The Human Rights Commissioner of the Ukrainian Parliament, Lyudmyla Denisova, said that the Ukrainian authorities continue negotiations on the next exchange of prisoners with Russia, reports Hromadske TV channel. Denisova didn't report any additional details.

"Negotiations are held on the next release of our citizens who are in custody in Russia and temporarily occupied Crimea," said Denisova. She didn't specify the names of prisoners for exchange.

"It is better to remain silent to achieve …

The Press Secretary of the Russian President Dmitry Peskov in the program "Moscow. Kremlin. Putin" on Russia 1 TV channel said that the Kremlin regrets that Russia and Japan cannot find a solution to the issues in their relationship.

"We state with regret that we have not yet managed to solve several fundamental problems," Peskov said. He stressed that Moscow has a positive attitude to the development of relations with Tokyo.

The World War II peace treaty between Russia and Japan has not been …

The Russian media has been discussing the “35 for 35” prisoner exchange between Ukraine and Russia that took place on Saturday, pointing out fundamental differences between the two countries. The Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta presented a reaction to development.

“Those who are now talking about the different nature of the two states are correct. Today’s Russia is an empire and autocracy, whereas Ukraine is a democratic national state,” the article says.

Novaya Gazeta notes that the prisoner …

Three explosions occurred near the Syrian town of Abu Kamal, near the Syrian-Iraqi border in eastern Syria, reports Al-Arabiya TV channel, citing the London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR).

According to SOHR, the airstrikes targeted the headquarters and military equipment of Iranian armed forces and pro-Iranian militants, Harakat al-Abdal and Hezbollah. 18 militants were reportedly killed during the airstrikes.

The Syrian news agency SANA did not report the attack.

Al- …

Chief Pentagon Spokesperson Jonathan Hoffman said that Denmark will send soldiers to Syria to help the US-led coalition to fight the Islamic State (IS), reports Al-Masdar news outlet.

"The United States supports the message of the Danish government about sending the military to Syria. Our Danish partners will cooperate with the US forces in the North-East of Syria to maintain security and stability in the region," said Hoffman.

Denmark will assist the international coalition by sending 14 …

On Sunday, Turkish and American troops carried out their first ground patrol in the  “security zone” in north-eastern Syria, which is controlled by Kurds.

Ankara insists on patrolling the buffer zone in order to keep Kurdish fighters away from the Turkish border. Turkey considers the Kurdish militia in Syria terrorists linked to the Kurdish fighters in Turkey who have fought against the Ankara government for three decades. However, the Syrian Kurds are key allies to the US in the fight against …

Russian President Vladimir Putin and his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron spoke on the phone on Sunday and lauded the prisoner exchange between Kyiv and Moscow that took place on September 7. The politicians expressed hope that the exchange would help to improve Russian-Ukrainian relations. Macron and Putin also voiced their support for continuing peace talks in the Normandy Format (Russia, Ukraine, Germany and France).

During the call, Putin stressed that there is “no alternative” to the …

The Netherlands Public Prosecution Service has asked Russia to hand over Vladimir Tsemakh, a valuable witness in the MH17 case from the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR), the prosecution service informed victims of the catastrophe in a letter, as reported by the Dutch news agency NOS.

The Netherlands recently asked Ukraine not to release Tsemakh to Russia.

Dutch Foreign Minister Stef Blok stated in a letter to parliament that the prosecutors had been able to interview the MH17 case witness …