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Moscow, Berlin urged to rebuild trust
Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev urged Moscow and Berlin on Tuesday to “re-establish trust” amid fierce tension caused by the ongoing Ukraine crisis. …read more Source:...
The MH17 Anniversary Marks Steady Progress
The one year anniversary of the downing of MH17 shows steady progress has been made in the fight for justice, however many questions still remain unanswered. 17 July 2015 marked the anniversary of the tragic downing of the Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 (MH17) that was scheduled to fly from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur. The Boeing airliner was shot...
Gorbachev urges closer ties with Berlin
The former Soviet leader urged Moscow and Berlin to “re-establish trust” amid fierce tension caused by the Ukraine crisis. ||| Moscow – Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev urged Moscow and Berlin on Tuesday to “re-establish trust” amid fierce tension caused by the ongoing Ukraine crisis. The ageing Russian leader said he is concerned by...
Ukraine ceasefire brings limited respite
People in Donetsk are trying to make the most of the five-month-old ceasefire, a breathing space in a 15-month-old conflict that has killed over 6 500. ||| Donetsk, Ukraine – Natalya Brazhnikova goes to sell bread each day at a badly charred market on the outskirts of Donetsk in east Ukraine despite the risk of shelling and gunfire. Since...
In the ATO area was shut off the trafficking channel of oil products from the territory of the RF to Ukraine – SBU
On July 21, 2015, the SSU (the Security Service of Ukraine, SBU) Press-Center informs that in the ATO area was shut off the trafficking channel of oil products from the territory of the Russian Federation to Ukraine. “The pipeline 1 km long was illegally lined through the state border near Pantyuhine of Novopskovskyi district of Luhansk...
The largest multinational exercise Rapid Trident has started in Ukraine -US Army Europe
United States Army Europe (USAREUR) informs on the official homepage that the largest multinational exercise held in Ukraine, Rapid Trident, will be conducted July 20-31, 2015 at the International Peacekeeping and Security Center (IPSC) in Yavoriv, Ukraine. Rapid Trident is a long-standing U.S. Army Europe-led cooperative training exercise...
Dmitry Tymchuk: Military update 7.20
In Donetsk, a woman assesses the damages to her house from shelling on July 19, 2015. Photo: Aleksey Filippov, AFP Operational data from Information Resistance: Russian-terrorist troops in Donbas continue actively using artillery and heavy armaments to shell the positions of Ukrainian troops as well as settlements, including those controlled by...
National Security and Defense Council:Russia-backed militants resume heavy artillery shelling in the areas of Svitlodarsk and Horlivka
Kyiv, July 20, 2015. In the Donetsk sector, Russia-backed militants have continued using heavy artillery in the areas of Svitlodarsk and Horlivka, while applying new tactics for conducting artillery fire along the frontline. Militant groups shelled our positions near Lozove with 152-mm cannons – they fired not only from the southern sector, but...
One Year After MH17 Shootdown, Brazen Act Over Ukraine Still Poisons Atmosphere
Simon Ostrovsky will never forget the moment he learned that Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 had fallen from the sky, with 298 passengers and crew aboard.”I was on a train from Kyiv to Kharkiv reading my Twitter feed, and something came down about a plane crash. Somebody said it was a Malaysian plane,” the Soviet-born US journalist...
Russian Disinformation Alienates the West from Russian Periphery
The Russian Army has released a photo of a Ukrainian tank decorated with a swastika, yet the original Reuters photograph shows no such emblem. Russia also released a photo of a Ukrainian soldier covered in Nazi tattoos, but that picture was actually taken in 2005, inside a Russian prison. Europe is revolted by any reminders of its Nazi past,...