Polish newspaper Rzeczpospolita reported why the President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko refused Poland’s invitations to take in commemorative events dedicated to 80th anniversary of the beginning of the World War II.According to the newspapers source in Minsk, by not going to Poland, Lukashenko expressed solidarity with Russian President Vladimir Putin, who was not invited by Polish President Andrzej Duda.Instead of Lakashenko, the Belarusian Ambassador to Poland will participate in these …

A Russian mercenary captured by Azov soldiers said his group had entered a grey area to frame the Ukrainian military in disrupting the "ceasefire", reported the press service of Azov battalion providing the details of the operation near Horlivka (Donetsk region).

On the night of August 28-29, Azov fighters noticed a group of pro-Russian militants moving through the grey zone in an attempt to infiltrate Ukrainian positions in the Svitlodar salient in violation of the Minsk agreements.

Azov's …

Russia has announced a new unilateral ceasefire in the Idlib de-escalation zone. Syrian government forces will cease fire at 6 a.m. on Saturday, August 31, the Russian Center for Reconciliation of Warring Parties in Syria reported on Friday, August 30.

An agreement has been reached to stabilize the situation, the Russian military said, urging armed commanders to join the peace process in the areas under their control.

In September 2018, Russia and Turkey agreed on a ceasefire in Idlib. The …

Elbit Systems, an Israeli company that develops various types of weaponry, could help the Ukrainian Air Force to modernize eleven MiG-29 fighters, reports the Defense Industry Courier, citing a source in the Ukrainian Defense Ministry.

According to the source, “the winged craft will receive fundamentally new capabilities and the latest weapons for airborne warfare”. He added that the upgrades could cost in the region of $440 million, at $40 million per fighter. However, the contract has not …

By the end of 2019, the Polish company PGNiG intends to start supplying Ukraine with natural gas obtained from the regasification of liquefied natural gas (LNG) shipped to Poland from the US. This will be a “real breakthrough” in the creation of a “transatlantic gas supply corridor from the US to Ukraine,” said Dale Perry, president of the company Energy Resources of Ukraine (ERU).

According to Yaroslav Mudriy, director of ERU Trading, the gas bought from PGNiG will be kept in underground …

Two prototypes of the Russian-produced Su-57 fifth generation fighter have been sent to Syria, presumably to show off Russia’s weaponry, writes the newspaper of the Russian Defense Ministry Krasnaya Zvezda.

According to the periodical, this was the “first demonstration of the latest Russian combat aircraft under real war conditions”.

“The demonstration was clearly intended to attract foreign attention, including from potential buyers,” the news outlet remarks.

Krasnaya Zvezda assumes that …

The newly appointed Prosecutor General of Ukraine, Ruslan Riaboshapka, has shared a Facebook post by Verkhovna Rada employee Anna Islamova confirming a major prisoner exchange between Russia and Ukraine.

“The exchange is complete: The sailors, Sentsov, Karpyuk, Balukh and Hryb are flying home,” Islamova wrote in the original post.

Alexey Venediktov, editor-in-chief of Echo of Moscow, posted in his Telegram channel that the plane with released Ukrainian prisoners was scheduled to land in Kyiv …

Ukraine’s parliament, the Verkhovna Rada, has approved the candidacy of Oleksiy Honcharuk, Deputy Head of the President’s Office, for the position of Prime Minister. He was recommended for this position by President Volodymyr Zelensky.

Honcharuk’s candidacy was supported by 290 of the 450 Ukrainian MPs who voted on the decision.

The 35 year-old will be the youngest prime minister in the country’s history since its declaration of independence.

During his address to parliament before the …