• Ukraine will sell electricity to Moldova

    Moldovan company Energocom and Ukrainian DTEK Trading signed a contract for the supply of electricity from Ukraine to Moldova. This was reported by the press service of the Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Moldova.

    The contract period covers April 1, 2017 to March 31, 2018. The press service emphasized that Ukraine’s proposal of $50.2 per MWh was more attractive than Russia’s offer.

    The Moldovan TPS (thermal power station), which participated in this tender, is located in Transnistria …

  • Kremlin talks about similarities between Putin and Trump

    The Kremlin has said that Presidents Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump are similar in their principled approach to international relations. The Press Secretary of Russian President, Dmitry Peskov, spoke about this on a broadcast of TV channel ABC.

    "One defends the national interests of the United States, and the second - the national interests of the Russian Federation. And they understand very well that sometimes it is better for the national interest to maintain good relations with a colleague, …

  • Israel says their troops will enter Syria only if Hezbollah poses a threat

    Interfax reports that according to Israeli Ambassador to Russia Gary Koren, Israeli troops will enter Syria only if there is a serious threat from the Iranian movement, Hezbollah.

    "The Iranian regime has always been interested in supporting Syria and Hezbollah, using them as effective proxies, which poses a threat to Israel and its role as a deterrent," Koren said. He added that the threat posed by Hezbollah's actions in Syria is not an abstract one.

    Israel will immediately respond if the …

  • Moscow concerned about Tillerson's statement regarding 'Russia's aggression'

    The words of U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson with regard to “Russian aggression in Ukraine” have aroused bewilderment in Moscow. This was stated in a message on the website of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

    "We regret to report that such an assessment was announced the day after the meeting of the Russia-NATO Council at the level of the Permanent Representatives," the statement said.

    The Russian Foreign Ministry believes that NATO puts “its ideological dogma" above real work …

  • The Pentagon promises to respond to Russia's violation of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty

    In the near future the US intends to make a decision concerning their reaction to Russia’s violation of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty, Reuters reports.

    Three weeks ago the Pentagon accused Russia of deploying missiles prohibited by the INF treaty of 1987. US Secretary of Defense James Mattis made a statement to this effect at a press conference in London with the British Defense Minister Michael Fallon.

    Mattis pointed out that this problem is a “matter of highest-level of …