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      Russian fans` chief arrested again in France
      Jun21

      Russian fans` chief arrested again in France

      The leader of a Russian fan union with alleged far-right links was arrested at Russia`s game with Wales on Monday and now faces being deported from France for the second time in a week, The Guardian reported citing the Associated Press.”Detained tonight in the Toulouse stadium, Alexander Shprygin was placed in custody and his situation will be...

      Ukraine`s investment potential ”largest in recent years” – Kubiv
      Jun21

      Ukraine`s investment potential ”largest in recent years” – Kubiv

      First Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine Serhiy Kubiv says that thanks to the reforms, Ukraine has the largest investment potential in recent years, according to an UaPosition correspondent.”Today, Ukraine has the most obvious investment potential in recent years – due to economic growth and reforms,” Kubiv said, opening the Ukrainian-Canadian...

      EU ready to extend Russian sanctions amid signs unity fraying: RFE/RL
      Jun21

      EU ready to extend Russian sanctions amid signs unity fraying: RFE/RL

      The European Union is preparing to extend sanctions against Russia for another six months this week, but what happens after that is uncertain as cracks in the bloc`s unity have begun to show, RFE/RL reports.The EU`s top diplomats are expected to agree to prolong the sanctions, which expire at the end of July, at a meeting in Luxembourg on June...

      Ex-Yanukovych adviser to lead Trump campaign
      Jun21

      Ex-Yanukovych adviser to lead Trump campaign

      Paul Manafort, former adviser to the disgraced ex-president of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych, will become a new campaign manager for a potential Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, according to Reuters. Three people close to the campaign said some of Trump`s staff viewed former campaign manager Corey Lewandowski as opposing strategic...

      Enemy saboteurs attack Ukraine military near Avdiyivka
      Jun21

      Enemy saboteurs attack Ukraine military near Avdiyivka

      The combined Russian-separatist forces attacked Ukrainian army positions in eastern Ukraine 41 times in the past 24 hours, using banned weapons, according to the press center of the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) Headquarters.In the Donetsk sector, the Ukrainian military recorded 21 cases of militant shelling. In addition to small arms, the enemy...

      Stoltenberg accuses Kremlin of breaching NATO-Russia deal
      Jun21

      Stoltenberg accuses Kremlin of breaching NATO-Russia deal

      NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg has accused Moscow in non-compliance with the NATO-Russia Founding Act but at the same time, he said the Alliance sought no confrontation with Russia, Deutsche Welle reported referring to Stoltenberg`s interview with S?ddeutsche Zeitung.What NATO does in the East, is a response to Russian behavior, said...

      Ukraine ”still on reform path”: Herbst
      Jun21

      Ukraine ”still on reform path”: Herbst

      It is too early to draw firm conclusions, but Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman`s and Prosecutor General Yuriy Lutsenko`s early moves indicate that Ukraine is still on the reform path, reads an article at atlanticcouncil.org by John E. Herbst, former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine titled ”Why the West Was Wrong about Ukraine`s New Government.””There...

      The Painful Journeys of Ukraine’s IDPs
      Jun21

      The Painful Journeys of Ukraine’s IDPs

      Two years ago this past April, the words “internal displacement” first appeared in the Ukrainian media. The term was brought by UN agencies that, along with local nongovernmental organizations, worked on a legal framework to regulate the phenomenon, which was completely new to Ukraine. Before then, journalists, volunteers, and even government...

      Germany’s Socialists, Russia’s Fascism, and Ukrainian Deaths
      Jun21

      Germany’s Socialists, Russia’s Fascism, and Ukrainian Deaths

      On June 15, Ukraine’s Minister of Defense Stepan Poltorak informed NATO that Ukraine had suffered 623 battle deaths in its war with Russia in 2016.This astoundingly large figure—which amounts to three to four deaths per day—demonstrates conclusively that Russia and its proxies have no intention whatsoever of adhering to the Minsk...

      The West Was Wrong about Ukraine’s New Government
      Jun20

      The West Was Wrong about Ukraine’s New Government

      It is too early to draw firm conclusions, but Prime Minister Volodymyr Groisman’s and Prosecutor General Yuriy Lutsenko’s early moves indicate that Ukraine is still on the reform path.There was understandable pessimism when Groisman assumed office in April with a new government that did not include the previous cabinet’s...