Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko believes that the words of the US Republican Party’s presidential candidate, Donald Trump, regarding the Crimea are pre-election rhetoric. He was referring to Trump’s statements about possibly recognizing the Crimea as Russian territory. Poroshenko said this during an interview with CNN.

“It is part of the pre-election rhetoric. The future president, no matter who it is, will be a very responsible person,” Poroshenko said.

Trump has previously and …

The majority of Americans, a total of 56%, are opposed to Russian President Vladimir Putin. Deutsche Welle reported that this was determined by the results of a survey published on the 25th of September, which was conducted by the Associated Press agency in cooperation with the GfK.

In addition, only one in ten of the respondents think of Putin favorably. A total of 24% of Americans believe that Putin has leadership qualities that an American president should also have. A total of 71% of the …

The head of the press center of the Ukrainian Armed Forces Headquarters, Ivan Arefiev, stated that Ukraine would agree to withdraw troops from the front line only after a complete cessation of attacks.

“The withdrawal of troops from the demarcation line is possible only after a sustainable ceasefire. We withdrew heavy weapons long ago. We are implementing the Minsk Agreements but we still remain because attacks on our positions have not yet ceased,” Arefiev said.

On Saturday, Russian-backed …

The press service of the General Prosecutor’s Office of Ukraine reported on the 23rd of September that the Pechersky District Court of Kyiv authorized the conviction in absentia of two Deputy Ministers of Defense of the Russian Federation, Dmitry Bulgakov and Nikolai Pankov.

“The pre-trial investigation has revealed that Dmitry Bulgakov and Nikolai Pankov in February-March 2014, acting as part of a conspiracy with other representatives of Russian authorities, committed deliberate actions aimed …

NATO will be able to provide assistance to Finland in the event of a crisis in the Baltic region. This was said by the Alliance’s Deputy Secretary-General, Alexander Vershbow.

“It is possible that a crisis in the Baltic Sea region could affect NATO members and Finland. NATO would then probably decide to respond to this by protecting member countries and by providing assistance to its close partners,” Lännen Media quoted Vershbow as saying.

Vershbow also spoke about the “very close ties” …

On September 25, pro-Russian separatists violated the ceasefire seven times. Separatists resorted to armed provocations using small arms, grenade launchers and machine guns.

This was reported by the Ukrainian Armed Forces press center.

In the Mariupol area, separatists violated the ceasefire in the areas of Marinka and Pavlopillia using small arms.

In the Donetsk area, separatists fired on Ukrainian positions in the area of Avdiivka. They used grenade launchers, machine guns and small arms. …

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said he will visit Russia and China this year to create “open alliances” with the two countries in pursuit of an independent foreign policy, Reuters reported.

"I am ready to not really break ties [with the US] but we will open alliances with China and... Medvedev, he is awaiting there for my visit," Duterte said.

The President of the Philippines added that he would like to open up the "other side of the ideological barrier".

Duterte also noted that the …

Vice President of the United States Joseph Biden stated that Ukrainian authorities have agreed to the special status of the Donbas. The video of the politician’s speech at the Council of Foreign Relations in New York was published by the Ukrainian Service of Voice of America.

Biden noted the complexity of the decision for Kyiv, stating that it would be similar to Washington granting special status to Texas due to the growing influence of Mexico in the region.

“It’s like saying, ‘Texas will …