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      Russian militants preparing offensive at Svitlodarsk bridgehead: Ukraine intelligence
      Aug04

      Russian militants preparing offensive at Svitlodarsk bridgehead: Ukraine intelligence

      Militants are preparing for combat operations in the Donetsk and Slaviansk directions, the Main Directorate of Intelligence of Ukraine`s Defense Ministry wrote on Facebook. ”The intelligence service has detected signs of enemy preparations for combat operations in the Donetsk and Slaviansk directions (Svitlodarsk bridgehead). From August 4 to 8,...

      Ukraine notified of whereabouts of 45 out of 107 Ukrainians held captive in Donbas
      Aug04

      Ukraine notified of whereabouts of 45 out of 107 Ukrainians held captive in Donbas

      Ukraine has been notified about the whereabouts of 45 Ukrainians, mainly Ukrainian soldiers and civil volunteers, held captive in Donbas, according to Yuriy Tandyt, advisor to the chief of the Ukrainian Security Service (SBU). ”We`ve got information from representatives of the self-proclaimed Donetsk and Luhansk republics [`DPR` and `LPR`] on the...

      Russian propagandist Phillips breaks into German media outlet, prompts visit from police
      Aug04

      Russian propagandist Phillips breaks into German media outlet, prompts visit from police

      The Berlin-based media outlet Correctiv was forced to call the police after it received a surprise visit from the Russian super-patriot (British blogger) Graham Phillips. The publication wrote about the incident on its Facebook page, according to Meduza, a Latvian-based online newspaper covering the former Soviet Union. According...

      Ukraine`s foreign ministry elaborates on timeframe for EU visa-free travel
      Aug04

      Ukraine`s foreign ministry elaborates on timeframe for EU visa-free travel

      Ukrainian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs for European Integration Olena Zerkal said she is hopeful that the European Union`s (EU) visa-free travel for Ukraine will be introduced by the end of this year and elaborated on the ongoing procedure. ”We are optimistic and hope it will eventually happen by the end of the year,” she told Channel 5...

      Death penalty not on Turkey`s agenda, says MP
      Aug04

      Death penalty not on Turkey`s agenda, says MP

      Turkey`s parliament has no immediate plans to reintroduce the death penalty following last month`s failed military coup, a senior MP from the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) has told EUobserver. ”It is not on our agenda at the moment, it is not on the agenda of the parliament,” Sena Nur Celik said on Wednesday, EUobserver wrote. Celik...

      Oil prices give away previous gains as oversupply bites back – Reuters
      Aug04

      Oil prices give away previous gains as oversupply bites back – Reuters

      Oil prices slipped after gains earlier on Thursday and the previous day as overproduction and large volumes of unsold crude and ample refined product inventories around the world weighed on markets, according to Reuters. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures were trading at $40.89 per barrel at 07:00 GMT, slightly above their previous...

      RFE/RL: With Kerry meeting, Washington seeks new path in Central Asia
      Aug04

      RFE/RL: With Kerry meeting, Washington seeks new path in Central Asia

      U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has welcomed the foreign ministers from the five Central Asian states – Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan – to Washington. Their meeting, dubbed the C5+1, follows up on the inaugural session of the group, which was held last year in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, according to Radio...

      Ukraine celebrating first National Police Day
      Aug04

      Ukraine celebrating first National Police Day

      August 4 is being celebrated as the day of the signing of the law ”On the National Police” by the president of Ukraine. On December 10, 2015, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko signed a decree on the celebration of National Police Day. ”From 2016, this holiday will be celebrated on August 4 – on the day of the signing of the law ”On the...

      Donetsk sector sees escalation amid lull in Luhansk region in last day
      Aug04

      Donetsk sector sees escalation amid lull in Luhansk region in last day

      Combined Russian-separatist forces were most active in the Donetsk sector, while it was relatively calm in the Luhansk sector, according to the press center of the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) Headquarters. ”Most of enemy attacks – 21 cases – were recorded in the Donetsk sector. Militants repeatedly fired 120mm and 82mm mortars and...

      Extradition of ex-energy minister Stavytsky to Ukraine depends on Israel
      Aug04

      Extradition of ex-energy minister Stavytsky to Ukraine depends on Israel

      A positive decision on the extradition of former Ukrainian Minister of Energy and Coal Industry Eduard Stavytsky to Ukraine from Israel depends on that country`s authorities, according to the Ukrainian Prosecutor General`s Office (PGO). ”We`ve sent an enquiry [for his extradition]. The Justice Ministry of Israel received it on July 12. The...