The Press Secretary of Russian President Dmitry Peskov reported that, at a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, the President of the United States, Donald Trump  raised the issue of the release of the Ukrainian sailors, reports Interfax news agency. "President Trump started a discussion on this subject. President Putin gave the necessary explanations," Peskov said.

The meeting of the presidents during the G20 Summit was almost an hour and a half long. The American side reported that …

Kazakhstan’s economy is reaffirming its status as one of the fastest growing economies not only among former Soviet states, but even in all of Central Asia, finanz.ru reports.

Amid the launch of the country’s largest oil field, Kashagan, and a boom in uranium mining, in which Kazakhstan has been number one in the world for seven years, the country’s GDP has been growing nearly six times faster than Russia’s.

At the end of January-May, government statistics placed the country’s economic growth …

Coal mined in the Donbas, the separatist-controlled region of eastern Ukraine, is being exported by Russia to 19 countries, LIGA.net reports, citing an investigation by a major Ukrainian energy company, whose name is not mentioned.

The study notes that the primary consumers of Donbas anthracite are Europe and Turkey. In previous studies, only Poland and Turkey were mentioned.

Between March 2017 and December 2018, Turkey bought more than 3 million tons of anthracite that had been mined in the …

The regional tax authorities in the Leninsky District of Novosibirsk, Russia, have frozen the bank accounts of French actor Gérard Depardieu, RBC reports, citing data from the Kontur.Focus portal.

Depardieu, who obtained a Russian passport in 2013 after the French government introduced a 75% tax on income above € 1 million, has been unable to transact using his accounts at VTB, Gazprombank or KS Bank since 20 June.

Exactly how much Depardieu, a Knight of the French Legion of Honor, winner of …

Russia’s actions are responsible for the radio interference in the sky over Israel, claimed a journalist specializing in air safety in an interview on Israel’s army radio station, Galei Tsahal.

A senior Israeli official has already met with US representatives in Europe to discuss the radio interference in the airspace over the Jewish state.

When asked by the presenter whether the developments should be considered cyberwarfare, the journalist said: “The interference can be called an attack …

Belarussian Minister of Defense Andrei Ravkov said that Belarus plans to purchase several Su-30SM fighter jets from Russia, reports Interfax.

"The contract is concluded, and it is confirmed. I know that these four aircraft are manufactured now, and are almost ready, so if President Lukashenko makes a decision, they will be purchased in the prescribed manner," he said.

The Minister noted that there are no specific delivery dates. "The contract was made on suspensive terms, linked to the …

On Monday, July 1, traditional Ukrainian-American exercises Sea Breeze-2019 will start in Odessa, Ukraine, reports State Border Guard Service of Ukraine.

The exercises will be held at sea, on land, in the air, and underwater. This year for the first time, the participants of the event will also conduct drills on the river. According to the legend of the exercises, the enemy will try to block access to the sea from the Danube river. The ship-and-boat units of Maritime Protection will receive a …

On June 27,  the US Senate approved the draft military budget for the 2020 fiscal year, which ensures the allocation of military assistance in an amount of 300 million dollars to Ukraine, reports the Embassy of Ukraine in the US on Facebook.

It is noted that the US Senate passed a bill proposing to increase assistance to Ukraine in the field of security to $300 million dollars, which is $50 million more than the amount allocated this year.

At the same time, $100 million out of this amount is …