American general marks “milestone event” as Armenian deputy defense minister tours military training range in Germany Armenia, a Russian ally, has sent the chief of its general staff to a top NATO training center in Bavaria, Germany, to discuss the help that Yerevan can get from Washington in reforming its armed forces. The visit comes…

Unwanted children should be raised by the state instead, a Russian lawmaker has proposed Russia should offer money to women thinking about aborting their babies, so that the government can raise them instead, State Duma Deputy Sultan Khamzaev proposed on Tuesday.

The city has been hit three times using US-made HIMARS systems, according to local authorities At least six people were killed and a further 11 injured in Donetsk on Tuesday, when the Russian city was repeatedly subjected to missile attacks by Ukrainian forces.