The press service of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) reported on Facebook that the strategic command and staff exercise, ‘Spring Thunder 2016’ has started in Ukraine.

"An important feature of the exercise is that all activities are carried out in a framework of the new organizational structure, which meets the standards of the NATO member countries that the Armed Forces of Ukraine are striving to implement in the course of the reforms," the report says.

It is noted that …

Viktor Yanukovich’s family has taken legal steps towards recovering compensation from Ukraine for legal expenses incurred by their family while challenging sanctions imposed against the former Ukrainian Preesident. “My father and I have taken legal steps towards recovering these funds from Ukraine,” Oleksandr Yanukovich (the elder son of Viktor Yanukovich) said, as reported by RBC.

On March 25th, the former Minister of Justice of Ukraine, Olena Lukash, reported that the EU Court granted …

A spokesman for the US Embassy in Russia, William Stevens, discussed CIA Director John Brennan’s visit to Moscow, on Monday, March 28th, RIA Novosti reported.

According to the embassy spokesman, Brennan discussed the observance of the truce in Syria with Russian authorities and stressed the necessity of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad leaving his post.

"Director Brennan visited Moscow in early March to communicate to Russian officials the importance for Russia and the Assad regime to adhere …

Newsmaker reported that a protest took place on the 27th of March against the movement to reunify Moldova with Romania near the monument of Stefan cel Mare. About 100 people attended the rally. They marched through the city from the Arch of Victory in the Great National Assembly Square to the monument.

The protest was led by the leader of the Party of Socialists of the Republic of Moldova, Igor Dodon, the Chairman of the Association of Historians Pro-Moldova, Petro Shornikov, the Chairman of …

The Deputy of the Yaroslavl Regional Duma, Vasyl Tsependa, was fined 500 rubles for the installation of the plaque on the house where Boris Nemtsov lived in the Russian city of Yaroslavl. Tsepeda intends to appeal the decision in court.

A fine was imposed after the conclusion of the Commission on the Consideration of Administrative Offences of the Kirov and Lenin Districts of Yaroslavl. "Initially the authorities said that we illegally erected a memorial and now that we illegally installed an …

The famous Massandra winery in the Crimea is being sold off by the Russian authorities in the framework of the privatization of occupied lands on the Peninsula, Shipilov.com reported.

Recently, a company from Moscow, Elias, purchased 36 hectares (89 acres) of the former Massandra vineyard near Gurzuf.

Only three companies, Elias, Nizhnevolzhskstroyservise, and MKL plus were admitted to the auction, which is a formal part of the privatization process.

Little is known about the owner of Elias, …

The Ambassador of Turkey to Ukraine, Yönet Tezel, stated that cooperation between Kiev and Ankara is becoming closer because of Russian aggression in Ukraine. “Russia inspires us to cooperate more. In this context, Crimea and Crimean Tatars, who are very dear to us, are important. We hope that the issue on Crimea will not disappear from the agenda on the international level,” Tezel said at the international forum, “Hybrid decisions of security in the Black Sea region”, that took place in Odessa, …

Ukraine will continue to implement all necessary steps in accordance with international law to counter aggression from Russia, restore its territorial integrity and be compensated for the losses inflicted by these illegal actions, as stated by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine on the occasion of the second anniversary of the adoption of the UN General Assembly resolution on the territorial integrity of Ukraine.

"The resolution of the General Assembly of the United Nations remains a …