Contents tagged with Ukraine
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Russia releases MH17 plane crash suspect back to DPR
Maria Levchenko-Tsemakh, daughter of Vladimir Tsemakh, a suspect in the MH17 case, has published a photo of herself with her father, stating that they are returning to the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR).
“Well, there is happiness in life, there is justice, there are good people! It’s a bit easier to live now. Hooray, my dears! We’re going home!” the militant’s daughter wrote in a post on the Russian social network VKontakte.
Previously Maria Tsemakh had posted a photograph of a bus traveling …
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Russia’s Gazprom and Ukraine’s Naftogaz prepare new lawsuits against each other
Russia’s gas monopoly Gazprom has initiated a new arbitration case against Naftogaz, since it lost the previous case. By the end of October, the Ukrainian company will present its counterclaims, Naftogaz executive officer Yuriy Vitrenko told UNN in a comment.
“Gazprom has initiated a new arbitration case after it lost the previous one. In the new arbitration case, Gazprom’s demands are essentially that they want to revoke the decision of the previous arbitration case – at least so that they do …
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US Ambassador to Ukraine: Kremlin would like to get out of Donbas
US Chargé d’Affaires in Ukraine William Taylor thinks that Russia would already like to get out of the Donbas on account of the sanctions and the expense of maintaining troops in Crimea and in the Donbas.
“I think that there are signs that Russians and especially the Kremlin would like to get out of the Donbas. I see signs that the economic burden, which Russians are sensing – and it’s not just the sanctions, but the sanctions too, because sanctions still have a real effect on each Russian and …
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Freed Ukrainian prisoner describes torture in Russia
Mykola Karpyuk, a Ukrainian citizen who was held as a political prisoner in Russia until recently, described on Ukrainian TV how he was tortured in the Russian prison in Vladikavkaz.
“As soon as it got dark, they took me to the corridor, handcuffed, hands behind my back, put a cellophane bag over my head, wrapped around duct tape, cotton wool, so that I could see nothing from below, and then took me out. We traveled for 10-15 minutes, they took me to some kind of facility, took me up to the …
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Putin proposes three candidates for the post of Crimean Head
Chairman of the State Council of the Republic of Crimea Vladimir Konstantinov said that Russian President Vladimir Putin submitted to the Crimean State Council three candidates for the post of the Head of the Republic, reports TASS news agency.
Putin proposed Sergey Aksenov, who is the head of the region since 2014, the first secretary of the Crimean Communist Party Sergey Bogatyrenko and the Deputy of the State Duma from LDPR Pavel Spirov.
Under the regional law, the Head of the Republic …
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Gazprom: Gas supply to Ukraine must be resolved before transit contract can be discussed
The Russian gas monopoly Gazprom said that before a new transit contract with Ukraine can be discussed, arrangements for supplying gas to Ukraine must be made.
During a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Gazprom CEO Alexey Miller said that “the matter of the transit contract is extremely important, but nevertheless the primary issue is whether or not Ukraine will buy Russian gas on a direct contract”.
According to Miller, this will determine the capacity that Gazprom should …
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Ukraine to hold military exercises with US and Great Britain near Lviv
International military exercises Rapid Trident-2019 will be held from September 13 to 28 near Lviv, Ukraine, reports the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces on its Facebook page.
More than 3,600 troops and 600 pieces of equipment from the United States, Britain, Canada, Georgia, Lithuania, Turkey, Moldova, Bulgaria, Poland, and Romania will participate in the drills. The 10th Mountain Assault Brigade of the Ukrainian Ground Forces of the Operational Command West that was formed during …
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Ukraine negotiates next prisoner exchange with Russia
The Human Rights Commissioner of the Ukrainian Parliament, Lyudmyla Denisova, said that the Ukrainian authorities continue negotiations on the next exchange of prisoners with Russia, reports Hromadske TV channel. Denisova didn't report any additional details.
"Negotiations are held on the next release of our citizens who are in custody in Russia and temporarily occupied Crimea," said Denisova. She didn't specify the names of prisoners for exchange.
"It is better to remain silent to achieve …
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Russian media on prisoner swap: Ukraine has national celebration, Russia has special operation
The Russian media has been discussing the “35 for 35” prisoner exchange between Ukraine and Russia that took place on Saturday, pointing out fundamental differences between the two countries. The Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta presented a reaction to development.
“Those who are now talking about the different nature of the two states are correct. Today’s Russia is an empire and autocracy, whereas Ukraine is a democratic national state,” the article says.
Novaya Gazeta notes that the prisoner …
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Putin and Macron discuss Ukraine-Russia prisoner swap in phone call
Russian President Vladimir Putin and his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron spoke on the phone on Sunday and lauded the prisoner exchange between Kyiv and Moscow that took place on September 7. The politicians expressed hope that the exchange would help to improve Russian-Ukrainian relations. Macron and Putin also voiced their support for continuing peace talks in the Normandy Format (Russia, Ukraine, Germany and France).
During the call, Putin stressed that there is “no alternative” to the …