9 servicemen faced “grave danger” while in Ukrainian captivity, the country’s Defense Ministry has said Another nine Russian soldiers were freed from captivity following talks between Moscow and Kiev, the Defense Ministry stated on Saturday. The servicemen would now be flown to Moscow by the Air Force transport aircraft for rehabilitation, according to the military.

Recently re-elected Kassym-Jomart Tokayev set out Astana’s foreign policy agenda in his inauguration speech Kazakhstan will prioritize cooperation with its close neighbors, including Russia and China, President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said on Saturday in his inauguration speech after being re-elected. The nation will pursue a “balanced” foreign policy guided by its own interests, he added.

Washington recognizes the “dual-use nature” of its biological research but avoids international oversight, Moscow has claimed The US admits the “dual-use nature” of its large-scale biological research programs both at home and abroad but still plans to further expand them, the commander of Russia’s Nuclear Biological and Chemical Defense Troops, Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov, said…