Jaresko calls her ministry letter on Dutch referendum `poorly faked`
”Russ internet runs poorly faked MinFin letter asking US to help postpone NL referendum on UA-EU Assoc Agrmnt. I call on NL to vote YES! on 6 Apr,” she tweeted on Monday The consultative referendum on the ratification of the Ukraine-EU Association Agreement in the Netherlands is scheduled to be held on April...
Kremlin: Some mass media prepare outspoken pre-planned attack against Putin
Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov says that some mass media are preparing an outspoken pre-planned media attack against Putin and his entourage, according to Russian news agency TASS.”Another media falsehood disguised as a sample of objectivity is due within days. We have received some very honey-worded queries looking like a...
Ukraine intel: Russia plotting to discredit OSCE SMM Deputy Chief
Russian officers in Donbas are planning to launch an information campaign to discredit OSCE Principal Deputy Chief Monitor in Ukraine Alexander Hug, the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry reports. ”Taking into account the growing influence of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (OSCE SMM) to Ukraine in the temporarily...
Russia seeks to classify information on Gazprom, Rosneft public procurement
Russia`s Energy Ministry has supported a proposal to classify public procurement information and also suggested that the scope of data that may not be published on a public procurement portal should be expanded, Russian newspaper Vedomosti reported.The ministry proposes to classify information regarding not only the procurement of oil and gas,...
Ukraine launches strategic military drills to train in repelling large-scale aggression
The Armed Forces of Ukraine March 28 started the strategic command and staff exercises ”Spring Thunder – 2016,” the press service of the General Staff of Armed Forces of Ukraine has reported.It is noted that during military maneuvers, the Ukrainian servicemen will work out an adequate response to the threats in all possible directions in...
Only ”strategic interests:” Kerry says Russia not ally of U.S. in Syria
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has said that the Russian Federation is not an ally of the United States in Syria, according to CBS News.In an interview with CBS News, asked if Russia is an ”ally” in Syria, Kerry said ”no,” adding that the country is helping the U.S. with other things in the ”strategic interest” of the United States.”Russia...
Samopomich says remains in opposition – faction leader
Ukraine`s Samopomich faction says it will remain in opposition, however it will support the coalition on issues that are vital for Ukraine`s development, faction leader Oleh Berezyuk said at a meeting of the Coordination Board of leaders of factions and parliamentary committees, according to an UaPosition correspondent.”We, the Samopomich...
Russia planning large-scale provocative shelling of ATO forces – Ukraine intel
Russian-terrorist forces in Donbas are planning large-scale provocative shelling of the Anti-Terrorist Operation forces from March 29 to April 4, 2016 in order to get them to fire back, according to the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry. ”It has been established that in the period from March 29 to April 4, the...
Poroshenko appoints ATO chief Commander of Land Forces
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has appointed Serhiy Popko Commander of the Land Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Presidential Press Secretary Svyatoslav Tsegolko wrote on Twitter.”The President has appointed chief of the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) Serhiy Popko as Commander of the Land Forces,” Tsegolko tweeted.Today, Poroshenko is...
Ukrainian reporter invited to Russian TV panel show, nails it
During the Russian TV show ”Right to know,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov failed to answer an UNIAN reporter`s question on how many Russian citizens had been killed in the hostilities in Donbas, regardless of their legal status.Roman Tsymbaliuk, the Ukrainian journalist lauded for bringing Vladimir Putin out of his comfort zone with...