The Ukrainian Ministry of Defense and the NATO Agency for Support and Logistics signed an agreement in Brussels establishing a process for the purchase and sale of military logistic equipment for the Armed Forces of Ukraine, according to the mission of Ukraine to NATO.

"The signing of this document will allow for the deepening of cooperation with NATO with the aim of diversifying the sources of logistic support for the Armed Forces and to decrease our country’s dependence on the Russian …

The Russian Minister of Defense, Army General Sergey Shoygu reported at an extraordinary meeting on the 14th of June that Vladimir Putin announced a sudden check of the country’s armed forces. The Ministry’s press service revealed that it would last until the 22nd of June.

“The regular sudden check has started for assessment of combat and mobilization readiness, beginning 7:00 AM, in accordance with the decision of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, …

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has called on Russia to withdraw its forces from eastern Ukraine

“The Russian Federation must withdraw its troops and military equipment from the territory of Ukraine and stop providing support to pro-Kremlin separatist fighting against Kiev,” Stoltenberg said after a meeting of the Defense Ministers of NATO countries in Brussels.

According to Stoltenberg the Alliance, under the leadership of the United States, will continue to support Kiev’s positions …

The US Senate has passed the S.2943 bill on Tuesday, which details the Pentagon’s budget for the 2017 fiscal year. The documents states that an amount of up to $500 million will be allocated to the defense needs of Ukraine. 

“In order to assist and support, as described in paragraph A, $250 million could be transferred to the Ukrainian government,” the document states.

There is also the possibility of using an additional $250 million as per a separate decision by the Minister of Defense in …

When commenting on the report by The Washington Post that hackers associated with the Russian government broke into the Democratic National Committee’s (DNC) computer system, the President's Press Secretary, Dmitry Peskov stated that Russian authorities are not involved in this incident.

“I completely exclude the possibility that the Russian Government is mixed up in this,” Reuters quoted Peskov as saying.

The Washington Post, citing sources in committees and computer security experts in …