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      National Security and Defense Council:  Ukrainian and Moldovan security services detain “DPR” field commander
      May30

      National Security and Defense Council: Ukrainian and Moldovan security services detain “DPR” field commander

      Kyiv, May 30, 2015. Joint forces of the Ukrainian and Moldovan counter-intelligence detained a pro-Russian field commander of the “Somali” battalion, nom-de-guerre “Academic”, who fought as the artilleryman in the ranks of the so-called “Donetsk People’s Republic”. The militant arrived to Chisinau by plane. View map in full size A detained...

      Dmitry Tymchuk: Military update 5.29
      May30

      Dmitry Tymchuk: Military update 5.29

      Russian-terrorist forces continue to fire on the positions of the ATO forces and civilian settlements. Throughout the past 24 hours, shelling has been observed in the vicinity of Lozove, Hranitne, Novosilka, Verhkniotoretske, Pisky, Vodiane, Krymske, Novotoshkivske, Shchastya, and Stanytsia Luhanska. Insurgents fired from small arms, grenade...

      US Vice President Joe Biden delivered remarks on the Russia-Ukraine conflict and its implications for European security
      May30

      US Vice President Joe Biden delivered remarks on the Russia-Ukraine conflict and its implications for European security

      The US Vice President Joe Biden spoke at Brookings on Wednesday, May 27, 2015. He addressed the Russia-Ukraine conflict, underlined its seriousness, described how Putin has pursued aggressive repression inside the Russian Federation, and how the Russian President showed “pure aggression” toward Ukraine. “Putin’s vision has very little to offer...

      Fighting Putin’s Lies with the Truth
      May29

      Fighting Putin’s Lies with the Truth

      “I can tell you outright and unequivocally that there are no Russian troops in Ukraine,” Russian President Vladimir Putin declared on a live television show April 16. That claim was patently false. To put it bluntly: Mr. Putin was lying through his teeth. The conflict in Ukraine’s east is a Kremlin-manufactured war, begun by Russian...

      NATO will never recognize the annexation of Crimea – Deputy Secretary General of NATO Alexander Vershbow
      May29

      NATO will never recognize the annexation of Crimea – Deputy Secretary General of NATO Alexander Vershbow

      The Deputy Secretary General of NATO Alexander Vershbow took a part in a video conference during the annual Kyiv Security Forum, discussed with government officials, representatives of international organizations and opinion formers current security issues related to the Black Sea region and Europe. Alexander Vershbow pointed that the Russian...

      Lithuanian president Dalia Grybauskaite met with officials of Lithuania, Poland and Ukraine
      May29

      Lithuanian president Dalia Grybauskaite met with officials of Lithuania, Poland and Ukraine

      On May 29 Lithuanian president Dalia Grybauskaite met with officials in the sixth Interparliamentary Assembly of Lithuania, Poland and Ukraine and discussed how to increase interparliamentary cooperation between countries. Met with Parliament Speakers of #LT, #PL and #UA: our stronger cooperation means a more stable & secure region...

      Russian-separatist forces are responsible for the violations of the ceasefire and Minsk agreements – Ambassador Baer to OSCE Permanent Council
      May29

      Russian-separatist forces are responsible for the violations of the ceasefire and Minsk agreements – Ambassador Baer to OSCE Permanent Council

      Ambassador Daniel B. Baer states in the report to the Permanent Council on May 28, 2015, that Russian-separatist forces are responsible for the violations of the ceasefire and Minsk agreements. Russia’s ongoing violations in Ukraine | Ambassador Baer to OSCE Permanent Council: http://t.co/2uuqiM8e0S pic.twitter.com/dgs1sXXjvr — US Mission...

      National Security and Defense Council: Ukrainian Armed Forces do not incur any casualties over the day
      May29

      National Security and Defense Council: Ukrainian Armed Forces do not incur any casualties over the day

      Kyiv, May 28, 2015. Ukrainian Armed Forces did not suffer any casualties in the last 24 hours in the course of military engagements. Number of ceasefire violations reduced almost twofold. View map in full size No cases of pro-Russian militant groups use of heavy weapons have been recorded in the Donetsk sector. Isolated armed provocations took...

      Dmitry Tymchuk: Military update 5.28
      May29

      Dmitry Tymchuk: Military update 5.28

      Russian-terrorist forces continue blatantly violating the ceasefire imposed by the Minsk Agreements by firing at ATO forces’ positions along the entire line of contact. In the Donetsk sector, insurgents fired at ATO forces positions using heavy infantry weapons, including “banned” 120-mm caliber mortars. Insurgents employed snipers and infantry...

      Ukraine is getting out of the crisis – Finance Minister Jaresko
      May29

      Ukraine is getting out of the crisis – Finance Minister Jaresko

      Minister of Finance of Ukraine Natalie Jaresko said during the annual international event ‘Kyiv Security Forum’, that Ukraine was getting out of the crisis, that was caused by the activity and corruption of the previous government, Russian invasion, the illegal annexation of the Crimea by the Russian Federation. N.Jaresko, Ukraine's Minister...