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      NATO summit to raise military presence on eastern flank – Stoltenberg
      May31

      NATO summit to raise military presence on eastern flank – Stoltenberg

      NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg has said an upcoming summit will enhance the alliance`s defensive and deterrent presence in Poland and other countries on its eastern flank, according to Radio Liberty.Stoltenberg was speaking on May 30 in Warsaw, which will host a NATO summit in July, RFE/RL wrote.”There will be more NATO troops in Poland...

      Russian proxies attack Ukraine, incl. near OSCE base, 21 times in last day
      May31

      Russian proxies attack Ukraine, incl. near OSCE base, 21 times in last day

      The combined Russian-separatist forces attacked Ukrainian army positions in eastern Ukraine, including near an OSCE base, 21 times in the past 24 hours, according to the press center of the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO).The occupiers fired from infantry fighting vehicles and 82mm mortars on the Ukrainian positions near the village of Zaitseve,...

      Poland aims to end long-term gas supplies from Russia
      May31

      Poland aims to end long-term gas supplies from Russia

      Poland does not plan to renew a long-term gas supply contract with Russia when its current deal with Gazprom expires in 2022, according to government energy official Piotr Naimski, Reuters reported on Monday.”We will be aiming at a situation where a long-term contract becomes a thing of the past. If the price of Russian gas is competitive enough...

      North Korea missile test launch `fails`
      May31

      North Korea missile test launch `fails`

      North Korea has attempted to fire a ballistic missile off its east coast but the launch appears to have failed, South Korean military officials say, according to the BBC.It is unclear what type of missile it was, but it follows three failed tests of the medium-range ”Musudan” missile in April, the BBC reports.The North is banned by the UN from...

      Hybrid technology of ethnic pressures: instrument of the Russian geostrategy
      May31

      Hybrid technology of ethnic pressures: instrument of the Russian geostrategy

      Very few people think about it seriously, but as it turns out, nearly all hybrid wars of recent decades have similar motives for unleashing the conflict. Moreover, you won’t find any analysis of back stories of conflicts with Russia in the open access. At best, the Russian version of Wikipedia will be marked with a chronology of events,...

      NBU cuts official exchange rate to UAH 25.16 to dollar
      May31

      NBU cuts official exchange rate to UAH 25.16 to dollar

      The National Bank of Ukraine on Monday evening lowered the official hryvnia exchange rate by three kopiykas, bringing the national currency to UAH 25.16 to the dollar.The Central Bank set the following official exchange rates of the hryvnia against leading foreign currencies for May 31:$100 costs UAH 2,516.6002 (on May 30, it was UAH...

      TASS: Russian NATO envoy says Black Sea will never be ”NATO`s lake”
      May31

      TASS: Russian NATO envoy says Black Sea will never be ”NATO`s lake”

      Brussels understands it perfectly well that the Black Sea will never be a ”NATO lake,” Russia`s Permanent Representative to NATO Alexander Grushko said in an interview with the Rossiiskaya Gazeta daily to be published on Tuesday, according to Russian news agency TASS.”Today, NATO is seeking to transfer confrontational schemes into the Black Sea...

      Kyiv aircraft repair plant ready to apply NATO AQAP 2120 standard
      May30

      Kyiv aircraft repair plant ready to apply NATO AQAP 2120 standard

      State enterprise Civil Aviation Plant 410 has been certified based on the NATO AQAP 2120 standard to conduct modernization of the An-26 aircraft, the Dilova Stolytsia business newspaper writes.The certificate enables the company to upgrade Ukrainian transport aircraft according to NATO standards, according to the report.Last year, the company...

      German officials see no obstacles for Ukraine`s visa-free regime with EU – Envoy
      May30

      German officials see no obstacles for Ukraine`s visa-free regime with EU – Envoy

      President of Germany`s Federal Criminal Police Office Holger Muench supports the introduction of a visa-free regime between Ukraine and the European Union, Ukraine`s Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Germany, Andriy Melnyk, wrote on Twitter.”The Important talks with the president of Germany`s Federal Criminal Office Holger Muench. Chief of...

      Russian troops preparing offensive to create land corridor to Crimea – NSDC
      May30

      Russian troops preparing offensive to create land corridor to Crimea – NSDC

      Russia is now preparing an offensive in order to create a land corridor through mainland Ukraine to the Russian-occupied Crimea, according to Deputy Secretary of National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine, Mykhailo Koval who addressed the participants of the meeting of the Interparliamentary Assembly of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, the...