In an interview with Europeyska Pravda, Dmytro Kuleba, the representative of Ukraine to the Council of Europe, said that there is "a group of people who want to bring Russia back to the [Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe] chamber at any cost."

The diplomat said that "very difficult and very unconstructive processes are happening in the PACE.” He also emphasized that "Their goal is to return the Russian delegation to the PACE conference hall without its fulfillment of conditions …

Ukraine has drafted documents regarding an official decision to send United Nations (UN) peacekeepers to the Donbas and is looking forward to constructive cooperation with the new UN secretary general, stated Volodymyr Yelchenko, Ukraine’s permanent representative to the UN.

“Everything is ready. We even have draft documents ready for approval – on a UN support office in Ukraine, on a special representative to the secretary general, and on a mediatory mission from the UN secretary general – we …

Ukraine should initiate discussions with the US with regard to the joint production of weapons and ammunition in Ukraine, as this will be beneficial to both countries. This was said by the Ukrainian Ambassador to the US, Valeriy Chaly.

“I think we should not only discuss the supply of weapons, but we should also seriously discuss the joint production of weapons and ammunition. Over the last two years, Ukraine has not only rebuilt the army virtually from scratch, but also returned workers back …

On Monday, August 22nd, Lithuania signed an agreement to purchase German “Boxer” combat armored vehicles in the amount of 386 million Euros, Delfi.lt reports. It is supposedly the most expensive purchase in the history of the Armed Forces of Lithuania.

"88 combat wheeled armored vehicles will be bought for 385.6 million Euro and issued in accordance with the requirements of Lithuania,” said the Minister of National Defense of Lithuania, Juozas Olekas. The Minister signed the agreement with the …

Finland plans to sign an agreement on military cooperation with Washington before the presidential elections in the USA. Reuters quoted Finland’s Defense Minister Jussi Niinistö in its report.

According to Niinistö, the framework agreement, carried out against the backdrop of growing discontent in the Nordic countries with the Russian military activity in the region, will not contain obligations for military assistance, which would imply NATO membership.

"It will cover areas in which we …

Separatists in the Donbas continue to violate the Minsk Agreements by using heavy weapons against the Ukrainian military. The Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Viktor Muzhenko, said this during an interview with Ukrinform while discussing his trip to the Donbas.

“We had the opportunity to see with our own eyes and hear with our own ears that the Minsk Agreements are really being violated by the enemy, that shots are being fired at our positions from both small and …

The aircraft that bombed terrorist targets in Syria from the Hamadan airbase in Iran have fulfilled their mission and returned to the Russian Federation. Iran is ready to provide further military infrastructure to Russia, Interfax wrote.

The spokesperson for the Russian Ministry of Defense, Major General Igor Konashenkov, stated on August 22 that the Russian bombers and fighter jets that bombed terrorist targets in Syria and used the Iranian airfield as a base have achieved their objectives …

The director-general of the Directorate General for Policy and Communications, Oleksii Makeiev, explained that the Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs maintains diplomatic relations with Russia in order to protect Ukrainian citizens living in Russia and to free political prisoners, Ukrainian News reports.

“Diplomatic institutions and consular offices in the Russian Federation perform the most important tasks: protection of citizens, protection of political prisoners, and we are doing our …