The Russian and Belarusian militaries will hold joint tactical exercises in the territories of both countries in March this year, reported the press service of the Russian Defense Ministry.

"Two joint Russian-Belarusian tactical exercises of the Russian Airborne Troops and the Special Operations Forces of the Armed Forces of Belarus will be held in March this year," the statement reads.

The first exercise will take place between March 9 and 20 at the Polybino test site in the Ulyanovsk region …

The Kremlin considers the possibility that the U.S. could impose new sanctions against Russia, said Russian Presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov at a press briefing.

"We understand that the second part of sanctions will be announced by Washington based on the mechanisms in place," Peskov said.

Peskov stressed that, although the possible radical sanctions have only been reported by the media, Moscow is still "working out different scenarios on how to better protect the interests of the …

The European Union expressed concern about the discovery by the OSCE Mission in the Donbas of the modern Russian radar station 51U6 Kasta-2E1, which is used by the Russian Armed Forces, reports Ukrinform.

"The EU is concerned that on February 15, for the first time, SMM (Special Monitoring Mission) recorded the radar station 51U6 Kasta-2E1 near the village of Bugaevka, which is not under Ukrainian government control. This highly modern weapon is used by the Russian Federation and it raises a …