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      Putin says ready to become ”guarantor of agreements” between Kyiv, militants
      Sep18

      Putin says ready to become ”guarantor of agreements” between Kyiv, militants

      The Russian leader offers to mediate in the negotiations between Ukraine and the Russian-backed militants in Donbas, according to RIA Novosti. ”What we can do is to create the conditions for the negotiation process and participate in it as mediators and guarantors of the agreements reached. That is what we can, want, and will do if our partners...

      Normandy Four to possibly meet in October: French FM
      Sep18

      Normandy Four to possibly meet in October: French FM

      Several days after the French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault visited Ukraine, he raised certain hopes that the negotiations on the Donbas conflict will continue in the nearest future, Ukraine Today reported. The latest ceasefire, the withdrawal of troops and further political steps are expected to top the agenda of the meeting, according to...

      Yanukovych team`s yet-to-be-confiscated $1.5 bln laid in Ukraine Budget 2017
      Sep17

      Yanukovych team`s yet-to-be-confiscated $1.5 bln laid in Ukraine Budget 2017

      The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has laid in a 2017 draft State Budget $1.5 billion, expected to be confiscated from Viktor Yanukovych`s entourage within a program of asset recovery, Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman said during a briefing at the 13th annual meeting of Yalta European Strategy (YES) in Kyiv. ”Indeed, we are planning next year...

      Ukraine secures two more golds in Rio Paralympics:  football, table tennis
      Sep17

      Ukraine secures two more golds in Rio Paralympics: football, table tennis

      Ukraine Paralympic Team`s golden medal count hits 37. Men`s Football gold medal match was held in Rio as well as Men`s Team Table Tennis finals, with both events resulting in National Team Ukraine winning. Ukrainian football players defeated the Iranian team, who in turn had stopped the advance of competition hosts Brasil in semi-finals....

      Putin on Crimea: Russia has not annexed anything
      Sep17

      Putin on Crimea: Russia has not annexed anything

      Russian President Vladimir Putin denies the annexation of Ukraine`s Crimea, insisting that the peninsula joined Russia following a coup d`?tat in Kyiv, according to Russian news agency RBC. ”Russia has not annexed anything. Everything that has happened in Crimea is the result of illegitimate actions by certain political forces in Ukraine who...

      Ukrainian counterintelligence: Deputy chief of Staff of ATO suspected of espionage
      Sep17

      Ukrainian counterintelligence: Deputy chief of Staff of ATO suspected of espionage

      Ukrainian counterintelligence is investigating into the suspected spying for Russia of thirteen individuals, with a deputy chief of Staff of the Anti-Terrorist Operation among them, according to the SBU Security Service. The investigation also targets a lieutenant colonel in the National Guard, an official from the HR department of a military...

      1st KIA reported since ”silence regime” announced in Donbas
      Sep17

      1st KIA reported since ”silence regime” announced in Donbas

      Ukraine`s Defense Ministry reported on the death of a Ukrainian soldier in the zone of the Anti-Terrorist Operation, a spokesman for the Ministry of Defense for the ATO Oleksandr Motuzyanyk has said at a Kyiv briefing Saturday, an UaPosition correspondent reported. ”In the past day, one Ukrainian soldier was killed in action,” said Motuzyanyk....

      Washington not to recognize Russia`s elections in occupied Crimea – U.S. State Department
      Sep17

      Washington not to recognize Russia`s elections in occupied Crimea – U.S. State Department

      The United States will not recognize the legitimacy of the elections to be held in the territory of the Russian-occupied Crimea, according to a statement by Assistant Secretary and spokesperson at the U.S. Department of State John Kirby. ”The United States does not recognize the legitimacy, and will not recognize the outcome, of the Russian Duma...

      Ukraine slaps sanctions against Russia law-enforcers, judges over Sentsov, Kolchenko
      Sep17

      Ukraine slaps sanctions against Russia law-enforcers, judges over Sentsov, Kolchenko

      The National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) of Ukraine on Friday decided to introduce sanctions against representatives of Russia`s law enforcement agencies and the judiciary over the illegal prosecution of Ukrainian citizens – film director Oleh Sentsov and activist Oleksandr Kolchenko. In particular, the NSDC simultaneously considered the...

      Azov regiment announces creation of own party
      Sep17

      Azov regiment announces creation of own party

      A new political party to be created on the initiative of the Azov regiment`s heads will appear in Ukraine on October 14, according to Mariupol`s local news portal 0629. Commander of the Azov regiment Andriy Biletsky says that the party will be based on the principle of a network, 0629 reported. ”Existing parties in Ukraine [often] have fake...