• Kremlin: Russia warned Iran against withdrawing from nuclear non-proliferation treaty

    Russia warned Tehran against withdrawing from the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, said Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergei Ryabkov in an interview with Rossiyskaya Gazeta following talks in Tehran about the nuclear deal.

    “We also warned Iran not to withdraw from the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons which would be a certain step towards destabilization,” he said. “It would undermine the foundation of the international nuclear non-proliferation system.” …

  • Pentagon: The United States suspects Russia of conducting nuclear weapons tests

    The Head of the Pentagon’s intelligence department Robert Ashley said the US Department of Defense suspects that Russia may be running nuclear weapons tests.

    Specifically, Washington suspects that it is likely that Russia does not comply with the provisions of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban treaty. Signing countries introduced a full moratorium on this practice, according to Radio Svoboda.

    As Robert Ashley said, that technically Russia is able to conduct tests that go against the …

  • Saakashvili will not participate in Ukrainian parliament elections but prepared to advise president’s team

    Former Georgian President and governor of Ukraine’s Odessa province Mikheil Saakashvili does not intend to take part in the snap parliamentary election in Ukraine, he told reporters after returning Ukraine, the Ukrainian News Agency reports.

    “I am not going to take part in the elections,” he said.

    Saakashvili said that he will “help Ukraine to become better, but in a different capacity”. He also said that he has not discussed any possible positions within President Volodymyr Zelensky’s team. …

  • President Zelensky submits draft law on impeachment to Ukrainian Parliament

    The President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky submitted the bill on the impeachment of the Head of State to the Verkhovna Rada, reported Zelensky's representative in Parliament Ruslan Stefanchuk.

    "President Zelensky, as promised during the election campaign, today submitted to the Verkhovna Rada a draft law on a special procedure for removing the President from office (impeachment)," he said.

    Also, Stefanchuk reminded that the Parliament has received the bill on cancellation of parliamentary …

  • Russian coal producers apply for permission to supply Ukraine

    Several Russian coal producers have applied for authorization to export to Ukraine, said Russian Deputy Energy Minister Anatoly Yanovsky, as cited by RIA Novosti.

    “There are many that want to. Those who want to have all applied,” he said, when asked about Russian companies applying to supply coal to Ukraine as of 1 June. Yanovsky did not specify how much coal was being offered, but did observe that it is more than before.

    At the end of last year, the Ukrainian government extended until the …

  • Turkey denies reports the US threatened to stop supply of F-35 fighters if Ankara purchases S-400 missile systems from Russia

    The US did not issue ultimatums to Turkey because of  the purchase of Russian S-400 anti-aircraft missile systems, reports RIA Novosti with reference to Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar.

    Akar said that the information that the US threatened to ban Turkey from the F-35 program if it does not refuse the deal to buy Russian missile systems is not accurate.

    The Minister noted that Turkey has fully paid for the supply of F-35 fighters, the aircraft have already been delivered, and now the …

  • Giuliani wanted to give Zelensky a message from Trump

    US President Donald Trump’s personal attorney Rudolph Giuliani has revealed the goal of his planned visit to Ukraine, which was ultimately called off. He told Censor.net in an interview that he wanted to give Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky a message from Donald Trump.

    Giuliani said that, first and foremost, he wanted to convince Zelensky to continue the investigation into Hunter Biden, son of Trump’s primary competitor and former vice president Joe Biden, as well as the other people …

  • Zelensky: Ukraine will continue to work with IMF

    Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met with Ron van Rooden, head of the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) mission to Ukraine, in Kyiv last week, the president’s press service announced.

    The meeting was also attended by Yakiv Smolii, head of the National Bank of Ukraine, and Finance Minister Oksana Markarova.

    “The cooperation is continuing. The IMF has always been a reliable partner to Ukraine at times when we need support, and Ukraine in turn will also remain a partner that meets its …

  • Volker: US will not recognize Russian passports issued in Crimea and Donbas

    The United States will not recognize Russian passports issued in areas of the Donbas outside of Ukrainian control and Russian annexed Crimea, said Kurt Volker, US State Department’s Special Representative for Ukraine.

    In response to a question asked by a Radio Svoboda correspondent during a telephone briefing in Brussels, the American official said that he considers Russia issuing passports to Ukrainian citizens in the east of Ukraine a “provocative step”. However, he doubts many Ukrainians …

  • Former Ukrainian Finance Minister appointed as Secretary of National Security and Defense Council

    Former Ukrainian Finance Minister Oleksandr Danyliuk has been appointed as a Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council (NSDC), as reported on the website of the Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

    Deputy Head of the Presidential Administration Ruslan Ryaboshapka said earlier that the decree has already been signed.

    Danyliuk left the post of Finance Minister in June 2018 after the decision of the Verkhovna Rada. The reason for his dismissal was a conflict with Prime Minister …