Germany will support the Nord Stream II gas pipeline project on three conditions, Bloomberg reports, quoting Minister of Economy and Energy of Germany Sigmar Gabriel. Gabriel made the statement in anticipation of a meeting with a member of the European Commission for Energy, Miguel Arias Cañete.

"Germany has set three conditions for the project to happen. Nord Stream must meet the requirements of the law, does not threaten the transit of gas through Ukraine, and will not limit gas supplies to …

A German private detective was subject to search and seizure as part of the investigation into the downing of Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 that happened two years ago in the Donbas. Deutsche Welle reported on Wednesday that the detective allegedly contacted the perpetrators of the crash.

According to the representative of the Prosecutor General's Office of the Netherlands, Wim de Bruin, investigators searched the detective's apartment in the German town of Bad Schwartau and a safe-deposit …

The USS Harry Truman aircraft carrier was transferred from the Persian Gulf to the Mediterranean Sea as a warning to Moscow, according to an article published in the Wall Street Journal that cited Rear Admiral Bret Batchelder.

As the Admiral explained, the redeployment of the aircraft carrier is meant to demonstrate that the US, in partnership with its NATO allies, is committed to “maintaining the balance of forces in the Mediterranean”.

“It is a demonstration of capability. That’s for sure. …

The financing of the Kerch Strait Bridge construction, conducted by Arkady Rotenberg's Stroygazmontazh LLC (SGM Group), is suspended, as reported by Forbes citing a letter from the head of the contracting company, Andrey Kirilenko, to the Russian Ministry of Transport.

The letter states that the last time Stroygazmontazh received money for the construction of the bridge was in December 2015. The payment of nearly 65.5 billion rubles scheduled for 2016 has not been made yet, according to the …

NATO forces have escorted a Russian submarine in the North Sea. The Russian diesel-electric submarine Stary Oskol is making its way to the Black Sea Fleet.

A Russian submarine was detected by NATO forces in the North Sea and then intercepted by a Royal Navy warship. The submarine, Stary Oskol was escorted by the HMS Kent frigate on its path through the English Channel, The Telegraph reported.

According to the Secretary of State for Defense, Michael Fallon, the interception of the submarine …

The French Senate appealed to the government of France to gradually lift economic sanctions against Russia, Evropeyskaya Pravda reported. The decision was made at the evening session after a 4-hour discussion where 302 senators voted in favor while 16 voted against.

While the decision has no binding power over the government of France, it is nevertheless a political position that puts forward the recommendations of the Parliament. Evropeyskaya Pravda noted that the final wording of the …

Four Russian inspectors are observing the Anakonda 2016 international military exercise, which will continue in Poland until June 17, 2016. This was reported by Radio Polsha with reference to information disseminated by the Polish Ministry of Defense.

According to the Defense Ministry, in the period from June 6 to 9, 2016, four inspectors from the Russian Federation will check the region where the exercises are held. The district selected for audit by the Russians is located in northwestern …

Russian writer and political dissident, Eduard Limonov, recently commented on the events in Kazakhstan in his blog, during which 18 people were killed as a result of terrorist acts on the 5th of June in Aktobe. “Russia will be pretty dumb if it doesn’t try to return its ancestral cities that ended up in the north of Kazakhstan along the border with Russia but abroad, starting from Uralsk and further to the east along the border,” he stated.

Limonov recalled that there are still more than 4 …