NATO fighters, as part of the Alliance’s air patrol mission over the Baltic, intercepted Russian military aircraft on three occasions last week, according to the Lithuanian Ministry of Defense, Delfi reported.

The aircraft that were intercepted included reconnaissance aircraft, Su-27 fighters, and a Tu-134 cargo plane, which were flying between Kaliningrad and the Russian mainland.

The reconnaissance planes and Su-27 flew without providing flight plans and their transponders were turned off. …

On Tuesday July 5th, the Parliamentary Assembly of the OSCE in Tbilisi adopted a resolution entitled "Conflict in Georgia," which was provided by Georgia. The document consists of 17 paragraphs. It states, in particular, that Russia should "reverse their decision on the recognition of Georgian territories and end the occupation of Georgian territories."

According to the resolution, Russia, in defiance of international requests, continues to violate international law, "and ignores the ceasefire …

New official distributor of Mitsubishi cars – the company MMC Ukraine - was introduced into the Ukrainian market

A joint venture, MMC Ukraine, will import cars from the Japanese manufacturer, Mitsubishi, to Ukraine, as was reported by Liga.net citing the press service of the company. Mitsubishi Corporation’s share in the joint venture is 60%. The other 40% of the company belongs to the NIKO group of companies. Hiroaki Ozawa was appointed as the Director General of the joint venture.

"The …

Paris called the French Parliament’s intention to visit the occupied Crimea an “illegal initiative” which has “nothing to do with the position of the French Foreign Ministry, the European Union or the entire international community.” This was stated by the French Foreign Ministry spokesman, Romain Nadal, UKRINFORM reports.

“The French position is clear and consistent: together with the European Union and the entire international community, France does not recognize the illegal annexation of …

In late June and early July, Lithuania started receiving used military Mercedes-Benz GD SUVs from the Netherlands.

This was reported by news portal Delfi with reference to the Ministry of the Defense of Lithuania.

In total there will be 150 SUVs joining the Lithuanian army’s fleet.

The vehicle delivery to Lithuania started on June 27 and the transfer will end on July 15.

On the basis of a bilateral agreement, the Lithuanian army buys used military vehicles – Mercedes-Benz GD SUVs for …