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      Russian spies seek EU recruits in fight clubs
      May25

      Russian spies seek EU recruits in fight clubs

      Russian intelligence services are using martial arts clubs to recruit potential troublemakers in Germany and other EU countries, security experts have warned, according to EU Observer. The number of clubs is higher than previously reported and the ”sleeper cells” could stage violent provocations ahead of the upcoming German elections, they said,...

      Russia sends 65th ”humanitarian convoy” with weapon and ammo to Donbas
      May25

      Russia sends 65th ”humanitarian convoy” with weapon and ammo to Donbas

      The Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations has sent its 65th ”humanitarian convoy” to Donbas, the ministry`s press service reported. ”A truck convoy of the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations with `humanitarian aid` for Donbas crossed the Russian-Ukrainian border,” reads the report. The bulk of the cargo supposedly consists of children`s...

      U.S. envoy urges Balkan States to guard against Russian influence efforts
      May25

      U.S. envoy urges Balkan States to guard against Russian influence efforts

      A top U.S. diplomat on May 24 urged Balkan nations to guard against efforts by Russia to increase its influence in the region while undermining ties with the West, according to Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. ”We, of course, remain hopeful that Russia will play a constructive role in the Balkans, as it has in the past, but we must remain...

      Cabinet approves restructuring of UAH 229 bln domestic public debt
      May25

      Cabinet approves restructuring of UAH 229 bln domestic public debt

      Ukraine`s Cabinet of Ministers has approved the issue of domestic government loan bonds worth UAH 229 billion, or US$8.7 billion, with redemption in 2025-2047 to exchange them for previously issued bonds with a maturity in 2017-2030 and a nominal value of UAH 221.6 billion ($8.4 billion), with unpaid coupon income of UAH 7 billion ($319.8...

      What Russia Wants

      Russia wants to be recognised as a great power. But in the face of criticism over its actions in Ukraine, Syria and elsewhere, Moscow asserts that its legitimate strategic interests are being ignored and the nature of its foreign policy is deliberately misrepresented. Ambassador of the Russian Federation to Australia HE Mr Grigory Logvinov gave a...

      Bloomberg tells how Manafort brought pro-Russian party to Rada despite Crimea annexation
      May25

      Bloomberg tells how Manafort brought pro-Russian party to Rada despite Crimea annexation

      Months after Russia annexed Crimea, former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych`s political advisor Paul Manafort returned to Ukraine to advise the pro-Russian party, the ”Opposition Bloc”, for the 2014 parliamentary campaign, according to Bloomberg. Nestor Shufrych, one of the party leaders, says Manafort pushed for them to appeal as both the...

      Ukrainian parliament says 75% of TV broadcasts now must be in Ukrainian
      May24

      Ukrainian parliament says 75% of TV broadcasts now must be in Ukrainian

      The Ukrainian parliament, the Verkhovna Rada, has adopted a bill, setting quotas for nationwide TV channels, obliging them to ensure a 75% share of programs and movies in Ukrainian, according to an UaPosition correspondent. The document was adopted with 269 deputies voting in favor out of 356 MPs registered in the session hall, while the...

      Russia`s FSB to hold anti-terrorist drills in occupied Crimea
      May24

      Russia`s FSB to hold anti-terrorist drills in occupied Crimea

      Task forces of Russia`s FSB security service will hold exercises in the occupied Crimea and the Black Sea on ”preventing terrorist attacks and subversion,” according to TASS, referring to the FSB`s public relations center. Modern equipment and some 2,000 servicemen will be involved in tactical and special exercises of task forces that will be...

      Americans roll out Ukrainian tanks for Combined Resolve exercise
      May24

      Americans roll out Ukrainian tanks for Combined Resolve exercise

      American soldiers on Tuesday used British Army equipment to transport Ukrainian T-64 tanks from here to Hohenfels in preparation for a Ukrainian tank platoon`s participation in Exercise Combined Resolve, Stars and Stripes reports. Ukrainian troops recently took part in the Strong Europe Tank challenge, during which they were they first soldiers...

      Luhansk region`s fiscal chief detained with $4 mln in bag
      May24

      Luhansk region`s fiscal chief detained with $4 mln in bag

      During the large-scale anti-corruption raid by the Prosecutor General`s Office and the Ministry of Internal Affairs, head of the fiscal service of Luhansk region Oleksandr Antypov has been detained. Upon the official`s arrest, a bag with some $3.8 million in cash was seized, Ukraine`s chief military prosecutor Anatoliy Matios said, according to...