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      Kremlin can escalate situation in Donbas in response to ”terrorism” in Crimea – media
      Aug15

      Kremlin can escalate situation in Donbas in response to ”terrorism” in Crimea – media

      The Kremlin can restrain militants in Donbas ”in response” to the FSB`s fiction of having ”prevented terrorist attacks,” the Russian daily Vedomosti reported, with reference to a source close to the Russian Defense Ministry. As noted, another source in a law enforcement agency of the Russian Federation said that the Security Council, as it was...

      WTO confirms Russian import duties violate WTO rules
      Aug15

      WTO confirms Russian import duties violate WTO rules

      A World Trade Organization (WTO) panel has found largely in the European Union`s favor in a dispute over tariffs imposed by Russia on some agricultural and manufactured goods, according to a statement released by the European Commission on August 12. ”Despite being a WTO member since August 2012, Russia has not yet fulfilled some of its...

      Kremlin promises to encourage Donbas militants to act in ”constructive way”
      Aug15

      Kremlin promises to encourage Donbas militants to act in ”constructive way”

      Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov during a meeting with German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier has promised that Russia will encourage the terrorists from the Donetsk and Luhansk People`s Republics to act in a constructive way, according to Russian news agency TASS. ”Russia will be sure to travel its part of the path (to implement...

      Ukraine officially launches e-declaration system
      Aug15

      Ukraine officially launches e-declaration system

      At 00:00 on August 15, an internet-based income declaration system was officially launched in Ukraine, Head of the National Agency for Prevention of Corruption (NAPC) Natalia Korchak wrote on Facebook. ”Well my dear friends, as you can see, without politics and without hysterics, exactly at 00:00 Kyiv time, we launched the e-declaration on time....

      Russian troops attack ATO forces 59 times in last 24 hours
      Aug15

      Russian troops attack ATO forces 59 times in last 24 hours

      Combined Russian-separatist forces attacked Ukrainian army positions in eastern Ukraine 59 times in the past 24 hours, including 28 times in the Mariupol sector, 23 times in the Donetsk sector and eight times in the Luhansk sector, according to the press center of the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) Headquarters. In the Donetsk sector, the...

      Reuters: Oil prices firm on potential producer action to prop up market
      Aug15

      Reuters: Oil prices firm on potential producer action to prop up market

      Oil prices edged up early on Monday and have risen more than 10% since the start of the month as speculation intensifies about potential producer action to support prices in an oversupplied market, according to Reuters. International Brent crude oil futures were trading at $47.13 per barrel at 0100 GMT (09:00 p.m. EDT), up 16 cents from their...

      Russian lawmaker`s son in U.S. trial on hacking indictment
      Aug15

      Russian lawmaker`s son in U.S. trial on hacking indictment

      A Russian lawmaker`s son who U.S. prosecutors say orchestrated a hacking scheme that resulted in about $170 million in fraudulent credit-card purchases goes on trial this week in the state of Washington, according to Radio Liberty. Jury selection starts on August 15 in the federal trial of Roman Seleznyov, RFE/RL reports. Prosecutors say they...

      About 3,080 Ukrainians released from captivity in over two years – Ukrainian SBU adviser
      Aug15

      About 3,080 Ukrainians released from captivity in over two years – Ukrainian SBU adviser

      Adviser to the chief of the SBU Security Service of Ukraine Yuriy Tandit says that there are about 3,080 Ukrainians who have been released from captivity or whose whereabouts have been established in over two years since the beginning of Russian aggression against Ukraine, according to hromadske.tv. ”As of today, 3,080 people have either been...

      Number of Russians crossing border with Ukraine on decline – border service
      Aug15

      Number of Russians crossing border with Ukraine on decline – border service

      Head of the State Border Service of Ukraine Viktor Nazarenko says that the number of Russian citizens who cross the border with Ukraine is on the decline. ”In 2014, there were more than 2.5 million Russians who came to Ukraine. Last year their number almost halved, and in the six months of the current year, over 600,000 citizens of the Russian...

      Ukrainian intelligence service reports 3 KIA`s, 7 WIA`s among Donbas occupiers on Saturday
      Aug15

      Ukrainian intelligence service reports 3 KIA`s, 7 WIA`s among Donbas occupiers on Saturday

      The Ukrainian intelligence service has reported that three occupiers of Donbas were killed in action (KIA) and another seven were wounded in action (WIA) on Saturday. ”New losses in the units and formations of the 1st (Donetsk) and 2nd (Luhansk) Army Corps of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation have been recorded. On August 13, three KIA`s...