The US and Georgia reach an agreement on intelligence exchange and the fight against terrorism
TASS reported that on May 9, US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Prime Minister of Georgia Giorgi Kvirikashvili, who is in the US capital for an official visit, signed a General Security of Information Agreement (GSOIA) on Tuesday to exchange intelligence and combat terrorism together. This was said in a statement issued by the State Department.
"The agreement represents a major milestone in security cooperation between the United States and Georgia. The GSOIA establishes a legal …
Mogherini announces that the visa regime with Ukraine will be eased in the coming days
The High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Federica Mogherini, said that the European Union will ease the visa regime with Ukraine in the coming days.
"In a few days, we will announce an agreement on simplifying the visa regime with our Ukrainian friends," the head of EU diplomacy said at a meeting of the Security Council.
According to her, the EU “supports Eastern partners, strengthens their economies and state bodies, their resilience."
In addition, …
Ukrainian portable rocket launcher was presented at an international exhibition in Turkey
Ukroboronprom presented a portable rocket launcher produced domestically at the international exhibition in Turkey, IDEF-2017, as reported on the agency's website.
The new weapon is designed to defeat lightly armored and unarmored equipment. The range of the portable rocket launcher is from 70 m to almost 2 km, and the range of a direct shot can reach 600 m.
It is reported that the use of a new optoelectronic aiming system significantly simplifies the work of the shooter and also provides …
Russia denies execution of its soldier by ISIS in Syria
The Russian Ministry of Defense refuted the claim that ISIS terrorists had captured and executed a Russian soldier in Syria, Interfax reports.
“All military personnel of the Russian Armed Forces group in Syria are alive, healthy, and are carrying out tasks in the fight against international terrorism within their subdivisions,” the Russian Defense Ministry stated.
The Russian Defense ministry condemned “the actions of the independent media, which regularly circulates the information output of …
Putin awards officers of Russian Special Forces for ‘outstanding service in Syria’
Officers from the Russian Special Forces were given awards for their participation in operations in Syria. The commander of the group was given “The hero of Russia” award, Russia-24 news channel reported.
The channel showed four people standing with their backs to the camera. One of them, the commander, told the reporters that the group of 16 Russian Special Forces commandos had entered a battle with “300 terrorist fighters”.
"Without any losses, we had the upper hand thanks to our position …