The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) has condemned Russia’s State Duma elections, which were held in the annexed Crimea on the 18th of September.

A resolution titled ‘The political consequences of the Russian aggression in Ukraine’ was adopted on the 12th of October. It states that the act of holding these elections grossly violates international law and also calls into question the legitimacy of those elected to office.

The resolution also includes an amendment proposed …

There is mounting evidence that the Russian government is supplying WikiLeaks with hacked emails belonging to Democratic Party officials, namely those of Clinton campaign chair John Podesta, CNN reported, citing officials familiar with the investigation.

The way in which the emails are leaked "suggest Moscow is at least providing the information or is possibly directly responsible for the leaks," one U.S. official said.

U.S. intelligence agencies are continuing their investigation into the …

A report from US private research groups shows that the governments of five eastern and central European countries are under pressure from the Russian Federation, threatening their pro-Western orientation. The US experts have been conducting a 16-month long joint investigation with the Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), which is based in Washington, and the Centre for Democracy Studies (CDS), based in Bulgaria.

The researchers concluded that Russia has organized a campaign …

Ukrinmash, which is part of the Ukrainian State Company of Ukroboronprom, and the Turkish company of Havelsan Hava Elektronik Sanayi have signed a cooperation agreement on the production of passive radar stations.

This information was posted on Ukroboronprom’s website.

The agreement was signed within the framework of the Arms and Security-2016 international exhibition, which is being held in Kyiv. It is reported that the radars will be produced in Ukraine.

“Ukraine and Turkey have today …

At an event dedicated to issues regarding the militarization of the Crimean peninsula, the permanent representative of Ukraine to the United Nations, Volodymyr Yelchenko, stated that Ukraine is concerned about the increased presence of Russian military in the territory of the Crimea. The event took place at the United Nations headquarters in New York and was organized by Ukraine’s Mission to the United Nations.

“It is about an enormous number of weapons and military personnel that are …

On October 14th, the founding congress of the new political party “National Corps” will take place in Kyiv, according to the website of Civil Corps of Azov.

“An initiative group of the new political party consists of members of the public organization Civil Corps of Azov, veterans of the Azov Regiment of the National Guard, volunteers and Ukrainian patriots,” the statement of the Civil Corps of Azov reads. Civil Corps of Azov is a non-military organization created by the Azov National Guard …

On the 12th of October, Russia launched the Topol intercontinental ballistic missile from the Plesetsk launch site. This was reported by the Russian Defense Ministry. It was also reported that the missile’s warhead successfully hit the test target on the Kamchatka Peninsula.

On the same day, the Sineva intercontinental ballistic missile was launched from the Barents Sea from the Northern Fleet’s Novomoskovsk submarine. The missile was aimed at the Kura test site in Kamchatka and, according to …

The U.S. wants to be seen as a participant in the Normandy Group negotiations regarding the settlement of the situation in the Donbas region along with Ukraine, Russia, France, and Germany. The members of the informal group ‘Friends of Ukraine,’ consisting of seven prominent European Union politicians, are appealing for this change, as reported by Politico.

It is noted that the Declaration was published on behalf of the former NATO Secretary General, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, the former Secretary …