Section: Special sections

      Ukraine may seize first foreign ship for visits to occupied Crimea
      Dec07

      Ukraine may seize first foreign ship for visits to occupied Crimea

      Tanzania`s freight ship, SKY MOON, which illegally crossed the Ukrainian administrative border with Russia-occupied Crimea may be seized in favor of Ukraine, according to the Ukrainian State Border Service. The vessel was towed to the Ukrainian port of Reni after which members of the local military prosecutor`s office came on board the ship to...

      Sanctions on Russia Need More Teeth
      Dec07

      Sanctions on Russia Need More Teeth

      It has been more than two years since the European Union and the United States imposed economic sanctions on Russia for its aggression in Ukraine. How effective have the sanctions been?According to US Assistant Secretary of State Victoria Nuland in 2016, sanctions were meant to “press Moscow to bring an end to the violence in Ukraine and fully...

      NATO urges continued Russian sanctions

      Damaging economic sanctions imposed on Russia over the Ukraine crisis must be kept in place to force Moscow to meet its Minsk ceasefire commitments, NATO head Jens Stoltenberg says …read more Source:...

      Moscow accuses Ukraine troops of shelling Russian territory
      Dec06

      Moscow accuses Ukraine troops of shelling Russian territory

      Russian investigative committee claimed on Tuesday, December 6, that it established identities of two commanders from the Ukrainian troops, allegedly responsible for shelling Russian territories along the border between the two countries in June-August of 2014, Ukraine Today reports. Ukraine Today is unable to verify the claims and will not name...

      EU diplomats hope to prolong Russia sanctions without debate – media
      Dec06

      EU diplomats hope to prolong Russia sanctions without debate – media

      European officials are hoping for an extension of sanctions against the Russian Federation for another six months, according to an RFE/RL correspondent in Brussels Rikard Jozwiak. The EU diplomats are hoping that the European Council will extend the economic sanctions earlier imposed against Russia for another six months, according to Jozwiak`s...

      U.S. Mission to OSCE: Police mission in Donbas should be first discussed by Ukraine, Russia
      Dec06

      U.S. Mission to OSCE: Police mission in Donbas should be first discussed by Ukraine, Russia

      Ambassador of the United States Daniel B. Baer to the OSCE Permanent Council has said that the issue of deployment of the OSCE armed police mission in the east of Ukraine is not on the agenda of a summit in Hamburg, and should be discussed by Ukraine and Russia. ”Whether there`s a need for other tools from the international community, whether...

      FSB on ”ghost hunt in occupied Crimea: Russian media tell of trial of ”Ukrainian saboteurs”
      Dec06

      FSB on ”ghost hunt in occupied Crimea: Russian media tell of trial of ”Ukrainian saboteurs”

      Lefortovo District Court of Moscow extended the arrest of citizens of Ukraine Yevgeny Panov and Andriy Zakhtey, charged with plotting terrorist attacks in the occupied Crimea. However, the defense insists that the suspects were simply private taxi drivers, according to Russia`s Kommersant newspaper. A court hearing was held on December 5 behind...

      Donetsk police chief: Militants release criminals from jails in exchange for service in ”DPR”
      Dec06

      Donetsk police chief: Militants release criminals from jails in exchange for service in ”DPR”

      The criminals serving sentences in prisons in the Ukraine-uncontrolled territories of Donetsk and Luhansk regions are being released by militants in exchange for joining the ranks of the so-called Donetsk People`s Republic (”DPR”), Chief of the National Police Department in Donetsk region Vyacheslav Abroskin wrote on Facebook. ”In the Yenakiyeve...

      Ukraine State Treasury`s website hacked
      Dec06

      Ukraine State Treasury`s website hacked

      Hackers have apparently interfered with the website of the State Treasury Service of Ukraine. For several hours on Tuesday, the link www.treasury.gov.ua has been redirecting the users to www.whoismrrobot.com. Also, the website of the Ministry of Finance of Ukraine is not downloading its homepage. Press services of both state agencies have not yet...

      OSCE reports more ceasefire violations in Donetsk region
      Dec06

      OSCE reports more ceasefire violations in Donetsk region

      The OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine has reported an increase in ceasefire violations in Donetsk region between the night of December 2 and the evening of December 3. ”The SMM recorded more ceasefire violations in Donetsk region in the reporting period between the night of December 2 and the evening of December 3, including more...