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      Britain should have closer relations with Russia – Foreign Affairs Committee of UK Parliament
      Mar02

      Britain should have closer relations with Russia – Foreign Affairs Committee of UK Parliament

      Britain is not Russia`s enemy, and should stop accusing Vladimir Putin of war crimes in Syria, effectively calling for a reappraisal of relations with Moscow – stated the report of Foreign Affairs Committee. Until this moment UK has been among the strongest advocates of a hard line towards Russia, differentiating itself from Donald Trump,...

      Russia snap checks combat readiness in Crimea, North Caucasus: some 3,000 troops put on alert
      Mar02

      Russia snap checks combat readiness in Crimea, North Caucasus: some 3,000 troops put on alert

      The drills involve over 1,000 pieces of armament, military and special hardware, the press office of Russia`s Southern Military District told TASS on Thursday. ”Pursuant to a decision by Southern Military District Commander Colonel-General Alexander Dvornikov, military units and formations stationed in Karachay-Cherkessia, the Chechen Republic,...

      Poroshenko spoke with Putin twice during Donbas escalation –  Presidential Administration
      Mar02

      Poroshenko spoke with Putin twice during Donbas escalation – Presidential Administration

      Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has had two telephone conversations with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin since the escalation of hostilities in eastern Ukraine, the press service of the Ukrainian presidential administration told Ukrainian online newspaper Ukrainska Pravda. ”Since the latest escalation in Donbas, in order to stop the...

      Ukrainian government intimidates with consequences of trade blockade Russia-occupied Donbas: power blackout, devaluation, $2 bln losses
      Mar02

      Ukrainian government intimidates with consequences of trade blockade Russia-occupied Donbas: power blackout, devaluation, $2 bln losses

      Ukraine may lose up to $2 billion and the national currency exchange rate will weaken due to the blockade of Russia-occupied Donbas, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said. If the blockade fails to be stopped, Ukrainian metallurgy may lose up to 300,000 jobs, according to the Ukrainian president. ”300,000 people will lose their jobs. The state...

      Organizers of blockade of trade with Russia-occupied Donbas announce ”second phase,” proceed to blocking motorways
      Mar02

      Organizers of blockade of trade with Russia-occupied Donbas announce ”second phase,” proceed to blocking motorways

      The organizers of the blockade of the temporarily occupied territory of Donbas are proceeding to the second phase of their rally, claiming the blockade of motorways is to follow the already-introduced blocking of railways. ”After we`ve blocked almost all railway traffic, we`re proceeding to the second phase – we`re starting to block motorways,...

      Ukraine Justice Ministry says Ukraine expects International Court of Justice to prohibit Russia from financing terrorism in Donbas
      Mar02

      Ukraine Justice Ministry says Ukraine expects International Court of Justice to prohibit Russia from financing terrorism in Donbas

      Ukrainian Justice Minister Pavlo Petrenko has said Ukraine expects the International Court of Justice to prohibit Russia from financing terrorism in eastern Ukraine, according to an UNIAN correspondent. ”It will be interesting and challenging hearing. But I am sure that we have a very strong position, the truth will see triumph and we will win,”...

      Russia`s financial aggression cost Ukraine nearly $1 bln – Trade Envoy
      Mar02

      Russia`s financial aggression cost Ukraine nearly $1 bln – Trade Envoy

      Direct financial losses Ukraine has suffered as a result of Russian trade aggression amounted to about $1 billion, Deputy Minister of Economic Development and Trade and Ukraine`s Trade Representative Natalia Mykolska said in an interview with ZN.ua. ”The greatest losses are related to exports to Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan – more than 40% of...

      Escalation in Eastern Ukraine: 117 attacks on Ukrainian positions, 2 killed, 2 wounded in last day
      Mar01

      Escalation in Eastern Ukraine: 117 attacks on Ukrainian positions, 2 killed, 2 wounded in last day

      Russia`s hybrid military forces attacked Ukrainian army positions in Donbas 117 times in the past 24 hours with two Ukrainian soldiers reported as killed in action (KIA) and two as wounded in action (WIA), according to the press service of the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) Headquarters. View map in full size In the Mariupol sector, Russian...

      Former top SBU general explains hustle over seizure of Ukrainian enterprises in occupied Donbas
      Mar01

      Former top SBU general explains hustle over seizure of Ukrainian enterprises in occupied Donbas

      Pro-Russian militants of the so-called ”LPR”/”DPR,” who are now claiming they will ”nationalize” Ukrainian companies, had already had their watchdogs in these businesses monitoring commercial activity and receiving kickbacks, said former head of the main investigation department of the SBU Security Service of Ukraine Major-General Vasyl Vovk....

      Deputy Head of the Crimean Tatar Mejlis warns Ukraine against abandoning annexed Crimea
      Mar01

      Deputy Head of the Crimean Tatar Mejlis warns Ukraine against abandoning annexed Crimea

      Three years after the annexation of the Crimean peninsula Hromadske`s Nataliya Gumenyuk spoke with Ilmi Umerov, Deputy Head of the Mejlis, who had been detained by the Russian authorities and charged with membership in Hizb-Ut Tahrir terrorist organization. ”The actions of the occupying power have taken a new form lately,” Umerov said, answering...