Russia should have long recognized the so-called LPR (Luhansk People’s Republic) and DPR (Donetsk People’s Republic), said Leonid Kalashnikov, the head of the Russian Federation Council committee on Commonwealth of Independent States Affairs.

“In my opinion, LPR and DPR should have been recognized long ago. No need to build any illusions – unfortunately, Ukraine continues to destroy itself according to the Yugoslav scenario,” he said.

In addition, the deputy said that in the event of “ …

The Ministry of Defense of Japan reported that 28 warships of the Russian Pacific Fleet passed along the La Perouse Strait (between the islands of Hokkaido and Sakhalin). The ships left from Okhotsk in the Sea of Japan reports Kyodo news outlet.

Japan authorities believed that this is the largest group of Russian ships to make this trip since the Cold War. Kyodo emphasizes that the ships did not commit any hostile actions or violate Japanese territorial waters.

The squadron includes supply …

During a meeting with Verkhovna Rada party leaders in the Presidential Administration, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said that the Treaty on Friendship, Cooperation and Partnership between Ukraine and Russia is not being broken off, it is expiring due to not being extended.

“I emphasize that it [the agreement] is not being broken, because that is a complicated and long process, but it is ceasing to be valid in connection with non-extension,” he said.

According to him, making the …