The Kremlin regrets that the leaders of the European Union have decided to extend anti-Russian economic sanctions, as the country considers the sanctions to be illegal; at the same time, Russia hopes to normalize relations with Brussels, stated the Russian President’s Press Secretary, Dmitry Peskov.

"We still regret and believe that such decisions run counter to the interests of the EU member countries and Russia. Russia still considers these sanctions illegal and wrong; yet, we are still on a …

The Russian Federation has built up a powerful military infrastructure on its border with Ukraine and can launch large-scale combat activities against Ukraine at any moment, Chairperson of the National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) of Ukraine Oleksandr Turchynov said.

“Putin’s order will be enough to launch a full-size war against Ukraine, but that decision would be least guided by Ukraine’s actions. Rather, a much more important factor that weighs on the decisions regarding foreign …

The Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, Information Technology and Mass Media (Roskomnadzor) has said that they do not intend to block foreign social networks or YouTube, but do plan to come to an agreement with them about the removal of accounts associated with the social-political movement Open Russia, reported RBC news agency citing a representative of the agency.

"At the present time, Roskomnadzor is expecting to achieve compliance with the demands of Russian law through …