US-led coalition says it has the right to attack any military forces threatening its partners in Syria
The US-led coalition reserves the right to strike at any forces that are a threat to Coalition's forces and its partners, as stated by the official spokesman for the coalition, Ryan Dillon, Interfax news agency reports.
"We reserve[d] that right for any force that presents a threat, whether it is ISIS or anybody else," Dillon said responding to a question by Interfax.
Earlier the US-led coalition once again struck a blow against pro-government forces in southern Syria. The coalition’s …
Russia transfers marines from Caspian Sea to Crimea
Several divisions of marines from the Russian Caspian Flotilla have been transferred to the Crimea, Russian Interfax news agency reports with reference to the press service of the Southern Military District (SMD) of the Russian Armed Forces.
“The transfer of marines from the Caspian Flottilla was carried out in the context of a combat readiness check, announced by the commander of the SMD forces, general-colonel Aleksandr Dvornikov,” the press service stated.
According to the SMD of the …
Russia’s Prosecutor General's Office has сlassified information about the ‘Panama Papers’
In response to a request by the Rambler News Service (RNS) about the results of the prosecutor's inspection of the “Panama Papers,” the Prosecutor General's Office of the Russian Federation stated that this information is not available to the public, Rambler News Service reports.
“The requested information contains details that cannot be discllosed,” said Alexander Kurennoy, head of the news service department of the Prosecutor General's Office of Russia, in response to the request by RNS.
In …
Russia refuses to pay its third installment to the Council of Europe
According to Russia’s State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin, Russia will not pay a third of its contribution, which amount to €11 million, to the budget of the Council of Europe, Russia’s RIA Novosti news agency reported.
According to Volodin, payments to the budget of the Council of Europe are made in installments. Russia does not plan to pay the third installment, which would be due at the end of 2017, he said.
Earlier, Russian Federation Council Speaker Valentina Matviyenko spoke about …
Poroshenko: Stockholm arbitration tribunal’s decision on the lawsuit of Naftogaz vs. Gazprom was a 'convincing victory'
President Petro Poroshenko considers the decision of the arbitral tribunal under the auspices of the Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce a victory in the lawsuit of Naftogaz Ukrainy against the Russian Gazprom under the gas supply contract. This was reported on the president's website.
"Our joint effort, made by NATO and legal representatives and the Foreign Ministry team, which also helped us a lot, together with the position of the President’s administration and the …