The Russian representative to NATO, Oleksandr Grushko, after spending two years on the Russia-NATO Council, has accused the United States of trying to exert pressure on Moscow, sending a warning to Russia that they will respond if needed, Reuters reported.

In this statement, Grushko was referring to the U.S. Destroyer Donald Cook, which was sent to the Baltic Sea.  "This is about attempts by the US to exercise military pressure on Russia.  We will take all necessary measures to compensate for …

On April 20th, the official spokesperson for the European Commission, Margaritis Schinas, stated in Brussels that the European Commission (EC) officially proposed the cancellation of the visa requirements for Ukraine, TASS reported.

“Today, the European Commission proposed a visa-free policy for Ukrainian citizens,” he said.

This proposal, which was submitted despite the results of the referendum in the Netherlands, must be approved by the majority of the EU member states and the European …

Commenting on the results from the NATO-Russia Council meeting that took place on April 20, the Secretary General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Jens Stoltenberg, stated that there are deep divisions between the Alliance and Russia and the meeting didn’t change the state of affairs. However, according to him, the discussion was sincere despite the different views of the parties.

In particular, Stoltenberg noted that Russia and NATO have different views on the conflict in the Donbas …