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      Minister for Foreign Affairs The Hon Julie Bishop MP Address to the AIIA

      Distinguished guests, ambassadors, my colleague the Honourable Bronwyn Bishop, ladies and gentlemen, it is an absolute pleasure to be here today among so many respected names in foreign affairs. The Australian Institute of International Affairs is one of our nation’s premier think tanks and contributes a great deal to the development and...

      National Security and Defense Council:Militants instigated two armed provocations yesterday
      Oct18

      National Security and Defense Council:Militants instigated two armed provocations yesterday

      Kyiv, October 18, 2015. Two brief armed provocations instigated by militants were observed at the frontline yesterday. One of them was observed near Pisky in the Donetsk sector and another one on the west outskirts of Shyrokyne in the Mariupol sector. Small arms were used in both cases. Ukrainian Armed Forces incurred no casualties over the past...

      EU sanctions against Russia – explanation by Europian Union. Infographics and video
      Oct17

      EU sanctions against Russia – explanation by Europian Union. Infographics and video

      Delegation of the European Union to Ukraine posted a video on sanctions against Russia, which were imposed in connection with the annexation of Crimea and instigation of conflict in Donbas. VIDEO: EU sanctions against Russia explained Posted by European Union in Ukraine on Monday, October 12, 2015 Sanctions – is response to the illegal...

      National Security and Defense Council:Withdrawal of cannons below 100mm and mortar launchers below 120mm starts in Donetsk region tomorrow
      Oct17

      National Security and Defense Council:Withdrawal of cannons below 100mm and mortar launchers below 120mm starts in Donetsk region tomorrow

      Kyiv, October 17, 2015. The ceasefire held along the entire frontline yesterday. Ukrainian Armed Forces incurred no casualties and no troops were wounded. No flights of unmanned aerial vehicles were observed yesterday. Withdrawal of cannons below 100mm and mortar launchers below 120mm will start in Donetsk region tomorrow. View map in full size...

      Eastern Ukraine and Crimea as Frozen Zones where Russia maintains influence in the Post-Cold War Era
      Oct16

      Eastern Ukraine and Crimea as Frozen Zones where Russia maintains influence in the Post-Cold War Era

      Where Russia has intervened in former Soviet republics. By The New York Times The News York Times published the article “Frozen Zones: How Russia Maintains Influence in the Post-Cold War Era” describing situation in Ukraine, Crimea, South Ossetia and Abkhazia, Transnistria, Nagorno-Karabakh. Since the fall of the Soviet Union,...

      National Security and Defense Council: Two militant UAVs were registered in Donetsk region
      Oct16

      National Security and Defense Council: Two militant UAVs were registered in Donetsk region

      Kyiv, October 16, 2015. No militant provocations took place at the contact line yesterday. Ukrainian troops incurred no casualties, no Ukrainian servicemen were wounded in action. Withdrawal of equipment from the delimitation line continues in the ATO zone. Yesterday 12 mortars were moved to a distance of over 15km from the frontline. View map in...

      Moody’s raises Russia worries

      The pillar of Russian creditworthiness is looking more rickety by the day to Moody’s Investors Service. ||| Moscow – The pillar of Russian creditworthiness is looking more rickety by the day to Moody’s Investors Service.“What once has been the country’s strongest asset, which was the government’s very strong...

      Vodafone leases brand to MTS in Ukraine

      Vodafone will lease its brand to Mobile TeleSystems PJSC’s business in Ukraine. ||| Moscow – Vodafone Group will lease its brand to Mobile TeleSystems PJSC’s business in Ukraine, helping Russia’s largest wireless carrier eschew association with its home country amid political tensions between the two ex-Soviet...

      Ukraine was elected to serve on UN Security Council for two-year terms
      Oct15

      Ukraine was elected to serve on UN Security Council for two-year terms

      Conference officers hold up empty ballot boxes for inspection prior to the vote to elect five non-permanent members of the Security Council. UN Photo/Cia Pak UN News Centre informs on the official website that on 15 October 2015 in one round of voting the United Nations General Assembly today elected Egypt, Japan, Senegal, Ukraine and Uruguay to...

      National Security and Defense Council:Explosive hazards remaining at the frontline and near the state border
      Oct15

      National Security and Defense Council:Explosive hazards remaining at the frontline and near the state border

      Kyiv, October 15, 2015. No militant attacks on Ukrainian positions were registered at the frontline yesterday. No flights of unmanned aerial vehicles were observed. No Ukrainian troops were wounded or died in combat. View map in full size Nevertheless, there are still explosive hazards remaining at the frontline and near the state border. Two...