• Belarus refuses to pay Russia $700 million gas debt

    Belarus will neither acknowledge nor pay a “debt” of $700 million for gas supplies, according to the press secretary of the Prime Minister of Belarus, Vladislav Sychevich.

    According to Sychevich, all statements by Russian Minister of Energy Alexander Novak about the existence of such a debt are ineffectual.

    "Regarding the statements of the Minister of Energy of the Russian Federation Alexander Novak about the unwillingness of Belarus to repay Russia the so-called debt for gas, Belarus does …

  • Pentagon: 'Russian-speaking' actors were needed to bring NATO military exercises closer to reality

    American military exercises in Germany that included the participation of Russian-speaking actors are not preparation for any concrete actions. This was stated by U.S. Army Captain Chris Bradley, an official representative of the Joint Multinational Readiness Center (JMRC) for the training of military personnel in Germany, reported RIA Novosti news agency.

    "In our Center, we try to train servicemen in the most realistic ways, to ensure that they can operate in many different situations," he …

  • European Commission: Putin is dividing Europe by supporting the ultra-right

    Russian President Vladimir Putin is supporting ultra-right parties in order to divide Europe. It was for this purpose that he received Marine Le Pen, a candidate for the presidency of France and leader of the National Front, at the Kremlin.

    First Vice-President of the European Commission Frans Timmermans stated this in Madrid, reports RTBF news agency.

    "The reason why Putin supports the ultra-right in Europe is that he knows how it weakens and divides us," he said. "If the EU is divided, it …

  • Media: Ukraine threatened with suspension from Eurovision

    If a decision is not reached in the near future regarding Russia’s participation in Eurovision, Ukraine may be excluded from the list of participants, stated Ingrid Deltenre, the Director General of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), which is the organizer of Eurovision.

    In an interview with the Swiss newspaper Blick, she called the ban of the Russian contestant “absolutely unacceptable.”

    According to her, negotiations are now underway with the Prime Minister and President of Ukraine to …

  • Latvian Special Services accuse Russia of cyber-espionage

    Russia conducted cyber espionage against individual Latvian politicians, journalists and government agencies in 2016, said the Chief of the Latvian Constitutional Protection Bureau, Janis Maizitis. He spoke about this after a report to the Latvian government on the results of the Bureau's work, reports Delfi.

    According to Maizitis, the Bureau has no information that, as a result of the espionage, there could be information on Latvia containing state secrets that is at the disposal of Russian …