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      Lukashenko to Poroshenko: I was executor of your proposal
      Aug26

      Lukashenko to Poroshenko: I was executor of your proposal

      Belarus is interested in normalizing the situation in Ukraine. Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said this at a meeting with his Ukrainian counterpart Petro Poroshenko in Minsk on Tuesday, BelTA reported. “It was your proposal to meet without any fuss and make decisions after the signing by Ukraine of the Association Agreement with...

      NSDC does not believe in tales about Russian paratroopers who ‘got lost’ in Ukraine
      Aug26

      NSDC does not believe in tales about Russian paratroopers who ‘got lost’ in Ukraine

      The Ukrainian National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) does not believe in a “random” version of Russian paratroopers entering Ukraine, which the Russian side is currently trying to present. Ukrainian National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) information and analytical center spokesman Andriy Lysenko said this at a briefing on...

      Early elections not to prevent ratification of agreement with EU in September – Poroshenko
      Aug26

      Early elections not to prevent ratification of agreement with EU in September – Poroshenko

      Ukraine will ratify the Association Agreement with the EU in September and immediately send respective ratification documents to Brussels, and early parliamentary elections will not hinder this process. Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said this at a meeting with EU High Commissioner for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Catherine Ashton in...

      Tensions running high near Ilovaisk, fighting underway near Donetsk
      Aug26

      Tensions running high near Ilovaisk, fighting underway near Donetsk

      The fiercest fighting is now underway near Ilovaisk and Khriashchuvate in Donetsk region. Ukrainian National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) information and analytical center spokesman Andriy Lysenko said this at a briefing on Tuesday, a Ukrinform correspondent reported. “Active fighting continues in the suburbs of Donetsk, Luhansk and...

      Obama’s advisor: Russian incursions into Ukraine unacceptable and dangerous
      Aug26

      Obama’s advisor: Russian incursions into Ukraine unacceptable and dangerous

      U.S. National Security Advisor Susan Rice has condemned the regular incursions of Russian troops into Ukraine. She wrote this on her Twitter page on Tuesday. “Repeated Russian incursions into Ukraine unacceptable. Dangerous and inflammatory,” Rice wrote. She said that “Russia has no right to send vehicles or cargo into Ukraine...

      Ukrainian border guards attacked from Russian Mi-24s, four dead
      Aug26

      Ukrainian border guards attacked from Russian Mi-24s, four dead

      The Russian Armed Forces have for the first time shelled Ukrainian border guards with unguided missiles from helicopters. Ukrainian National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) information and analytical center spokesman Andriy Lysenko said this at a briefing on Tuesday, a Ukrinform correspondent reported. “Ukrainian border guards were...

      Twelve Ukrainian servicemen killed in east Ukraine over past 24 hours – NSDC
      Aug26

      Twelve Ukrainian servicemen killed in east Ukraine over past 24 hours – NSDC

      Twelve Ukrainian servicemen have been killed and another 19 have been injured as a result of fighting in Ukraine’s eastern regions over the past 24 hours. Ukrainian National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) spokesman Andriy Lysenko said this at a briefing in Kyiv on Tuesday. “Twelve of our servicemen have been killed and another 19...

      Poroshenko meets with Ashton in Minsk
      Aug26

      Poroshenko meets with Ashton in Minsk

      A visit of the Ukrainian President started with a meeting with EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Catherine Ashton. The Presidential Administration informs on Twitter. “A meeting of President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko started with High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Catherine Ashton,” a...

      Akhmetov ready to lose Donbas Arena for peace
      Aug26

      Akhmetov ready to lose Donbas Arena for peace

      Rinat Akhmetov is willing to sacrifice all his business in order that peace was on the Donbas land. Businessman and president of FC Shakhtar said in comments about the loss from shelling of the Donbas Arena stadium, which, according to preliminary estimates, was USD 1 million. “The damaged building, even such as the Donbas Arena, is a...

      Russia, EU will discuss gas transit via Ukraine August 29
      Aug26

      Russia, EU will discuss gas transit via Ukraine August 29

      Energy Minister of the Russian Federation Alexander Novak and EU Energy Commissioner Guenther Oettinger will discuss the security of gas transit to Europe via Ukraine. The press service of the Russian Energy Ministry informed. “On August 29, in Moscow, Energy Minister of the Russian Federation Alexander Novak will hold a meeting with Energy...