Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine (NSDC) Oleksandr Turchynov believes that Ukraine needs to rebuild its missile shield and continue developing military technical cooperation with NATO. He expressed this opinion in an article "National Security of Ukraine: Challenges and Priorities", published on Wednesday in the Holos Ukrayiny (Voice of Ukraine) parliamentary newspaper.

"In general, during 2015 and the first half of 2016, strategic vision of developing the …

A fence with barbed wire appeared on the border of Poland and Russia in the Kaliningrad region. Construction of the fence near the border of the Russian Federation has been going on for more than a month, Radio Poland reported.

"We don't know why this fence is needed. Work has been underway for some time, but we don't know why the fence is being built and what its function is," an ensign of the Warmian - Masurian Border Guard Service, Anna Lusnia, said.

The Polish radio station Radio ZET also …

At a meeting with US Vice President Joe Biden in Belgrade, Serbian President Tomislav Nikolić said his country would not impose sanctions against Russia, according to the website of the presidential administration of Serbia.

“We cannot impose sanctions on Russia, if it implies compliance with foreign EU policy,” Nikolić said.

“We are connected with Russia and the US, where numerous Serbian community resides,” he added.

Nikolić also stated that although there is no “better option for the …

Anton Belyakov, a member of the Federation Council of Russia, has proposed that sanctioned food, which is set to be destroyed in Russia, be freely distributed to the needy. He introduced a corresponding bill to the State Duma.

Medusa reported that the bill proposes that sanctioned food, which still complies with sanitary and epidemiological requirements, “should be given out, free of charge, in aid of socially important needs”. This is due to the fact that the number of poor people in Russia …

The Swedish Minister for Foreign Affairs, Margot Wallström, and the Finnish Minister for Foreign Affairs, Timo Soini, met in Stockholm and discussed, in particular, Russia's proposal to hold consultations on the security of the Baltic Sea region. According to the Ministers, the country was encouraged to follow a united approach regarding the Russian Federation, YLE reports.

Soini was skeptical about holding the bilateral consultations with Russia regarding security issues in the Baltic Sea …

Flight-tactical exercises are currently taking place in Kaliningrad. These exercises are being completed by a mixed helicopter squadron of the naval aviation section of the Baltic Fleet. This was reported to Rosbalt by the press service of the Baltic Fleet.

These scheduled exercises include over 10 crews of the Mi-24 and Mi-8 offensive and military transport helicopters, as well as Ka-27 anti-submarine and search-and-rescue helicopters.

Pilots will have to make more than 20 scheduled flights, …

During a meeting in Sevastopol, the Russian Chief Military Prosecutor, Sergey Fridinsky, ordered inspections of the military units and formations of the Black Fleet. The Military Prosecutor’s Office will check the safety of petrol, oil, lubricants and food, as was reported on the website of the Chief Military Prosecutor’s Office of Russia on 17 August.

“The Chief Military Prosecutor emphasized the need to prevent corruption, theft and improper use of budget resources while implementing the …

The speaker of the Iranian Parliament, Ali Larijani, denied the claim that Iran provided a military base to Russia in the Islamic Republic. “Not a single Iranian military base was provided to Russian servicemen,” Larijani stated. The speaker of the Iranian Parliament also noted that Tehran cooperates with Moscow on regional issues, including the conflict in Syria.

Earlier, it was reported that Tupolev Tu-22M strategic bombers from the Russian Air Force arrived at the Hamadan base in Iran to …