According to a statement released on Thursday from the Elysee Palace, after a meeting with a delegation made up of representatives of the Arab and Kurdish populations in Paris, French President Emmanuel Macron assured the leadership of the Syrian Democratic Forces of France’s support.  

“The President of the Republic mentioned that, following the adoption of Security Council Resolution 2401, France clearly expressed its concern over the situation in the area of Afrin and demanded that the …

The Russian government has given the US two days to completely vacate the US Consulate General premises in Saint Petersburg. This was reported on the Russian Foreign Ministry’s website on Wednesday, March 29.

“The agreement on the opening and functioning of the US Consulate General in Saint Petersburg has been revoked. The American representatives must completely vacate the administrative building previously provided to them as premises for this institution by no later than March 31,” the post …

The Georgian Foreign Ministry has announced the expulsion of Russia’s representative in the Swiss Embassy in Tbilisi.

“The ministry expresses solidarity with the United Kingdom, shares the position of Great Britain and the international community on this matter, and recognizes the staff member of the Russian Federation’s interests section in the Swiss Embassy in Tbilisi as a persona non grata, and asks him to leave Georgia within seven days,” the statement on the Georgian Foreign Ministry’s …

Ambassador of Canada to Ukraine Roman Waschuk stated at a March 28 meeting with Minister of Internal Affairs Arsen Avakov that Canada intended to double the number of police officer-instructors in Ukraine, as reported by the Interior Ministry of Ukraine.

The two officials broadly discussed the current political agenda in Ukraine and the continuation of cooperation with Canadian partners to upgrade and develop the National Police of Ukraine within the PTAP (Police Training Assistance Project) …

Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić has asked Russian president Vladimir Putin for advice regarding the intensification of the Kosovo conflict, reported RTS-a (Radio Television of Serbia).

During a telephone call with Putin, Vučić informed the Russian President about the latest developments in Kosovo, including information about the detention of Serbian diplomat Marko Djurić.

"President Vučić requested the opinion and advice of the President of the Russian Federation on how to counter the …

European Commissioner for European Neighborhood Policy, Johannes Hahn made a tough statement regarding the failure of the Ukrainian authorities to fulfill their own promises. The text of the statement was published on the European Commission website.

Apparently, the deadline for submission of the asset declarations by civil society activists working in the sphere of counteracting corruption will lapse on April 1. Brussels has repeatedly demanded that Ukraine abolish this obligation but nothing …

The European Union plans to facilitate the movement of soldiers and military equipment between individual member countries. These measures are in response to worsening relations with Russia.

To this end, plans are being made to simplify border formalities and equip roads, bridges and railroads for the transport of tanks and other heavy equipment. This was stated in the European Commission’s plan, which was presented on Wednesday, March 28 in Brussels, reports Deutsche Welle.

According to this …

A cadet from the Russian Border Guard Institute asked Ukraine to grant him political asylum, as reported on Facebook by the assistant head of the State Border Service, Press Secretary Oleh Slobodyan.

According to Slobodyan, several days ago, a citizen of the Russian Federation, born in 1997, arrived at the Hoprivka border crossing to enter Ukraine. He said that he was a serviceman of the FSB of the Russian Federation and asked to be recognized as a political refugee.

"During the initial …