Contents tagged with Ukraine
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Russia seizes three Ukrainian Navy ships in the Kerch Strait
Russia attacked a group of Ukrainian ships which were heading to the port of Mariupol through the Kerch Strait. According to the press service of the Ukrainian Navy, two Ukrainian servicemen were injured as a result of the attack.
"According to the latest reports, small armored artillery boats Berdiansk and Nikopol came under the enemy fire and have stalled. The Yana Kapu tug boat was also forced to stop. The ships were captured by special forces of the Russian Federation. There is also …
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Russian border guard ship rams into Ukrainian Navy tug boat in Kerch Strait
On the morning of November 25, a Russian ship rammed into the tug boat Yana Kapu belonging to the Ukrainian Navy, reported the press service of the Ukrainian Navy.
According to the press service, two Ukrainian small armored boats Berdyansk and Nikopol, accompanied by the tug boat, carried out a planned transition from the port of Odessa to Mariupol. Russia was informed about the ships voyage beforehand.
“However, contrary to the UN Convention on the Law of the sea and the Ukrainian-Russian …
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Baltic states agreed to increase their defense budgets
Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia intend to increase their defense budgets to more than 2 percent of the Gross Domestic Product. The Defense Ministers of the three countries agreed to this in their joint communique after the meeting in Vilnius on Saturday, November 24. DW reports that the document envisions cooperation in strategic communication between the Baltic States and Poland, and increasing the cyber security of Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia.
During the two-day meeting that took place in …
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Latvia condemns the blockade of the Azov Sea by Russia
The blockade of the Azov Sea is another proof of Russia's consistent destructive regional policy. Russia continues aggression in the Donbas and does nothing to de-escalate the conflict, said Latvian President Raimonds Vējonis at a joint briefing with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko in Kyiv, Ukrinform reported.
"Latvia strongly condemns Russian aggression in Donbas. Unfortunately, Moscow does not take any steps to de-escalate the conflict. The blockade of the Sea of Azov is another proof …
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Ukraine to provide humanitarian aid to Yemen, Sudan, and Congo in memory of the victims of Holodomor
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko signed a decree allowing Ukraine to provide humanitarian assistance to Yemen, Sudan and the Republic of Congo in memory of the victims of the Holodomor. The presidential press service reported that Poroshenko spoke about the aid to these countries during his speech at the International forum “Ukraine remembers- the world recognizes!” commemorating 85 years since the Holodomor.
“Let us support those who need our help today. This is presently our atonement …
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Ukraine prepares UN draft resolution on Russia’s militarization of the Azov and Black Seas
Ukraine’s Foreign Affairs Ministry announced that Ukraine is working on a draft resolution on Russia’s militarization of the Black Sea and Azov Sea, UNIAN reports. According to the Foreign Ministry, the UN General Assembly is expected to consider it in December.
“This issue won’t be considered in the committee but is expected to be reviewed within the 73rd session of the UN General Assembly in December,” said Ukrainian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Kateryna Zelenko.
In December, the UN General …
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Ukrainian army liberates another village in Donbas
The Ukrainian military has taken back the Rozsadky settlement in the neutral strip of the Debaltseve region (Donetsk region), the press service of the Joint Forces Operation (JFO) reported on Facebook.
Rozsadky, located at the Svitlodarsk Salient, had been held previously by the Ukrainian army, and formed part of a supply route to the groups near Debaltseve. However, after the battles in the winter of 2015 and the agreements which ensued, the town fell under the neutral strip, where no armed …
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US on Holodomor: today once again Russia is trying to destroy Ukraine’s identity
The United States Department of State published a statement on the anniversary of the Holodomor in which Washington condemned this crime and expressed support for the Ukrainian people.
"This month we join Ukrainians around the world in marking the 85th anniversary of the Holodomor, when millions of innocent Ukrainians were deliberately starved to death by the regime of Josef Stalin. The Soviet Union’s barbaric seizure of Ukrainian land and crops was undertaken with the deliberate political …
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Ukraine starts withholding Gazprom gas transit payments to recover the debt
Ukraine’s national oil and gas company Naftogaz recovered $3.8 million received in overpayment from Gazprom for the transit of gas in October towards the amount that Gazprom is obliged to pay according to the decision of the Stockholm Arbitration Court.
“Naftogaz of Ukraine sent a statement to Gazprom about withholding the funds received for transit of gas this October in the amount of $3.8 million as payment of a fine that the Russian monopoly owes according to the Arbitration decision from …
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Ukrainian President: Putin’s visits will not make Crimea Russian
Commenting on Putin’s trip to Crimea for an extensive meeting of the State Council Presidium of the Russian Federation Ukrainian, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko stated that Putin’s visits to Crimea will not make the peninsular Russian.
“We consider these Russian president’s visits as a gross violation of international law. I would like to emphasize separately that these visits - and I hope they hear us in Russia – will not make Crimea Russian. Crimea is Ukraine. It was and always will be, …