Contents tagged with Ukraine
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Russia to monitor NATO's actions during Sea Breeze exercises
Russian National Defense Management Center stated that Russian Black Sea fleet carries out a set of activities to monitor the actions of NATO ships during the Sea Breeze-2019 exercises in the Black Sea, reports RIA Novosti news agency.
According to the Russian military, the monitoring is needed for fast response to possible emergencies. The exercises are organized in the North-Western part of the sea, the Defense Ministry said.
Sea Breeze exercises has been held by Ukraine and the United …
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Ukraine and NATO change plan of Sea Breeze military exercises because of Russia
The plan of joint Sea Breeze—2019 exercises with participation of Ukraine, the USA, and NATO countries was changed due to Russia's actions in the Black Sea, reads the message of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine.
The commander of the Ukrainian Navy Ihor Voronchenko said that the area of the maneuvers was changed due to the "attempts of Northern neighbor to confuse us with the sudden closure of the navigation area." "We took this as an additional challenge and are ready to counteract …
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Russia to reconvene UN Security Council regarding Ukraine’s language law
The Russian delegation has once again called for discussion of Ukraine’s language law in the UN Security Council. Another session on the matter has provisionally been scheduled for 16 July, reports Oleh Nikolenko, a spokesperson for Ukraine’s Permanent Mission to UN.
“As we recall, on 20 May, the Russians tried to convene a far-fetched session on the day of the Ukrainian president’s inauguration. This time the formal reason was the law coming into force. Although everyone understands that …
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LPR withdraws troops from Stanytsia Luhanska in Donbas
Ukraine’s representative to the Trilateral Contact Group (TCG) Leonid Kuchma said that the OSCE’s Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) will soon confirm whether the Ukrainian military and the militants of the Russia-backed Luhansk People’s Republic (LPR) have withdrawn from the Stanytsia Luhanska region.
“According to our provisional information, the troops from the Russian side have been withdrawn. However, the OSCE SMM needs to confirm this fact,” he said.
Negotiations to separate the …
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Russian Defense Ministry to shoot 'truthful film' on annexation of Crimea
Russia’s Defense Ministry plans to create its own film studio in the “Patriot” park near Moscow, where it will shoot a “truthful film”, Defense Minister Sergey Shoygu told the Russian TV channel Zvezda in an interview.
“We want there to be a good, truthful film, and that is why we have begun and, I think, will soon make that very film studio, film center, where we will shoot the film. Incidentally, it will be here, in the Patriot park, and in various areas in Moscow,” the minister said.
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Seven countries to draft resolution against Russia’s return to PACE
Seven countries from central and eastern Europe intend to draft a special resolution against Russia’s reinstatement in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), said Stanisław Karczewski, Marshal of the Polish Senate, as cited by Polskie Radio.
In order to discuss this, Karczewski met with representatives of these countries in Lublin on the 450th anniversary of the Lublin Union.
“We spoke about this topic yesterday. We are all outraged by this situation. Country …
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Kyiv: NATO military forces arrived in Odessa to participate in Sea Breeze 2019 exercises
Ukrainian Ministry of Defense reported about the arrival of additional units of the North Atlantic Alliance in Odessa to participate in the Sea Breeze 2019 exercises. The first units arrived in Odessa on the American C-130J Hercules, and the UK special marine forces arrived on British A400 Atlas jet aircraft, reports the press service of the Ukrainian military department.
The exercises Sea Breeze were initially conducted as part of the Partnership for Peace program. Since the 2000s, they were …
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Ukraine bans import of cars from Russia
Ukraine has expanded the list of prohibited goods from Russia. According to the decree of the Ukrainian government from July 1, the import of the following types of vehicles is banned: buses, motorcycles, tractors, and specialized equipment, reports Avtovzglyad news outlet. Import of cars and trucks was already prohibited.
According to the publication, official sales of Russian cars were banned in Ukraine almost immediately after the annexation of the Crimea by Russia. However, Ukrainian car …
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Putin names condition for release of Ukrainian sailors
At a press conference at the G20 Summit in Osaka Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Ukrainian sailors could be exchanged for Russian citizens who are detained in Ukraine, reports UNIAN news agency.
Putin was asked whether the release of Ukrainian sailors was linked to the return of Russia to PACE and whether the Ukrainian Minister of Foreign Affairs Pavlo Klimkin rejected Russia's proposal to release the Ukrainian military.
"No, there is no connection between PACE and Ukrainian …
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Kremlin: Putin and Trump discussed satiation with detained Ukrainian sailors
The Press Secretary of Russian President Dmitry Peskov reported that, at a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, the President of the United States, Donald Trump raised the issue of the release of the Ukrainian sailors, reports Interfax news agency. "President Trump started a discussion on this subject. President Putin gave the necessary explanations," Peskov said.
The meeting of the presidents during the G20 Summit was almost an hour and a half long. The American side reported that …