On Monday, February 13, Chief Special Prosecutor of Montenegro Milivoje Katnić appealed to Montenegro’s Parliament with a request to lift parliamentary immunity of the leaders of the pro-Russian opposition, the Democratic Front’s Andrija Mandiić and Milan Knežević. Days later, Radio I Televizija Crne Gore reported that Parliament voted to do exactly that.

Before the vote, Speaker of the Parliament Ivan Brajović expressed hope that lifting the immunity of both deputies would speed up the …

An Iranian general and Commander of the Iranian Quds Force, Qasem Soleimani, who is prohibited from leaving the country due to UN sanctions, secretly flew to Moscow for a number of meetings, as reported by Fox News, citing sources in US intelligence. The channel has repeatedly reported about Soleimani’s visits to Russia.

According to the news outlet, the general arrived in Moscow on February 14 at 12:13 through terminal A of Vnukovo airport via Mahan Air flight WD084.

It is noted that the …

The Polish Armed Forces agreed on the decision to station the second major U.S. military unit – a military aviation brigade, which is made up of 80 helicopters and 400 servicemen, in Poland, Rzeczpospolita reported.

According to the newspaper, the aviation group will be stationed at Powidz (Greater Poland Voivodeship in the center of the country) airfield in late March 2017. The aviation group will provide air support for the tank brigade that previously arrived in Poland.

It consists of …

The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) stated that Russia is preparing provocations involving violence at the events commemorating the anniversary of the shootings on Maidan.

"Last year, Russian agents intensified their activity on the eve of commemoration of events of 2014. This time, calls for violence could be heard again from Russia," said the Chief of Staff of the SBU, Oleksandr Tkachuk, at a briefing on Wednesday, February 15.

''According to our data, around 18 events are scheduled for …

Ukraine has blocked the export of anthracite for as long as the state of emergency in the energy sector is in effect, according to Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman.

“Export is prohibited de-facto, de jure. During the time that the emergency measures are in effect, it cannot be exported,” he said during a meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers.

Answering a question by Minister of the Interior Arsen Avakov, Minister of Energy and Coal Industry Ihor Nasalyk said that only coking coal can be …

Acting Deputy Secretary of State Thomas Shannon and the Russian Ambassador to the U.S., Sergey Kislyak, held a meeting on Tuesday in Washington. According to RIA Novosti, the State Department confirmed that the meeting took place.

"Deputy Secretary of State Shannon regularly holds meetings with foreign ambassadors on a number of issues. Although we do not disclose the details of diplomatic meetings, it should be noted that this was a meeting scheduled a long time ago," the representative of …

On Wednesday, February 14, independent expert and journalist group Bellingcat released a new report about the investigation of the downing of the Malaysian Boeing aircraft, which had been operating Malaysian Airlines flight MH-17 in the airspace above the Donbas. The document establishes the identity of an individual officer, nicknamed ‘Gloomy’, who had apparently been involved in the carriage of ‘Buk’ anti-aircraft missile system that caused the Boeing to crash.

The report’s authors noted …

The Press Secretary for the President of the Russian Federation, Dmitry Peskov, stated that Vladimir Putin didn’t discuss the Crimean issue during a telephone conversation with U.S. President Donald Trump, RIA Novosti reported. “No, the Crimean issue wasn’t raised,” Peskov told journalists in response to the question.

“We have said everything we want to say about the results of the telephone conversation that you mentioned,” the Press Secretary added. “As for the return of the Crimea, this …