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      Odesa region`s Police Dept chief from Saakashvili team resigns
      Nov07

      Odesa region`s Police Dept chief from Saakashvili team resigns

      Head of the National Police Department in Ukraine`s southern Odesa region, Giorgi Lortkipanidze, has said in his Monday address to the city residents that he is leaving the post, according to an UNIAN correspondent. ”I have decided upon my own initiative to write a letter of resignation… It was an honor for me to work as police chief in...

      Huge NATO land army to meet Russian aggression
      Nov07

      Huge NATO land army to meet Russian aggression

      Hundreds of thousands of NATO troops will be put on a higher state of alert amid growing tensions with Russia as the Bloc`s commanders want to prepare a substantial land force capable of deterring Russian aggression, the head of the alliance has indicated, according to The Times. Jens Stoltenberg, the alliance`s secretary-general, did not give...

      Russian drone retrieved from Azov Sea near Mariupol coast
      Nov07

      Russian drone retrieved from Azov Sea near Mariupol coast

      The Mariupol marine patrol has found a Russian-made Orlan-10 UAV in the waters of the Azov Sea, according to the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine. The UAV was drifting into the sea at a distance of about three kilometers from the shoreline. The drone is in working condition and suitable for use. Experts are now extracting the data recorded...

      EU not to agree on visa waiver suspension mechanism this week – media
      Nov07

      EU not to agree on visa waiver suspension mechanism this week – media

      The decision on approving the mechanism for the suspension by the European Union of a visa-free regime, which is necessary to unlock progress on visa liberalization for Ukraine will not be taken this week, RFE/RL correspondent in Brussels Rikard Jozwiak tweeted. Jozwiak believes at the moment there will only ”be tech talks between EP and [EU]...

      Odesa Governor Saakashvili resigns
      Nov07

      Odesa Governor Saakashvili resigns

      Head of the Odesa Regional State Administration Mikheil Saakashvili has stated that he is resigning from post, according to an UNIAN correspondent reporting from Saakashvili`s briefing in Odesa. ”I decided to resign and start a new stage of the struggle. I will not give up, and I will not get tired. They better not hope and expect to get rid of...

      Ukraine pledges corridor if Russia troops pulled out from Transnistria
      Nov07

      Ukraine pledges corridor if Russia troops pulled out from Transnistria

      Ukraine is ready to open a ”green corridor” for the withdrawal of Russian troops and armaments from the village of Colbasna in the self-proclaimed Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic, or Transnistria, if a decision on the pullout has been taken, according to a Moldovan media outlet. This was agreed by Ukrainian Defense Minister Stepan Poltorak and...

      China mulls free trade area with Ukraine – Ambassador
      Nov07

      China mulls free trade area with Ukraine – Ambassador

      China is initiating the establishment of a free trade area with Ukraine, hoping that the Ukrainian side will actively study such possibilities, that`s according to Ambassador of China to Ukraine Du Wei, who spoke at a Kyiv forum on the development of the Silk Road infrastructure project in Ukraine. ”The Chinese side has proposed on a working...

      Russia eyes unified payment systems with China
      Nov07

      Russia eyes unified payment systems with China

      Russia wants a mutually-compatible payments system with China in order to reduce the risk from further financial sanctions by the West, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said in an interview, according to the Pakistani online media outlet Daily Times. Russia has presented a brand new national payment system to cut reliance on Western systems, such...

      U.S. officials warn of Russian mischief in election and beyond – WP
      Nov07

      U.S. officials warn of Russian mischief in election and beyond – WP

      U.S. intelligence agencies believe Russia is incapable of using cyberespionage to alter the outcome of Tuesday`s presidential election, but they have warned that Moscow may continue meddling after the voting has ended to sow doubts about the legitimacy of the result, U.S. officials said, according to The Washington Post. The assessment reflects...

      Montenegro says foiled Russian-backed plan to kill PM Djukanovic
      Nov07

      Montenegro says foiled Russian-backed plan to kill PM Djukanovic

      A special prosecutor investigating an alleged plot to sway last month`s election in Montenegro said on Sunday a group of ”Russian nationalists” had planned to assassinate Prime Minister Milo Djukanovic to get an opposition party into power, according to Reuters. Montenegro, a former Yugoslav republic, has been abuzz with conspiracy theories since...