The Russian Ministry of Defence plans to complete the formation of four new divisions in 2017, and included in this will be the protection of the Kuril Islands. This was announced on February 22 in the State Duma on the television show “Parliamentary Hour” (Parlamentsky Chas) by Minister of Defence Sergey Shoygu, TASS reported.

“This year we hope to fully put in place three divisions on the western border and in the southwest. We are actively protecting the Kuril Islands. We must place a …

In a speech to the key military personnel, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko claimed that at present the threat of a full-scale military invasion by Russia in Ukraine remains unchanged, and that the buildup of Russian military presence near the Ukrainian border has continued.

Poroshenko made the comments during a speech to senior personnel at the information-collection headquarters of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Kyiv, as reported by Interfax-Ukraine.

"The threat of a full-scale Russian …

The Russian armed forces have created an information operations force, which will be tasked in counter-propaganda, Minister of Defense Sergey Shoygu said, speaking on Wednesday in the Russian State Duma, as reported by Interfax.

“An information operations force has been established that is more efficient and stronger,” Shoygu said, responding to a question about the need to recreate the administration, which would be engaged in counter-propaganda.

"Propaganda must be smart, competent and …

The President of Ukraine, Petro Poroshenko, expressed his satisfaction that a dialog with the new U.S. Presidential administration is being built, Korrespondent.net reported.

"At the moment I am happy with how we are building bridges and building up a dialog with the new U.S. administration," said the head of the state, delivering a speech during the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ operational meeting in Kyiv on Wednesday.

He reminded that he had held an important meeting with the U.S. Vice President, …

The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) has tightened measures to prevent capital flows to the Russian Federation, according to the central bank's website.

The statement outlined that "from now on, the National Bank has the right to refuse to issue individual licenses for certain foreign exchange transactions, if information in submitted documents reveals that either the participant or the person in whose favor the operation is carried out is a person who resides in a country that is recognized by …

Press Secretary for the President of Turkey Ibrahim Kalin announced the meeting topics for Recep Tayyip Erdoğan when he will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin, set to take place in the beginning of March.

During the meeting the leaders will discuss the numbers and supply of the Russian S-400 anti-aircraft missile systems, according to him.

“Negotiations are currently ongoing for the S-400, to solve many technical aspects. The administration and the president are closely following the …

The Ministry of Justice of Ukraine has assessed the damage done to Ukraine as a result of the annexation of the Crimea to be at USD 100 billion, as stated by the Minister of Justice of Ukraine, Pavlo Petrenko, in an interview with Liga.net.

“We have made a preliminary assessment of damages to Ukraine based only on the annexation of the Crimea to be approximately USD 100 billion. This amount will be detailed further during the decision-making stage,” the Minister said. However, according to him, …

Presently, there are thirty-seven thousand Ukrainian soldiers at the front line in the Donbas, according to Defense Minister Stepan Poltorak, the website of the Ministry reports.

Poltorak claims that the rest of the staff are on combat duty, in training centers, at the training sites and in the classrooms where the soldiers are learning from experience gained and making conclusions."

"We are able to defend Ukraine and fulfill all the tasks facing the Armed Forces. The evidence of this is the 7 …