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Ukraine pledges corridor if Russia troops pulled out from Transnistria
Ukraine is ready to open a ”green corridor” for the withdrawal of Russian troops and armaments from the village of Colbasna in the self-proclaimed Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic, or Transnistria, if a decision on the pullout has been taken, according to a Moldovan media outlet. This was agreed by Ukrainian Defense Minister Stepan Poltorak and...
China mulls free trade area with Ukraine – Ambassador
China is initiating the establishment of a free trade area with Ukraine, hoping that the Ukrainian side will actively study such possibilities, that`s according to Ambassador of China to Ukraine Du Wei, who spoke at a Kyiv forum on the development of the Silk Road infrastructure project in Ukraine. ”The Chinese side has proposed on a working...
Russia eyes unified payment systems with China
Russia wants a mutually-compatible payments system with China in order to reduce the risk from further financial sanctions by the West, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said in an interview, according to the Pakistani online media outlet Daily Times. Russia has presented a brand new national payment system to cut reliance on Western systems, such...
U.S. officials warn of Russian mischief in election and beyond – WP
U.S. intelligence agencies believe Russia is incapable of using cyberespionage to alter the outcome of Tuesday`s presidential election, but they have warned that Moscow may continue meddling after the voting has ended to sow doubts about the legitimacy of the result, U.S. officials said, according to The Washington Post. The assessment reflects...
Montenegro says foiled Russian-backed plan to kill PM Djukanovic
A special prosecutor investigating an alleged plot to sway last month`s election in Montenegro said on Sunday a group of ”Russian nationalists” had planned to assassinate Prime Minister Milo Djukanovic to get an opposition party into power, according to Reuters. Montenegro, a former Yugoslav republic, has been abuzz with conspiracy theories since...
Militant shelling concentrated near Ukraine-controlled Mariupol on Sunday
Shelling by pro-Russian militants was concentrated in the Mariupol sector, which encountered 19 out of 25 attacks on Ukrainian troops reported in Donbas from 00:00 to 18:00 local time on Sunday, November 6, according to the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) headquarters. ”The enemy fired small arms, grenade launchers, machine guns at areas of the...
Russia`s hybrid military forces used artillery to shell Ukraine troops in Donetsk, Luhansk regions
Russia`s hybrid military force continues using banned 152mm artillery systems to shell Ukrainian troops in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions with the total number of enemy attacks in the war-torn areas in Donbas being 47 instances in the past 24 hours, according to the Ukrainian Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) headquarters. View map in full size...
Serbia mulls pact with Eurasian Economic Union
Serbian Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic said Belgrade plans on signing an integrated agreement with the Russia-led Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU), RFE/RL reports. Dacic said during a visit to the Russia city of Suzdal on November 3 that Serbia has ”free-trade-zone agreements with certain EAEU members, but they differ”, according to RFE/RL citing...
Audio record with alleged threat to Belavia aircraft available on YouTube
An audio recording with an alleged threat by a Ukrainian air traffic controller to scramble jet fighters if a Belavia Belarusian Airlines passenger plane did not return to Kyiv`s Zhuliany airport is available on YouTube. The audio features a conversation between an air traffic controller with the crew of the aircraft, as well as negotiations of...
Dutch parliamentarian threatens Goverment with no confidence vote Ukraine referendum
Labor parliamentarian Jacques Monasch is threatening to support a motion of no confidence by the opposition parties against the Dutch government next week if a decision is not made about the Ukraine referendum, he said to NOS on Thursday, NL Times reports. In April 32% of Dutch voters voted in the referendum on an association agreement between...