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      National Security and Defense Council:  Russia-backed militants shelled the Ukrainian military positions and killed one civilian
      May27

      National Security and Defense Council: Russia-backed militants shelled the Ukrainian military positions and killed one civilian

      Kyiv, May 26, 2015. Russia-backed militants shelled the Ukrainian military positions near Avdiivka, which caused fire at the local coke-chemical plant. Ukrainian representatives at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination, militants launched 45 artillery shells and mortar mines at the plant. One civilian was killed as a result of shelling,...

      Luxury brands hit by slower sales

      Louis Vuitton and Chanel were the only big luxury brands to increase in value last year, according to a survey. ||| Paris – Louis Vuitton and Chanel were the only big luxury brands to increase in value last year as the industry grappled with slowing sales in China and Russia, research company Millward Brown said on Wednesday in the 2015...

      The 3rd Ukraine Parade took place in Tokyo, Japan
      May26

      The 3rd Ukraine Parade took place in Tokyo, Japan

      On May 24, 2015, Ukrainian community in Japan “Kraiany” organized the third Tokyo Ukraine Parade (Vyshyvanka Parade). This is traditional cultural, unpolitical event. People walked with flags of Ukraine on the route Mizutanibashi park – Ginza Station – Hibiya park, wearing vyshyvanky (traditional clothing which contains...

      NATO Sec. Gen. Stoltenberg discussed with Obama Russian aggression towards Ukraine
      May26

      NATO Sec. Gen. Stoltenberg discussed with Obama Russian aggression towards Ukraine

      On Tuesday, 26 May 2015, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and US President Barack Obama discussed the Alliance’s response to key security challenges, and the Russian aggression towards Ukraine. President Obama and NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg today at the White House: http://t.co/TKEKFIRa5L pic.twitter.com/vUtjQF6aBn — US Mission to...

      The Disastrous EU Summit on the European Partnership
      May26

      The Disastrous EU Summit on the European Partnership

      The European Union’s Summit on the Eastern Partnership, held May 21-22 in Riga, was a disaster for Ukraine. For friends of democracy, the rule of law, and Ukraine, it would have been better had this EU summit never taken place and its joint declaration never written. …read more Source: Atlantic...

      Ukraine Is Still Caught between a Hammer and an Anvil
      May26

      Ukraine Is Still Caught between a Hammer and an Anvil

      For most of the 20th century, Ukraine was the victim of two equally malevolent empires—Germany and Russia. Germany’s contribution to Ukraine’s devastation was the two World Wars; Russia’s was the imposition of Soviet rule and the concomitant destruction of Ukraine’s peasantry and elites. Unsurprisingly, one of the most...

      Kremlin Lays Hands on Faith in Crimea
      May26

      Kremlin Lays Hands on Faith in Crimea

      In Russia this April, a Baptist pastor was jailed for professing his faith. Pavel Pilipchuk’s five-day detention was brief, but excessive. It followed his refusal to pay a heavy fine for organizing street evangelism in the city of Oryol, around 200 miles south of Moscow. By not informing city officials of his plans, a local court ruled the...

      Brides for sale – new form of trafficking?

      Each year, dozens of women from the poorer corners of eastern Europe are lured to travel to western Europe for sham marriages. ||| London – Klara Balogova was 18, penniless and heavily pregnant when she rode thousands of miles from Slovakia to England to marry a man she had never met.She knew he did not want her, or her child. He wanted her...

      National Security and Defense Council: Russia-backed militants use 122-mm cannons and 120-mm mortars against Ukrainian servicemen
      May26

      National Security and Defense Council: Russia-backed militants use 122-mm cannons and 120-mm mortars against Ukrainian servicemen

      Kyiv, May 25, 2015. Pro-Russian militants shelled positions of the Ukrainian military in Shyrokyne from 122-mm artillery and 120-mm mortars. In the Donetsk sector, ceasefire violations with the use of heavy artillery and tanks have largely occurred in the airport area. View map in full size Russian proxies have instigated provocations near...

      Putin is not scared of any economic sanctions, his main argument is a nuclear weapon – Marchuk
      May25

      Putin is not scared of any economic sanctions, his main argument is a nuclear weapon – Marchuk

      “Marchuk: Everybody has forgotten, USSR army missile rockets situated in  Ukraine were pointed towards the USA. It was 1,500 nuclear warheads,  containing 30 Hiroshimas in each.” In an interview with “Gordon”, ex-chief SSU and Ministry of Defense, Ukrainian army general spoke about why the West is wary of transferring defense arms to...