Deputies of the Ukrainian Verkhovna Rada urged the EU to rely on Ukraine’s gas transportation network capability, and cease construction of the “politically motivated” Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline.

233 of the deputies supported the draft resolution in which Ukraine seeks to confirm its strategic role as a transit country of natural gas to the European Union, the 112 Ukraine channel reports.

“We expect ... measures to be taken in order to prevent the construction of a politically motivated …

NATO is not yet ready to invite Ukraine to the Enhanced Opportunities Partners Program, as stated by Vadym Prystaiko, the head of the mission of Ukraine to NATO, in an interview with Ukrinform.

“Is NATO ready to invite Ukraine into this program? No. The three-year review of the program’s effectiveness was completed six months ago. All five participants – Australia, Finland, Georgia, Jordan and Sweden – are invited to participate in its future work. We are in negotiations about this. I do not …

In Transnistria, dozens of cargo trucks with no license plates have been moving weapons and ammunition to unknown locations from a warehouse in the town of Cobasna, stated the head of the Moldavian parliament, Andrian Candu.

“When the agreement is not observed, when the movement [of weapons] like this takes place, we understand the situation we are in regarding the safety of the country,” he said.

According to the speaker, all attempts made by the Moldavian officers from the United mission to …

The trilateral negotiations between Ukraine, the EU and Russia on gas transit will take place on July 17. Unofficial information about this appeared on Wednesday, July 4, and on Thursday it was confirmed by European Commission (EC) Vice President Maroš Šefčovič in a statement on the EC’s official website. “Constructive and stable co-operation between Russia and Ukraine in the field of energy is of utmost importance for both countries and the European Union. The need for a continued, long-term …

The European Union has extended economic sanctions against Russia for another six months, according to a corresponding decision published on the European Council website.

Rikard Jozwiak, a Brussels correspondent of Radio Liberty, reported earlier that preparation for this decision was under way.

“The EU has prolonged its economic sanctions against Russia by six months,” Jozwiak wrote. “The decision will be published in the EU official journal on Monday, a week before the Helsinki meeting …

Israel is concerned that the Syrians will enter the UN demilitarized zone in the Golan Heights. The Jewish state is ready to attack the Syrian Armed Forces if they move into the demilitarized zone at the border with Israel, stated Israeli Internal Security Minister Gilad Erdan.

“We must verify and do everything to clarify, vis-a-vis the Russians, the Assad government, that we will not accept any armed presence by the Assad regime in the areas which are meant to be demilitarized,” Erdan told …

A new private military company (PMC) called “Patriot” has been active in Syria at least since spring 2018, and is presumably connected to the Russian Defense Ministry, reported the TV channel Dozhd, citing a source in military circles.

The Patriot PMC was mentioned alongside the Wagner PMC in a request to the government signed by retired lieutenant-general Leonid Ivashov, Vladimir Petrov, head of the international public organization Honor and Homeland, and Yevgeny Shabayev, chairman of the …

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko signed a national security bill on Thursday, July 5.“This is an important landmark for the reformation of the entire country, primarily the defense and security sector. The main thing is that through this law we are firmly emphasizing Ukraine’s course towards European and Euroatlantic integration. We are confirming that our state, the Ukrainian nation, has clearly made up its mind about our future – it is a future in the family of peoples of the free world,” …