NATO Secretary General: Fortifying the eastern flank is a response to Russia's aggressive policy

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg believes that after fortifying the eastern flank of the alliance, potential enemies "will not even think" of attacking.

"Fortifying the eastern flank of NATO is a response to new challenges which the Alliance is encountering at the moment, including Russia’s aggressive policy,” he said in an interview with Radio Poland.

He emphasized that NATO’s multinational forces will cooperate with the armed forces of the country, wherever they are sent, such as  …


NATO Secretary General: Crucial decisions will be made at the Summit in Warsaw

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg stated that “crucial decisions” will be made at the NATO Summit in Warsaw which is scheduled to take place on the 8 - 9 July, Polish Radio reports.

According to him, the key positions on how to adapt to a new security situation given Russia’s recent actions will be identified at the summit.

In particular, he noted the need to strengthen the presence of NATO in the eastern part of Europe to “give a clear message that an attack against one country will be …


Capital outflow from Russia continues

According to Emerging Portfolio Fund Research (EPFR), in one week, May 12 - 18, 2016, the net outflow from funds investing in Russian equities totaled $17.4 million as compared to $137.1 million outflow in the previous week. The Emerging Portfolio Fund Research (EPFR) is an organization that provides fund flow and asset allocation data, RIA NOVOSTI reports.

Earlier in May the Bank of Russia publicized statistics indicating that the net outflow from the Russian Federation totaled $12.8 billion …


Prominent Ukrainian MP: We need an alternative to the Minsk Agreements

Semen Semenchenko, Deputy of the Verkhovna Rada and member of the Samopomich (Self-Reliance) Party, has called for an alternative to the Minsk Agreements as a resolution to the war in eastern Ukraine. Semenchenko, who is also the founder of the volunteer territorial defense battalion “Donbas”, insists that the Minsk Agreements are in any case invalid because, according to legislative changes in Ukraine, the Verkhovna Rada must approve all international treaties, which it has not done for the …


US Deputy Secretary of Defense: Russia is on a path towards confrontation

The United States Deputy Secretary of Defense, Robert Work, stated that Russia’s actions in Europe contribute to a changing international strategic landscape and represent a serious cause for concern. Europe and more generally NATO face different challenges in from all sides, Work noted. Russia is increasingly antagonistic and is gaining strength from the east, west and north, while terrorism and armed extremism are challenges from the south and from the inside.

“We are at a turning point in …