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Disengagement of forces near Stanytsia Luhanska again fails due to LPR militants
Militants of the self-proclaimed Lunansk People`s Republic (LPR) have again disrupted the disengagement of forces and military equipment near the village of Stanytsia Luhanska in occupied Donbas, eastern Ukraine, according to the press service of the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) Headquarters. ”Another attempt to count seven days when the fire...
Russia opens criminal case against Ukrainian military commanders
Prosecutors in Russia have launched a criminal case against Ukrainian security agencies for alleged war crimes committed in the eastern Ukrainian Donbas region, according to Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Svetlana Petrenko, a spokeswoman for Russia`s Investigative Committee, told journalists on November 28 that prosecutors have uncovered...
Mr. Trump, Don’t Be Too Hasty About Lifting Russia Sanctions
The US approach to Russia, specifically the future of sanctions imposed in response to Russia’s actions in Ukraine in 2014, is one of the many US foreign policies thrown into question by Donald Trump’s election as the next president of the United States. Quickly lifting these sanctions may simplify compliance efforts for the private...
Ukrainian officers detain militants` accomplices near Mariupol
On November 26, officers of the southern territorial district of the National Guard of Ukraine, operating together with the national police and the Security Service, detained 22 people in two settlements near Mariupol, according to the press service of the Southern Territorial Administration. The press service said that the detainees were guilty...
Reuters: Czech aid group evicted from Donetsk by separatists
Czech humanitarian organization Clovek v Tisni (People in Need, PIN) has been banned from the Donetsk area in eastern Ukraine by separatist authorities, the aid group said in a statement, according to Reuters. It said it was one of two international aid groups in the Donetsk area, and was helping residents with water and food supplies as well as...
Putin reportedly asks Dzhemilev, a leader of the Crimean Tatar people, for loyalty to get his son released in 2014
Russian President Vladimir Putin offered to release Hayser Dzhemilev, a son of the Crimean Tatars leader Mustafa Dzhemilev, from prison back in 2014 in exchange for Mustafa`s loyalty, First Deputy Chairperson of the Verkhovna Rada Iryna Gerashchenko wrote on Facebook. ”Few people know it, but back in 2014 Putin offered to release Dzhemilev`s son...
DPR militants say Dozhd journalists `deported` from Eastern Ukraine
The militants of the Donetsk People`s Republic (DPR) terrorist organization say they have expelled two journalists with Russia`s independent TV channel Dozhd from territory they control, accusing the men of ”biased and provocative” coverage of the conflict there, according to Radio Liberty. Separatist authorities in Donetsk said in a November 25...
European Commission President Juncker sees no ”argument” for lifting anti-Russian sanctions
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker says he sees no argument for lifting sanctions against Russia, according to Euronews. ”Up until now, I have seen no argument for the sanctions against Russia being immediately lifted,” Juncker said in an interview with Euronews. ”I would like to have an agreement with Russia that goes beyond the...
Russian Defense Ministry protests Ukraine`s restrictions in airspace over Black Sea
Russia`s Defense Ministry has issued a formal protest to Ukraine over the imposition of illegal restrictions for the use of airspace over the Black Sea, according to Russian news agency TASS. ”On November 24, the attache for defense issues of the Ukrainian Embassy in Russia was invited to the Defense Ministry and given a military diplomatic...
Russian militants attack Ukraine 37 times in last day
Combined Russian-separatist forces attacked Ukrainian army positions in eastern Ukraine 37 times in the past 24 hours, according to the press service of the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) Headquarters. View map in full size In the Mariupol sector, the militants fired 152mm artillery systems on the village of Shyrokyne, as well as mortars,...