Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told his Syrian counterpart Walid Muallem that Moscow will do everything necessary to support the Syrian people, especially in regards to countering the effects of economic sanctions imposed against Damascus by the West, TASS reported.

"We are doing and will do whatever is necessary to support the Syrian people in this difficult moment, especially when… there are even tougher economic sanctions in Syria, which directly hit the civilian population,” Lavrov …

German journalist, Jürgen Roth, believes that the cause of the 2010 plane crash near Smolensk was a terrorist attack committed by Russian security services. The journalist is convinced that it was ordered by a high-ranking Polish politician.

According to Gazeta Polska, Roth's book titled ‘Smolensk 2010: The plot that changed the world’ will be published in November. The author makes reference to secret material of the Federal Intelligence Service of Germany (BND). These documents allegedly …

The minister of foreign affairs of Lithuania, Linas Linkevičius, stated during a meeting at the Warsaw Security Forum that the European Union and NATO should respond to the aggressive actions of the Russian Federation, reported a correspondent for Evropeyskaya Pravda.

“When we talk about troublesome countries, the first country that comes to mind isn’t ‘superpower Russia’ but ‘super problem Russia.’ Today, it is important to react in due time, but not wait until it is too late, which is what …

The inclusion of Russian citizens in Latvia’s “black lists” will not improve relations between the two countries. Latvia however is doing this to protect its security. This was stated by Viktor Makarov, who is the advisor to Latvian Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkēvičs.

“We have seen that Russia is very negative about the inclusion of its citizens in the ‘black lists’. Latvia had the same attitude when Russia did the same thing, and it's normal,” he said while on air with Radio Baltkom.

Makarov …

The Acting Head of the Mission of Ukraine to NATO, Yehor Bozhok, is convinced that increasing the NATO presence in the Black Sea region with the aim of enhancing security would be incomplete without the participation of Ukraine and Georgia, as cited by UNIAN, reporting from Brussels during a press conference prior to the meeting of the Defense Ministers of NATO member states.

"In my opinion, any actions to be undertaken in the Black Sea in the context of enhancing security would be incomplete …

Iryna Herashchenko, the representative of Ukraine in the humanitarian subgroup of the Trilateral Contact Group reported to UN representatives on violations of children’s and women’s rights in the Donbas.

She stated on Facebook that she met with the Executive Director of UN Women, Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, who is also the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict. They had discussions in the offices of the special representative of the UN Secretary-General on …

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Russian leaders do not require permission to visit the Crimea, commenting on Ukraine’s protest over Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit to the annexed peninsula, TASS reported.   

On Wednesday, the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry issued a note of protest over Putin’s visit to the Crimea, where he was participating in “Forum for Action” in Yalta.

"The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine expresses its strong protest to the Ministry of Foreign …

German Leopard 2 tanks will be deployed to Lithuania along with German soldiers as part of NATO’s plans to create multi-national battalions in the Baltic States and Poland, TASS reported, citing a representative of the German Defense Ministry, Thomas Frueh.

"Indeed, the decision was made to dispatch tanks, but we cannot say what their numerical strength will be," Freuh said.

He also added that the tanks will participate in military exercises, and that their “main aim is to demonstrate their …