• Germany to assess Ukrainian bill on reintegration of Donbas for compliance with Minsk Agreements

    The federal government of Germany will evaluate whether bill on the reintegration of the Donbas, as adopted by the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine on January 18th, complies with the Minsk Agreements, as stated at a press conference in Berlin on Friday, January 19th, by a German government spokesman, Steffen Seibert.

    He emphasized that Minsk is "the framework that was created to seek a peaceful solution [for the conflict in eastern Ukraine], in which the government of Germany also participates. This …

  • Serbian pro-Russian party calls on Putin to deploy troops to Kosovo

    The pro-Russian party, Serbian League, had called upon the country’s authorities to appeal to Russian President Vladimir Putin to deploy troops to Kosovo, as stated in the appeal of the chairman of the party, Aleksandar Djurdjev, which was published on the party's website.

    The Serbian League warns that the interim UN Mission and EULEX in Kosovo are not able to protect the Serbian people from the actions of Albanian terrorists, although their main task is to preserve peace, stability, and …

  • UN phases out the world food program in the Donbas

    The UN has discontinued the World Food Program (WFP) in the Donbas, as was stated by international analyst and former spokesperson of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine, Michael Bociurkiw.

     “A few hours ago I was informed that the World Food Program has stopped providing assistance in Eastern Ukraine. This is the only country in Europe that receives assistance,” he said.

    According to Bociurkiw, this is due to problems with financing. He also added that unfortunately, in 2019 the …

  • French court allowed billionaire Kerimov accused of tax fraud to go to Russia

    The French court released the Russian senator and billionaire Suleyman Kerimov for a short-term trip to Russia, as reported to the French media by the public prosecutor of Nice, Jean-Michel Pretre.

    "Mr. Kerimov received permission from the judge to go to Russia to visit a seriously ill relative (sibling or stepbrother) with the obligation to return. He is allowed to carry out this trip between Friday and Sunday (January 21),” said the prosecutor.

    Kerimov has been accused by the French …

  • Russian Defense Minister calls long-range drones 'a serious threat' for military targets in Syria

    At a meeting with the Commander-in-Chief of the Myanmar Armed Forces, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoygu has said that long-range drones being used by militants in Syria are "a serious threat," reports Interfax.

    "A new type of terrorist threat has appeared in Syria - unmanned aerial vehicles, the range of which is more than 100 kilometers. They are a very serious threat," Shoygu said. He expressed his willingness to share his experience fighting drones with …

  • Georgia awaits Kyiv's decision on extradition of Saakashvili

    Interfax-Ukraine reported on Saturday, January 20 that the Georgian Prosecutor's Office has sent all necessary materials for the extradition of former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili to its Ukrainian counterpart, and now awaits a final response from Kyiv. This was announced by Natia Songulashvili, a Prosecutor with the General Prosecutor's Office and a member of the Prosecutor's Council of Georgia.

    "The Prosecution has enough evidence, which, we believe, should be the basis for a …

  • Kurds: Russia must share equal responsibility for Turkish military operation in Afrin

    The Kurdish militia, People’s Protection Units (YPG), that are in control of Afrin, has stated that Turkish military operations in the region were only possible under Russia’s endorsement, as reported by Rudaw TV.

    “We know that the Turkish military would not dare attack without approval from the international community, and primarily from Russia, which has pulled its troops from Afrin just before the attack. We, therefore, consider Russia equally responsible for the attack,” a statement from …

  • Russia scraps world’s largest strategic submarines

    The Severstal and the Arkhangelsk Akula-class submarines (project 941, NATO reporting name: Typhoon), the largest strategic nuclear submarines in the world, are to be turned into scrap metal, reported RIA Novosti with reference to a source in the ship construction sector.

    The USSR built a total of six submarines of this class. After the collapse of the Soviet Union, Russia’s Navy retained three submarines – the Severstal and the Arkhangelsk from project 941, and the Dmitry Donskoy from project …

  • Ukrainian military capture separatist fighter during fight near Shyrokyne

    The Ukrainian Armed Forces detected and engaged into fight with a subversive armed group of pro-Russian separatists near the town of Shyrokyne, the press service of the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed forces reported.

    According to the press service, Ukrainian military managed to capture one fighter of the subversive group.

    “In the area of Shyrokyne, Ukrainian defenders detected a subversive group moving towards their positions. When the distance became critical, our soldiers opened fire …

  • Turkey deploys electronic warfare system in Syria

    A Turkish Koral electronic warfare system (EWS) was spotted in the border regions close to the city of Afrin in the north of the Aleppo province. The photograph showing the EWS was published by Telegram channel 338 on Friday, January 19.

    The EWS will most likely be activated during the Turkish military’s offensive on the YPG, an armed group of Syrian Kurds, affiliated with the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, which is banned in Turkey.

    Development of the Koral EWS was begun by the Turkish company …