At a meeting of ambassadors and permanent representatives at the Russian Foreign Affairs Ministry on Thursday, July 19, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that foreign policy should be more economically-oriented to match the rising tide of protectionism on the world stage, TASS reports.

According to Putin, the principle of competition and openness in global trade is becoming more frequently replaced by protectionism, economic benefit and expediency, by ideological conjuncture and political …

During the holding of the international Sea Breeze 2018 military exercise in Ukraine, the Kyiv Scientific Research Institute of Hydrodevices completed the factory tests of the new “Yatran” radio-sonar system which is designed to detect enemy submarines.

This was announced by the press service of Ukroboronprom, the Ukrainian defense industry concern which includes the research institute.

The Yatran system consists of sonar buoys with extremely sensitive sensors and a digital information …

Russia has neither the desire nor the ability to influence Iran’s actions in Syria, stated US National Intelligence Director Daniel Coats at a forum on security in Aspen, Colorado.

Coats was asked whether he thinks Russia “has enough influence” to force the Iran-backed forces to leave Syria. The possibility of such an agreement between Russia and the US has been discussed recently by the American press.

According to Coats, US intelligence considers it “unlikely that Russia has the desire or …

The Foreign Ministry of Ukraine has received a letter from the International Court of Justice (ICJ) stating that the ICJ has sent Russia a reminder of its obligation to restore the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar People, reported Ukrainian Deputy Foreign Minister Olena Zerkal.

The letter states that it is Russia’s obligation to comply with the court order, something which it has so far failed to do.

“Because it was obvious to us that Russia did not intend to revoke the discriminatory ban on the …

Russian President Vladimir Putin promised a “commensurate reaction” for the deployment of NATO bases near Russian borders.

Speaking at a meeting of Russian ambassadors and permanent representatives in Moscow on Thursday, the President called such actions “aggressive steps”.

In his opinion, the guarantee of security in Europe is based on constructive cooperation in the European space.

Putin also urged Western countries to exert influence on Kyiv in the implementation of the Minsk agreements. …