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      How FSB arrested Ukrainian journalist in Moscow – video
      Oct03

      How FSB arrested Ukrainian journalist in Moscow – video

      Lefortovo court in Moscow has arrested Mr Sushchenko on ”espionage” charges (Art.276 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation). Sushchenko told human rights activists that psychological pressure had been exerted on him during arrest. The investigator did not allow him to call home and tell his wife about his arrest, according to the...

      Media publish correspondence between Donbas militants and Kremlin propaganda mentors
      Oct03

      Media publish correspondence between Donbas militants and Kremlin propaganda mentors

      Russian militants have a propaganda campaign ongoing against the Kyiv authorities and the West on orders from Moscow consultants, according to the published e-mail correspondence, which is at the disposal of Die Zeit. About 11 gigabytes leaked from the ”Ministry of Information” of the militants. ”Moscow mentors who control the propaganda war are...

      Ukrainian reporter arrested in Moscow on ”espionage” charges
      Oct02

      Ukrainian reporter arrested in Moscow on ”espionage” charges

      Ukrainian journalist Roman Sushchenko of Ukrinform news agency was spotted in the Moscow-based pre-trial detention facility Lefortovo by members of NGO Public Monitoring Commission of Moscow, Ukrinform reports. Lefortovo court in Moscow has arrested Mr Sushchenko on ”espionage” charges (Art.276 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation). ”In...

      Weekly Report: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine 26.09.– 02.10.2016
      Oct02

      Weekly Report: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine 26.09.– 02.10.2016

      Georgia Caucasus Strategic Studies Institute (Georgia) : In Russia has no more cynical organization than the FSB and the Foreign Intelligence Service. – 1 October 2016, 21:10 bellingcat (UK) : Russia’s SU-27 Probably Departed Belarus – 1 October 2016, 20:40 Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars (USA) : The New Internal...

      Ukraine names specific units of Russian army who seized Crimea in 2014
      Oct02

      Ukraine names specific units of Russian army who seized Crimea in 2014

      The Military Prosecutor`s Office of Ukraine for the first time named the exact units of the Russian Armed Forces that took part in seizing Crimea and told about the training of the so-called Russian ”little green men”, according to Hromadske Radio. ”The investigation established and found enough evidence for me to claim with confidence what units...

      NATO ready to step up support of Ukraine in countering Russian aggression
      Oct01

      NATO ready to step up support of Ukraine in countering Russian aggression

      Secretary General of NATO Parliamentary Assembly David Hobbs says NATO has expressed its readiness to provide more support to Ukraine in the fight against the aggressive actions taken by Russia and Russian-backed militants in eastern Ukraine. He made the statement at a meeting with newly appointed head of the permanent delegation of the Verkhovna...

      Ukraine: Russian troops violated ceasefire and concentrated near Butivka mine
      Oct01

      Ukraine: Russian troops violated ceasefire and concentrated near Butivka mine

      Russian and separatists military forces in Donbas take advantage of the ceasefire and are now setting their firing points very close to the Ukrainian positions in an attempt to form a semicircle around the Butivka coal mine, according to Ukraine`s TV news service TSN. The enemy has long ago determined its targets at the coal mine, and there are...

      Russia sends more warplanes to Syria amid world anger at “barbarous” strikes
      Oct01

      Russia sends more warplanes to Syria amid world anger at “barbarous” strikes

      Russia is sending more warplanes to Syria to ramp up its campaign of air strikes, a Russian newspaper reported on Friday, as Moscow defied global censure over an escalation that Western countries say has torpedoed diplomacy, according to Reuters. U.S. President Barack Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel described the Russian and Syrian...

      Kremlin spokesman names conditions for holding Normandy Four meeting
      Sep30

      Kremlin spokesman names conditions for holding Normandy Four meeting

      The Kremlin has said that the work at the ”expert level” is underway to prepare for the meeting of the Normandy Four leaders at the highest level – the Heads of Ukraine, Germany, France and Russia, Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov told journalists on Friday, according to an UaPosition correspondent in Russia. ”It [the Normandy...

      Russian prohibition of Crimean Tatar Mejlis is continuation of Stalin`s policy – Ukrainian President
      Sep30

      Russian prohibition of Crimean Tatar Mejlis is continuation of Stalin`s policy – Ukrainian President

      Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko called the decision of the Supreme Court of Russia to ban the Crimean Tatar Mejlis xenophobic. ”Today, on the day of commemoration of victims of the Babyn Yar tragedy, the Supreme Court of Russia adopted xenophobic decision to ban the Mejlis. The policy of Stalin is alive,” Petro Poroshenko said during the...