Contents tagged with Ukraine
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Moldovan Defense Minister: United policy needed to get Russian troops out of Transnistria
In order to force Russia to fully withdraw its troops from Transnistria, Moldova must maintain a consistent state policy, said Moldovan Defense Minister Eugen Sturza, as reported by Ukrinform.
“Unfortunately, we keep to the traditional game: one step forward, two steps back. In other words, today some politicians advocate the withdrawal of Russian troops, but tomorrow, so to speak, the government changes, and other politicians claim that they want to make friends with Russia, and push to …
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Medvedchuk: Zelensky could have Ukrainian prisoners in Donbas released within 5 days
Viktor Medvedchuk, head of the Ukrainian political party “Opposition Platform – For Life” and a close associate of Russian President Vladimir Putin, told 112 Ukraine in an interview that since May 2018 he has not been involved in the humanitarian subgroup for the Donbas.
Medvedchuk said that the day before the last prisoner exchange (27 December 2017), President Petro Poroshenko have him a guarantee that the next stage of the exchange would be done in the format “all candidates for all …
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Ukrainian soldier disappears in Donbas clash
A Ukrainian soldier disappeared during a recent clash with pro-Russian militants near Mykolaivka in Ukraine’s Donetsk region, the 35th Naval Infantry Brigade announced on Sunday, without specifying an exact date for the incident.
“Today it was learned that the body of a Ukrainian soldier could be in the morgue of one of the cities in the occupied territory. We are currently taking all possible measures to identify the deceased person and, if the information is confirmed, bring back our brother’ …
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US military officials visit Ukrainian Armed Forces in Donbas
Delegation of the Defense Attaché Office of the U.S. Embassy to Ukraine visited the area the Ukrainian Joint Forces Operation (JFO) in the Donbas, reported the JFO press service on Facebook.
"While visiting the Donetsk and Luhansk regions, diplomats familiarized themselves with the current security policy and situation in the area of the military operation. They met with the brigade and battalion commanders to discuss the operational situation in their areas of responsibility, " JFO's …
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Ukraine negotiates gas supplies from the United States
The head of the Ukrainian state energy company Naftogaz, Andriy Kobolyev, in an interview with the Voice of America, announced that Naftogaz is negotiating with the United States the supply of the American gas to Ukraine.
According to him, the parties are looking "very closely" at this issue. “This is not a final decision yet, but there is interest from both sides,” said Kobolyev and expressed hope that “this interest will be transformed into concrete gas flows.”
On May 1, the head of …
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Ukraine to upgrade Su-24MR reconnaissance aircraft
Ukrainian Defense Minister Stepan Poltorak announced that a Ukraine is upgrading a Su-24MR reconnaissance plane, the Ministry of Defense reported.
During a work visit to the Odessa Ukroboronprom Aircraft Plant, the minister said that the upgraded plane will give the Ukrainian Air Force clear control during combat and improve its effectiveness.
Poltorak noted that the plant is currently upgrading a Su-24MR which has not been seriously upgraded since Soviet times.
“The plant has done serious …
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Zelensky claims he prepares several possible responses to Russia’s passport aggression
Ukrainian President-elect Volodymyr Zelensky said that he is working on several possible responses to Russia’s initiative to issue passports to residents of the occupied parts of the Donbas.
“We are preparing. Let’s just say we have several approaches. In this regard, we need to be creative, we need to be quick, clever, what we are – young. And so for now we will make preparations, and later we will show you,” Zelensky told reporters when asked whether he had any suggestions for parliament …
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Ukraine and Turkey consider joint military shipbuilding projects
The commander of the Ukrainian Navy, Ihor Voronchenko, said that Turkey and Ukraine plan to have joint projects, primarily in the field of shipbuilding, Ukrinform reports.
After participating in the International Defense Industry Fair IDEF-2019, he noted that the exhibition was "very rich", including representation from many leading and well-known companies, in particular, Turkish ones.
“We already have some cooperation projects regarding the implementation of the corvette-type ships and …
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Moldovan MPs demand explanation from prime minister after Ukraine lifts sanctions from Metallurgical Plant in Transnistria at his request
A group of Moldovan parliamentarians demanded an explanation from the Moldovan Prime Minister Pavel Filip regarding the letter he wrote to the President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko in which he requested to remove sanctions from the Moldovan Metallurgical Plant (MMP), the largest taxpayer in the so-called Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic, reports Radio Liberty.
“What are the legal requirements of MMPs under Moldovan legislation that guarantees the factory's withdrawal from the sanctions of a …
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US military arrive in Ukraine on a training mission
The press service of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine reported that more than 130 of the United States military arrived in Ukraine as part of the mission to train Ukrainian soldiers.
The U.S. Army Airborne Assault Division took part in the ceremony of taking over the duties in the JMTG-U (Joint Multinational Training Group-Ukraine) mission at the International Peacekeeping and Security Center in the Lviv region.
The U.S. Army soldiers of the 101st Airborne Division’s 2nd Brigade Tactical …