Ukrainian MoD: Withdrawal of troops from Stanytsia Luhanska delayed indefinitely due to separatist attacks
The Ukrainian Defense Ministry confirmed that the withdrawal of forces and weapons in Stanytsia Luhanska scheduled for today has been postponed indefinitely. The statement was made by Andriy Lysenko, a spokesperson from the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, during a briefing.
The withdrawal of troops and weapons was broken due to the shelling from separatists, which is a violation of the framework agreement.
“Taking into account the systematic violations of the ceasefire and inability of the …
Russia to establish permanent naval base in Tartus, Syria
Russia’s Defense Ministry is preparing the documents needed to establish a permanent military base in Syria’s Port of Tartus, Interfax reported, referencing Deputy Defense Minister Nikolai Pankov.
“On Syrian territory, we will have a permanent naval base in Tartus. The relevant documents have been prepared,” Pankov said.
Tartus is the only logistics point of the Russian Navy located outside the former Soviet Union.
The announcement comes less than a week after Russia deployed S-400 anti- …
Strelkov: If there were direct conflict between Russia and US in Syria, Ukraine would launch offensive in Donbas
The former Minister of Defense of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR), Igor Strelkov (Girkin), did not exclude the possible escalation of the situation in the conflict zone in eastern Ukraine as a result of Russia’s Syrian campaign.
“I am closely watching the events in Syria and the Donbas. Because for me it’s an axiom — if the U.S.A. decides on a direct armed conflict with Russia in Syria, then it will be a logical step for the U.S. political and military leadership to throw …
Putin: Fear is the reason for the West's negative attitudes toward Russia
In response to the question of a German journalist, “What is the cause of negative attitude of the West towards you,” Russian President Vladimir Putin explained that the negative attitude of the West towards him is caused by fear. This was the answer given by the Russian President to the question posed by the German documentary film-maker Hubert Seipel.
The story Das ist Putin of the New Russian Sensations program was released on the 8th of October on the website of NTV Channel. The story …
Ukraine to file complaint to The Hague against Russia for use of Crimean shelf
Ukraine will file a complaint against Russia to the international Court of Justice for mining gas in the annexed Crimean shelf, said Minister of Justice Pavlo Petrenko during a speech in Parliament.
According to the Minister, pretrial work is now ongoing in order to identify violations by the Russian Federation of international conventions for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism and the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination.
“Russia cannot …