Moldova demands that Russia not recognize documents issued by the authorities in the separatist region of Transnistria. A recent separatists’ appeal to Moscow for recognition of their "passports" and other documents was condemned by the Moldovan authorities.

The Speaker of the Moldovan Parliament, Andrian Candu, said that such a move by Russia would be a gross violation of international law.

Moldovan Prime Minister Pavel Filip reminded Russia that it recently proclaimed support for the …

Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia promised to never recognize the legitimacy of the annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation as was stated in a joint statement by the Prime Ministers of the Baltic countries and the head of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, Volodymyr Groysman following a meeting in Kyiv.

“We strongly condemn Russia's aggression against Ukraine and stress that the sanctions imposed on Russia must remain in place until the Minsk Agreements are fully implemented and Ukraine's …

The question of organizing a meeting between the Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and U.S. President Donald Trump are still under discussion.

This was reported by U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch and broadcast by Interfax-Ukraine.

"The discussion on the date and everything else is under way," she said.

Yovanovitch noted that the question of such a meeting is important for both Ukraine and the United States, and that each side is interested in holding a meeting at the highest …

Russian servicemen were at the Shayrat airbase when American missiles hit it, as reported by Russian RBC news agency citing an unnamed officer from the Syrian Army.

“There is not information about the casualties or wounded among the Russians, “ the officer  said.

According to him, Russian military are still present at the air base.

The Syrian officer also indicated that the Syrian military command received the information about the forthcoming missile strikes of the US and managed to remove …

Dmitry Peskov, the Press Secretary for Russian President, has said that Kremlin support for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is not unconditional, reports AP.

The previous day, the U.S. State Department said that it is time for Russia to reconsider its support of Assad, due to the chemical attack in Syria. It was reported today that U.S. President Donald Trump has set sights on war against Assad.

"Unconditional support is impossible in this world," he said.

The Kremlin added that it “is …

Following the US missile strikes on Syrian airbase, Russia said it is suspending the memorandum on the prevention of incidents and on ensuring the safety of flights over Syria that it had with the US.

The statement published on the website of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs says that the suspension of this cooperation comes in response to the American missile strikes on Syrian air base in Idlib.

“The Russian side suspends the memorandum on the prevention of incidents and on ensuring …

At a press briefing, Press Secretary of Russian President Dmitry Peskov didn’t answer a question whether Russia purposely didn’t intercept the American missiles that blasted the Syrian Shayrat airbase.

The Kremlin’s representative also said that Russia believes that it is premature to put blames on anyone for the chemical attack before conducting an investigation.

 “We need to look for the answers to these questions together, but to make premature conclusions, immediately blaming someone, …

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said he would support a US military operation in Syria against the country’s President Bashar Assad, according to western media.

“If the matter comes to practical realization, then we are ready to do anything that will be necessary,” he said.

Erdoğan added that he had talked with Russian President Vladimir Putin about the chemical attack in Syria, but he did not receive a clear answer about whether Assad had been involved in the action.

Before this, the …