In 2016, Poland exported more than 400 million cubic meters of natural gas to Ukraine. That amount may increase many times over in the future, as reported by Radio Poland citing by the deputy head of the oil and gas concern PGNiG, Matthew Wozniak. He noted that gas is sold to Ukraine at a profit and within the framework of a safe payment system.

“We hope that PGNiG will expand and increase the capacity of its gas pipeline in the Germanovitse station, which links Ukraine to Poland, and thus …

Within the framework of the UN World Food Program (WFP), the German and Italian governments in 2017 will allocate nearly 4 million euros to displaced persons from the Donbas, as reported by the press service of the UN WFP delegation in Ukraine.

“The World Food Program, the largest organization in the fight against hunger, during 2017 will continue the provision of food aid to 220,000 people who have been affected as a result of the conflict in Eastern Ukraine,” a statement said.

Additionally, …

The deployment of a US military division to the “Novo Selo” training ground in Bulgaria has begun in the as part of strengthening NATO's eastern flank, the Bulgarian Ministry of Defense reported.

“The 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team from Fort Carson, USA, was housed at the Novo Selo training field,” a statement said. A total of 120 American service members arrived as part of the combat team.

The press office also reported that 15 Bradley infantry fighting vehicles, two M-113 fully tracked …

On Monday, February 13, Chief Special Prosecutor of Montenegro Milivoje Katnić appealed to Montenegro’s Parliament with a request to lift parliamentary immunity of the leaders of the pro-Russian opposition, the Democratic Front’s Andrija Mandiić and Milan Knežević. Days later, Radio I Televizija Crne Gore reported that Parliament voted to do exactly that.

Before the vote, Speaker of the Parliament Ivan Brajović expressed hope that lifting the immunity of both deputies would speed up the …

An Iranian general and Commander of the Iranian Quds Force, Qasem Soleimani, who is prohibited from leaving the country due to UN sanctions, secretly flew to Moscow for a number of meetings, as reported by Fox News, citing sources in US intelligence. The channel has repeatedly reported about Soleimani’s visits to Russia.

According to the news outlet, the general arrived in Moscow on February 14 at 12:13 through terminal A of Vnukovo airport via Mahan Air flight WD084.

It is noted that the …

The Polish Armed Forces agreed on the decision to station the second major U.S. military unit – a military aviation brigade, which is made up of 80 helicopters and 400 servicemen, in Poland, Rzeczpospolita reported.

According to the newspaper, the aviation group will be stationed at Powidz (Greater Poland Voivodeship in the center of the country) airfield in late March 2017. The aviation group will provide air support for the tank brigade that previously arrived in Poland.

It consists of …

The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) stated that Russia is preparing provocations involving violence at the events commemorating the anniversary of the shootings on Maidan.

"Last year, Russian agents intensified their activity on the eve of commemoration of events of 2014. This time, calls for violence could be heard again from Russia," said the Chief of Staff of the SBU, Oleksandr Tkachuk, at a briefing on Wednesday, February 15.

''According to our data, around 18 events are scheduled for …

Ukraine has blocked the export of anthracite for as long as the state of emergency in the energy sector is in effect, according to Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman.

“Export is prohibited de-facto, de jure. During the time that the emergency measures are in effect, it cannot be exported,” he said during a meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers.

Answering a question by Minister of the Interior Arsen Avakov, Minister of Energy and Coal Industry Ihor Nasalyk said that only coking coal can be …