• Kremlin: US wants to transfer weapons to the opposition in Venezuela with the help of Ukraine

    The Russian Foreign Ministry official representative Maria Zakharova stated that, at the beginning of March, the US wants to transfer weapons to the opposition in Venezuela with the help of the Ukrainian Antonov company. In addition, according to her, starting on February 23rd, the US will send humanitarian aid to Venezuela while Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro does not intend to allow this aid into the country.

    “The transport of cargo to Venezuela is planned for early March of this year …

  • Duda: Warsaw hopes for increased American military presence in Poland

    Polish President Andrzej Duda said that the country expects an increase of the United States military presence in Poland and he is waiting for a response from Washington.

    "We expect that the presence [of the US] will increase, but whether it will be an increase in the number of military personnel or in the number of the military bases, it’s up to the Americans to decide,” the Polish President said at a press conference in Lublin on Friday.

    Duda reiterated that Poland is ready to accept more …

  • Lukashenko: I will never surrender Belarus to Poland or Russia

    During a meeting with members of the Military Academy, President Alexander Lukashenko called the sovereignty and independence of Belarus his main achievement, BELTA reported.

     “I am both proud and happy to be the first president of this sovereign country. And what we have created together is the biggest achievement,” said the president of Belarus.

    Commenting on the rumors about the threats to the sovereignty of Belarus coming from Russia, the president said that he could not “bury” an …

  • Sweden: Russian fighter jet conducted ‘unacceptable’ maneuvers near Swedish aircraft

    The Swedish Armed Forces reported that a Russian Su-27 fighter flew approximately 20 meters away from a Swedish plane. According to statement, the incident occurred at the beginning of the week. A specific day is not specified.

    “During the flight over the Baltic Sea in the international airspace at the beginning of the week, the Russian military Su-27 was following a Swedish reconnaissance aircraft,” the statement reads. “The Russian plane flew less than 20 meters away.” The situation has been …

  • NATO: Ukrainian army lacks coordination between agencies

    During a consulting session on the development of Ukraine’s national defense, the NATO head of advisory support expert group, Hasit Tankey stated that Ukraine meets the seven basic NATO resilience requirements, but lacks interagency coordination,  the press service of the Ukrainian Cabinet of Ministers reported.

    According to Tankey, Ukraine must improve interagency coordination in matters of strategic and operational control during hybrid wars. 

    The Alliance expert noted that Ukraine has a …