NATO forces have escorted a Russian submarine in the North Sea. The Russian diesel-electric submarine Stary Oskol is making its way to the Black Sea Fleet.

A Russian submarine was detected by NATO forces in the North Sea and then intercepted by a Royal Navy warship. The submarine, Stary Oskol was escorted by the HMS Kent frigate on its path through the English Channel, The Telegraph reported.

According to the Secretary of State for Defense, Michael Fallon, the interception of the submarine …

The French Senate appealed to the government of France to gradually lift economic sanctions against Russia, Evropeyskaya Pravda reported. The decision was made at the evening session after a 4-hour discussion where 302 senators voted in favor while 16 voted against.

While the decision has no binding power over the government of France, it is nevertheless a political position that puts forward the recommendations of the Parliament. Evropeyskaya Pravda noted that the final wording of the …

Four Russian inspectors are observing the Anakonda 2016 international military exercise, which will continue in Poland until June 17, 2016. This was reported by Radio Polsha with reference to information disseminated by the Polish Ministry of Defense.

According to the Defense Ministry, in the period from June 6 to 9, 2016, four inspectors from the Russian Federation will check the region where the exercises are held. The district selected for audit by the Russians is located in northwestern …

Russian writer and political dissident, Eduard Limonov, recently commented on the events in Kazakhstan in his blog, during which 18 people were killed as a result of terrorist acts on the 5th of June in Aktobe. “Russia will be pretty dumb if it doesn’t try to return its ancestral cities that ended up in the north of Kazakhstan along the border with Russia but abroad, starting from Uralsk and further to the east along the border,” he stated.

Limonov recalled that there are still more than 4 …

According to the Federal Customs Service (FCS), Russia’s gas export revenues decreased by 28.9% year on year and amounted to $10.781 billion in the first four months of the year.

According to tge FCS’s estimates, oil revenues fell by 36%, or 1.6 times at a cost of $19.749 billion.

At the same time, gas exports increased by 11.4% to 66.2 billion cubic meters and oil exports increased by 5% to 83.8 million tons during the same reporting period.

In general, according to FCS, Russia’s foreign …

Ukraine and Georgia have fulfilled all of the requirements to liberalize their visa regime with EU countries. They should now be allowed a visa-free regime without any additional conditions, as stated by Estonian Prime Minister Taavi Rõivas at a meeting with the Prime Minister of Latvia, Māris Kučinskis.

“Georgia and Ukraine have met the established criteria and should therefore receive a visa-free regime as soon as possible. The credibility of, and trust to, the EU are at stake,” Rõivas said. …

Speaking at the meeting of the UN Security Council that took place on the 6th of June, the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Federica Mogherini, broached the topic of the annexation of Crimea and Sevastopol. The UN press service reported Mogherini as saying that the cessation of the Ukrainian conflict is one of the main priorities of the European Union.

“The European Union will continue to advocate for the territorial integrity of Ukraine and won’t …

Interfax announced on Tuesday, June 7th, that according to the Public Opinion Foundation, more Russians are in favor of Donald Trump becoming U.S. President than former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.

28% of Russians considered Trump's victory in the U.S. Presidential Elections more important for Russia than that of a Clinton victory (9%). 14% of the respondents believe that the relationships between the United States and Russia can improve with Trump while 6% of the respondents believe …