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      Verdict of Russian GRU officers coming into force today
      May23

      Verdict of Russian GRU officers coming into force today

      The verdict of Kyiv`s Holosiyivskyi District Court against Russian military intelligence servicemen Yevgeny Yerofeyev and Alexander Alexandrov is coming into force today, May 23, according to their lawyers.”It will come into force at 23:59 on May 23, we can say that in fact it will happen on May 24,” Alexandrov`s lawyer Valentyn Rybin said.He...

      French TV channel busts Russian journos on facts distortion
      May23

      French TV channel busts Russian journos on facts distortion

      A French TV show Le Petit Journal on Canal + famous for its satirical infotainment style of presenting the news has turned its attention to how the Russian TV channels, in particular, a notorious propaganda channel Russia 24, broadcast news from France, Dozhd reports. In a program aired on Sunday, May 22, a French TV host elaborates on the ways...

      Kyiv mayor promises to clean city from Soviet monuments by May 23
      May22

      Kyiv mayor promises to clean city from Soviet monuments by May 23

      Kyiv Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko has promised that all Communist-era monuments in the city will be dismantled by May 23 under the de-communization law.”I`m sure that several remaining monuments won`t be there on Monday,” he said on Saturday, according to Deutsche Welle`s Russian language service.Klitschko says that Kyiv is in ”the lead in renaming...

      Weekly Report: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine May 16 – May 22, 2016
      May22

      Weekly Report: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine May 16 – May 22, 2016

      Ron Paul Institute (USA) : Beware What You Wish For: Russia is Ready for War Georgia Caucasus Strategic Studies Institute (Georgia) : A hole in the budget increasing at a rate of half a trillion rubles a month. International Relations and Security Network (Switzerland) : Ukraine vs Russia and the Kleptocrats Ron Paul Institute (USA) : America –...

      Turkish president confirms transport minister as Turkey`s new PM
      May22

      Turkish president confirms transport minister as Turkey`s new PM

      Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday confirmed Minister of Transport, Maritime, and Communication Binali Yildirim as Turkey`s new prime minister and asked him to form a new government, according to the Turkish Radio and Television Corporation (TRT), Turkey`s national public broadcaster.The president first accepted the resignation of...

      ATO HQ: Russian proxies attack Ukraine 18 times on Sunday
      May22

      ATO HQ: Russian proxies attack Ukraine 18 times on Sunday

      Russian proxies have attacked Ukrainian forces in Donbas 18 times since the beginning of Sunday, using large-caliber machine guns, grenade launchers, mortars, and small arms, according to the press center of the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) Headquarters.”Having attacked the town of Avdiyivka with the use of heavy artillery systems at night, the...

      Reuters: FSA rebels to Syrian army – End assault in 48 hours or truce finished
      May22

      Reuters: FSA rebels to Syrian army – End assault in 48 hours or truce finished

      Mainstream Syrian rebel groups said on Sunday they would no longer abide by a threadbare ”cessation of hostilities” deal unless the Syrian army ended a major assault on their positions in the suburbs of Damascus within 48 hours, according to Reuters.A statement by the Free Syrian Army (FSA) signed by nearly 40 rebel groups that operate across...

      Bloomberg: Top wheat exporter Russia targeting corn as crop rises to record
      May22

      Bloomberg: Top wheat exporter Russia targeting corn as crop rises to record

      After overtaking the U.S. as the world`s largest wheat exporter, Russia is becoming a bigger part of the corn market with expectations for a record crop, according to Bloomberg.Russian farmers will boost production to 13.7 million metric tons in the season starting in October, an all-time high, according to Moscow-based consultant SovEcon. While...

      Reuters: Kyrgyzstan seeks to bring in Chinese factories
      May22

      Reuters: Kyrgyzstan seeks to bring in Chinese factories

      Kyrgyzstan is in talks with its giant neighbor China about relocating dozens of Chinese plants and factories to the Central Asian nation, foreign minister Erlan Abdyldayev said on Sunday, according to Reuters.China is a major supplier of consumer and industrial goods to the ex-Soviet Central Asia and an importer of local commodities such oil, gas...

      Avdiyivka under heavy artillery fire at night, civilian wounded, 1 WIA, 1 KIA
      May22

      Avdiyivka under heavy artillery fire at night, civilian wounded, 1 WIA, 1 KIA

      Russian proxies severely attacked the residential area of the town of Avdiyivka in Donetsk region at night, having wounded one civilian, one Ukrainian soldier and killed another soldier; they then turned their weapons to shell the militant-controlled city of Donetsk as an act of provocation, according to the press center of the Anti-Terrorist...