Russia is restricting the transit of gas through Ukrainian territory, and will soon exclude its western neighbor from the process of transporting natural gas to western countries, Vedomosti reports.

Vedomosti claims that Gazprom has reduced the flow of gas through Ukrainian territory and has simultaneously increased it in the OPAL pipeline. Recently the European Commission approved the use of 40% of the capacity of the gas pipeline.

According to the opinion of Russian experts, Moscow is …

The next hacker attack in Ukraine is expected to be on Independence Day, says Sergey Demedyuk, head of the National Council Department on Cyber Policy.

"We warn that it will be on August 24, on Independence Day. We see that such attacks occur on the eve or day of some large holidays for Ukraine," he said in an interview with Glavkom.

He noted that there are many elements in M.E.Doc malicious software that are not yet activated.

"We do not yet know the full extent of the properties of the …

State prosecutors have initiated an additional court hearing in the case of former President Viktor Yanukovych, and former permanent representative of Ukraine to the UN Yuri Sergeyev will be questioned, as   stated by prosecutor Ruslan Kravchenko during the court session.

According to Kravchenko, the prosecution is requesting to change the order of the examination of evidence in order to question Sergeyev, who witnessed Yanukovych's letter being shown to Vladimir Putin.

The prosecutor noted …

In his comment on the introduction of the new US anti-Russian sanctions, Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) Oleksandr Turchynov said that he believes the regimes of Russia and North Korea are becoming more similar to each other, and that the world is beginning to understand this, as reported on the website of the National Security and Defense Council reports.

"It is symbolic that in the Bill imposing sanctions, which was passed by the Congress, supported by the …

Systems to block the broadcasting of pro-Russian TV channels and radio stations are to be set up along the demarcation line in the Donbas, NSDC (National Security and Defense Council) Secretary Oleksandr Turchynov said in Pokrovsk in the Donetsk province, 06239.com.ua reports.

“In Pokrovsk the first trial installation of the complex counter-information system has been created, which will make it possible to completely block the pro-Russian TV and radio channels and at the same time to receive …

Exports of Ukrainian agricultural products to European countries between January and June 2017 reached (US)$2.774 billion, the press service of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy announced on August 3.

Compared to the same period last year, exports increased by 31.4%, or $663.4 million.

"Today, the EU countries are consistently ranked second in the regional structure of our agricultural exports. Their share accounted for 34.9%, based on the results of the first half of 2017. Total foreign trade …

While commenting on the reports that Russian President Vladimir Putin intends to visit Sukhumi on August 8, Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili stated that Tbilisi would construct a meaningful response to the illegal actions of Russia, reported the Voice of America. August 8 is the day of the ninth anniversary of the Russian-Georgian war, after which Moscow recognized the independence of Abkhazia and the Tskhinvali region.

"These statements, which we heard in connection with the visit …

NATO hopes for a dialogue with Russia and does not want a confrontation with Moscow, stated the Secretary General of the alliance, Jens Stoltenberg, as reported by RIA Novosti.

“We do not want a new cold war with Russia, we do not want a confrontation with Russia, so we are acting in a balanced and measured way. We continue to seek a dialogue with Russia, since this is our largest neighbor ... and we must try not to be nervous,” he said.

According to Stoltenberg, the building up of Russia’s …