A statement made by the General Staff Chief, Viktor Muzhenko, about the numerous losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine should the Donbas be liberated by force is more political than military. Its goal is to confirm the opinion in the minds and souls of Ukrainians that there is no alternative to Poroshenko's peaceful plan, military expert Oleg Zhdanov stated in an interview with 24 TV.

According to the expert, Muzhenko can’t make comments about the other option since he supports Poroshenko's …

The property and bank accounts belonging to Andriy Klyuyev and his brother Serhiy were seized during a criminal investigation, as stated in the response of the Prosecutor General's Office of Ukraine to the inquery of the UNN agency. Klyuyev is the former Head of the Administration of the Ex-President of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych.

"To ensure criminal proceedings on the property, the arrest is imposed on the bank accounts of the suspects [Andrey and Sergey Klyuyev], both on the territory of …

French President Emmanuel Macron is ready to accept an invitation from Russian President Vladimir Putin to visit an economic forum in St. Petersburg in May 2018, as reported by Kommersant, citing diplomatic sources in Paris. Should this occur, Macron will become the main guest at the forum.

According to the newspaper’s sources, the decision has been made, but it was decided not to announce it officially yet. "The reason is purely formal, but quite respectful. Presidential elections in Russia …

Jon Huntsman, the new US ambassador to Russia, says that his primary goal is to improve relations between the two states. According to him, the first step towards this must be the restoration of Ukraine’s sovereignty.

As the news outlet KSL reports, Huntsman made statements to this effect at a formal swearing-in ceremony in Salt Lake City. Huntsman was officially sworn in on September 29 in Washington, but he visited Salt Lake City since he had previously been the governor of Utah.

Huntsman …

The First Deputy Chairman of The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, Iryna Herashchenko, has said that the bill on the reintegration of the Crimea and the Donbas is divided, "as the methodology for the return of these territories will be different."

"Why is the issue of the Crimea and Donbas divided within the bill? We are still fighting for the return of the Donbas and Crimea, but even in international law the situations with these stolen Ukrainian territories has been determined by different …

The Foreign Ministers of the GUAM countries (Georgia, Ukraine, Azerbaijan, and Moldova) have signed a joint communiqué on their readiness to continue close cooperation, Interfax reports.

The signing took place on Sunday, October 8, in Tbilisi. The special meeting of the Council of Ministers of Foreign Affairs (CMFA) of GUAM was devoted to the 20th anniversary of the founding of the organization. According to Georgian Foreign Minister Mikheil Janelidze, they discussed prospects for further …

The Latvian National Armed Forces (NAF) received 65 out of 123 caterpillar combat reconnaissance armored cars from the UK. This was accomplished as part of a military equipment purchase agreement made between the two countries in 2014, as reported by Baltnews citing the press service of Latvian Ministry of Defense.

The project to mechanize the land forces of the Latvian Army is divided into several phases and stages. The acquisition of 123 armored vehicles is stipulated as part of this project. …

Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi flew to Russia for President Vladimir Putin’s 65th birthday and presented the President with an embroidered handmade duvet cover, Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera reports.

The gift has a picture of Putin and Berlusconi, shaking hands. The photo of the duvet cover was also published by La Stampa and La Republica.

According to Italian media, Berlusconi congratulated Putin while they were in Sochi though the Kremlin made no official report of …