The presence of the Russian Armed Forces in the Donbas causes "no doubts", US Special Representative for the US Department of State Kurt Volker said.

“The statement that Russia manages and controls armed forces in the east of Ukraine does not raise any doubts today," he said in an interview with Gazeta.ru.

According to Volker, this has been confirmed through published photographs, including satellite imagery, information from social networks, interrogations of captured Russian servicemen, and …

The Russian company Kaspersky Lab does not plan to leave the US market, but will change its development strategy, stated the company's CEO, Eugene Kaspersky, RIA Novosti reports.

"We are shifting our activities from one point to another, developing a sales network…we want to be closer to our customers," he said.

Kaspersky claims that the sales of programs to US government agencies brought in "almost zero". According to him, they were important from the standpoint of prestige.

Sources close …

Deputy Head of the Committee on International Affairs of the Parliament of Hungary Márton Gyöngyösi called on Moscow and Budapest to join forces to put joint pressure on Ukraine because of the education law that was passed, which allegedly infringes on the rights of national minorities, as reported by RIA Novosti.

Gyöngyösi also invited other countries of the region, the natives of whom live in Ukraine, to unite.  

“We have tried to influence the situation as much as possible, but so far, it …

The official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova said that Washington violated its own legislation and the principles of freedom of speech when it said that the RT television channel is a foreign agent as reported by news agency TASS.

“We conducted our own expert study of this issue. It was based on a study of U.S. legislation, all major U.S. legislation that regulates the activities of journalists, including foreign journalists,” she said.

“The evaluation of the …

The European Investment Bank provided Ukraine with a loan of 400 million euros for the development of small and medium-sized businesses. This was announced on Thursday, October 5 by the press service of the Ministry of Finance of Ukraine.

The loan comes in the form of agreements signed by Megabank and Ukrgasbank whereby loan funds will be used to finance investments and small business needs in working capital. Lending is designed for five years with the possibility of further extending the …

The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine has required concert organizers to inform the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) about the events featuring Russian artists at least 30 days in advance. 232 deputies voted in favor of Bill 6682 which only required 226 to pass.

If a Russian artist is scheduled to perform at the event, the organizer must request information from the Security Service at least 30 days in advance to determine whether there are legal grounds preventing the artist from participating in …

At a meeting with Polish President Andrzej Duda, Bulgarian President Rumen Radev said that he wants European sanctions against Russia to be abolished, Nova TV reported.

According to Radev, it is necessary to seek diplomatic solutions for Russian issue, so as not to harm business. "In the economic sense, these sanctions are very painful," he said.

According to the Bulgarian president, sanctions cannot last forever, and business should not suffer from this.

"Therefore, they must be eliminated," …

Washington is "concerned" about the interest of "a number of American allies" in buying the Russian S-400 anti-aircraft missile system, as stated by Pentagon spokesman Michelle Baldanza in her commentary to TASS.

"We are concerned about the purchase of S-400 system," she said, adding that the United States has “repeatedly stressed the importance of maintaining operational compatibility with the weapon systems of the US and other countries in the region in the implementation of major military …