In Kherson, Ukrainian counter-intelligence officers detained an officer of the so-called intelligence services of the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR), a woman whose history of activities is connected with the Crimea and Donbas where she advocated for “Russkiy Mir” [Russian world] and recruited citizens of the separatist-held territories and armed units of militants, as reported by TSN news.

Elina Borozenna is a “Junior Lieutenant” of the so-called Ministry of State Security of the DPR.  After …

Russia and India are in the final stage of negotiations to purchase Triumph S-400 air defense missile systems. The contract is expected to be signed in the first week of April, the Economic Times reports with reference to internal sources.

According to the Economic Times, the contract might be signed during the first visit of Indian Defense Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to Moscow in early April. Indian Air Force representatives note that the procurement of the S-400, developed by Russia, is …

Gas has become not just energy, but a strategic weapon, that’s why the Nord Stream-2 project cannot be considered as a purely economic issue, as expressed by European Parliament Deputy, Elmar Brok, during the panel discussion "Ukraine: In the Grip of a Crisis?", Ukrinform reports.

"Gas is not just energy, it has become a strategic weapon. And when Putin holds energy and politics in his own hands, we say that this is purely an economic issue. Putin is laughing at this," Brok said.

He also …

Russian President Vladimir Putin said during a live broadcast on Russian federal television on Friday that citizens of Russia should not expect that all the problems that have arisen in the country, particularly in its economy and social spheres, will be resolved immediately.

"You, Russian citizens, are right to speak about low incomes, faults with the healthcare system, housing, utilities and other things as well," Putin said, stressing that after winning the election he feels "a need to …

Members of the U.S. Helsinki Commission, Senators Ben Cardin and Cory Gardner, and Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee held a meeting on Capitol Hill with the former head of the Moscow Anti-Doping Laboratory Grigory Rodchenkov, who was the first to report the existence of a state-supported doping program in Russian sports.

The website of the commission says that during the meeting, threats to the United States from Russia, corruption in international sports structures, and possible measures to …