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      Is Putin Preparing a New Attack on Ukraine?
      Aug11

      Is Putin Preparing a New Attack on Ukraine?

      Observers have greatly feared that Russia’s President Vladimir Putin would start a small regional war this August. Russia has moved up its State Duma elections to September 18. Although only Putin’s parties are allowed to win, he has a predilection for “small and victorious wars” to mobilize his people.In 1999, the second war in...

      Russian media reports on 7 ”saboteurs” arrested in occupied Crimea
      Aug11

      Russian media reports on 7 ”saboteurs” arrested in occupied Crimea

      Seven people are reported to have been arrested on charges of preparing acts of sabotage in Crimea, Russian news agency RIA Novosti reported citing a source in law enforcement agencies. ”Seven people have been detained, including the coordinators from Crimea – local agents,” the report read. Earlier, Russia`s Federal Security Service (FSB)...

      Ukraine buys Russian buses worth UAH 78 million
      Aug10

      Ukraine buys Russian buses worth UAH 78 million

      The buses that Ukraine has bought have been marked as ”domestically produced,” according to Ukrainian news broadcaster TSN. The report says the buses are produced in Russia and imported from the aggressor country. They are later re-equipped in Ukraine into school buses. Volunteers, who have been investigating shady dealings, have reported about...

      Putin comments on alleged killing of Russian soldiers in Crimea
      Aug10

      Putin comments on alleged killing of Russian soldiers in Crimea

      Russian President Vladimir Putin says Moscow will not ignore incidents in which two soldiers were killed while preventing an alleged Ukrainian terror plot targeting the Crimean peninsula, an UaPosition correspondent in Russia reported. ”Apparently, people who have taken power in their hands in Kyiv and continue to hang on to it, instead of...

      Ukraine`s Defense Ministry comments on Russian FSB`s accusation of attack on Crimea
      Aug10

      Ukraine`s Defense Ministry comments on Russian FSB`s accusation of attack on Crimea

      The Ukrainian Defense Ministry has dismissed the information from the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) that the Ukrainian Defense Ministry`s intelligence units are involved in subversive activity in Crimea. ”Such allegations by the FSB are nothing but an attempt to justify the redeployment and aggression of the Russian Federation troops in...

      Reuters: Pressure mounts to reject Trump amid fallout from gun-rights remark
      Aug10

      Reuters: Pressure mounts to reject Trump amid fallout from gun-rights remark

      Pressure from high-profile Republicans and rank-and-file voters mounted on Wednesday to reject Donald Trump`s candidacy as his campaign dealt with fallout from his remark that gun rights activists could stop Hillary Clinton from nominating liberal U.S. Supreme Court justices, Reuters reported. Nearly one-fifth of 396 registered Republicans in a...

      Kramatorsk, Two Years On
      Aug10

      Kramatorsk, Two Years On

      Kramatorsk is one of the most American cities that I have encountered in Ukraine. It is not laid out in the walkable format that most Ukrainian towns and villages have. Rather, it has a wide, broad layout, with extensive blocks. It is a city in which a car is almost a necessity. And that is not a mistake. Kramatorsk’s major industry is cars...

      What Business is Really Like in Ukraine
      Aug10

      What Business is Really Like in Ukraine

      A Response to James Brooke James Brooke truly believes that investors should sink their money into Ukraine. He couldn’t be more wrong. Every roulette table in Las Vegas is more promising than Ukraine. I know from personal experience; I lived in Kyiv for five years and knew a few dozen foreigners who invested in Ukraine.To be fair, Brooke...

      Russia`s FSB announces detention of ”Ukrainian spy” allegedly planning attacks in Crimea
      Aug10

      Russia`s FSB announces detention of ”Ukrainian spy” allegedly planning attacks in Crimea

      Russia`s Federal Security Service (FSB) has reported the detention of a ”Ukrainian intelligence officer” who was allegedly planning terrorist attacks in occupied Crimea, according to a statement published on the FSB official website. ”One of the organizers of possible terrorist attacks is Yevhen Panov, born in 1977, resident of Zaporizhia region...

      Ukraine urgently evacuates citizens from Aleppo
      Aug10

      Ukraine urgently evacuates citizens from Aleppo

      The Ukrainian Embassy in Syria is urging its citizens to flee the combat areas following the worsening security situation in Aleppo, the Ukrainian diplomatic mission wrote on Facebook. The embassy and the honorary general consulate in Aleppo have organized the evacuation of Ukrainian citizens from Aleppo to Ukraine via Damascus and Beirut. For...