Media: Russian-made weapons have been found in Mosul
British Sky News channel reports that special forces of the French Army, which are conducting a joint operation with the Iraqi armed forces near Mosul, have found Russian-made rockets at ISIS arms depot in the western part of Mosul. According to the channel, the rockets had chemical payloads.
There were reportedly dozens of such rockets as well as hand-crafted launch pads.
The channel reports that the rockets have Russian markings and were supposedly brought from Syria. Most of the rockets …
Lithuania continues to supply Ukraine with lethal weapons
In 2016, Lithuania sent Ukraine 147 shipments of lethal weapons that were designed and produced at the time of USSR, as reported by Ukrinform news agency. The above statistics is accessible through the UN Global Arms Trade portal.
In particular, Vilnius sent Ukraine 60 KPV-14.5 Vladimirov heavy machine guns (used on Ukrainian BTR armored vehicles) and 86 Degtyaryov 12.7 mm portable machine guns.
These machine guns are used by the Ukrainian Armed Forces in eastern Ukraine.
Earlier Lithuania …
Russian Deputy PM: Russia and Belarus failed to make progress in dispute over gas payments
Russian Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich said Moscow insists that Minsk pay the full amount owed for gas that Belarus received from Russia last year, TASS reported.
According to him, no progress has been made in talks between the two countries on the matter.
"We continue talks; no progress there, the arguments remain unchanged. Settlement options are changing, but as yet we have not found mutually acceptable ones,” Dvorkovich stated.
"Anyway, we insist on full settlement of the last …
Former Russian Communist Duma deputy testified against Yanukovych
The Former State Duma deputy of the Communist Party, Denis Voronenkov, testified against the former Ukrainian President, Viktor Yanukovych, to the Prosecutor General's Office of Ukraine, according to the Russian newspaper Kommersant.
In his testimony, Voronenkov partially confirmed information that was provided by another former State Duma deputy, Ilya Ponomarev.
The interlocutor of the publication reported that Voronenkov took the initiative and contacted the Prosecutor General of Ukraine, …
MP: Rebellion in Ukraine was disrupted by special services and people on social networks
The Deputy of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, and advisor to the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Anton Herashchenko, stated that in late Autumn of last year, “people’s uprisings” could have been organized but were disrupted due to the actions of Ukrainian Special Services and ordinary citizens who “resisted Russia’s propaganda” on social networks.
“The goals of the Shatun (Rocker) movement – the people’s uprising against Ukrainian authorities in November - have not been reached. This …