Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that Israel opposes the Russia-US agreement for a truce in southwest Syria, as it strengthens Iran's position in the region.

"Israel opposes the ceasefire agreement in the south of Syria reached by the US and Russia because it perpetuates the Iranian presence in the country," he said after meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron.

As Haaretz reports, citing its source, Tel Aviv "is aware of Iranian intentions" to significantly expand its …

In an attempt to ensure the reliable provision of resource needs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and other defense components, the Ministry of Defense has introduced a unified system of logistics support.

The Deputy Minister of Defense of Ukraine, Major-General Oleg Shevchuk said that the Main Logistics Directorate is currently being formed in the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The next stage would be the formation of the Logistics Forces Command out of Armament, Logistics and …

Russian President Vladimir Putin said that his press secretary Dmitry Peskov persuaded him to participate in the filming of American director Oliver Stone’s "Interview with Putin," noting that he had not prepared for it in advance.

"Where is the culprit, mister comrade Peskov? He disappeared somewhere; he is not here. It is he who persuaded me sometime in the past," Putin said.

According to the president, Peskov explained that Oliver Stone is a very famous, Oscar-winning filmmaker who will …

NJSC Naftogaz Ukraine has announced open tendering for the purchase of independent financial and anti-corruption investigation services, as reported on the company's website.

The services, to be provided by the contractor before December 31, 2018, will include investigations of suspicious transactions, falsification of financial statements, violations of legal frameworks, bribery and corruption, improper business relationships, misappropriation of assets, and conflicts of interest.

The …

The Crimean Prosecutor's Office of Ukraine, which is located in Kyiv, is investigating the illegal entry and exit of more than 600 ships into and from the territory of the annexed peninsula, as reported on the website of the Prosecutor's Office of Crimea, based on the results of the Office's work over six months of this year.  

"To date, the Prosecutor's Office has initiated criminal proceedings on the violation of entry procedures into the temporarily occupied territory of Ukraine by more …