On 27 October, Deputy Minister of Sports and Tourism Michail Portnoy reported that Belarus and China are going to introduce visa-free regime for organized groups of tourists.

Lithuania wants to sell a test load of gas to Latvia this year already. Gas trading company Litgas has already submitted a proposal to the company Latvenergo.

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The volume of gas is insignificant, but its actual supply will start later.

As from 13 October Ukraine resumes gas import from Poland, reported in the operating company "Ukratransgaz".

Saudi Arabia, the largest oil producer in the world, has for the first time started shipping oil to Poland through the port Gdansk, reported the head of "Rosneft" Igor Sechin to the "New Era".

The Council of the Russian Federation noted that not incidentally Putin in his recourse skipped to specify the country talking about the possibility of using their troops against the ISIL.

For his contribution to the defence of freedom and democracy during the aggression of Russia against Georgia and Ukraine

Poroshenko is confident in the success of the Peninsula siege. Piotr Poroshenko commented the actions of activists, who blocked the roads near the Ukrainian check points preventing food trucks from arriving in the Crimea. He believes that with the help of blockade the peninsula residents will change their attitude towards Ukraine and will return "under the wing" of Kiev.

As compared with the last year Russian military activity near the border of Latvia has become much more intense and provocative, told the Commander of the National Armed Forces (NAF) Raymond Graube to the TV channel LNT.

Neither of the countries should have the right to block important decisions of the majority in the cases, "when conflicts become especially severe."

The decree comes into force from the date of its publication.

President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko signed a decree on sanctions against Russia, reported the spokesman of the president Svyatoslav Tsegolko on his Twitter page.

The President ordered to check the combat readiness

On Monday, 7 September, the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation President Vladimir Putin has set the task to conduct unannounced inspection of the Central Military District, announced the Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu. In addition, the President demanded to check the departments - from the Ministry of Health to the Federal Fishery Agency - on their readiness to fulfil their tasks under conditions of war.

The aim of Ukraine is NATO membership, since it will allow Ukrainian military personnel to join the powerful system of collective security, stated on Tuesday, 1 September Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk at the opening ceremony of the academic year in the Odessa Military Academy, which was broadcasted by Ukrainian channels, reported the correspondent of the NBN.

A country joining NATO puts itself at risk"

Latvia could increase export of fishery products to Ukraine and is, subsequently, asking Ukraine to develop a simplified import procedure for these products, stated today at a meeting the Minister of Agriculture Janis Duklavs and the Ukrainian Ambassador to Latvia Yevhen Perebiynis.

For effective complex defence of Latvia, the establishment of a permanent division of the National Armed Forces has started in Latgale, reported the official website of the Ministry of Defence.

On 13 January a concert "Together to the victory" was held in Lithuania, where the audience decided to support Ukraine's defence and donated 110 thousand Euros.

Alexander Lukashenko on 9 January signed a decree № 8 "On the establishment of visa-free entry and exit of foreign nationals." The document establishes visa-free entry to Belarus for a period not exceeding 5 days at the entrance through the checkpoint "National Airport Minsk" for citizens of 80 countries, - reported the press service of the President of Belarus.