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Ukrainian citizen Panov illegally captured and tortured in Crimea into confessing – lawyer
Ukrainian citizen Yevhen Panov was reportedly tortured into confessing ”sabotage” plans for Crimea after he had been detained on the Russian-occupied peninsula, according to the detainee`s lawyer. ”There`s some hidden agenda in the case. According to my client, investigators still visit him and persuade him to give up our services as lawyers,”...
Ukraine envoy to UN: Kremlin uses same methods in Donbas, Syria
Ukraine`s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Volodymyr Yelchenko condemned the blocking by Russia and China of the resolution on a week-long truce in Aleppo. The Ukrainian envoy compared the situation in Syria with what has been happening in Donbas. ”The methods used by Russia and the forces under its control in Donbas are exactly the...
Russia, China block U.N. demand for seven-day Aleppo truce
Russia and China on Monday vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution that would have demanded a seven-day truce in Syria`s Aleppo, with Russia arguing it would allow rebels to regroup and that time was needed for talks between Washington and Moscow, according to Reuters. It was the sixth time Russia has vetoed a Security Council resolution on...
EU nations near compromise on how to counter Russian gas supply risks
EU nations are edging toward a compromise on a proposal to guard against gas supply disruptions, agreeing to share details on contracts and cooperate across borders, the Slovak presidency said on Monday, according to Reuters. Cuts in gas supplies from Russia in 2006 and 2009 exposed the bloc`s vulnerability – particularly in eastern Europe...
Secret warehouse of Russian demining unit near Donetsk kindergarten revealed
Ukrainian volunteer intel community InformNapalm reported on its latest discovery as a result of OSINT efforts. InformNapalm published pictures showing a demining system UR-77 Meteorite, BKT RK2 or TMK-2 vehicle and charges for the UZP demining system, which contain 725 kg of PVV-7 explosive each. ”It is assumed that the warehouse is used for...
Russia is ”threat No.1” – U.S. Air Force Secretary
Russia`s increasing military activities around the world have unsettled top U.S. military officials, who say they are reshaping their budget plans to better address what they now consider to be the most pressing threat to U.S. security, Reuters reports. ”Russia is the No. 1 threat to the United States,” Air Force Secretary Deborah James told...
Ukrainian local budgets` receipts in 11 months estimated at US$ 5 bln in equivalent
Receipts of the Ukrainian local budgets` general fund January through November 2016, excluding inter-budget transfers, were estimated at UAH 131.9 billion, or $5 billion in the equivalent, according to Ukraine`s Finance Ministry. This was 49.6%, or UAH 43.7 billion, up year-over-year, the ministry said. The receipts in the 11 months accounted for...
There’s More to DC Fashion than Gray Suits and More to Ukraine than War
Vogue cannot get enough of Ukraine’s new designers and eye-catching traditional designs. Since the Euromaidan, the magazine has covered the country’s hot fashion scene half a dozen times.On November 30, seven of Ukraine’s designers were on display at a fashion show in Washington, DC, “to celebrate Ukraine’s creative...
Yet another anti-Ukraine treaty group enters national politics
A third grouping involved in April`s referendum on the Ukraine-EU Association Agreement has decided to enter the mainstream political arena, according to DutchNews.nl. GeenPeil, the initial driver behind the campaign to collect signatures and force the vote, is launching its political wing on Monday, Dutch media said at the weekend, DutchNews.nl...
Euro drops to 20-month low as Renzi concedes referendum defeat
The euro fell to the weakest level since March 2015 as Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi said he would resign after conceding defeat in the nation`s constitutional referendum, according to Bloomberg. The single currency dropped against all its 16 major counterparts as the referendum on Renzi`s plans to rein in the power of the Senate was...