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Contact Group signs protocol on ceasefire – media
The Contact Group involving representatives of Ukraine, DPR, LPR and the OSCE at a meeting on Friday signed a protocol on a ceasefire in Donbas starting from 18.00 on Friday. Ukrainian media reported this, citing sources close to the negotiations. In particular, according to available information, the protocol consists of 14 points, which include...
Ukraine to get assistance from NATO even if truce is achieved – NSDC
NATO member states will supply armament to Ukraine even if a truce is achieved after today’s talks in Minsk. National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) information and analytical center spokesman Andriy Lysenko said this at a briefing on Friday, a Ukrinform correspondent reported. “The establishment of a truce that would help assess...
Kuchma says he arrived in Minsk for peace
Ukraine’s representative at the negotiations of the Trilateral Contact Group, former President Leonid Kuchma, has said that he has come to Minsk for peace. He told this to journalists before a meeting of the contact group involving Ukraine, Russia and the OSCE, BelTA reported. “We have come to Minsk for peace. As far as Ukraine is...
About 2,000 Russian servicemen killed in Ukraine – Security & Defense Council
About 2,000 Russian troops have already been killed in the area of the anti-terrorist operation (ATO) in Donbas. National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) information and analytical center spokesman Andriy Lysenko said this at a briefing on Friday, a Ukrinform correspondent reported. “According to latest intelligence data, total losses...
Russia bans imports of all confectionaries from Ukraine
The Russian Federal Service for Supervision of Consumer Rights Protection and Human Welfare (Rospotrebnadzor) suspended imports of all confectionaries from Ukraine from September 5, according to a statement posted on Rospotrebnadzor’s website. “The Federal Service for Supervision of Consumer Rights Protection and Human Welfare reports...
Seven military killed in ATO zone over past 24 hours
Seven Ukrainian servicemen have been killed and 59 injured in Donbas over the past 24 hours. National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) information and analytical center spokesman Andriy Lysenko said this at a briefing on Friday, a Ukrinform correspondent reported. He said that 27 cases of fighting with Russian servicemen and terrorists in the...
EU may impose sanctions on Russian oil giants – Financial Times
The European Union is preparing new sanctions against Russia, which will affect state-owned oil companies – Rosneft, Gazprom Neft and Transneft, Britain’s Financial Times newspaper has reported, citing a document approved by the European Commission. “Those criteria would hit Rosneft, Russia’s largest oil group, and Gazprom...
Kerry to Poroshenko: We hope Russian troops will leave Ukraine
The United States will continue to support by all means the independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine, and will continue to work hard to consolidate international efforts to support Ukraine. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said this at a meeting with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko in Wales on Thursday, the...
Poroshenko: Ukrainians to decide on accession to NATO
After the necessary reforms are conducted in Ukraine and the necessary criteria are achieved, the question of the country’s joining NATO will be resolved by the Ukrainian people. Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said this at a NATO alliance in Wales on Thursday, a Ukrinform correspondent reported. “When the country meets the...
Explosions and cannonade heard in Mariupol – media
Volleys of gunfire and explosions have been heard in the eastern districts of Mariupol since 05.00 on Friday, the Novosti Donbassa online newspaper has reported. “Heavy artillery is used in the fighting, and volleys of Grad rockets can be seen from houses on the outskirts of the city,” reads the report. Yesterday battles were fought...