Ukrainian President had telephone conversation with Donald Trump
In a telephone conversation with the US president-elect Donald Trump, the President of Ukraine, Petro Poroshenko stressed the importance of support from Washington in the face of Russian aggression, reported the press service of the President of Ukraine. The phone conversation took place on Tuesday night.
“Petro Poroshenko pointed out the importance of the support of Ukraine by Washington in the face of Russian aggression and also the support of the reforms in the country,” the statement reads. …
Russian State Duma proposes a ban on foreign education for children of state officials
The draft law prohibiting children of state officials to study abroad has been submitted for consideration to the State Duma (Russian parliament), as reported by Rosbalt. If the draft law is adopted in the State Duma, under-age children of separate officials and public, civil and municipal servants will not be allowed to study abroad.
An exception will be made for cases where parents have been working abroad for more than a year, as the explanatory note to the project states. The author of the …
Polish Territorial Defense Force will increase to 53,000 soldiers by 2019
Poland’s Minister of National Defense, Antoni Macierewicz, has said that the country’s Territorial Defense Force will consist of 53,000 soldiers by 2019. This was reported by Polskie Radio.
According to the Macierewicz, the second reading of the bill on the establishment of the Territorial Defense Force will take place this week.
He said that the document will contain information on the size, financing and organizational structure of these units.
He added that three brigades and four …
Russian military receives inflatable tanks to use as decoys
Inflatable tanks and missile systems are being used as a deception technique. The dense fabric does not repel an enemy attack, but it is successful in causing confusion. As the manufacturer states, add a little air, straighten the cannon, and you won’t be able to distinguish it from a real one.
"From a height of about 10 stories, if an inflatable is next to a real weapon, it is difficult to distinguish between the two. Our inflatable machines emit heat. They also reflect radio waves and light …
Peskov: Putin and Trump did not discuss the Crimea or Ukraine during phone conversation
According to Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President-elect Donald Trump did not discuss the Crimea or the war in eastern Ukraine during their phone conversation on Monday, TASS reported.
Responding a question of whether Putin and Trump discussed Ukraine and the Crimea, Peskov answered, “No, it was not discussed.”
“Once again, it was a very constructive conversation,” Peskov stated. “The whole tone of the conversation largely corresponded with the …