The head of the Computer Incidents Investigation Unit at Kaspersky Lab, Ruslan Stoyanov, was detained on charges of treason, Kommersant reported, citing a source close to the Federal Security Service. Stoyanov was placed at the detention center and has been in custody since early December 2016.

The company confirmed Stoyanov’s arrest, stressing that the investigation is being conducted only against this individual. The director of one of the divisions of the FSB’s Information Security Center, …

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said the prospects of a Syrian settlement after the Astana peace talks were “fairly good”, TASS reported.

Replying to a question about what steps have to be taken for a peace deal to stick, Lavrov replied, "it is necessary to work, work and again work."

Meanwhile, the spokesperson of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, announced that representatives of the Syrian opposition have been invited to meet with Lavrov in Moscow on Friday.

The Kremlin has called on the U.S. to consider all the consequence regarding the creation of the so-called “security zones” for Syrian refugees in order not to make the situation worse.

This was stated by the Press Secretary of the Russian President, Dmitry Peskov, as reported by Russia’s TASS news agency.

“This is important that the situation does not become worse. It is worth considering all the consequences” he stated.

When asked if the U.S. consulted with Russia prior to taking this …

According to the Deputy of Verkhovna Rada (Ukrainian Parliament) and former commander of the Donbas volunteer battalion, Semen Semenchenko, veterans of the Ukrainian war have blocked the passage of trains to separatist-held territories, as stated in his Facebook post.

“12 cargo trains with more than 700 rail containers have been taken out of the process of financing the terrorism. Servicemen of the Interior Ministry, servicemen of the Border guard service, SBU [Security Service of Ukraine] …

The Russian OJSC Tactical Missiles Corporation (or KTRV) is developing a unique anti-torpedo and is modernizing existing torpedoes, as was said in an interview with Interfax by the General Director of the enterprise, Boris Obnosov.

"Another product that will be used to arm Russian Navy ships is a small antisubmarine complex with a Paket-E/NK antitorpedo defence system, which has no equivalent in the world. It can both destroy an enemy’s ships and submarines with torpedoes, as well as protect a …

Over the past year, about 70 million hacker attacks directed at Russian facilities were committed, according to the Deputy Head of the FSB Center on the safety of communication, Nikolai Murashov.

"The number of cyber attacks on Russian Federation facilities, amounting to 70 million in the span of a year, was made public. At the moment Russia has sufficient potential in the development of means of information security," Murashov said at a meeting of the State Duma Committee on Information …

The attorney for exiled former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych, will appear at the Ukrainian General Prosecutor’s Office instead of the former President, TASS reported.

"The defense will appear for this summon to fulfill procedural obligations and will notify the Court of the reasons that prevent Yanukovych from appearing personally," Serdyuk assured.

He also stated that Article 138 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of Ukraine provides the option to not appear in Court when summoned by …

The sanctions imposed in December of last year by the United States against the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) can block the import of electronics with encryption abilities into Russia, as published on the RBC website, citing a statement made by the law firm of Baker & McKenzie.

According to the statement, they have already warned their customers about possible problems. "Since the FSB carries out certain administrative functions such as examination and approval of commercial …