• Japan scrambled fighters to intercept Russian bombers

    During the second half of the day on January 24th, Japan's air force scrambled their fighters in response to three Russian bombers Tu-95 approaching the borders of the country.

    Russian planes flew along the borders of the country in the north and then flew over the Sea of Japan, the Ministry of Defense of Japan stated. A map with the route of the Russian bombers’ flight and their photos were published on the ministry's website. Two bombers flew to the south of the island of Okinawa, flew …

  • A top manager of Kaspersky Lab was detained on charges of treason

    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, …

  • Lavrov: Prospects of a Syrian settlement are 'fairly good'

    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.

  • Kremlin says the U.S. has not consulted Russia regarding ‘security zones’ in Syria

    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 …

  • Veterans of Ukrainian war block railway traffic to separatist-held territories

    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] …

  • Russia is developing an anti-torpedo system

    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 …

  • The FSB disclosed information about millions of cyber attacks on Russian facilities

    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 …

  • Instead of Yanukovych, his lawyer will come to the Ukrainian General Prosecutor’s Office for examination

    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 …

  • Russian Media: US sanctions could block the import of smartphones and tablets into Russia

    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 …

  • Poroshenko refused to give an interview to Russian journalists

    The President of Ukraine, Petro Poroshenko, refused to give an interview to Russian journalists in Helsinki. According to Interfax-Ukraine, journalists from a Russian TV station came up to the Ukrainian President during his visit to the Finnish Parliament and asked him to answer their questions.

    “Stop killing Ukrainians and free the territory!” Poroshenko said in response to their questions.

    The President of Ukraine reported that seven Ukrainians have died in the Donbas in January alone. In …