Contents tagged with Ukraine
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Several countries refuse to recognize Russian elections in Crimea
At least six countries have already said that they do not recognize the “municipal elections” that Russia held in Crimea and Sevastopol on Sunday, September 8, Radio Liberty reports.
Statements to this effect have already been released by the foreign ministries or leaders of Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Romania, Georgia and Poland.
Estonian Foreign Minister Urmas Reinsalu said that his country does not recognize the elections in Crimea and Sevastopol.
“I affirm our resolute support of the …
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Dutch prosecutors interrogated MH17 crash suspect before his extradition from Ukraine to Russia
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that failure to release the ex-militant of Donetsk People's Republic, Vladimir Tsemakh, who is suspected of involvement in the MH17 plane crash, could have negatively affected the exchange process between Russia and Ukraine.
"I will not name the European leaders with whom we discussed the times for all investigative actions. We did everything [they have asked for]. It was difficult. I was afraid that this could disrupt the exchange," said Ukrainian …
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Ukrainian Navy command presents awards to released sailors
Ukrainian sailors, who were released as part of prisoners exchange between Russia and Ukraine, were awarded orders and military ranks, reports the press service of the Ukrainian Naval Forces on Facebook.
"The commander of Ukrainian Naval Forces Admiral Ihor Voronchenko handed over awards and the higher military ranks to our soldiers," reads the message of the press service.
It also noted that the sailors will undergo a medical examination to determine the state of health "after the terrible …
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Dutch Foreign Minister: Netherlands deeply regrets that under pressure from Russia Ukraine extradited MH17 plane crash suspect
The Dutch Foreign Minister, Affairs Stef Blok, said that the Dutch government regrets that Vladimir Tsemakh, who is the suspect in the case of the MH17 aircraft crash, became part of a prisoner exchange under pressure from Moscow, reports Interfax-Ukraine, citing the letter published on the Dutch Parliament's website.
Blok recalled that in mid-August, the Ukrainian Prosecutor General's office informed the Dutch government that Tsemakh could become part of the exchange of prisoners between …
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Ukraine and Russia carry out landmark prisoners swap
At about 9:00 a.m. Kyiv time on Saturday, September 7, two buses and a minivan, accompanied by traffic patrol cars entered the government terminal of Moscow Vnukovo airport. There was already one plane with Ukrainian state symbols which landed earlier in Vnukovo, Interfax reported. Later, another Ukrainian planed landed. According to the air traffic monitoring service, Flightradar, at around the same time, the Russian plane of the special flight detachment "Russia" flew to Ukraine and crossed …
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Ukraine releases another witness of the MH17 crash
The Ukrainian court released from custody ex-militant of Donetsk People’s Republic Aleksandr Nevedrov, who guarded pieces of MH17 Boeing 777 which was shot down over the Donbas in 2014. The court gave him a suspended sentences of 5 years, reports LB.ua news outlet citing the materials of the court.
Nevedrov was arrested in February in Toretsk and was accused of involvement in an illegal armed groups. Nevedrov had admitted his guilt.
He was born in Yenakiieve. Since 2002 he was convicted five …
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Russian activist who assisted Ukrainian sailors sentenced to 4 years in prison
On September 5, a court in Moscow sentenced the Russian activist Konstantin Kotov to four years in prison for “repeated violation of the rules for holding rallies” (Article 212.1 of the Russian Criminal Code), Radio Liberty reports.
“The court found that Kotov had repeatedly violated the rules for holding public protests over the past 180 days,” noted Judge Stanislav Minin.
The aforementioned article of Russia’s Criminal Code has become known as the “Dadin” article, after the activist Ildar …
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US senators urge Trump to release security financing for Ukraine
A group of US Republican and Democrat senators have sent a letter to President Donald Trump asking his administration to allocate $250 million to security assistance for Ukraine, Senator Rob Portman announced on his website.
The Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative has been approved by US Congress, but the Trump Administration has not yet released the funds.
In their letter, the three Democrat and two Republican senators urged the presidential administration to release the funds that are “ …
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Ukrainian court releases MH17 plane crash suspect
On Thursday, September 5, the Kyiv Court of Appeals decided to release from custody Vladimir Tsemakh, who is suspected of involvement in the crash of flight MH-17 in the Donbass in 2014, reported TSN.
The former militant was released under a personal obligation.
Thus, the judge overturned the decision of the Shevchenko court to extend Tsemakh's detention until October 20 next year.
"To apply to the suspect Tsemakh Vladimir Borisovich a measure of restraint in the form of a personal …
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Ukraine requests Russian ceasefire observers for Donbas
Ukraine has asked for Russia to send representatives to the Joint Center for Control and Coordination (JCCC) of the ceasefire in the Donbas.
“As part of the TCG (Trilateral Contact Group) session, Ukraine submitted a request for Russia to return to the Joint Center for Control and Coordination,” wrote Darka Olifer, press secretary to Leonid Kuchma, Ukraine’s representative in the TCG, on Facebook.
According to her, this decision was prompted by the growing number of ceasefire violations by …