In a response to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s recent statement that Ukrainians and Russians are one nation, Ukraine’s President-elect Volodymyr Zelensky said that the only thing Ukraine and Russia still share is a border.

“I thought for a long time about the ‘lots in common’ between Ukraine and Russia. The reality is that today, after the annexation of Crimea and aggression in the Donbas, the only thing remaining ‘in common’ is the state border. 2,295 kilometers and 400 meters ‘in common’ …

The Polish Energy Ministry has decided to use 800,000 tons of oil from its strategic reserves to compensate for the Russian oil that the country has not been receiving, Reuters reports, citing an official spokesperson.

On 25 April, Poland announced that it had stopped accepting Russian oil through the Druzhba pipeline. Warsaw informed Gomeltransneft Druzhba, the Belarusian pipeline operator, that the oil refineries in Poland and Germany cannot accept oil with the quality indicators that were …

Militants tried to fire at the Syrian Khmeimim air base where the airborne forces of the Russian Federation are based.

According to the Russian Center for the Reconciliation of Opposing Sides in the Syrian Arab Republic, the attack of the militants holding positions in Qalaat Al-Mudiq and Bab-Atika was unsuccessful. The Russian military did not sustain any losses and there was no material damage to Khmeimim.

Earlier, it was reported that the militants attempted to attack the air base with …

The Brazilian citizen Rafael Lusvarghi, who fought against the Ukrainian government forces in the Donbas, has been sentenced to 13 years in prison, the Kyiv Prosecutor’s Office announced.

The verdict was given by the Pavlohrad District Court in the Dnipropetrovsk province.

“After listening to the parties’ arguments, the court found the accused guilty according to part 1 2583 and part 2 article 260 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine, and sentenced him to 13 years of imprisonment with the …

On Thursday 2 May, Ukraine’s President-elect Volodymyr Zelensky met with local muftis and other Muslim religious figures, according to a Facebook post by Ismagilov, the Mufti of the Religious Administration of Muslims of Ukraine “Ummah”.

The mufti says he received a phone call from Zelensky’s assistant, inviting him to the meeting.

“Volodymyr Zelensky gave each person a turn to express their views. When I spoke, I emphasized the importance of the highest religious rights and freedoms declared …

The Constitutional Court of the Czech Republic overruled the verdict of the country's Supreme Court, ruling that the Brioni Boutique Hotel in Ostrava’s decision to refuse accommodation to Russians approving of Russia’s annexation of Crimea is not an act of discrimination.

As reported by Echo24, in April 2014, the hotel administration announced that it would not accommodate Russian tourists who would not denounce the seizure of the peninsula in writing.

The hotel owners’ demarche did not …

On May 1, the United States Air Force strategic unmanned aerial vehicle RQ-4B Global Hawk conducted long reconnaissance flight along the demarcation line in Donbas, reported Interfax with reference to the Western aviation resources data.

The drone with the tail number 10-2048 flew from the Sicilian airbase Sigonella and for five hours cruised along the demarcation line in the airspace controlled by Ukraine at an altitude of about 16 thousand meters.

At the same time, in line with the mission …

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree simplifying the process for obtaining a Russian citizenship for the resident of several countries. The document is published on the Kremlin’s legal information website.

Following the simplified procedure, citizens of Afghanistan, Iraq, Yemen and Syria will be able to apply for a Russian passport. The decree also extends to those born on the territory of the RSFSR, former citizens of the USSR, their children, spouses and relatives.

In addition …