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Situation in Ukraine’s eastern regions. Map
The situation in eastern Ukraine remains tense. Despite the declared ceasefire, terrorists continue to shell Ukrainian army positions.
EU poised for fresh Russia sanctions
European Union foreign ministers will discuss hitting Russia with fresh sanctions over the Ukraine crisis. ||| Brussels – European Union foreign ministers will discuss Monday hitting Russia with fresh sanctions over the Ukraine crisis, but they must keep the door open to Moscow, new foreign affairs chief Federica Mogherini said.The...
UK PM warns of bleak global prospects
Britain’s Prime Minister David Cameron has offered a bleak assessment of global economic prospects. ||| London – Britain’s Prime Minister David Cameron has offered a bleak assessment of global economic prospects, comparing potential troubles to red warning lights on a car’s dashboard.Writing in an op-ed piece in the...
Russia expels Polish diplomats
Russia has expelled a number of Polish diplomats in response to the expulsion of Russian diplomats from Poland. This is stated in a commentary of the information department of the Russian Foreign Ministry. “A number of Polish diplomats have already left our country for activities incompatible with their status,” the Russian Foreign...
Supporters of Mozgovoy going to push ATO forces from Siversky Donets
Formation of terrorists, led by Mozgovoy, are concentrated near Triokhizbenka and Slavianoserbsk. Coordinator of the Information Resistance group Dmytro Tymchuk wrote on Facebook. “Mozgovoy formations, concentrated near the towns of Triokhizbenka and Slavianoserbsk, are tasked to push the Ukrainian troops to the north-west of the Siversky Donets...
Tit for tat? Russia boots Polish envoys
Several Russian diplomats have been expelled from Poland – and Moscow has taken “adequate” measures in return. ||| Moscow – Russia said on Monday several of its diplomats had been expelled from Poland and that a number of Polish diplomats had left Russia after Moscow took “adequate” measures in return. The Russian Foreign Ministry did...
Assault on Donetsk airport: 23 militants killed, Motorola wounded
Terrorists lost 23 persons during an assault on the Donetsk airport. The ATO press center informs. “Terrorists shelled positions of the Donetsk airport defenders twice with mortars, grenade launchers and small arms. For destroying militants’ fire points that held fire on our positions, the ATO artillery was used. Our artillery inflicted a...
Mogherini says sanctions against Russia not an objective now
The European Union thinks that sanctions against Russia are currently not an objective and it is necessary to focus on reforms in Ukraine. EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini said this before a meeting of the EU Foreign Affairs Council in Brussels on Monday, Ukrinform’s correspondent reported....
Slovak president calls for extension of sanctions against Russia
Slovak President Andrej Kiska, at a meeting with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko in Bratislava, has called for the extension of sanctions against Russia. Ukrainian presidential spokesman Sviatoslav Tseholko wrote this on his Twitter page. “The Slovak president: when one country continues to violate international agreements, the...
Negotiators agree on return of Ukrainian captives from Russia
A negotiator of the interdepartmental Center for exchange of prisoners at the Security Service of Ukraine Yuriy Tandyt said that there is an agreement on the return of Ukrainian prisoners from the territory of Russia. “There is a preliminary agreement that we will start taking soldiers from the territory of Russia,” Tandyt said on air of the TV...