The German news agency RND has cited Ukrainian Foreign Minister Vadym Prystaiko as saying that Germany refused to provide Ukraine with military assistance “needed for opposing Russian aggression”.

The Ukrainian Foreign Minister said that Kyiv is gratef l to Berlin for financial aid and for support on the international level, but must nevertheless note that the German government declined Ukraine’s request for military aid.

“I am still expecting official Berlin to revise its stance on this …

German government deputy spokesperson Martina Fitz wrote on her Twitter that Berlin and Paris welcome the exchange of prisoners between the parties involved in the military conflict in the Donbas.

As Fitz noted, the exchange should help restore trust between the parties and establish a ceasefire. "Amid the celebration of the New Year and Orthodox Christmas, today's exchange has become a humanitarian gesture that everyone was expecting for a long time," said Fitz.

The exchange is the proof of …

The mutual exchange of prisoners by Ukraine and the separatists in the Donbas, agreed on within the Trilateral Contact Group (TCG), took place on Sunday, December 29, near the Mayorsk checkpoint on the demarcation line in the Donetsk region. The Office of the President of Ukraine announced that the swap had been completed successfully. According to the report, 76 people were given back to Kyiv, and 124 people were returned to the self-proclaimed separatist republics of the Donbas.

The press …

Turkey will send eight thousand soldiers from the Syrian opposition to Libya to support the forces of the Libyan Government of National Accord. The first group of 120 people has already been deployed to the Libyan territory, reports Al-Hadath TV channel, citing its sources.

Conscription centers have been established in Northern Syria, in the cities of Afrin, Al-Rai, and Akhtarin, as well as in the Syrian territories controlled by Turkey. It is noted that the Sultan Murad Division, which …

The media reported that the Russian soldiers had been urgently evacuated after a fist fight with American military.

As Russian publication The Military Review (Voyennoe Obozrenie) reports, citing several sources, the fight between American and  Russian soldiers did take place in Syria, and, as a result, the Russian soldiers had to be urgently taken to the hospital.

"The Israeli press drew attention to an incident involving a fight between Russian and American soldiers in one of the Christian …

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Vadym Prystaiko said that no one should be surprised because of the words that leaders of different countries use in confidential telephone conversations, reports German news agency RND.

According to Prystaiko, Trump "reminded" Zelensky that "because of their geographical proximity, the Europeans should do more for the security" of Ukraine, and the Ukrainian President agreed with Trump.

Prystaiko also said that German Chancellor Angela Merkel is not offended by the …

Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak said that the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline will be launched by the end of 2020. It will be finished with the help of the ship Akademik Cherskiy. However, "it will take some time" for additional preparation of the vessel, he said. According to the Marine Traffic website, Akademik Chersky is currently located in the port of Nakhodka in the Primorsky Krai. It will take at least a month for the ship to arrive at the location of the pipeline's construction.

A …

American soldiers got into a fist fight with Russian soldiers in a settlement in Eastern Syria, reports the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights on its website. No weapons were used.

According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, the incident took place on December 25 in the city of Tell Tamer in the Al-Hasakah Governorate. A unit of American soldiers came to collect information from residents there. At the same time, the residents reacted to the appearance of US troops extremely …