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      U.S. soldier who fought in Ukraine alongside Russian militants discharged from Army
      May31

      U.S. soldier who fought in Ukraine alongside Russian militants discharged from Army

      An American militant who earlier sided with Russian-backed separatists in Ukraine to fight against government troops has been discharged from the military, a spokeswoman for the U.S. Army said, according to The Washington Post. Earlier this month The Washington Post reported that Pfc. Guillaume Cuvelier, 29, had spent time with French...

      Nobody will fight for Crimea; sanctions seen as best option – NATO Parliamentary Assembly speaker
      May30

      Nobody will fight for Crimea; sanctions seen as best option – NATO Parliamentary Assembly speaker

      Speaker at the NATO Parliamentary Assembly`s 2017 Spring Session Soli Ozel says that nobody is going to fight for Russian-annexed Crimea, and sanctions against Russia remain the best option. See also: Russia deploys six nuclear warheads in Crimea ”All I`m saying is: there is a limited number of instruments that are available to begin with, and...

      Almost 100 Ukrainian soldiers killed in Donbas in 2017 – Ukraine`s defense ministry
      May29

      Almost 100 Ukrainian soldiers killed in Donbas in 2017 – Ukraine`s defense ministry

      Spokesman for the Ukrainian Defense Ministry Andriy Petrenko has reported that 98 Ukrainian servicemen have been killed in action in Donbas, the east of Ukraine, since the beginning of 2017, according to First Deputy Chairperson of Ukraine`s Verkhovna Rada Iryna Gerashchenko. See also: Over 2,600 Ukrainian soldiers killed in Donbas war –...

      Trump administration plans to restart Ukraine peace process
      May29

      Trump administration plans to restart Ukraine peace process

      In their Oval Office meeting in March, President Trump told German Chancellor Angela Merkel that the Ukraine crisis was Europe`s responsibility and that the United States wouldn`t get heavily involved, according to two officials briefed on the discussion. Only two months later, the Trump administration is reversing course and planning to...

      Ukraine’s Krasnohorivka under Russian shelling on Sunday: Hospital, school buildings damaged
      May28

      Ukraine’s Krasnohorivka under Russian shelling on Sunday: Hospital, school buildings damaged

      Russia`s hybrid military forces have been shelling residential areas of the Ukrainian-controlled town of Krasnohorivka in Donbas for two hours on Sunday, May 28, according to chief of the Main Police Department in Donetsk region Viacheslav Abroskin. ”Krasnohorivka. At 06:40 local time, militants started shelling the town. There are reports about...

      Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska asks for immunity to testify about Manafort
      May28

      Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska asks for immunity to testify about Manafort

      A highly influential Russian oligarch has offered to testify to the U.S. Congress about his relationship with ex-Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort in exchange for immunity, according to New York Daily News. Oleg Deripaska, an aluminum kingpin who previously worked with Manafort, wants to speak with Congressional intelligence committees...

      Ukraine`s Air Force to get modernized jet fighters MiG-29, Su-27, Su-25, bombers Su-24
      May27

      Ukraine`s Air Force to get modernized jet fighters MiG-29, Su-27, Su-25, bombers Su-24

      The Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) in 2017 will receive about 60 repaired and modernized jet fighters MiG-29, Su-27, Su-25 attack aircraft, Su-24 bombers, as well as L-39 combat training aircraft, head of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry`s Communications and Press Department Lt. Col. Oksana Havryliuk told a Kyiv briefing, according...

      Ukraine releases video showing aftermath of Russian Grad rockets shelling on Avdiyivka residential areas
      May27

      Ukraine releases video showing aftermath of Russian Grad rockets shelling on Avdiyivka residential areas

      A video showing the consequences of a Russian attack on the older part of the Ukrainian-controlled town of Avdiyivka in Donbas from the enemy`s 122mm Grad-P portable rocket launchers was uploaded on YouTube channel by the Military Television of Ukraine. The State Emergency Service officers show what`s left of the exploded shells. See also:...

      Transnistria will never become federal subject of Russia – Moldova`s president
      May26

      Transnistria will never become federal subject of Russia – Moldova`s president

      President of Moldova Igor Dodon has told TV Channel NTV Moldova that Transnistria will never become an independent state, noting that another Dubai could have been built for about $15 billion invested in the region in the past 25 years, according to Newsmaker.md. ”There is no future for Moldova without Transnistria and vice versa. When someone...

      EU, U.S. to continue sanctions policy on Russia, Russia does nothing to expect sanctions lift – Donald Tusk
      May26

      EU, U.S. to continue sanctions policy on Russia, Russia does nothing to expect sanctions lift – Donald Tusk

      President of the European Council Donald Tusk has said that the European Union and the United States will continue their common sanctions policy toward Russia. ”My impression of that when it comes to conflict in Ukraine we were more or less on the same line with President Trump and Secretary Tillerson. Of course, maybe I`m less optimistic when it...