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      Putin sacks Kremlin chief of staff Sergey Ivanov
      Aug12

      Putin sacks Kremlin chief of staff Sergey Ivanov

      Russian President Vladimir Putin has sacked Kremlin chief of staff Sergey Ivanov and appointed him special presidential envoy for environmental activity, ecology and transport, the Kremlin press service said on Friday, according to Russian news agency TASS. Ivanov, 63, served as Russia`s defense minister between March 2001 and February 2007. He...

      Germany to assist Ukraine with energy efficiency fund
      Aug12

      Germany to assist Ukraine with energy efficiency fund

      Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Regional Development, Construction, Housing and Utilities Hennadiy Zubko has announced that the German government will provide advisory assistance to Ukraine in the creation of an Energy Efficiency Fund. ”Germany is a strategic and reliable partner of Ukraine, including in the implementation of...

      Ukraine reports one killed and four were wounded in past 24 hours
      Aug12

      Ukraine reports one killed and four were wounded in past 24 hours

      One Ukrainian soldier was killed and four were wounded in fighting in eastern Ukraine in the past 24 hours, according to Oleksandr Motuzianyk, presidential spokesman for ATO issues. ”Unfortunately, there was one killed in action (KIA) and four wounded in action (WIA),” he said at a briefing in Kyiv on Friday, a UaPosition correspondent reported....

      Fugitive MP Onyshchenko in Britain: Not enough grounds for extradition
      Aug12

      Fugitive MP Onyshchenko in Britain: Not enough grounds for extradition

      Fugitive Ukrainian Member of Parliament Oleksandr Onyshchenko, who is wanted by the Ukrainian police on charges of involvement in a scam with a gas production company, said Ukrainian prosecutors have little grounds for his extradition from Britain. ”Mr. Prosecutor won`t manage to push, press the British jurisdiction,” he wrote on Facebook. He...

      Poroshenko creates new military and civil administration in Luhansk region
      Aug12

      Poroshenko creates new military and civil administration in Luhansk region

      A new military and civil administration has been created by the decree of Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko in Luhansk region. ”To create a military and civil administration of the villages of Nyzhnia Vilkhova, Verkhnia Vilkhova, Malynove, Plotyna and Pshenychne of Stanytsia Luhanska district of Luhansk region,” Decree No. 329 issued on August...

      U.S. calls for reducing tensions between Ukraine, Russia
      Aug12

      U.S. calls for reducing tensions between Ukraine, Russia

      The United States is extremely concerned about tension on the boundary between Russia and Ukraine and calls on both sides to reduce tension and rhetoric, State Department spokeswoman Elizabeth Trudeau said on Thursday, according to Reuters. ”We believe that any actions, including rhetoric, including remarks, have the ability to escalate what is...

      U.S. expects Russia to fulfill transparency commitments during Black Sea drills
      Aug12

      U.S. expects Russia to fulfill transparency commitments during Black Sea drills

      Director of the Press Office of the U.S. Department of State Elizabeth Trudeau said the United States expects Russia to fulfill transparency commitments while conducting its Black Sea exercise. ”We expect Russia to fulfill all relevant commitments to provide neighbors with appropriate assurance and transparent information about the size and...

      SBU assigns terrorist threat level to Ukraine`s regions: Highest in Donbas, Crimea
      Aug12

      SBU assigns terrorist threat level to Ukraine`s regions: Highest in Donbas, Crimea

      The SBU Security Service of Ukraine has assessed the terrorist threat level for all regions of Ukraine, according to the SBU`s press center. The relevant decision was taken following the worsening situation on the administrative border with Crimea and in the area of the Anti-Terrorist Operation, in accordance with the requirements of paragraph 8...

      Border guards: Hundreds of cars in queues at checkpoints in Donbas
      Aug12

      Border guards: Hundreds of cars in queues at checkpoints in Donbas

      The stream of passengers and vehicles at entry/exit checkpoints in the Anti-Terrorist Operation zone continued over the past day, the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine has reported. On Friday morning, 30 cars were standing at the Zaitseve checkpoint to cross the demarcation line from the uncontrolled territory, while 150 cars were waiting in...

      Occupiers disconnect Internet in north Crimea after allegations of ”crossfire”
      Aug12

      Occupiers disconnect Internet in north Crimea after allegations of ”crossfire”

      Residents of the north of occupied Crimea, near the town of Armyansk, are facing a disconnection of the Internet ”for security reasons,” Russia`s TV Channel Dozhd reported. ”It occurred after a shootout on the border with Ukraine and the detention of suspects who were preparing for a terrorist attack on the peninsula,” Olga Kovitidi, so-called...