Serbian intelligence has uncovered a large-scale intelligence-gathering operation jointly carried out by Russian spies and Serbian soldiers, announced Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic.

Vucic made the statement after convening a National Security Council session in light of a video published on YouTube which shows a Russian special agent paying money to a Serbian citizen in Belgrade.

The Serbian authorities have identified the Russian as Lt. Col. Georgy Kleban, a former assistant military …

The gas demand in China is significantly lower than predicted by the Russian government, and a supply surplus has arisen on China’s internal market, Interfax Energy reports, citing the senior managers of Chinese energy companies.

In 2020 the surplus will be around 9 billion cubic meters (bcm), predicts Sinopec, China’s second largest oil and gas corporation by extraction volume.

With the Chinese government’s goal of using gas to provide 10% of the country’s energy mix by the end of 2020 (360 …

The Estonian government has voiced a claim to certain Russian territories that belong to Estonia according to the Tartu Peace Treaty of 1920. At the time, Soviet Russia recognized the republic’s independence and granted parts of Russia’s Pskov and Leningrad provinces to Estonia.

Russia claims that this treaty was invalidated when Estonia became part of the Soviet Union during World War II. The position of the Estonian-Russian border was finally agreed upon in 2005 after 11 years of …

The Norwegian army needs new tanks in light of the modernized T-80BVM tanks which Russia has deployed on its border with Norway and Finland, said Lieutenant Colonel Per Espen Strande, Head of Communications for the Norwegian Army, on November 20.

“Modern tanks are an integral part of any reliable army. Both our allies and our potential enemies have been upgrading. This deployment highlights the Norwegian Army’s need for new tanks as quickly as possible,” Norway’s TV 2 channel cites him as …

During a "Russia Calling!" Forum, Russian President Vladimir Putin, commenting on Russian-American relations, said that the USA is a great country, and Russia has always treated it with respect, reports Interfax news agency.

Putin also mentioned that in the two years of Donald Trump's presidency, the trade volume between the United States and Russia increased to $25 billion. "Is it a lot or a little? Our trade with Turkey amounts to $25 billion," said Putin, adding that for an economy like the …

There is a logical explanation for the Syrian anti-air defense systems’ failure to repel the Israeli airstrikes earlier this week, and for the complete inaction of the Russian S-400 Triumph missile systems. A key reason is radar jamming by Israel, which has been confirmed by video footage showing Pantsir guided missiles simply self-detonating without hitting their targets. The video has been published by the Russian Telegram channel Gallifreyan Technology.

Israel’s Defense Ministry has not …

During the "Russia Calling!" Forum in Moscow, Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke about the Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelensky.

"Do I have any relationship with Zelensky? No! I've never seen him. We don't know each other, and we only talked on the phone. I think he is a nice and sincere man," said Putin, adding that he wants to change the situation for the better.

In his opinion, Zelensky "wants to change the situation in Ukraine for the better, and real steps have already been made …

The Russian Special Presidential envoy for the Middle East, Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov said that Moscow condemns the airstrikes carried out by the Israeli Air Force on the territory of Syria.

"We are still clarifying the circumstances, but this is very wrong," he said. "It just leads to an unnecessary escalation of tension in the region."

On Wednesday, the press service of the Israeli Army reported that the aircraft of the Israeli Air Force carried out airstrikes on dozens of Al- …