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      Putin heads to Berlin for conflict talks

      Russian President Vladimir Putin will face Western pressure over Ukraine and Syria at talks in Berlin, on his first visit to the German capital since the Ukrainian conflict erupted …read more Source:...

      Ukraine Def. Minister discusses with U.S. congressmen prospects of lethal aid
      Oct19

      Ukraine Def. Minister discusses with U.S. congressmen prospects of lethal aid

      Ukraine`s Defense Minister Stepan Poltorak held talks with representatives of the US Congress Mr William Florence and Mr Andrew P. Harris, according to the ministry press service. The parties discussed the situation in Donbas and the progress of troops` disengagement, the press service reported. The Minister of Defence of Ukraine said Russian...

      Ukraine demands control over militant-held Debaltseve ahead of Normandy Four talks
      Oct19

      Ukraine demands control over militant-held Debaltseve ahead of Normandy Four talks

      Ukraine insists on the return of control over the strategic railway hub of Debaltseve in Donetsk region, held by the Russian-terrorist forces, ahead of the meeting of the Normandy Four leaders in Berlin Oct 19, according to Darka Olifer, the spokesperson of Ukraine`s envoy to the Trilateral Contact Group, ex-president of Ukraine Leonid Kuchma....

      World Bank approves allocation of $500 mln for Ukraine`s gas purchases
      Oct19

      World Bank approves allocation of $500 mln for Ukraine`s gas purchases

      The World Bank`s Board of Directors decided to grant Ukraine`s state-owned energy holding Naftogaz of Ukraine the $500 million loan guarantees that will allow attracting loan resources for the purchase of the necessary volumes of natural gas for the passage of the 2016-2017 heating season, Ukraine`s Finance Minister Oleksandr Danylyuk wrote on...

      Ukraine imposes sanctions against Putin`s in-law, almost 700 other individuals
      Oct19

      Ukraine imposes sanctions against Putin`s in-law, almost 700 other individuals

      The sanctions list against those involved in the Russian aggression against Ukraine includes 682 individuals, according to Annexes 1 and 3 to the Resolution of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine from September 16, 2016 ”On application of special economic personal and other restrictive measures (sanctions),” posted on the website...

      Ukraine Cabinet to approve conditions of new auction to sell Odesa Portside Chemical Plant Oct 19
      Oct18

      Ukraine Cabinet to approve conditions of new auction to sell Odesa Portside Chemical Plant Oct 19

      The Cabinet of Ministers intends to approve conditions for another attempt to privatize the Odesa Portside Chemical Plant, according to the government press service citing Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman as saying during his meeting with heads of French companies ahead of the Ukrainian-French business forum to be held in Paris Oct 27-28....

      Russian Duma threatens to ”put an end” to Ukraine`s territorial integrity
      Oct18

      Russian Duma threatens to ”put an end” to Ukraine`s territorial integrity

      Minsk talks are the sole factor keeping territorial integrity of Ukraine, and the integrity itself is possible only owing to the goodwill of Russian leadership, that`s according to Vyacheslav Nikonov, a deputy ofRussia`s State Duma which Ukraine deems illegitimate, Ukraine Today reported. ”I think if people in Kyiv were sane, they would not have...

      Large concentration of Russian weaponry in Donbas was spotted by drones. Photos, video
      Oct18

      Large concentration of Russian weaponry in Donbas was spotted by drones. Photos, video

      Volunteer aerial reconnaissance team handed over to InformNapalm community new images of a large build-up of weapons and equipment amassed by the Russian occupation forces in Donbas. InformNapalm OSINT investigators analyzed the images and identified all pieces of the weaponry and equipment. UAVs captured on photo a reinforced battalion tactical...

      Ukraine sees Europe embracing harder line on Russia – WSJ
      Oct18

      Ukraine sees Europe embracing harder line on Russia – WSJ

      Ahead of talks on Ukraine and a summit of European leaders, Ukrainian officials said this week they believe there is increasing support in Europe for a harder line approach to Russia, Julian E. Barnes wrote in a WSJ blog. In an interview with the Wall Street Journal, Pavlo Klimkin, the Ukrainian foreign minister, said frustration with Russian...

      Putin-Tusk recording contradicts Polish and Russian reports – Macierewicz
      Oct18

      Putin-Tusk recording contradicts Polish and Russian reports – Macierewicz

      A version of events presented by Vladimir Putin to Polish counterpart Donald Tusk on the day of the 2010 presidential plane crash in Smolensk contradicts official reports by Polish and Russian authorities, the Polish defence minister has said, according to Radio Poland. Poland is in possession of a recording of a conversation from 10 April 2010,...