Obama calls for a resolution to the war in Ukraine

During a joint press conference with UK Prime Minister David Cameron, US President Barack Obama called for a resolution to the war in Ukraine.

“We have to continue to invest in NATO so that we can meet our overseas commitments, from Afghanistan to the Aegean.  We have to resolve the conflict in the Ukraine and reassure allies who are rightly concerned about Russian aggression,” the US President stated.

Obama also stressed that all NATO member states need to work towards contributing more of …


Media: Russian jets intercepted Israeli aircraft over Syrian airspace

Over the past several weeks, Russian fighter jets intercepted Israeli military aircraft over Syrian airspace on at least two occasions, the Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth reported.

According to the newspaper, the issue of airspace violations was discussed during Israeli President Reuven Rivlin’s visit to Moscow in March.

Meanwhile, at a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated that he intended to discuss the strengthening of …


Ukrainian authorities present new wall along Russian border

The Zhuravlevka and Goptovka border crossing points along the Ukrainian-Russian border have been modernized as part of ‘The Wall’ project; the new enhancements were presented recently in the Kharkov region.

The First Deputy Chief of the State Border Service, Vasily Servatyuk, showed journalists the new engineering structures, samples of military equipment and the capabilities of the ‘smart border’ which will be used to protect military equipment, as reported by Correspondent.

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OSCE: May 9th military parade in Donetsk would be a violation of the Minsk Agreements

The deputy head of the OSCE SMM commented on the presence of military vehicles during the parade in Donetsk on May 9th. Alexander Hug made it clear that the participation of military equipment in Donetsk’s Victory Day Parade will be considered a violation of the Minsk Agreements.

"There is another holiday: May 9th. I want to be very clear about this. Weapons in the security zone is clearly a violation of the Minsk agreements," he said at a briefing in Kiev.

Hug reiterated that the OSCE SMM …


Lukashenko: Russia should not consider Belarus its 'errand boy'

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko called on Russia to respect the sovereignty of his country. In his annual address to the Parliament and the people of Belarus, Lukashenko urged Moscow to not consider Belarus its ‘errand boy.’

"I want Russians and especially the leadership of Russia to understand that we will not be their errand boy. We are an independent, sovereign state, which lives in the same house with them but has its own apartment. Maybe a tiny and small apartment, but still its …