• Latvian Defense Minister accused Russia of escalating the situation in the Baltics

    The Minister of Defense of Latvia, Raimonds Bergmanis, stated that Russia is responsible for the escalation of the situation in the Baltic region. At the same time, the Minister said on the Latvian TV program, Rīta Panorāma, that he doesn’t believe that part of the blame lies with NATO and Latvia.

    “The beginning of this tension has comes from Russia, which has been making large investments in the defense sector. The development is huge. Three new divisions were formed in the Western Military …

  • Ukrtransgaz claims Gazprom does not provide sufficient gas pressure in pipeline at entrance of Ukraine's gas transport system

    PJSC Ukrtransgaz has documented Gazprom’s contract violations with regard to pressure in the pipeline at the entrance to Ukraine’s gas transport system, Ukrtransgaz press secretary Maksym Bilyavskiy posted on Facebook.

    "Gazprom continues to violate contract pressures, anyway. A sharp decline by 9% from the norm was recorded at the Russian station Sudzha. In spite of this, Ukraine fulfills transit application and provides necessary pressures at the western border,” he wrote.

    NJSC Naftogaz of …

  • Polish Foreign Ministry expressed protest over previously unknown recordings from Kaczynski crash

    The Polish Foreign Ministry demanded that Russia turn over their allegedly previously unknown recordings from the cockpit of the Polish President’s plane that crashed near Smolensk. The relevant note was sent to the diplomatic agency of the Russian Federation, Ekho Moskvii reports. The Foreign Ministry reiterated the request to hand over the debris of aircraft as well.

    The request for recordings relates to a speech by Russian President Vladimir Putin from the press conference on December 23. …

  • French media: OSCE accused Russia of cyber-attacks on the servers of the organization's headquarters

    The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe stated that its headquarters in Vienna was subjected to a massive hacker attack. Western security services suspect that the attacks were organized by Moscow, and that Angela Merkel may be the attackers’ main target, Le Monde reported.

    The OSCE officially refuses to make any assumptions about who might be behind the Internet pirates that took advantage of vulnerabilities in the operating systems used by employees of the organization. …

  • Putin agrees with Defense Ministry's proposal to reduce Russian military presence in Syria

    Russian President Vladimir Putin has agreed with the Defense Ministry’s proposal to reduce the military presence in Syria, TASS reported.

    At a meeting with Defense Minister Sergei Shoygu and Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, Putin said, "I agree with the Defense Ministry’s idea to cut our military presence in the Syrian Republic.”

    Putin added that Russia will, "unconditionally continue the struggle against international terrorism and furnish support for the legitimate Syrian government in its …