The Russian gas monopoly Gazprom chose its gas supplies’ route to Europe along the second Turkish Stream line. It will go through Bulgaria, Serbia, Hungary and Slovakia, reported the Russian newspaper Kommersant citing materials published by the countries’ gas transmission operators.

These materials were published in October-November as part of the procedure for booking future capacity (open season) which is stipulated by the legislation of the European Union (NC CAM) and is necessary for the …

Hungarian Foreign Minister, Péter Szijjártó, expressed confidence that the issuance of Hungarian passports to citizens of Ukraine in the Zakarpattia's (Transcarpathian) region is not a violation of the Ukrainian legislation.

In an interview with Deutsche Welle, published on Thursday, November 22, the head of the Hungarian Foreign Ministry stated that "according to Hungarian law, Hungarians who live in Zakarpattia (Transcarpathia), have the right to dual citizenship. If you look at Ukrainian …

Nearly all of the production equipment belonging to Roscosmos, the Russian State Corporation for Space Activities, is outdated, the company’s director Dmitry Rogozin told RIA Novosti.

By Rogozin’s assessment, at least 87% of the capabilities of the Russian space industry do not meet modern standards.

“Despite the fact that Roscosmos’s production funds are severely outdated and that modern equipment accounts for no more than 13%, it is only a question of money,” Rogozin said.

However, he …

For the second time in three years, the head of Russia’s Main Intelligence Directorate (GRU) has died. According to the official explanation, Colonel General Igor Korobov died after a “severe and lengthy illness”. However, several sources in the media believe that his health only started to deteriorate after he was taken to task by Vladimir Putin.

Igor Korobov was appointed head of the GRU in January 2016, replacing the recently deceased Igor Sergun.

During his time in the position, Korobov …

Based on data from the Ukrainian parliament the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine approved in the first reading the draft law on amending the country’s constitution.

The changes, in support of which 311 deputies voted, concern Ukraine’s strategic course on Ukraine’s membership to the European Union and NATO. Twenty-one deputies voted against, three abstained, and 16 did not vote. In total, 351 people participated in the meeting; the rest were not registered in time for the meeting.

The document …