The Russian-Egyptian “Defenders of Friendship 2017” joint military exercises have begun in Krasnodar Krai, TASS reported, citing the Ministry of Defense. 50 Egyptian paratroopers arrived on September 6 to take part in the exercises in the south of Russia.

“In the context of the tactical exercises, divisions of the Russian Airborne Troops and the Egyptian Paratroopers will do landings, carry out maneuvers in the area of combat training tasks, and will also capture and hold a mountain pass in …

A Russian Orlan-10 model unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) fell near the village of Novohradivka on Saturday, September 16 due to a technical malfunction of the system, reports the press service of the Ukrainian military headquarters in eastern Ukraine.

According to the Ukrainian military, the air defense of the Ukrainian Armed Forces carefully tracked its route, but failed to shoot down the UAV.

"It corresponds to a model that is manufactured in Russia. The ‘Orlan-10’ is being developed by a …

The joint military Zapad-2017 exercises conducted by Russia and Belarus entered an active phase, during which a simulated attack by a potential enemy will be worked through, reports Belarusian news agency BelTA.

The second stage of the exercises began on September 17, during which issues will be worked out regarding directing troops and conducting military operations in order to repel aggression against the countries.

According to the agency, there are about 12,700 servicemen participating in …

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson held a telephone conversation with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, as reported on Facebook by the press service of the Russian Foreign Ministry.

It is noted that the conversation took place on September 16, at the American initiative.

"The current situation on the Syrian settlement, including the tasks of the anti-terrorist struggle ‘on the ground’, the implementation of decisions from the international meeting on Syria held September 14-15 of this …

General Electric is considering the production of locomotives in Ukraine, reported Ukrainian Transportation and Infrastructure Minister, Volodymyr Omelyan, at a press briefing, 112.ua reports.

"Negotiations with General Electric are being conducted. Projects that would localize production in Ukraine are being considered. I would like to have not only the construction of locomotives in Ukraine, but also the ability to produce spare parts for General Electric locomotives for other countries in …

Russia may not sign a US-proposed political declaration on UN reform, stated Vasily Nebenzya, the Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the organization.

The document was drafted by the administration of American leader Donald Trump. On September 18, the UN Headquarters will host a summit of world leaders on a change in the work of the UN.

"I'm not sure that we will sign this declaration ... The declaration on UN reform will not be passed through [the UN], and the UN will not …

The representative of Ukraine in the Tripartite Contact Group, the second president of Ukraine, Leonid Kuchma, believes that after Donald Trump came to power, Ukraine has a better chance of receiving lethal weapons, as he expressed during the YES forum.

He noted that work with the administration of US President Donald Trump in this matter is more promising than with the administration of Barack Obama.

"Let's wait till he [Trump] has a good mood in favor of Ukraine and are problems with Russia. …

President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko and US President Donald Trump will meet during the 72nd session of the UN General Assembly on Thursday, September 21. There they will discuss the results of the agreements reached at the meeting in June, wrote Valery Chaly, the Ukrainian ambassador to the United States, on his Facebook page.

The two heads of state intend to outline plans for cooperating in global and regional security, defense, and economic and energy ventures. The ambassador thanked his …