Contents tagged with Ukraine
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The USA accuses Russia of 'aggressive behavior' over the Black Sea
“Russia acted recklessly in international airspace over the Black Sea. We call on Russia to cease its unsafe, irresponsible, and aggressive behavior,” stated Acting Undersecretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs Heather Nauert on Thursday.
As the Pentagon stated earlier, a Russian fighter jet carried out an “unsafe interception” of an American reconnaissance aircraft flying in international air space over the Black Sea. The Russian SU-27 jet failed to establish radio contact …
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Ukrainian diplomat accuses Russia of attempting to ‘seize new territories’
Russia is trying to capture new Ukrainian territories by continuing to violate the Minsk agreements, said Ihor Prokopchuk, Ukraine’s Permanent Representative to the International Organizations in Vienna. He made the statement during a session of the Permanent Council of the OSCE, as reported on the Ukrainian Mission’s Twitter account.
“Russia, instead of pulling out from Ukraine’s territory, again attempts to seize larger territories in violation of the Minsk agreements: the OSCE Special …
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Head of annexed Crimea orders Simferopol authorities to travel by public transport
The Head and Prime Minister of the Crimea, Sergey Aksyonov, demanded that the representatives of the Simferopol city authorities must travel by public transport during peak hours. On November 7, Aksyonov wrote on Facebook that it is necessary to study the situation on the Simferopol roads, which he called the “traffic collapse”.
He added that he expects Simferopol authorities' proposals on how to stabilize the situation to be presented during the next meeting.
“The colossal traffic jams …
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US expands sanctions against Russia because of Crimea and Donbas
The United States Treasury Department reports that the U.S. introduced additional sanctions against three individuals and nine Russian legal entities in connection with the annexation of the Crimea and occupation of parts of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions.
In particular, the sanctions were imposed on the ex-SBU (Ukrainian Security Service) officer Alexander Basov, who now holds the position of the so-called "Deputy Minister of State Security" of the Luhansk People's Republic, the officer of …
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US state of Virginia recognizes Holodomor as genocide against Ukrainian people
The Embassy of Ukraine in the United States reports that the US state of Virginia joined other US states in recognizing the Holodomor of 1932-1933 as the genocide of the Ukrainian people. Virginia is the 18th US state to do this.
Governor of Virginia Ralph Northam issued a proclamation stating, "Soviet leader Joseph Stalin and his totalitarian regime committed an act of genocide through the implementation of an engineered famine by confiscating land, grain, and animals from the Ukrainian …
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Naftogaz files $236 million lawsuit against Ukraine’s government
The gas company Naftogaz of Ukraine asked Kyiv Economic Court to recover compensation of more than 6.63 billion hryvnias ($ 236 million) from the Ukrainian government due to the losses the company allegedly suffered because of supplying the gas below the market prices, reports Ukrainski Novyny news agency citing.
According to the news agency, the company filed a lawsuit in October this year. Naftogaz accused the Ukrainian government of inaction, which “consists of the uncertainty in …
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Ukraine’s Prosecutor General announces his resignation
The Prosecutor General of Ukraine, Yuriy Lutsenko, has submitted his resignation to the President Petro Poroshenko, the spokesperson of the Prosecutor General Larysa Sarhan, told Ukrainski Novyny (Ukrainian News) news agency.
“Yes, he submitted the resignation,” she said, noting that the document was sent on Wednesday, November 7.
On the eve of November 6, Lutsenko announced that he is retiring. He explained that he made this decision due to a “propaganda campaign” that began after the death …
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US advises residents of LPR and DPR to boycott elections in Donbas
The US embassy in Ukraine advises residents of the Donetsk and Lugansk territories which are not under Ukraine’s control to boycott “illegal” elections, that will be held on November 11th.
“While Ukraine is taking positive steps to foster peace, Russia is worsening the conflict by organizing sham “elections.” Residents of eastern Ukraine should boycott these “elections” that do not follow the Minsk agreements or Ukrainian legislation,” the Embassy wrote on Facebook.
Pro-Russian authorities of …
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Herashchenko: Russia announced its recognition of 'pseudo-elections' in Donbas
Representative of Ukraine in the Trilateral Contact Group (TCG) on the issues of the Donbas Iryna Herashchenko stated that Moscow officially announced its intention to recognize the results of the so-called “elections” in the territories of the Donbas which are not under Ukraine's control during the meetings of the working groups and the Trilateral Contact Group.
“The Ukrainian side states: the Russian Federation, which launched the pseudo-elections in the occupied Donetsk and Luhansk, “ …
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European politicians call on Merkel to stop Nord Stream 2
Postimees news agency reports that 69 European parliamentarians and 20 politicians from the European Union countries have called on Merkel to review her policy on the German-Russian gas pipeline Nord Stream-2
“We ask you, Madam Chancellor, that your government reconsiders and changes its policy regarding Nord Stream 2. Stop slowing down the work related to the Gas Directive. Support the position of the European Commission and the European Parliament. Let Russia’s president know that Germany …