On April 29, "Nadoyel" (Tired of you) protests took place in numerous Russian cities. The activists urged President Putin not to take part in the presidential elections of 2018. Through the president’s reception office they sent letters addressed to Putin, asking him to end his political career. The protest action was organized by Mikhail Khodorkovsky’s “Open Russia” movement. Founded in 2001, it was initially involved in educational projects. After Khodorkovsky’s verdict in the Yukos case, the …

The permanent military presence of the United States troops in the Baltic countries is a critical factor in maintaining security in the region, as stated by the Speaker of the Latvian Saeima, Inara Murniece, during a meeting with the Speaker of the House of Representatives of the US Congress, Paul Ryan, in Washington, Delfi reported.

“We highly appreciate the strengthening of the presence of NATO forces in the Baltic region by sending combat groups. But for us the constant military presence …

Two Russians citizens, Dmitry Karpenko and Alexey Krutilin, who were arrested for illegally exporting technology from the US to Russia, were sentenced to deportation, as indicated in the decision of the Eastern District Court in New York, as reported by a TASS correspondent from inside the courtroom.

Attorney Richard Levitt, who defended the interests of the Russians in court, told RBC that his clients were satisfied with the verdict and would not appeal. He also explained why Karpenko came to …

Russian newspaper Kommersant reports that the presidents of Russia and Ukraine, Vladimir Putin and Petro Poroshenko, continue to communicate over the phone, with the last conversation taking place in the first half of April, as indicated in the Friday edition, citing the paper’s sources.

The Administration of the President of Ukraine stated that this reporting was false.

"The only conversation between them in April took place on April 18th in the Normandy discussions, the details of which …

According to the Secretary General of NATO, Jens Stoltenberg, any involvement by the North Atlantic Alliance in a possible conflict between the United States and North Korea is excluded.

"Last week I spent four hours in the White House, and I can assure you that there was no debate about NATO's role in relation to North Korea," Stoltenberg noted in an interview with Welt am Sonntag newspaper.

At the same time, the NATO Secretary General accused the leadership of the DPRK of destabilizing the …

Air Defense systems in the Far East region have been placed into a state of heightened readiness, stated Chairman of the Defense and Security Committee of the Russian Federation Council Victor Ozerov, RIA Novosti reports.

"Russia is following very closely what is happening in North Korea ..." We are monitoring the airspace in the area of responsibility of Russian Air Force," the senator said.

According to him, Moscow is aware that the country was not the target of North Korea's missile …

In 2018 the Russian Navy will receive the first multipurpose nuclear submarine, a K-328 Leopard, modernized in accordance with the 971M project, Izvestia newspaper reports, citing a representative of the Zvezdochka Ship Repair Center, Evgeniy Gladyshev.

"With their technical and military characteristics, the modernized vessels will meet the fleet requirements for a multipurpose 4th generation nuclear-powered submarine,” Gladyshev told the paper.

The Leopard will be fitted with a Kalibr …

Moscow reserves the right to take measures aimed at protecting its interests and national security, after Montenegro's entry into NATO. This was stated in a message published on the website of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

"We must state with deep regret that the current leadership of the country and its Western patrons have not heeded the voice of reason and conscience," the statement of the Russian Foreign Ministry reads.

The Russian Foreign Ministry also said that the leadership …