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      The leader of Russian militants in Donbas wants to invade Europe, including Britain and resurrect Russian Empire. Video
      Dec07

      The leader of Russian militants in Donbas wants to invade Europe, including Britain and resurrect Russian Empire. Video

      The leader of Russian rebels in Donbas wants to invade Europe, including Britain, and regain territories which Russia has lost after Russian Empire collapse. Olexander Zakharchenko said that Russia and its proxies must invade not only Kyiv and Berlin, but also Great Britain. “I’m not talking of Kyiv. Actually, even Berlin is not...

      Russian colonel earlier involved in Donbas occupation killed in Aleppo by Syrian freedom fighters
      Dec07

      Russian colonel earlier involved in Donbas occupation killed in Aleppo by Syrian freedom fighters

      Russian Colonel Ruslan Galitsky has died of wounds in Syria when opposition shelled a residential area in Aleppo`s western part, the Russian Defense Ministry reported on Wednesday, according to Russian news agency TASS. ”Colonel Ruslan Galitsky has died in hospital after being severely wounded. Russian military medics fought for his life for...

      International community should maintain pressure on Russia until full Minsk implementation – Stoltenberg
      Dec07

      International community should maintain pressure on Russia until full Minsk implementation – Stoltenberg

      NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said that the international community should continue to put pressure on Russia until Moscow fully implements Minsk agreements, an UNIAN correspondent reported from Stoltenberg`s press conference in Brussels, following a meeting of the NATO-Ukraine Commission. ”I call on all parties to redouble their...

      Ukraine may seize first foreign ship for visits to occupied Crimea
      Dec07

      Ukraine may seize first foreign ship for visits to occupied Crimea

      Tanzania`s freight ship, SKY MOON, which illegally crossed the Ukrainian administrative border with Russia-occupied Crimea may be seized in favor of Ukraine, according to the Ukrainian State Border Service. The vessel was towed to the Ukrainian port of Reni after which members of the local military prosecutor`s office came on board the ship to...

      Sanctions on Russia Need More Teeth
      Dec07

      Sanctions on Russia Need More Teeth

      It has been more than two years since the European Union and the United States imposed economic sanctions on Russia for its aggression in Ukraine. How effective have the sanctions been?According to US Assistant Secretary of State Victoria Nuland in 2016, sanctions were meant to “press Moscow to bring an end to the violence in Ukraine and fully...

      NATO urges continued Russian sanctions

      Damaging economic sanctions imposed on Russia over the Ukraine crisis must be kept in place to force Moscow to meet its Minsk ceasefire commitments, NATO head Jens Stoltenberg says …read more Source:...

      Moscow accuses Ukraine troops of shelling Russian territory
      Dec06

      Moscow accuses Ukraine troops of shelling Russian territory

      Russian investigative committee claimed on Tuesday, December 6, that it established identities of two commanders from the Ukrainian troops, allegedly responsible for shelling Russian territories along the border between the two countries in June-August of 2014, Ukraine Today reports. Ukraine Today is unable to verify the claims and will not name...

      EU diplomats hope to prolong Russia sanctions without debate – media
      Dec06

      EU diplomats hope to prolong Russia sanctions without debate – media

      European officials are hoping for an extension of sanctions against the Russian Federation for another six months, according to an RFE/RL correspondent in Brussels Rikard Jozwiak. The EU diplomats are hoping that the European Council will extend the economic sanctions earlier imposed against Russia for another six months, according to Jozwiak`s...

      U.S. Mission to OSCE: Police mission in Donbas should be first discussed by Ukraine, Russia
      Dec06

      U.S. Mission to OSCE: Police mission in Donbas should be first discussed by Ukraine, Russia

      Ambassador of the United States Daniel B. Baer to the OSCE Permanent Council has said that the issue of deployment of the OSCE armed police mission in the east of Ukraine is not on the agenda of a summit in Hamburg, and should be discussed by Ukraine and Russia. ”Whether there`s a need for other tools from the international community, whether...

      FSB on ”ghost hunt in occupied Crimea: Russian media tell of trial of ”Ukrainian saboteurs”
      Dec06

      FSB on ”ghost hunt in occupied Crimea: Russian media tell of trial of ”Ukrainian saboteurs”

      Lefortovo District Court of Moscow extended the arrest of citizens of Ukraine Yevgeny Panov and Andriy Zakhtey, charged with plotting terrorist attacks in the occupied Crimea. However, the defense insists that the suspects were simply private taxi drivers, according to Russia`s Kommersant newspaper. A court hearing was held on December 5 behind...