Kurt Volker, US State Department Special Representative for Ukraine, will visit Kyiv in the near future, reports Voice of America.

"In the near future I will visit Ukraine, I want to go to the eastern part of the country", Volker said, speaking at the Brussels forum. The American diplomat emphasized that the date of the visit hasn’t yet been set.

The last time Volker visited Ukraine was the day before his meeting with Russian Presidential Aide, Vladislav Surkov. Negotiations between Volker …

The Russian Federation has involved its secret services in ensuring the participation of Crimean Tatars in voting during the Russian presidential election scheduled for March 18, 2018, as indicated by the Chairperson of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar people, Refat Chubarov, during an interview with the Russian service of the Voice of America.

According to Chubarov, the pro-Russian authorities in the Crimea are trying by all means to raise the turnout at the presidential election, including …

Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó reported on the beginning of constant patrolling by the OSCE monitoring mission in Transcarpathia, the  publication Mukachevo.net writes.

"On Friday, the Hungarian Foreign Minister was informed by a letter from the Secretary General that the OSCE has established a permanent presence in Uzhhorod. The observation mission consists of 12 people," the press-service of the ruling Fidesz Party reports, quoting Minister Szijjártó.

According to the minister, …

The Russian military tested 210 different weapons in Syria, as stated by Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoygu in Andrey Kondrashov's film "Putin", reported Russian news agency TASS.

According the Shoygu, Syria provided Russia with a wealth of experience in the area of weaponry.

“We looked at 210 different kinds of weapons. We tested them on the battlefield with the Syrians. We made notes and comments on those that we looked at, that's all, it’s normal. I'm sure that in the future they will …

Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin said that the modernization of the MiG-31 fighter was in parallel with the development of the hypersonic Kinzhal anti-ship missile. 

“The supersonic MiG-31 was selected as a carrier for the Kinzhal. The work on the modernization of this unique supersonic aircraft, which is ahead of its time, was in parallel with the development of the weapons themselves,” he wrote on Twitter.

The day before, on March 10, the Defense Ministry reported on the …

During an interview for the film “Putin”, which was made by Russian reporter Andrey Kondrashev, the Russian President said that under no circumstances will he give up the Crimea.

One of the questions that Kondrashev asked Putin concerned the circumstances under which he would return the Crimea.

“What, have you lost your mind? Under no circumstances, and I never will,” replied Putin.

A few days earlier, a film by another Russian reporter, Vladimir Solovyov, was released under the title The …

High Representative of the European Union Federica Mogherini, who will be visiting Ukraine soon, has urged the government to intensify the fight against corruption.

“Several important laws still need to be passed as part of the Association Agreement. Work must be redoubled in the most important areas,” Mogherini said in an interview with UNIAN.

“The fight against corruption is one of those, and here we expect the adoption of a law establishing an independent and effective High Anti-Corruption …

The heads of parliament of Poland, Latvia and Lithuania have signed an open letter to the parliaments of European states concerning the construction of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline. The ceremony took place on March 11 in Vilnius, Polish radio reported.

“The Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline is intended to make EU states dependent on Russian energy,” the document states.

The authors point out that energy security is a key component of a united and flourishing Europe. Despite the fact that Nord …