US Ambassador on protests at Ukrainian Parliament: Ukrainians are behaving decently
The behavior of protesters and law enforcement officers during the protest action under the walls of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine indicates that the Ukrainian people can enjoy their rights. The Ambassador to Ukraine, Marie Yovanovitch, expressed this opinion in an interview with the publication Censor.net.
"Since the Maidan, and before that, obviously there have been demonstrations and protests in Ukraine, and I think it’s an important example of how the Ukrainian people are able to express …
NATO warns Turkey of consequences of acquiring Russian S-400
Turkey will be faced with “unavoidable consequences” if it buys Russian S-400 anti-air defense systems, said NATO Military Committee Chairman General Petr Pavel, as reported by Defense News.
“The principle of sovereignty obviously exists in acquisition of defense equipment, but the same way that nations are sovereign in making their decision, they are also sovereign in facing the consequences of that decision” Pavel noted.
According to the NATO representative, although each country is free to …
Russia to establish naval base on Kuril Islands
An airport network is to be restored on the Kuril Islands, work on its creation is connected to the establishment of a Russian naval base, announced Senator Frants Klintsevich as reported by RIA Novosti.
The naval base will accept “any ships”, including first rank vessels. Work to establish the base will begin soon, the senator noted. “Everything is going strictly according to plan, without rushed bursts,” he added.
As Interfax reports with reference to Klintsevich, organizational matters are …
Islamists in Syria captured third new Russian T-90 tank
Islamist militants in Syria have already captured the third, newest Russian T-90 tank, as reported by a group of investigators, the Conflict Intelligence Team, via its Facebook page.
"The propagandists of the so-called 'Islamic state' published a photograph of the T-90 captured from pro-Assad forces, to whom it had been sent from Russia. The researchers reported that the militants took advantage of a sandstorm near Mayadin, southeast of Deir ez-Zor, to capture the tank during a counterattack. …
NATO to discuss with Russia the true number of troops in Zapad-2017 exercises
The true number of Russian Army personnel that were involved in the recent Zapad-2017 exercises in Belarus will be discussed during the next NATO-Russia meeting, reported the German newspaper Welt, citing its sources in the headquarters of the Alliance.
“We will very clearly say that we are thinking about such actions,” the newspaper quotes the diplomat as saying.
The Alliance has serious reasons to believe that it wasn’t 12,700 soldiers that took part in the exercises – the number that …