Ukrainian diplomats closely following the case of detained Ukrainian soldier in Italy

In connection with the detention of Vitaly Markiv, a Ukrainian citizen and serviceman of the Ukrainian National Guard, the Consulate General of Ukraine in Milan requested information from to the court of Pavia regarding the grounds and circumstances of his detention, as well as ensuring the possibility of future visits from the consular officer.

“The consul established contact with the detainee's lawyer and agreed on further action. The relatives of Markiv are informed of his detention. The …


Lutsenko claims the Prosecutor General's Office of Ukraine has enough evidence to remove immunity from six people's deputies

The Prosecutor General's Office of Ukraine has enough evidence to remove immunity from six People's Deputies. Prosecutor General Yuri Lutsenko announced on July 2, 2017 on Channel 5 that all the presentations that have already been made to parliament are backed up by legally collected evidence: audio recordings, videos and eyewitness accounts.

“We have collected enough evidence to convince impartial deputies—and the key word here is ‘impartial’—of the need to remove the immunity of the [six] …


China: US anti-missile defense in South Korea damages the security of China and Russia

The THAAD missile system deployed on the territory of South Korea violates the strategic balance in the region, as well as damages the security of several countries, including China and Russia, TASS quotes Chinese President Xi Jinping as saying.

"The Chinese side has already expressed strong protest and serious concern," the Chinese leader said, adding that the US anti-missile defense system "will not help denuclearization on the Korean peninsula."

"The Chinese side has put forward a 'two- …


Iran allocates $300 million for development of missile program

Chairman of the Committee on National Security and Foreign Policy of the Iranian Parliament Alaeddin Boroujerdi announced plans for Tehran to spend about $300 million to strengthen the missile program, Iranian news agency Mehr as its source.

“Approximately $300 million were allocated for the development of the missile program, while the same amount was sent to a special unit of the Quds Force of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard, without which the terrorists would already have control of Damascus and …


Russia: There is no positive dynamic in relations with U.S.

Russia feels that there is no positive dynamic in its relationship with the U.S., as stated by Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov in an interview with Russian newspaper Izvestia.

“I would not say that the relationship is in a greater crisis than it was at the time that Barack Obama left office. But really, it is very difficult to improve the relationship. By and large, we have not achieved the necessary dynamic to improve it,” he said.

The reason for this, according to Ryabkov, is that “ …