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National Security and Defense Council: the number of attacks by Russia militants in Donetsk and Mariupol sectors decrease
The number of attacks by Russia-backed militants in Donetsk and Mariupol sectors has decreased. Ukrainian forces registered only two ceasefire violation incidents by Russia-backed militants in each of the following locations: in Luhanske and Mayorsk in the Donetsk sector, as well as near Bakhchovyk, which is located over 10 km away from the...
Russia crisis spurs banking M&A
Russia’s economic crisis is causing an increase in mergers and acquisitions in the banking sector. ||| Russia’s economic crisis is causing an increase in mergers and acquisitions in the banking sector as a capital squeeze and increase in bad loans leave smaller lenders weak and vulnerable to takeovers. But buyers tempted to swallow up...
Malaysia asks United Nations to set up MH17 tribunal
Representatives of Malaysia on Wednesday circulated a draft UN resolution on establishing an international tribunal to guarantee an independent trial for those behind the downing of flight MH17 over Ukraine in July last year. The document provides for establishing the tribunal in accordance with the UN Charter, referring to “action with...
Situation in ATO zone. Ukrainian special services detain Russian mercenary and “LPR” militant group member.
Ukrainian special services detained a Russian mercenary originally from the Khanty-Mansiysk autonomous district of the Russian Federation who was fighting on the side of the so-called “LPR”. He was convicted for a serious crime committed in the Russian Federation. Subsequently, the mercenary went to eastern Ukraine and joined the ‘Prizrak’...
Conflicting reports on Iran nuclear talks
Iran says it has offered “constructive solutions” to resolve disputes in nuclear talks with six major powers, but Western officials refute the claim. ||| Vienna – Iran has offered “constructive solutions” to resolve disputes in nuclear talks with six major powers, the Iranian Students News Agency (ISNA) reported on Wednesday, but Western...
Here’s Why More Ukrainians Admire Nationalists, and Why the West Shouldn’t Freak Out
Here’s a suggestion that will strike you as either painfully obvious or unnecessarily cumbersome. If you really want to understand contemporary Ukraine and Ukrainians, you need to know Ukrainian. If you accept that point, then discard all the writings by linguistically challenged analysts incapable of delving deeper into the Ukrainian...
Repression of Crimean Tatars Intensifies Under Russia, Says New Turkish Report
Russian authorities have forced Crimean Tatars to become Russian citizens and curtailed their freedoms of speech, language, education, and residence—as well as their right to a fair trial. That’s according to an independent group of Turkish scholars sent to Crimea to investigate human rights violations after Russia annexed the peninsula on...
No resolution in Iran
Iran offers solutions to resolve disputes in nuclear talks with six major powers but Western officials have heard nothing new. ||| Vienna – Iran has offered “constructive solutions” to resolve disputes in nuclear talks with six major powers, the Iranian Students news agency ISNA reported on Wednesday, but Western officials suggested they...
Here’s Why Armenia Is Not Ukraine
The Electric Yerevan protest officially ended July 7, two weeks after it began as a reaction to the Armenian government’s 16.7 percent increase in electricity prices. But the social movement behind it will likely continue influencing Armenia until the country makes serious political reforms.Thousands marched on Yerevan’s Baghramyan...
Putin eyes talks with Jinping and Modi
Russia’s leader plans to meet his counterparts from China and India before the Brics summit begins. ||| Moscow – Russian President Vladimir Putin is to meet world leaders on Wednesday, including China’s Xi Jinping and India’s Narendra Modi, ahead of the start of a summit of the Brics emerging economies.Putin is to hold...