At the UN Security Council, Russia presented its own draft resolution to investigate the chemical attack in Syria. Russia’s permanent representative to the UN made a statement to this effect, RIA Novosti reports. “We put forward our own short, thorough draft, aimed at a real investigation, not at assigning guilt before the facts have been established,” said Fedor Strzhizhovsky, press secretary of Russia’s permanent representative to the UN.

According to him, consultations regarding the draft …

Officials of the Security Service disclosed an attempt by Russian special services to recruit a resident of the Luhansk region, who worked in Russia.

According to the Security Service’s press service, the Ukrainian came to the attention of Russian special forces in late 2016 during an illegal stay in Russia.

“The man was unofficially employed in a company, and this fact was used to pressure him and coerce him to go against the interests of Ukraine,” the Security Service noted.

After the man …

The presidential administration of the Russian Federation has recommended that regions organize rallies against terrorism on April 8. The demonstrations are supposed to involve all parliamentary parties and be held in major cities throughout the country, "especially those where protest actions took place" on March 26.

This is reported by Kommersant newspaper, referring to a source close to the administration of the Russian president.

"The governors are already being called and given the task …

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and Latvian President Raimonds Vejonis agreed to coordinate efforts to return to Ukraine the money illegally withdrawn by former officials under the Yanukovych regime. Poroshenko said during a briefing at Riga, "Today we reached several important agreements, including on further work and coordination in the return of Ukrainian financial assets."

Poroshenko thanked Latvia for supporting Ukraine’s aspirations to European integration, for condemning Russia's …

Ukraine should do its utmost to become a full-fledged member of NATO as soon as possible, as was stated by the Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada, Andriy Parubiy, during the opening of the morning session of the Ukrainian parliament on Tuesday in Kyiv, Interfax-Ukraine reported.

"Our task is to make every effort to join the free peoples united in the North Atlantic Alliance as soon as possible," Parubiy said.

He recalled that on April 4, 1949, the North Atlantic Alliance was established in …

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law exempting Russians who fell under sanctions from reporting income and paying taxes in Russia in certain cases. The law is retroactive, and is effective as of January 1, 2014.

Earlier, an amendment to the Tax Code, prepared by a United Russia Deputy, Andrei Makarov, was adopted in the third reading by the State Duma of Russia. The law allows Russians who have business or property abroad and who have been sanctioned, to not be considered tax …

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine has demanded that the Russian Federation rescind the requirement for citizens residing in the Crimea to be drafted into the Russian Armed Forces, the department’s official site reports.

“A resolute protest has been expressed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine to the Russian Federation in connection with its intention to introduce conscription in the temporarily occupied territory of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of …

The IMF acknowledged the London's court decision on the case regarding Ukraine’s debt to Russia, but indicated it did not influence their current agreement with Ukraine, as was reported by Interfax-Ukraine.

The Board of Directors of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has stated that they are not influenced by the decision of the High Court of Justice in London in a lawsuit by the Russian Federation regarding the $3 billion worth of Eurobonds owed to them by Ukraine, as indicated in the Fund’ …