The Director of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU), Artem Sytnyk, said during an interview with Vysoky Zamok web site that the NABU is investigating the multimillion-dollar refinancing of banks by the National Bank of Ukraine.

"Regarding the so-called reform of the banking sector, as a result of which more than 80 banks ceased to exist, the National Police have many questions. This is not exactly our line of work. If we are talking about funds that the NBU allocated for …

The US Embassy in Moscow urged Americans living in Russia to be alert because of the political situation.

“U.S. Embassy Moscow reminds all U.S. citizens that the current political climate in Russia requires them to exercise the highest levels of vigilance and situational awareness.  Given recent events, the possibility for large-scale demonstrations, personal harassment, and increased anti-U.S. sentiment is elevated.  U.S. citizens are reminded that even demonstrations intended to be peaceful …

Russia is not ready to build a "real" Union State with Belarus. This was stated by the Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko in an interview with television channel MIR.

"We are not ready for this today; and not so much Belarusians, as Russians, Russian leaders," he said.

In his opinion, Russia and Belarus should have earlier held a referendum and established common legislation, including a Constitution, but did not do so "in due time". Instead, they "chose certain issues and began to …

Last year, the number of Russians living in poverty reached 19.8 million, which is the highest point in 10 years. The number of poor Russians increased by 300,000 in 2016, according to data released on April 5th by the Russian Federal State Statistics Service, Rosstat.

More than 13% of the population have incomes below the subsistence minimum, which in the fourth quarter of 2016 was 9,691 rubles a month (this is about 4,600 hryvnia).

This is the highest level since 2006, when 21.6 million …

The General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces has planned to conduct large-scale exercises with live firing of Buk and S-300 air defense systems.

This was reported on the General Staff‘s Facebook page.

"Today, anti-aircraft missile forces are the main force for deterring the enemy from the air. In 2016, after a long break, the S-300P has started shooting once more. Plans for 2017 are even more ambitious," said the report.

It is noted that increased attention will be paid to combat shooting …

The official spokesman of Russian Defense Ministry, Major-General Igor Konashenkov, said that Russia will take measures to strengthen the air defense system (ADS) of the Syrian army after the U.S. attack on a Syrian military base, as reported by Interfax news agency.

"To cover the most vulnerable objects of Syrian infrastructure, a set of measures to strengthen and improve the effectiveness of the air defense system of the Syrian armed forces will be implemented in the near future," …

The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine is concerned about the impending Russian-Belarusian Armed Forces Zapad-2017 joint military exercise, as stated by the First Deputy Defense Minister of Ukraine, Ivan Rusnak, during a meeting with NATO Deputy Secretary General Rose Gottemoeller.

"The situation in the area of the antiterrorist operation [the Donbas] remains tense. In addition, the strategic exercises of the Russian and Belarusian armed forces Zapad-2017, which will be held this autumn, are cause …

On Thursday, April 6, eight suspects were detained in connection with the explosion in the St. Petersburg Metro, as reported by the official representative of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation, Svetlana Petrenko. According to her, the FSB and the Ministry of Internal Affairs, working jointly, detained six people in St. Petersburg and two in Moscow.

"Seyfulla Khakimov, Ibragibzhon Yermatov, Dilmurod Muidinov, Bakhram Yergashev, Azamzhon Makhmudov, Makhamadyusuf Mirzaalimov, …