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      Merkel, Putin to discuss G20, Syria, Ukraine in Sochi on Tuesday – media
      Apr28

      Merkel, Putin to discuss G20, Syria, Ukraine in Sochi on Tuesday – media

      German Chancellor Angela Merkel will meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in Sochi next Tuesday to prepare the upcoming G20 summit in July and discuss geopolitical conflicts in Syria and Ukraine, a German government spokesman said on Friday, according to Reuters. ”The visit serves the preparation of this year`s G20 summit in Hamburg,” Merkel`s...

      Ukrainian military preparing for drills near of occupied Crimea
      Apr28

      Ukrainian military preparing for drills near of occupied Crimea

      On the eve of the May holidays, the Ukrainian military are planning to hold exercises in Kherson region, the press officer of the Operational Command South of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Ihor Biriukov said, according to Krym.Realii. ”These are scheduled exercises for combat training and coordination of military units,” he explained, adding that...

      Number of hostages in occupied Donbas grows to 127 – Ukraine`s representative in Minsk process
      Apr28

      Number of hostages in occupied Donbas grows to 127 – Ukraine`s representative in Minsk process

      Ukraine`s representative in the humanitarian subgroup of the Trilateral Contact Group on the peaceful settlement of the Donbas crisis, MP Iryna Gerashchenko says that the number of Ukrainian hostages in Russian-occupied Donbas has increased to 127 people. She gave the update on Facebook on Thursday while commenting on a meeting with Director...

      About 1,500 Russian soldiers killed in Donbas since spring 2014 – Russian NGO
      Apr28

      About 1,500 Russian soldiers killed in Donbas since spring 2014 – Russian NGO

      Chairperson of NGO Union of the Committees of Soldiers` Mothers of Russia Valentina Melnikova estimates that at least 1,500 Russian servicemen have been killed in Donbas, the east of Ukraine, since spring 2014, according to TV Channel 112 Ukraine. ”There aren`t any exact numbers – we`ve got general estimates,” she told Channel 112. ”Unlike...

      Ukraine includes video with Crimea landscapes in Eurovision 2017 promo clip. Video
      Apr28

      Ukraine includes video with Crimea landscapes in Eurovision 2017 promo clip. Video

      A special promo video clip about Ukraine was released ahead of the Eurovision-2017 International Song Contest, titled ”Come to Ukraine to Celebrate Diversity.” The video shows sights from Kyiv, Carpathian Mountains, and Crimean peninsula. The musical theme is based on Shakira`s song featured in Zootropolis, with its adaptation performed by Nastya...

      PACE passes no-confidence vote against President Agramunt over Syria visit with Russians
      Apr28

      PACE passes no-confidence vote against President Agramunt over Syria visit with Russians

      The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), following an open debate on a notorious Syria visit on Russian invitation of PACE President Pedro Agramunt, deprived him of the right to represent the Assembly, head of the Ukrainian delegation Volodymyr Ariev wrote on Facebook on Friday, April 28. ”PACE President Agramunt failed to...

      Lithuania remains Ukraine`s reliable partner – officials
      Apr27

      Lithuania remains Ukraine`s reliable partner – officials

      Lithuanian leadership assured that Lithuania would continue to be a reliable partner of Ukraine in upholding its territorial integrity and sovereignty, as well as realizing the urgent tasks of the reform process, the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry`s press service told UNIAN following the meetings of Ukraine`s Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin with...

      Lessons of ”patriotism”: Russian militants in Donbas experiment with children`s minds in occupied areas
      Apr27

      Lessons of ”patriotism”: Russian militants in Donbas experiment with children`s minds in occupied areas

      ”Help Dima the sapper evade all enemy mines, overcome all obstacles and pay a visit to his grandmother,” a labyrinth-style wargame published in the children`s magazine Polite Little People issued in occupied Luhansk tells its readers. There have been only two copies published, but the ideas outlined here are already blooming and giving fruit,...

      Ombudswoman`s Office appeals to Russia to extradite Ukrainian convict from Crimea
      Apr26

      Ombudswoman`s Office appeals to Russia to extradite Ukrainian convict from Crimea

      Secretariat of Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights Valeria Lutkovska sent a letter to the Russian Ombudswoman regarding prisoner Andriy Lugin, who launched a hunger strike in a penal facility in the annexed Crimea, according to the secretariat representative, Mykhailo Chaplyga, RFE/RL`s Krym-Realii media project reports. The office...

      Ukraine may halt water supplies to occupied Donbas over debts – energy minister
      Apr26

      Ukraine may halt water supplies to occupied Donbas over debts – energy minister

      Water supplies to the territories of Donbas beyond the Ukrainian government control may be terminated, Ukraine`s Energy and Coal Industry Minister Ihor Nasalyk told journalists following a Cabinet meeting Wednesday. This move may be taken due to the fact that these territories are in arrears in payments to the Ukrainian water utility services, as...