A Russian IT-company states that they had to work hard to write the code for an official operational system for the Kremlin after the license to use one of the most common font types was rejected.RusBITech is the developer of Astra Linux, an operational system similar to Windows or Mac OS specially designed to be used in Russia. The software was ordered six years ago for use by the Russian Ministry of Defense and related agencies including the Federal Security Service, the successor of the …

The SBU has revealed a large sales network in the Odessa region of special technical information – GPS-trackers with integrated ultrasensitive microphones, as reported by the press service of the agency.

"The devices were made by a Russian company which closely cooperates with the Russian Federal Security Service and were ordered by one of the Ukrainian leading market players in GPS devices. Russians, with the help of certain design features and special software, have the ability to activate …

The main nominee for the position of U.S. Secretary of State, Rex Tillerson, was a Managing Director of a subsidiary of ExxonMobil that was registered in the Bahamas and was created to conduct business with Russia, Sueddeutsche Zeitung reported. Even Republican Senators have criticized his close ties with Russia and Vladimir Putin.

“The fact that Tillerson used the Bahamas as a tax haven to conduct his business in Russia would only enhance criticism,” the edition noted. According to …

 On Monday, Ankara denied any secret deal with Russia regarding the future of Syria, Western media outlets reported.

"That's not how we see it. That is not how we make deals. We don't see any connection," a senior Turkish Foreign Ministry official said.

Earlier, a number of Western media outlets suggested that since relations between Moscow and Ankara improved, it is possible that Turkey has agreed to assist Russia in Aleppo while Moscow promised not to hinder operations carried out by the …

The Polish government appealed to the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg due to the decision to increase access of Gazprom to the key gas pipeline OPAL, which links Nord Stream with Germany. The European Commission adopted this decision in late October, Polskie Radio reported on December 18, with reference to the official representative of Polish Foreign Ministry, Joanna Wajda.

The decision of Brussels was heavily criticized by Warsaw. The Polish administration stated that it recognizes a …

During the third meeting of the EU-Ukraine Association Council, Ukraine signed cross-border cooperation agreements with four neighboring countries of the EU, Evropeyskaya Pravda reported.

Stepan Kubiv, who is both the First Deputy Prime Minister and the Minister of Economic Development and Trade of Ukraine, signed the draft agreement on behalf of the Ukrainian side, and the European Commission's Director General for the European Neighborhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations, Christian …

As reported by the the Kommersant newspaper in early December, Turkey essentially nationalized the Akfel Holding shares owned by Gazprom and Gazprombank. According to the newspaper’s sources, the gas dispute with Turkey is "already inevitable."

The largest private importer of Russian gas to Turkey, Akfel Holding, is being effectively nationalized by the authorities in accordance with the emergency decree N674, adopted after July’s attempted coup in the country, the newspaper wrote. Gazprom, …

The Commander of Russia’s Air Assault Battalion, a native of Kalmykia, Major Sanal Sanchirov, was killed in action in Syria. Sanchirov was buried in his native village Yashkul, the representative of Administration of Yashkul district told RIA Novosti. “Sanal Sanchirov was buried in his native village Yashkul. The civil funeral service was organized on December 13,” the administration representative explained.

He refused to comment on Sanchirov’s death during hostilities in Syria. As Newsru.com …