Ukraine’s Defense Minister Andriy Taran (L) awards Kryviy Rih Mayor Yuriy Vilkul (R) a medal for assistance to the military on May 29, 2020.Photo by OLHA YEHOROVA Ukrainian Minister of Defense Andriy Taran has decorated Andriy Vilkul, the mayor of Krivyi Rih, with a medal for supporting the country’s military during its war with Russia, the city’s press service announced on

1 of 2FILE – In this July 10, 2020, file photo Defense Secretary Mark Esper speaks during a briefing on counternarcotics operations at U.S. Southern Command in Doral, Fla. Defense leaders are weighing a new policy that would bar the display of the Confederate flag at department facilities without actually mentioning its name, several U.S. officials said Thursday, July 16.

A couple from Russia’s western exclave of Kaliningrad who face 20 years in jail for blowing the cover of a secret agent in their wedding photos face new charges of passing state secrets to foreign intelligence, news outlets have reported. Baltic affairs expert Antonina Zimina and her husband Konstantin Antonets were charged with treason after Zimina’s old classmate, a Federal Security

Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny was barred Friday from leaving Moscow as police carried out a new raid on his offices. Russia’s opposition has accused the authorities of cracking down on opponents to President Vladimir Putin after he oversaw a vote this month allowing him to potentially remain in power until 2036. Navalny said he had been questioned by investigators and

    The head of the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU), Kyrylo Shevchenko, among other things, declared UAH 14.594 million of salary in Ukrgasbank for 2019 and a land plot owned by his wife in Feodosia (Crimea). This is evidenced by the data of his declaration, Ukrainian News Agency reports. The head of the National Bank and his wife Yuliya Shevchenko

17.07.2020 16:37 Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba has thanked all MPs who voted for the adoption of the law on defense procurement, which contributes to further integration into NATO. “Great news! The Verkhovna Rada has just passed a reformist law on defense procurement. This is an extremely important step for Ukraine’s security, further NATO integration and strong and enduring defense

The draft federal budget for 2021-23 should include additional resources to ensure the country’s defense capability, said Russian President Vladimir Putin during a video conference meeting, which was attended by Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin, his deputies, the Ministry of Finance and the Central Bank, as well as officials of the presidential administration and the General Staff of the Armed Forces. The coronavirus

TELEGRAPH VIEW17 July 2020 • 6:00am Russia was accused yesterday of trying to steal British research on a Covid-19 vaccine. It is further evidence that the country acts without scruple, and with no regard for its reputation. Dominic Raab, the Foreign Secretary, called it “selfish” and “reckless”. The cyber-attacks were carried out on researchers at Oxford and Imperial, part of an “ongoing

    A British national has been arrested following a bomb threat against a Ryanair flight from London to Oslo. Airport operator Avinor confirmed the presence of emergency response teams at Oslo Airport after a Ryanair flight received a bomb threat. The flight, which was en route from London to Oslo, landed safely after being escorted by Danish F-16 fighter planes

    WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration on Wednesday hardened its efforts to prevent the completion of new German-Russian and Turkish-Russian natural gas pipelines by warning companies involved in the projects they’ll be subject to U.S. penalties unless they halt their work. The move will likely increase tensions in already fraught U.S.-European ties as well as anger Russia. Secretary of

     Assuming OSCE Chair in 2021, Sweden will continue to work towards a political settlement of the conflict in Ukraine in line with OSCE commitments and in full respect of Ukraine’s territorial integrity and sovereignty within internationally recognized borders including Crimea and Sevastopol. “The most blatant and recent challenge to the European security order is what is often referred to

    The Defense Ministry plans in September, at the time when Russia will conduct its Caucasus-2020 exercises, to conduct military exercises and check the combat readiness of the army to stop any attempts by Russia to exacerbate the situation or start large-scale hostilities. Defense Minister Andrii Taran announced this during his speech in parliament, Ukrainian News Agency reports. According to

Good morning, World! Good morning, Ukraine!A tragic day of remembrance….Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 (MH17), a scheduled passenger flight from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur, was shot down on July 17, 2014 while flying over eastern Ukraine, killing all 283 passengers and 15 crew on board.On May 24, 2018, after extensive comparative research, the Joint Investigation Team concluded that the Buk that

    On July 16, armed formations of the Russian Federation violated the ceasefire in the Joint Forces Operation (JFO) area in Donbas 13 times. “The enemy used 122mm artillery systems, 82mm and 120mm mortars banned under the Minsk agreements, grenade launchers of different systems, heavy machine guns, antiaircraft guns, sniping weapons, and small arms to attack Ukrainian positions,” the press

      President Volodymyr Zelenskyy opposes extension of the coronavirus quarantine by more than one month. This was announced in a statement posted on the presidential website after a traditional conference call on preventing the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus, which was chaired by Zelenskyy, the Ukrainian News Agency reports. “It is not necessary to rush to extend the quarantine for