• Russia makes it easier for residents of Transnistria to acquire Russian citizenship

    Russia is carrying out a procedure which makes it simpler for residents of the unrecognized Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic to acquire Russian citizenship, and intends to make progress in this direction soon, said Konstantin Kosachev, head of the Federation Council Committee on Foreign Affairs, as reported by the Russian news agency Interfax.

    “As I understand it, one of the pressing issues for the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic is the possibility of simplified acquisition of citizenship. …

  • The Parliament of Montenegro can lift diplomatic immunity of pro-Russian MPs

    The Parliamentary Commission of Montenegro supported the request of the Chief Special Prosecutor to rescind the diplomatic immunity of two high-ranking opposition leaders accused of being involved in a pro-Russian plot to overthrow the Government, Radio Svoboda reported. The Parliament is scheduled to vote on the removal of diplomatic immunity from the MPs on the 15th of February.

    The Chief Special Prosecutor of Montenegro, Milivoje Katnich, has already made the request which allows for Andrey …

  • The U.S. raises concerns about a dangerous maneuver by Russian military aircraft near its destroyer in the Black Sea

    U.S. naval forces counted at least three flights of Russian military aircraft over its destroyer, the USS Porter in the Black Sea according to the U.S. Department of Defense.

    Lieutenant-Colonel Michelle Baldanza claimed that all of the incidents occurred on February 10 and were considered by the Porter’s commander to be unsafe and unprofessional.

    "The destroyer Porter was sending requests to all of the aircraft and received no answer. The Russian planes disabled their transponders," Baldanza …

  • U.S. Senator John McCain: Flynn’s resignation raises further questions about the Trump administration’s intentions toward Russia

    The resignation of National Security Advisor, Michael T. Flynn, raises even more questions about how the administration of President Donald Trump will cooperate with Russia, according to the head of the Senate Armed Services Committee, Republican Senator John McCain.

    "General Flynn’s resignation also raises further questions about the Trump administration’s intentions toward Vladimir Putin’s Russia," John McCain indicated in a statement released on Tuesday.

    In addition, the senator said he …

  • Russians blame ‘Russophobia’ in the U.S. Administration for Flynn resignation

    Russians have considered the dismissal of the U.S. President’s National Security Advisor Michael Flynn to be an act of ‘paranoia’. The dismissal was triggered by Flynn’s contacts with the Russian government, which occurred without the prior knowledge of the U.S. Administration.

    Konstantin Kosachev, Chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Federation Council of the Russian State Duma, wrote about the occurrence on his Facebook page.

    "Either Trump has not found his desired independence and …