Contents tagged with Ukraine
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Billboards with Ukrainian counterintelligence’s coat of arms installed near Russian diplomatic buildings in Ukrainian cities
Billboards with the coat of arms of counterintelligence of the Ukrainian Security Service (SBU) have been installed near the Russian Embassy in Kyiv and consulates in Odesa and Lviv. In Kharkiv, a Ukrainian patriotic mural was placed on a building next to the Russian Consulate General.
“They were placed specifically for "Russia Day," which is celebrated on June 12,” the SBU said on its Facebook page said.
"Special greetings from SBU on the so-called Day of the Russian Federation," the SBU’s …
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U.S. to provide $250 million of military aid to Ukraine
The U.S. plans to provide $250 million worth of military assistance to Kyiv “to strengthen Ukraine’s capacity to more effectively defend itself against Russian aggression," stated the U.S. Department of Defense on its website.
"This reaffirms the long-standing defense relationship between the United States and Ukraine – a critical partner on the front line of strategic competition with Russia. The United States remains steadfast in its support for Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial …
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Kyiv: Russia may resort to military escalation to ensure water supply to Crimea
Former Prime Minister of Crimea, ex-chairman of the Sevastopol City Council Serhiy Kunitsyn belives that the reserves of fresh water in the annexed Crimea are almost exhausted and there is only two months supply of water left. Because of this, the Kremlin may decide to begin militarily operation and Ukraine must be ready for it, said Kunitsyn on air of Obozrevatel.tv.
"The water situation is critical, without Ukraine they will not be able to solve this problem, because objectively such a …
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MH17 Trial: missile fragments found in the bodies of the air crash victims point to Russia
29 steel fragments were found in the bodies of the crew members of the Malaysia Airlines airliner shot down over the Donbas in 2014. One of them is shaped like a butterfly, typical of the Buk missile of the type 9M38M1, said the Dutch prosecutor Thijs Berger at the trial in the MH17 downing case.
According to him, another such fragment was found in the cockpit. Berger noted that there were "more similarities to the Buk 9M38M1 missile than to the 9M38 missile." The first type of missile is used …
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Kremlin plans to issue Russian passports to 800,000 Donbas residents by the end of the year
The Kremlin plans to issue Russian passports to 600 to 800,000 residents of the territories of Donbass outside of Ukraine's control by the end of the year, stated the First Deputy Chairman of the Russian State Duma Committee for CIS Affairs Viktor Vodolatsky in an interview with TASS.
He said that more than 180,000 residents of the so-called Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics have already received Russian citizenship under the simplified procedure, and about 100,000 more will receive …
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Kyiv to create Hungarian region in the Carpathian Mountains
The Ukrainian government is making the first concessions to Hungary. The Ukrainian Ministry of Community and Territories Development has unveiled new zoning projects in the Ukrainian regions, which stated that a new Beregovsky region is going to be established, writes Ukrainian publicist Andriy Lyubka in the "Point of View" column on Radio Liberty.
The majority of the population in the area will speak Hungarian, and the region is located along the border with Hungary.
The Hungarians for …
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Iran: investigation into the downed Ukrainian airliner is at final stages
Iran has almost completed its investigation into the crash of the Boeing-737 Ukraine International Airlines airliner, which killed 176 people, said Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for International and Legal Affairs Mohsen Baharvand, Alarabiya reports.
"The investigation is almost finished, and there is no ambiguity, we know what happened," the deputy minister said.
According to him, the analysis of the flight recorders of the Ukraine International Airlines aircraft is the only remaining …
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Ukraine and Romania conduct join naval drills in the Black Sea
Ukraine and Romania conducted PASSEX join naval drills in the Black Sea.
The patrol boat of the Ukrainian Navy Starobelsk and the Romanian Navy corvette Contraamiral Horia Macellariu took part in the exercise, reported the press service of the Ukrainian Navy on Facebook.
It is noted that the ships of the two countries have worked out a series of tasks on compatibility according to NATO standards. The emphasis in training was placed on improving the skills and actions of ship crews in carrying …
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Ukraine intends to classify some parts of Crimea reintegration strategy
Ukraine has resumed the process of developing a strategy for regaining control over Crimea, most of which will be classified, especially security issues, stated the permanent representative of the Ukrainian president in Crimea Anton Korynevych in an interview with Ukrinform.
"Part of this strategy should be open to public, so that people can see what the state is doing to take back the temporarily occupied territories and the population that lives there. But, of course, most of it should be …
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Germany promises to support Ukraine's rapprochement with NATO
German Defense Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer said that Germany will support Ukraine's rapprochement with NATO.
"The position that Germany will support Ukraine's rapprochement with NATO has been made very clear. This is very important for us," said Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmyytro Kuleba after a meeting with the head of the German Defense Ministry.
According to the minister, there were also discussions about military-technical cooperation between Ukraine and Germany. "There are very …