Jordanian authorities have decided to back out of plans to build a large nuclear plant with Russia. The reason was that Amman considers it too expensive, reportss the Jordan Times.

Russia won the tender to build the plant in Jordan in 2013. The agreement between the two countries was signed in 2015. Original plans called for the station to become operational in 2025. It was expected that 51% of the project would be owned by Jordan and 49% by Russia. According to the plan, the station, with a …

The Russian Navy will maintain an effective and balanced size of the fleet in the Mediterranean Sea, Naval Commander-in-Chief Vladimir Korolev said after the ceremony in which a replica of the ship Poltava was launched into the water in St. Petersburg.

“The Navy will support a size of the flotilla in the Mediterranean Sea which will be effective and balanced, so that this group will maintain self-sufficiency, that is, it can successfully and effectively collaborate with aircraft, carry out …

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has not been flexible regarding the selection of judges for the Anti-Corruption Court in Ukraine, Apostrophe news outlet reports.

Disagreements between the deputies of the Verkhovna Rada and the representatives of the IMF and the Venice Commission became an obstacle to the preparation of the corresponding bill for the second reading, the news agency writes. The IMF insists that the final word in the choice of judges should remain with the international …

The conflict in the Donbas has recently moved into an active phase - a "hot war" - and responsibility, as well as the keys to the end of the conflict, lies with Russia.

US State Department Special Representative for Ukraine Kurt Volker noted this from London during a telephone press briefing to international journalists, writes Krym.Realii.

"This is still a very hot war. This past week we had virtually a record number of ceasefire violations. OSCE calculated over 7,000 for the week. That is …

Turkey has concluded an agreement with the Russian Energy Corporation Gazprom regarding construction of the Turkish stream pipeline’s second-string land section, which involved an arrangement to supply gas to the EU, RIA Novosti reports. This agreement will enable Russia to extend its gas pipeline across the territory of Turkey and into the EU border.  

At the end of April, Gazprom announced the completion of the Turkish stream’s first-string section. The first-string of this Russian gas …

During an official visit to Ukraine, German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier will discuss the situation in the Donbas, as well as the potential deployment of a UN peacekeeping mission in the separatist-controlled areas of the Donbas, as reported on the website of the Ukrainian President.

"President of the Federal Republic of Germany Frank-Walter Steinmeier will pay an official visit to Ukraine on 29-30 May 2018 at the invitation of President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko. They plan to discuss a …

At the spring session of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly in Warsaw, a proposal was made to impose restrictions on foreign assets of wealthy Russians, the special presenter of the Assembly from Britain, Thomas Jopling stated, RIA Novosti reported.

The draft report on countering the "hybrid threats from the Russian Federation," which was considered in Warsaw, proposes to respond to them by imposing restrictive measures against the assets of Russian citizens.

The report talks about a need to " …

Warsaw has proposed an initiative to deploy a permanent US military base in Poland, for which the Polish government is prepared to invest $1.5-$2 billion, the Polish news portal Onet reported, citing a document from the Polish Defense Ministry.

The Polish military department confirmed the authenticity of the document. The department’s press service also added that the document, which is titled “Proposal for a permanent US presence in Poland”, was drafted “in the context of activities directed …