• Russian military inspectors to perform observation flight over Italy

    The Chief of the Russia’s National Nuclear Risk Reduction Center, Sergei Ryzhkov stated that Russian military inspectors would perform an observation flight in An-30B over Italy in keeping with the Open Skies International Treaty.

    “A Russian group of inspectors plans to perform an observation flight on a Russian An-30B over the territory of Italy within the implementation of the Open Skies International Treaty. An observation flight with a maximum flight distance of up to 2015 km will be …

  • Polish Foreign Minister: Russia violates international norms more than USSR did

    The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Poland, Witold Waszczykowski, stated that Warsaw was very wrong when it thought that Russia would conduct its policy in line with international norms, as stated in a report, published on the website of the Polish Foreign Ministry.

    Witold Waszczykowski assured that Poland’s critical attitude towards Russia derives not only from their complicated history but also from a sober assessment of the revisionist tendencies of the Russian Federation.

    “In the 1990s, …

  • Belarusian Ministry of Information accuses Russian media of insulting the Belarusian people

    The Ministry of Information of the Republic of Belarus calls on Russian authorities to take measures against media outlets that are challenging the sovereignty of the Republic.

    “An analysis of the information space revealed a recent increase in the emergence of information that is biased and, on occasion, blatantly destructive, towards Belarus, the authority of the country, and the Belarusian people, in a number of media and internet resources,” BelTA News quoted the Minister of Information, …

  • Armenia joins Russian-Belarusian joint defense venture

    Armenia has signed an agreement to join the Defensive Systems of Russian-Belarusian Interstate Financial and Industrial Group, TASS reported.

    "Armenia joined the intergovernmental Russian-Belarusian agreement of February 11th, 2000 on the establishment of a ‘Defensive Systems Interstate Financial and Industrial Group. The main purpose of the establishment of such a group is the use of its participants scientific, technical, industrial, and investment potentials for the creation and production …

  • Finnish PM: Sanctions on Russia can be lifted only after Minsk agreements are implemented

    The Prime Minister of Finland, Juha Sipilä, stated that negotiations on lifting the EU’s sanctions against Russia will be held only after the implementation of the Minsk agreements, as was reported by the Yle broadcasting company.

    Sipilä was skeptical about the possible abolition of the EU sanctions against Russia and due to the lack of progress in the implementation of the Minsk agreements.

    Finland, according to the Prime Minister, fully supports the common EU line in this regard.

    "The EU …