The President of Ukraine, Petro Poroshenko, stated at a joint press conference with the Prime Minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau, that Ukraine and Canada have agreed to hold consultations on visa liberalization between the two countries. “We have agreed to start immediate consultations on visa liberalization. I thank Canada that we are able to start this project,” Poroshenko said.

Poroshenko noted that the majority of visas issued to Ukrainians by the Canadian Embassy follow the validity …

Ukrainian forces captured three Russian soldiers near Troitske, an urban-type settlement in the Luhansk region, according to Presidential Administration spokesperson on conflict zone issues, Colonel Andriy Lysenko. The Ukrainian Colonel explained that a sabotage and reconnaissance group of more than 20 people moved to the positions of Ukrainian forces in the region of Troitske after powerful artillery preparations immediately after midnight.

Reinforcements immediately arrived to support the …

Russian missile forces will take part in large exercises to train in counter-sabotage and missile launching from mobile complexes.

Citing a statement made by the Russian Ministry of Defense press service, Russian media has reported that Strategic Missile Forces have started large military exercises in Russia involving about 400 military vehicles such as autonomous missile launchers Topol, Topol-M and Yars.

Exercises are being conducted throughout the Russian territory, from Tver to the Altai …

The Russian mafia has begun actively expanding its presence in Germany.

This was stated by the head of the Federal Criminal Police Office, Holger Münch, in an interview with Die Welt am Sonntag, Deutsche Welle reports.

“We are seeing the dynamic development of Russian–Eurasian organized crime. Now it has begun to spread to the West,” Münch explains.

According to him, the Russian mafia is also active in types of offenses that are “unpopular” for organized crime, such as theft or store …

The decision was made by the Samara court

The Sovetsky District Court of Samara decided to expel American Pastor James Francis Mulcahy from Russia for violating immigration rules, as reported by his lawyer, Karina Harutyunyan to Interfax.

She stated that he is charged with violating Part 2 of Article 18.8 of the Administrative Code of the Russian Federation, (violation by a foreign citizen or a stateless person of the rules of entry to the Russian Federation or of the residence (domicile) …

NATO’s Secretary General, Jens Stoltenberg, believes that some member states of the Alliance may provide Ukraine with military aid. These include lethal weapons that can that can be provided on the basis of bilateral relations with Kiev.

“The Alliance and many countries are helping Ukraine strengthen its defense capabilities. We provide consultations. Some countries, on the basis of bilateral relations, may train the Ukrainian army. NATO however has no weapons. Some countries can provide …

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has awarded the Deputy Secretary General of NATO, Alexander Vershbow, the Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise while in Warsaw. This was reported by President Poroshenko’s press service.

“The Deputy Secretary General of NATO was awarded this order for his considerable personal contribution to the development of Ukraine's relations with NATO, his assistance in reforming the national security and defense as well as his support in upholding the state sovereignty …

On Sunday, July 10, the electricity supply to villages in the Saki region of Crimea was interrupted.

According to the Ministry of Emergency Situations press service in Crimea, Tunnelne, Shtormove and parts of Uyutne villages experienced power outages.

The power outage left 3,609 people in the dark.

The department says that all the important infrastructure systems are functioning normally.

On the eve of July 10, part of Sevastopol experienced a power outage due to an accident in the power …