The European Union allocated Ukraine the first tranche amounting to €10 million in the context of the EU program to “support a thorough reform of the state administration in Ukraine”, the press service of the Ukrainian Cabinet of Ministers reported.

The European partners noted that they highly appreciate the government’s efforts to reform the state administration, and noted the presence of a political will to implement these changes,” the report states.

The report notes that at the government …

The Krasnodar cruise missile submarine of the Russian Navy entered the Mediterranean Sea under escort of an American Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser, Russia’s Interfax news agency reported.

According to the news agency, the Russian submarine navigating above water passed Europa Point, located in the south of the Gibraltar peninsula under "close watch" of the American warship.

Earlier, on May 5, the British warship Somerset shadowed the Russian Krasnodar submarine during its passage …

Four boilers of the primary power unit will be replaced during repairs to the Russian aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov. The Granit missile system will most likely remain on the ship as before. The cost of upgrading could amount to as much as 40 billion rubles ($700 million), a source familiar with the situation told Interfax news agency.

The source pointed out that the Granit system will not be replaced “due to financial reasons”. As for the boilers of the primary power unit, two of the four …

In 2017, the Russian Black Sea fleet will receive another new frigate and two submarines, as stated by the Commander of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet Admiral Alexander Vitko, TASS news agency reported.

"By the end of the current year, we are expecting the addition to the Black Sea Fleet of another “Admiral series" frigate and two more 636.3-Kolpino and Novgorod project submarines  , “ said Vitko in Sevastopol at the celebration event of the 234 anniversary of the Black Sea Fleet.

Vitko noted that " …

The Bank of Russia announced a significant increase in the capital flight from Russia in January-April 2017. According to the regulator, net amount of transfer of capital by the private sector during this period was $21 billion. This is more than double that of the first four months of the previous year ($9.8 billion).

"In contrast to the situation a year ago, the main factor in the net outflow was the transfer of the funds by the banking sector overseas following the continued increase of …

At the meeting of the Russia-Donbass Integration Committee which took place on May 12 in Donetsk, the head of the self-proclaimed DPR (Donetsk People’s Republic), Alexander Zakharchenko, stated that the purpose of “the republic" is to join Russia, RIA Novosti news agency reported.

"We have one goal, reunification with the motherland, and the motherland is Russia. The ultimate objective of this Committee, all of its work, is to return to our only homeland," stated Zakharchenko.

Previously, the …

The Kremlin's chief foreign policy adviser threatened Washington in response to last year's closure of Russia's diplomatic compounds in the United States if they are not reopened.

As the Russian Presidential aide on Foreign policy issues, Yuri Ushakov, said, "We have shown patience and sensibility, but this patience is, of course, not without limits."

He reiterated that Moscow did not immediately respond to Washington's move, but added that "the principle of reciprocity in diplomacy has not …

The Minister of Infrastructure of Ukraine, Volodymyr Omelyan, awarded employees of the Marine Search and Rescue Service and the crew of the Ukrainian boat for their actions in an incident that occurred near the Crimean coast on April 24th, as reported on Friday by the press service of the department.

The report says that the seamen were awarded for "having repelled the unlawful actions of the Russian vessel in the Black Sea." Six people were awarded.

"Our sailors did not give up, they saved …