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      Kerry, Lavrov hold talks in Hamburg: U.S. State Department
      Dec08

      Kerry, Lavrov hold talks in Hamburg: U.S. State Department

      U.S. State Secretary John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met in Hamburg December 7 to discuss the situation in Syria`s Aleppo, according to Assistant Secretary of State and Spokesperson John Kirby. ”Secretary Kerry met tonight in Hamburg, Germany with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov,” Kirby said in a statement. ”They...

      EU reaches compromise over visa waiver suspension mechanism – Poroshenko
      Dec08

      EU reaches compromise over visa waiver suspension mechanism – Poroshenko

      Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko says that the European Union has reached a compromise over a visa waiver suspension mechanism for third countries. ”I`ve got encouraging news from Brussels based on my regular contacts with EU leaders. A compromise regarding a visa waiver suspension mechanism has been reached. It is for the Council of the EU...

      Ukraine against forced mental health tests of four Ukrainians detained in Crimea
      Dec08

      Ukraine against forced mental health tests of four Ukrainians detained in Crimea

      Ukraine`s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has declared a protest against an unlawful and forced assessment of the metal health of four Ukrainian citizens who were illegally detained by the Russian occupying authorities in Crimea. The forced mental health assessment of Vadym Siruk, Muslim Aliyev, Refat Alimov, and Arsen Dzhepparov who are groundlessly...

      Slovak gas cheaper than gas offered by Gazprom – Naftogaz CCO
      Dec08

      Slovak gas cheaper than gas offered by Gazprom – Naftogaz CCO

      Naftogaz of Ukraine Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) Yuriy Vitrenko says that the price of natural gas Ukraine currently buys from the Slovak Republic is lower than the price of the gas Russia`s giant Gazprom may sell at in the first quarter of 2017. ”The price of Gazprom gas is now not $140-160 as Yulia Tymoshenko states, but $178-183 per 1,000...

      Over 3.8 mln Ukrainians in need due to Donbas war – United Nations
      Dec08

      Over 3.8 mln Ukrainians in need due to Donbas war – United Nations

      There are over 3.8 million people in Ukraine who are in need of humanitarian assistance due to the Donbas crisis, according to the UN 2017 Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP) for Ukraine. ”The number of people in need has actually increased by 700,000 since 2016 HRP, according to humanitarian assessments. People have exhausted their savings, their...

      Ukraine reports 45 Russian attacks in last day, Maryinka checkpoint comes under fire
      Dec08

      Ukraine reports 45 Russian attacks in last day, Maryinka checkpoint comes under fire

      Combined Russian-separatist forces attacked Ukrainian army positions in eastern Ukraine 45 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 enemy fired 120mm and 82mm mortars on the towns of Maryinka and Krasnohorivka, and the villages...

      EU puts credibility at risk over Ukraine visa wrangle – Tusk
      Dec07

      EU puts credibility at risk over Ukraine visa wrangle – Tusk

      The European Union is putting its credibility and reputation at risk by letting internal political wrangling stall a promised easing of visa requirements for Ukraine and Georgia, the head of the European Council said, according to Reuters. In a letter sent to European Parliament President Martin Schulz on Tuesday and seen by Reuters, Donald Tusk...

      Uncertainty over U.S. position delays action on Ukraine peace deal – Steinmeier
      Dec07

      Uncertainty over U.S. position delays action on Ukraine peace deal – Steinmeier

      Uncertainty in Moscow and Kyiv about what policies U.S. President-elect Donald Trump will adopt means there is little prospect of making much progress in implementing the Minsk ceasefire accord on Ukraine, Germany`s foreign minister said, according to Reuters. Speaking in Brussels, Frank-Walter Steinmeier also told reporters on Wednesday that it...

      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...

      Montenegro puts on int`l wanted list two Russians suspected of coup attempt
      Dec07

      Montenegro puts on int`l wanted list two Russians suspected of coup attempt

      Russian citizens, Shirkov Eduard Vladimirovich and Popov Vladimir Nikolaevich, who are suspected by Monetengro authorities of organizing a criminal group with the aim of an armed coup involving the assassination of Prime Minister Milo Djukanovic, were put on the international wanted list, according to the local publication Dnevne Novine citing...