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NATO chief gives details about battalions on eastern flank, Black Sea region
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has listed NATO member states that will participate in multinational battalions designed to strengthen the Alliance`s presence on the eastern flank and in the Black Sea region. ”Earlier this year, Canada, Germany, the United Kingdom and the United States each committed to lead a multinational battalion in...
Putin in occupied Crimea: Energy, water supply ”blockade” handled; good progress on bridge
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday arrived in Yalta, the occupied Crimea, to attend the plenary session of the interregional forum ”Action Forum. Crimea,” organized by the Russian Popular Front (ONF), which covered, among other topics, the supply of energy and water, and the development of local infrastructure. ”In very rapid time, we...
”Motorola” killing may be turning point in Russia`s war against Ukraine – Stratfor
The physical elimination of a Russian terrorist Arseniy Pavlov aka ”Motorola” may be a turning point in the war of Russia against Ukraine, according to U.S.-based geopolitical intelligence organization Stratfor. Experts write that the assassinated Russian militant was the fifth ”ranking” mercenary since December 2015 who was killed far from the...
Red Cross not allowed to Ukrainian hostages contrary to Berlin agreements
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has announced that the International Committee of the Red Cross has not been allowed to visit Ukrainian hostages contrary to the recent agreements reached by the Normandy Four leaders in Berlin, according to the presidential press service. ”Today, we`ve received an official refusal regarding the visit of...
Canadian judges to help Ukraine boost court`s public trust
Three Canadian judges will travel to Ukraine next week to continue a four-year project to help the conflict-ridden country`s judicial system, CBC reported.T heir challenge: much of the Ukrainian population doesn`t trust their own legal system. ”Where do you begin with a system that doesn`t have the support or the confidence of the public?” said...
Poroshenko, Biden discuss U.S. engagement in Minsk agreements
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has had a telephone conversation with U.S. Vice President Joe Biden during which they discussed the importance of further policy of active engagement of the U.S. side in facilitating the implementation of the Minsk peace agreements on Donbas and restoration of Ukraine`s territorial integrity, according to the...
How the Donald could be good for world peace
If we really want world peace, Trump might be a better option than Clinton, writes Sean O’Grady. ||| If we really want world peace, Trump might be a better option than Clinton, writes Sean O’Grady. London – Like Donald Trump or not – and I like him no more than, well, Hillary Clinton – there is one thing he might be...
Russia Supreme Court doesn`t free Ukrainians Karpiuk, Klykh
The Russian Supreme Court`s criminal judicial panel has not upheld an appeal against a Chechnya court verdict on Ukrainian citizens Mykola Karpiuk and Stanislav Klykh, who were sentenced to 22.5 and 20 years in prison, respectively, according to an UNIAN Moscow-based correspondent. The ruling against the two Ukrainians charged with involvement in...
U.S. intelligence names main goal of Putin`s actions
U.S. National Intelligence Director James Clapper explained the motives of Russian President Vladimir Putin, RBC reported. ”I think he is somewhat of a throwback not so much to the… Communist era or the Soviet Union but rather a throwback to the Czar era. I think he has this vision of a great Russia as a great power… It`s extremely important to...
Reuters: 25 migrants found dead in rubber boat in Mediterranean
Twenty-five migrants were found dead in the bottom of a rubber boat in the Mediterranean, aid group Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said on Wednesday, as sea deaths look set to break last year`s record, according to Reuters. Rescuers found the dead, who had apparently suffocated after inhaling fuel, in a packed boat 26 miles from the coast of Libya...