Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoygu and South Ossetian representative Ibrahim Gasseev signed an "interstate" agreement on the order of intergartion of separate divisions of the South Ossetian Republic army into the structure of the Russian Armed Forces.

"We, as before, consider cooperation between Russia and South Ossetia as one of the stabilizing factors in the Caucasus. In general, we are connected by long-standing relations," Shoygu said at the signing ceremony.

He recalled that Russia …

American military exercises in Germany that included the participation of Russian-speaking actors are not preparation for any concrete actions. This was stated by U.S. Army Captain Chris Bradley, an official representative of the Joint Multinational Readiness Center (JMRC) for the training of military personnel in Germany, reported RIA Novosti news agency.

"In our Center, we try to train servicemen in the most realistic ways, to ensure that they can operate in many different situations," he …

The Prosecutor General's Office uncovered the scheme of a particularly large tax evasion and the illegal withdrawal of billions of hryvnias abroad, including for financing of terrorism, as reported by Ukraine’s Prosecutor General Yuriy Lutsenko on his Facebook page.

 According to him, 1000 law enforcement officers conducted searches and other immediate investigative actions in the offices of Ukraine’s largest distributor of tobacco products, TEDIS Ukraine.

"The economic crimes department of …

Russian President Vladimir Putin is supporting ultra-right parties in order to divide Europe. It was for this purpose that he received Marine Le Pen, a candidate for the presidency of France and leader of the National Front, at the Kremlin.

First Vice-President of the European Commission Frans Timmermans stated this in Madrid, reports RTBF news agency.

"The reason why Putin supports the ultra-right in Europe is that he knows how it weakens and divides us," he said. "If the EU is divided, it …

The leader of the Justice civil-political movement, Valentyn Nalyvaichenko announced on 112 TV channel that the IMF plans to send special auditors to Ukraine in the near future. “Auditors will check how previous loans were used and at the same time they will make certain that there was no corruption involved."

Nalyvaichenko also stressed that international and financial partners regard the fight against corruption in Ukraine as the main exhaustive condition for further cooperation with the …

All previously produced engines of the RD-0210/0211 and RD-0213/0214 series, intended for installation on the second and third stages of the Russian Proton-M rocket, will be re-assembled. This was stated by the General Director of the NPO Energomash, Igor Arbuzov, RIA Novosti reported.

"With regard to Protons, this concerns 71 engines or almost the whole reserve for the second and third stages. Presently, the schedule for the re-assembly is signed. A significant part of the work will be done …

Russian President Vladimir Putin stated at the International Arctic Forum that Russia has a large number of friends in the United States, RBC news agency reports.

According to the Russian President, Russia is thinking about the United States as a great power with which it would be desirable to establish relations. "Everything else is a lie and a provocation," he said. He went on to further assert that the "anti-Russian card" is played within "certain groups in the United States" to "strengthen …

Prime Minister of Ukraine Volodymyr Groysman announced his intention to sell inefficient state-owned enterprises. According to him, the move would enable Ukraine to attract additional investment and accelerate economic growth.

"We have 3,500 state-owned enterprises in the country. It is absurd, because most of these enterprises are either inefficient, or have become feeders for corrupt officials… My position is as follows: those [enterprises] that are not of national significance and …