• Kremlin accuses US of supplying Syrian rebels with MANPADS used to shoot down Russian assault craft

    The Americans supplied the Syrian militants with man-portable air-defense systems (MANPADS) through third countries, said Frants Klintsevich, Deputy Chairman of the Russian Federation Council Defense and Security Committee, responding to reports that a Russian Su-25 had been shot down in the Syrian Idlib Province with a MANPADS.

    “I am absolutely convinced, I even spoke about this earlier, that today the militants have MANPADS, and they were supplied by the Americans through third countries,” …

  • Putin's approval rating falls below 70 percent

    According to a study held by Russian Public Opinion Research Center (VCIOM), Russian President Vladimir Putin's approval ratings have fallen below 70%. In mid-December, 74.8% of Russian citizens were ready to vote for him. Now the number has fallen to 69.9%. This is Putin’s lowest rating since the start of the presidential race.

    At the same time, there is an increase in the number of people willing to vote for Pavel Grudinin, the Communist Party's candidate, from 4.6% to 7.2%. The share of …

  • Russia calls new US nuclear doctrine hypocritical

    The Russian Foreign Ministry has released a comment on the new US nuclear doctrine; this official commentary has been posted on the Russian Foreign Ministry’s website.

    "The content of the new nuclear doctrine (the so-called ‘Nuclear Posture Review’), which was unveiled in the United States on February 2, caused us deep disappointment. Already, upon first acquaintance, the confrontational charge and anti-Russian orientation of this document are striking. With regret we note that the US has …

  • Russian soldier Ageyev detained in Ukraine asks for sentence change according to Donbas reintegration law

    Russian soldier Viktor Ageyev’s attorney will motion for reclassification of the case and an lightening of the sentence for his client, which is apparently made possible by the Donbas De-occupation Law, recently adopted by the Verkhovna Rada. A statement to this effect was made by Ageyev’s attorney Viktor Chevguz, Ukrinform reports.

    “I filed an appeal at the Appeals Court of the Luhansk province. I am requesting a change in the classification of the article according to which he is …

  • Ukraine and the Netherlands agreed to fight Russian propaganda together

    Ukraine and the Netherlands agreed to strengthen cooperation in in countering Russian propaganda and other hybrid challenges. A corresponding agreement was reached during the meeting of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Pavlo Klimkin, with the Minister of the Interior of the Netherlands, Kajsa Ollongren.

    According to the press service of the Ukrainian ministry, such increased cooperation is especially relevant against the backdrop of recent cyber-attacks on the banking infrastructure …