Israel is concerned that the Syrians will enter the UN demilitarized zone in the Golan Heights. The Jewish state is ready to attack the Syrian Armed Forces if they move into the demilitarized zone at the border with Israel, stated Israeli Internal Security Minister Gilad Erdan.

“We must verify and do everything to clarify, vis-a-vis the Russians, the Assad government, that we will not accept any armed presence by the Assad regime in the areas which are meant to be demilitarized,” Erdan told …

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko signed a national security bill on Thursday, July 5.“This is an important landmark for the reformation of the entire country, primarily the defense and security sector. The main thing is that through this law we are firmly emphasizing Ukraine’s course towards European and Euroatlantic integration. We are confirming that our state, the Ukrainian nation, has clearly made up its mind about our future – it is a future in the family of peoples of the free world,” …

A new private military company (PMC) called “Patriot” has been active in Syria at least since spring 2018, and is presumably connected to the Russian Defense Ministry, reported the TV channel Dozhd, citing a source in military circles.

The Patriot PMC was mentioned alongside the Wagner PMC in a request to the government signed by retired lieutenant-general Leonid Ivashov, Vladimir Petrov, head of the international public organization Honor and Homeland, and Yevgeny Shabayev, chairman of the …

Following a visit to Serbia, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said during an interview with the Serbian TV channel RTS that there are no “red lines” for the Russian Federation, and that the conflict in the Donbas is not frozen. According to him, the war is still continuing.

“First of all, Russia doesn’t have ‘red lines’. If, in January 2014, you had asked me: is it possible that Russia carries out an armed aggression against Ukraine? I would have said that it’s not possible,” Poroshenko …

Turkey and Ukraine signed a memorandum on the supply of unmanned aircraft systems to Ukraine, the press service of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine (NSDC) reported on Wednesday, July 4.

"Based on the Commission's work [following the meeting of the Joint Ukraine-Turkey Commission on military-technical cooperation in Ankara], the parties signed a Memorandum on the supply of unmanned aircraft systems to Ukraine, creating a joint venture,” the statement said.

The participants …