Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has called the expansion of individual sanctions by the U.S. authorities “unprecedented.” He praised the recent sanctions imposed against persons designated under the January 2018 Kremlin Report as “a decent answer to the aggressor.”

Poroshenko welcomed the decision of the U.S., stating that the free world will continue strengthening a coalition against Russian aggression. This unified effort, he stated, is based on “strong Transatlantic unity and common …

Moscow will have a "harsh response," to the US sanctions, as stated by the Russian Foreign Ministry. "There is no pressure that could force Russia to withdraw from the chosen course. They [the sanctions] only   demonstrate the inability of the United States to achieve its goals and are bringing the Russian society closer together. Of course, we will not leave current and any new anti-Russian attack without a harsh response. However, first of all, we would like to advise Washington to get rid …

Russian President Vladimir Putin has dismissed 11 generals. The corresponding document was published on the official website of legal information on April 6.

In particular, by the decree of the Russian president, five generals of the Investigative Committee (IC), four generals of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, one general from the Federal Penitentiary Service and the Ministry of Emergencies were removed from office.

The following generals have been dismissed:

Deputy Chief of the Main …