vladimir Putin”, explaining why he hides information about them.

"My daughters live in Russia, in Moscow. I have grandsons. They live normal lives. My daughters are engaged in science and education, and I do not want them to grow up as princes of blood; I want them to grow up as normal people. This requires regular communication in children's groups. It's worth it to me just to say: …

RIA Novosti reported that President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko said that Minsk's concern is caused not only by the deployment of NATO military contingents at the border with the Republic, but also by the deployment of military drones.

"The troops are tolerable. However, most modern unmanned aerial vehicles are also deployed there... they are huge, like real planes. Those are attack drones, against whom?" Lukashenko said on Thursday in Minsk at a meeting with the secretaries of the …

The military operation in Syria has brought great benefit to the Russian defense industry, Russian President Vladimir Putin said during a Direct Line Q & A session on Thursday.

"This is of great benefit to our defense industry. The use of the latest weapon types made it possible to understand how they work in combat conditions and how to make the necessary adjustments to the quality of these new weapons systems. We already knew that those are good, functional weapons. However, when we saw how …

According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, Russian Tu-160 strategic bombers flying over neutral waters of the Baltic Sea were shadowed by foreign fighters at different stages of their route.

“On June 15, the Tu-160s conducted scheduled flights over the neutral waters of the Baltic Sea. At certain stages of the flight, Russian strategic missile carriers were shadowed by F-16 Falcon jets from the Danish Air Force and F/A-18 Hornet aircraft from the Finnish Air Force, as well as Swedish Air …

Ukraine has provided the fifth batch of new Oplot-T battle tanks  consisting of five machines built at the Malyshev Factory as part of the $240 million contract signed in 2011.

The fifth shipment of Oplots arrived from Ukraine by sea at the Sattahip naval base, according to Interfax-Ukraine. According to the agency, the shipment of armored vehicles was shipped to the Thai customer in March. The next shipment, the sixth is planned for June. The contract is due to be completed by autumn 2017. …

Ukraine and the United States signed a memorandum on cooperation between their legislative bodies, Ukrinform reports. The signing ceremony took place during a meeting between Verkhovna Rada Speaker, Andriy Parubiy and Speaker of the US House of Representatives, Paul Ryan.

"This is an important document that strengthens and structures cooperation between our parliaments," Parubiy said and added that it contains "very important wording" on Ukraine.

"The text of the memorandum states that …