• Peskov: Russia maintained contact with Trump and Clinton campaigns

    The press secretary for the president of the Russian Federation, Dmitry Peskov, who arrived in New York at the opening ceremony of the World Chess Championship, stated in his interview to the Associated Press that Russian experts maintained contact with colleagues from the US presidential campaign headquarters of Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton.“Our experts, specialists on the United States and experts on international affairs… constantly communicate with their colleagues here, including those …

  • Montenegro PM accuses pro-Russian opposition of organizing his assassination attempt

    The Prime Minister of Montenegro, Milo Đukanović, has accused the pro-Russian opposition of direct involvement in pursuing a violent change of power in the country. He has also accused them of being involved in his assassination attempt on election day.

    Balkan Insight reports that he stated this while on the Pink M TV channel.

    “I see their activity as part of the preparation of my murder and as an attempt to take away the independence of Montenegro,” Đukanović continued.

    He also called on …

  • NATO exercises begin in Georgia

    NATO exercises began on the Vaziani base near Tbilisi in Georgia on Thursday. This was reported by the Rustavi 2 TV channel.

    These large-scale exercises will last for 10 days and will be attended by soldiers from 11 NATO countries and two partner states.

    A total of 250 soldiers will participate in the exercises. Their main goal is to practice interactions between NATO forces and Georgia in response to crisis situations.

    These exercises are a part of a package of measures adopted by the …

  • Poroshenko will try again to meet with Trump

    The president of Ukraine, Petro Poroshenko, intends to visit the United States in the coming year and meet with US President-Elect Donald Trump. As the deputy head of the presidential administration of Ukraine, Kostiantyn Yelisieiev, stated on air with the Ukraine TV Channel, Kyiv maintained a neutral position towards the US presidential candidates.

    “Following the results of the election, we will establish a dialogue for further cooperation. We expect that Petro Poroshenko will pay a visit to …

  • Medvedev reaffirms Russia's support for a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict

    During his visit to Palestine, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev stated that Moscow supports the rights of the Palestinian people, RIA Novosti reported.

    Speaking to reporters after a meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, Medvedev stated, “Our country has consistently advocated for the realization of the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people.”

    Medvedev also reaffirmed Russia’s support of a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

    "It is extremely …