Russian leadership has a good chance to get out of the military trap it has gotten itself into, expressed the Foreign Minister of France, Jean-Marc Ayrault, commenting on the further development of the situation in Syria after the publication of the report on the use of chemical weapons by the Russian-supported Assad regime, RFI reported.

According to the French Minister, the use of chemical weapons by the Assad regime in 2014 and 2015 is "not only illegal but morally unacceptable for those …

NATO’s participation in the fight against the so-called Islamic State will lead to a loosening of NATO airspace control in eastern and central Europe, the DPA news agency reported on Saturday, August 27, citing sources in military circles.

According to the agency, the alliance does not have enough AWACS radio detection aircraft systems to comply with US demands to continue the fight against the so-called Islamic State, without reducing activity in the other areas. Therefore, military experts …

The Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense reported that groups of Russian troops involved in the surprise-combat readiness check are on high alert.

“A group of Russian Armed Forces, including 14 battalion tactical groups, 8 companies of tactical groups and 2 motorized rifle brigades, totaling about 41,600 servicemen was deployed along the State border with Ukraine in the temporarily occupied territories of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions, and the Crimea,” the …

On Monday, 29 August, the state enterprise Ukroboronprom will present new samples of unmanned aerial vehicles, mortars, air missiles, sniper weapons and other equipment, according to a statement by the press service of the National Security and Defence Council.

"On 29 August, the Secretary of the NSDC of Ukraine, Oleksandr Turchynov, will participate in the presentation of sophisticated weapons and equipment in celebration of the fifth anniversary of the State enterprise, Ukroboronprom.” The …

The Russian Minister of Sport, Vitaly Mutko, stated that the report of the independent commission of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) under the direction of Richard McLaren was falsified, as he expressed on the channel Match TV. According to him, on Monday, Russian experts are going to start working on the report and the next week they will conduct a legal evaluation of it.

“We have reached a conclusion and it will be sent to the International Olympic Committee, WADA, and all international …

The Russian government approved a list of 23 types of imported food that will be subject to restrictions. The list includes foods included in purchases for schools, kindergartens and other public institutions.

The list includes processed and preserved fish, caviar and caviar substitutes, crustaceans and mollusks, beef, veal, pork, poultry, milk and dairy products, as well as other food.

“Foods included in the list are produced in Russia and the EEU [Eurasian Economic Union] in sufficient …

Ukraine detected and recorded the daily presence of separatist tanks and cannons within the southeastern security zone. One of Ukraine’s negotiators, Yevhen Marchuk, published the information on Facebook as part of excerpts from a meeting where preparations were being made for the recent talks in Minsk.Ostensibly, in the period from August 1st to 25th, enemy tanks and artillery systems of less than 100mm in caliber were not detected in the 15-kilometer zone. However, heavier weaponry rated at …

The Azov unit’s withdrawal was explained as a redeployment of forces to gain better control over the coast of the Sea of Azov.

Part of the regiment was withdrawn from Mariupol in connection with the planned redeployment of forces in order to gain better control over the Azov coast. This was reported by the press service of the National Guard of Ukraine (NGU).

“A planned regrouping of forces and means of the National Guard was conducted in the ATO zone. In order to strengthen control over the …