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      Russia steps up trolling attacks on the West, U.S. intel report finds
      Sep29

      Russia steps up trolling attacks on the West, U.S. intel report finds

      A new U.S. intelligence report says the Russian government is conducting a wide-ranging and ”opportunistic” campaign to expand its political influence in Europe by deploying Internet ”trolls and other cyber actors” to challenge pro-Western journalists and spread pro-Kremlin messages in social media forums, according to Yahoo News. Yahoo News...

      Director of World Jewish Congress: ”Millions of Ukrainians fought against Nazis”
      Sep29

      Director of World Jewish Congress: ”Millions of Ukrainians fought against Nazis”

      The Executive Director of the World Jewish Congress, Israel`s Laurence Weinbaum notes the need to honor Ukrainians who fought against the Nazis. ”We came here today to remember the terrible tragedy that befell the Jews of Kyiv and surrounding areas – it is Babii Yar, the 75th anniversary of the events,” Weinbaum said at a briefing in Kyiv, adding...

      Poroshenko wants use of UN Security Council leverage to punish guilty of MH17
      Sep28

      Poroshenko wants use of UN Security Council leverage to punish guilty of MH17

      Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko suggests creating a mechanism under the UN Security Council to punish those guilty of the downing of flight MH17 in Donbas on July 17, 2014. ”To my mind, the most efficient way would be to create a mechanism under the aegis of the UN Security Council to bring the perpetrators to justice,” the president said at...

      Joint Investigation Team reveals involvement of Russia, pro-Russian militants in MH17 crash
      Sep28

      Joint Investigation Team reveals involvement of Russia, pro-Russian militants in MH17 crash

      Joint Investigation Team has reported at a press conference held Wednesday that the plane was hit by a Buk missile type 9M83, which had been imported from Russia into Ukraine and then transported back to the Russian territory. According to the investigation team composed of investigators and experts from five countries (Malaysia, Ukraine, the...

      Flight MH17 investigators to pinpoint missile launch in rebel-held territory
      Sep28

      Flight MH17 investigators to pinpoint missile launch in rebel-held territory

      An international criminal investigation into the shooting down of flight MH17 is likely to conclude that the plane was downed by a Buk missile fired from separatist-controlled territory in eastern Ukraine, diplomats say, according to the Guardian. The Dutch-led Joint Investigation Team (JIT) has been gathering evidence for a possible criminal...

      Nordic nations deepen cooperation amid worsening Baltic security
      Sep27

      Nordic nations deepen cooperation amid worsening Baltic security

      The Nordic nations are deepening their cooperation and beefing up their military strength to counter a deteriorating security situation in the Baltic region, according to leaders meeting at a summit, Bloomberg said. The talks, held on the demilitarized Finnish island of Aaland, come as Sweden earlier this month announced it would once again place...

      Moscow hosted a ”separatist conference”
      Sep27

      Moscow hosted a ”separatist conference”

      It is the second year the convention of non-recognized republics takes place in the Russian capital, according to Ukraine Today. Representatives of the so-called Donetsk and Luhansk people`s republics were not officially included in the ”separatist conference” participation list, however, some of them attended the event anyway, Ukraine Today...

      Russia claims two years after MH17 crash: No side objects in the sky
      Sep27

      Russia claims two years after MH17 crash: No side objects in the sky

      Two years after the MH17 crash in Donbas, Russia`s Defense Ministry on Monday, September 26, released radiolocation data to prove that there were no side objects in the sky over the site of the accident, according to Russian news agency RIA Novosti. ”There were no airborne side objects near the Malaysian airliner. Except for two commercial...

      European Parliament`s Committee on home affairs okays report on visa-free travel for Ukraine
      Sep26

      European Parliament`s Committee on home affairs okays report on visa-free travel for Ukraine

      The European Parliament`s Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) has approved a report on visa-free travel for Ukraine and provided a mandate for the launch of talks between the EU`s institutions. A corresponding voting took place at a committee meeting in Brussels on Monday. Thirty-eight EP members voted for the decision,...

      MH17 crash in Donbas: Bellingcat explains why Russia provides radar data so late
      Sep26

      MH17 crash in Donbas: Bellingcat explains why Russia provides radar data so late

      According to the results of an independent investigation by an international team of open source data experts Bellingcat, Boeing flight MH17 was shot down by a Buk anti-aircraft missile. The Buk was transferred from Russia to the militant-controlled territory of Donbas and operated by the crew from Russia`s 53rd Air Defense Missile Brigade. The...