Russian President Vladimir Putin submitted to the State Duma a draft law regulating the procedure for carrying out searches of lawyers, as well as clarifying the powers of the defenders. The corresponding document is available on the website of the lower house of Parliament, RBC reports.

According to the text of the bill, Putin's initiative involves introducing changes to the Criminal Procedure Code or CPC of the Russian Federation.

"The legal search of a lawyer’s property or premises could …

On the 13th of February, warships from Canada, Spain, Romania, and Bulgaria will practice air defense maneuvers and responses to simulated enemy attacks, the press service of the Bulgarian Defense Ministry reported.

“Tactical maneuvering, air defense, responses to different surface attacks, helicopter cargo deliveries, and other maneuvers will be practiced during these PASSEX-type exercises (passing exercise). These exercises will take place on the 13th of February in the Black Sea,” the …

The press service of the President of Belarus reports that a five-day, visa-free policy has entered into force. The citizens of 80 countries, including the U.S. and the EU will have the right to free entry but on the condition that they arrive via Minsk National Airport.

The decree was signed by President Alexander Lukashenko on January 9 and took effect on February 12.

Among the countries mentioned in the decree there are 39 European countries, including the entire European Union, as well as …

The organizers of the ''Blockade of the Donbas' whose members are blocking the railroad in Luhansk region are initiating a "public discussion" of the situation at the Independence Square in Kyiv. This was reported on February 12 at the headquarters of the Blockade.

According to the organizers, a “veche" or popular assembly should be held in the center of Kyiv on February 19 in response to the "intention of the authorities to hold a meeting of the National Security and Defense Council."

The …

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will hold talks next week in Germany. This will be their first official meeting.

The Russian minister mentioned this during an interview with channel NTV.

"Rex Tillerson, like me, will be attending the events that will be held this month in Germany. There will be a meeting of G20 foreign ministers in Bonn as well as the annual Munich Security Conference, which will be held back to back ... there will be a good …

Russia has begun a dialogue with the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump, as stated by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov during an interview with Channel NTV.

"We respect the positions of any country, and are always ready to sit down and discuss any approaches, even those that completely contradict our own. I believe that our dialogue with the administration of Donald Trump, which has already begun, will become more intensive as soon as all parts of the administration engaged in …

Russia is trying to turn everybody against each other in international politics, as Estonian President, Kersti Kaljulaid, stated in an interview with the LNT channel, Delfi reported.

According to Kaljulaid, Russia wants to influence the democratic processes in countries using any visible rifts.

The Estonian President believes that until Russia starts to change from the inside, we should not expect that the West will renew a close cooperation with them.

She agreed with the views expressed by …

NATO accused Russia of strengthening its disinformation campaign after the annexation of the Crimea in March 2014, Deutsche Welle reported.

According to NATO’s data, the Russian media companies Sputnik and Russia Today (RT) have repeatedly published fake material.

"NATO has been dealing with a significant increase in Russian propaganda and disinformation since Russia's illegal annexation of the Crimea in 2014," the spokesperson of the Alliance, Oana Lungescu, told Reuters on Saturday, …