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      Putin reportedly asks Dzhemilev, a leader of the Crimean Tatar people, for loyalty to get his son released in 2014
      Nov28

      Putin reportedly asks Dzhemilev, a leader of the Crimean Tatar people, for loyalty to get his son released in 2014

      Russian President Vladimir Putin offered to release Hayser Dzhemilev, a son of the Crimean Tatars leader Mustafa Dzhemilev, from prison back in 2014 in exchange for Mustafa`s loyalty, First Deputy Chairperson of the Verkhovna Rada Iryna Gerashchenko wrote on Facebook. ”Few people know it, but back in 2014 Putin offered to release Dzhemilev`s son...

      European Commission President Juncker sees no ”argument” for lifting anti-Russian sanctions
      Nov28

      European Commission President Juncker sees no ”argument” for lifting anti-Russian sanctions

      European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker says he sees no argument for lifting sanctions against Russia, according to Euronews. ”Up until now, I have seen no argument for the sanctions against Russia being immediately lifted,” Juncker said in an interview with Euronews. ”I would like to have an agreement with Russia that goes beyond the...

      Public-private cooperation to make Ukraine`s information policy proactive
      Nov27

      Public-private cooperation to make Ukraine`s information policy proactive

      Key speakers at the panel discussion on the new communication strategies revealed to Ukraine Today how Ukraine should informationally respond to the Russian hybrid war. For the past 3 years, Russia`s been actively exploiting the means of a hybrid warfare to gain the lead not only at the front but also in the information field. Fake news,...

      Russian troops attack Ukraine 28 times in last day, use artillery and mortars. One Ukrainian serviceman killed, several wounded
      Nov26

      Russian troops attack Ukraine 28 times in last day, use artillery and mortars. One Ukrainian serviceman killed, several wounded

      Combined Russian-separatist forces attacked Ukrainian army positions in eastern Ukraine 28 times in the past 24 hours, according to the press service of the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) Headquarters. Russia`s hybrid military forces fired artillery systems on the village of Novohryhorivka, reads the report. In the Mariupol sector, the militants...

      Lukashenko under Kremlin pressure: Russia may prepare for construction of military base in Belarus
      Nov25

      Lukashenko under Kremlin pressure: Russia may prepare for construction of military base in Belarus

      A tender announced by the Russian Defense Ministry for military transportation in international rail traffic sees a boost in volumes of such transportation for 2017, which can be an evidence of certain military accords reached between Alexander Lukashenko and Vladimir Putin, according to the press service of the opposition`s Belarusian Christian...

      EU visa free regime for Ukraine, Georgia may be postponed to summer – media
      Nov25

      EU visa free regime for Ukraine, Georgia may be postponed to summer – media

      The actual introduction of the visa regime for Ukraine by the European Union can be postponed to the summer of 2017 due to delays in reaching an internal European agreement on a visa waiver suspension mechanism before year-end, RFE/RL reporter in Brussels Rikard Jozwiak says. ”Not sure there will be a deal on suspension mechanism in 2016. Might...

      Ukrainian aircraft company Antonov completes assembly of first An-132 aircraft
      Nov24

      Ukrainian aircraft company Antonov completes assembly of first An-132 aircraft

      Ukraine`s state-owned enterprise Antonov, the only Ukrainian designer and manufacturer of cargo and passenger planes, completes the work on the assembly of the first An-132 aircraft. Antonov An-32 (NATO reporting name: Cline) is a twin-engined turboprop military transport aircraft The aircraft will be rolled out from a hangar in December. Photos...

      Russian militants attacked Ukraine 48 times in last day, used mortars, grenade launchers and infantry fighting vehicles
      Nov24

      Russian militants attacked Ukraine 48 times in last day, used mortars, grenade launchers and infantry fighting vehicles

      Combined Russian-separatist forces attacked Ukrainian army positions in eastern Ukraine 48 times in the past 24 hours, according to the press service of the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) Headquarters. View map in full size ”In the Mariupol sector, the occupiers fired mortars and rocket-propelled grenades on the towns of Maryinka and...

      Finland reacts to Russia`s deployment of Iskander missiles near Kaliningrad
      Nov24

      Finland reacts to Russia`s deployment of Iskander missiles near Kaliningrad

      Finland`s Minster of Defense Jussi Niinisto says he sees no direct threat in the recent deployment of Russian missiles in the Baltics, according to the Associated Press. The minister noted that similar movements of missile launchers had already happened before with not so much attention drawn, AP reports. Mr Niinisto also said that a ”negative...

      Ukraine-EU summit starts today
      Nov24

      Ukraine-EU summit starts today

      On Thursday, November 24, Brussels will host talks between the leaders of Ukraine and the European Union in the framework of the Ukraine-EU summit. The summit`s agenda will include some 20 issues. The first issue listed on the agenda regards priorities in political and economic reforms, including the EU assistance. The second question to be...