During negotiations with Hungary, Ukraine agreed on ways to resolve the issue of languages of national minorities in Transcarpathia as stated by Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Vasyl Bodnar after the meeting with the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities, Lamberto Zannier in Uzhgorod.

"We can say with cautious optimism that the long-lasting negotiations with the Hungarians have resulted in agreeing on key positions: on ways of resolving the "language issue," the launch of …

Admiral Ihor Tenyukh, who served as acting Minister of Defense between February 27 and March 25 in 2014 says that he resigned from the position because, after the decision had been made to bring the Ukrainian Armed Forces to full combat readiness, his suggestion to “go for a breakthrough” in the Crimea was not supported.

“My plan consisted of going for a breakthrough, because this is a war. My plan was not supported, and so I resigned,” he said while testifying as a witness in the Kyiv …

Major Roman Filipov’s Su-25 assault jet was shot down in Syria with a missile from a Russian Igla man-portable air-defense system (MANPADS), said Franz Klintsevich, deputy chairman of the Federation Council Defense and Security Committee.

“According to unofficial information, it was an ‘Igla’,” Klintsevich said. According to him, serious work is being done to clarify all the circumstances, especially who supplied the MANPADS.

On February 3, militants shot down a Russian Su-25 SM assault jet …

Head of the Russian Federal Air Transport Agency Alexander Neradko and Deputy Director General of the Turkish General Directorate of Civil Aviation (DGCA) Can Erel signed a working agreement that opens up opportunities for the delivery of Russian Ka-32 helicopters to Turkey, as reported on the website of the Federal Air Transport Agency of Russia.

As noted in the report, the agreement provides for the delivery of helicopters in the spring of 2018.

“The agreement is aimed at providing the …

In the Black Sea, near Odessa, two permanent maritime NATO groups are conducting joint maneuvers, as by Dumskaya news outlet.

Involved in these actions are the SNMG2 Second Permanent Group and the SNMCMG2 Mine Action Group.

“Today, during the exercises, joint maneuvers with helicopter landings were conducted. According to unverified information, Romanian fighters also participated in the exercises,” the publication noted.

It was noted that for the first time in many years, two British …

The coalition government of the Christian Democratic Union, the Christian Social Union and the Social Democratic Party of Germany bloc has no plans to change its sanctions policy against Russia, Spiegel reported, referring to the coalition’s 167-page draft agreement.

The draft did not indicate the position of the Social Democrats on the progressive elimination of restrictive measures before the full implementation of the Minsk agreements. According to the draft, “If the Minsk agreements are …

Moldovan President Igor Dodon believes that Ukraine can help his country find a compromise in resolving the issue of Transnistria, as he stated in an interview with Radio Liberty.

"Kyiv is an important partner in the 5 + 2 format, which was very active on this issue. Of course, a lot will depend on Ukraine's position," Dodon said, but did not specify exactly how Kyiv could assist.

He also admitted that during his Presidency he had no contact with his Ukrainian counterpart, and when asked …

Russian President Vladimir Putin might vote in Sevastopol for the March 18th Presidential elections, the newspaper Kommersant writes.

According to the newspaper’s source, the region was chosen based on anticipated low turnout for the Russian Presidential election. During the previous federal elections, Vladimir Putin always voted in Moscow."However, after the change in the legislation in 2017, it became easier to vote at the place of residence rather than registration. The expert said that …