Overall, exports have fallen by 11% over the first five months in 2016, but exports to EU countries have increased by 4.5%.

In the first five months of 2016, the export of goods from Ukraine fell by 11.5% in comparison to the same period in 2015, and made $13.7 billion, the Ministry of Economy reports.

“The results of the first five months of 2016, as compared with the same period in 2015, show that the export of goods fell by 11.5% and made $13.7 billion. A significant slowdown in the …

A comment about the non-recognition of the Crimea’s annexation was published on the website of the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs on August 1st as a response to last week’s visit by French deputies to the peninsula.

"Redrawing the borders is contrary to international law. Therefore, the international community, the EU and France do not recognize the illegal annexation of the Crimea. This clear position can in no way be called into question neither by travels, nor by the statements which …

The Ministers of Culture and Sport of 19 European countries have issued a statement in support of the fight against doping. They have also demanded that Russia be suspended from all international competitions, including the upcoming Olympic Games in Rio.

According to Western media, this collective statement was addressed to the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA).

The statement was initiated by the Minister of Culture and Sport of Denmark, Bertel Haarder. He received support from officials of …

143 railway shipping containers filled with Ukrainian goods, which were headed to Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan, were detained at the Russian border, the press service of the Ukrainian Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of Ukraine.

It was reported that as of the morning of August 1, 2016, 143 railway cars, which were going to Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan, were detained at the Ukraine-Russia border. "106 of these cars were sent to an alternate route, 33 cars were redirected to a receiving …

Ukrainian MP and former Russian prisoner Nadiya Savchenko has stated that Ukrainian soldiers fighting in the Donbas are inadequately equipped, Interfax-Ukraine reported.

According to her, Ukrainian soldiers are given low-quality clothing and shoes, as well as weapons that are technologically obsolete.

“I always ride with the military units on the frontline, and at trainings, and I see the stuff that is provided by our Army. And as a member of the Committee on National Security and Defense, I …

According to Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó, the notion that Russia would attack a NATO member is “unrealistic”, Reuters reported.

"I don't think it is a realistic assumption today that Russia would attack any NATO member state," Szijjártó said during an interview with Index.hu.

The Hungarian Foreign Minister explained that every country has senses of “different intensity” about the threat of Russia.

"This is not how we feel about Russia. I don't think Russia would pose an …

The Special Representative of the Russian President for International Cooperation in Information Security, Andrei Krutskikh, criticized Hillary Clinton’s accusations against Russian Security Services. According to him, there is no evidence of their involvement in the server hack.

Moscow states that it takes seriously the US presidential nominee’s accusations, regarding the Russian Security Services’ involvement in the hack of US Democratic Party servers. However, Washington has brought no …

The lack of funds for the State program, the Development of Science and Technology, can lead to the reduction of more than 10,000 scientists in Russia by 2019. On Sunday, July 31, 2016 the Russian news site Gazeta.ru reported on this issue after reviewing documents from the Russian Ministry of Education and Science that were prepared for the budget meeting with the Prime Minister of Russia, Dmitry Medvedev, on the 29th of July, 2016.

The total allocation of the Federal Budget to be spent on …