Contents tagged with Ukraine
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New US warship enters Black Sea
The USNS Carson City (T-EPF-7) transport ship has entered the Black Sea, the Ukrainian Military Portal reports. The Carson City is the first ship of the JHSV type to pass through Bosporus and enter the Black Sea. Ships of this class are multipurpose, designed to operate in fairways and shallow harbors, and capable of transporting troops, equipment, cargo, and of carrying out humanitarian missions.
The ship can hold one infantry battalion or other divisions of average size, even with equipment …
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Ukrainian President speaks with Merkel before Putin's visit to Germany
On Thursday, August 16, President Petro Poroshenko had a telephone conversation with German Chancellor Angela Merkel ahead of the visit of the Russian President Vladimir Putin to Germany, the press service of the Ukrainian President announced.
The leaders of Ukraine and Germany coordinated their positions ahead of Putin's visit. They discussed the situation in the Donbas and further efforts aimed at peaceful reconciliation.
Poroshenko reminded Merkel about the Ukrainian political prisoners …
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Lithuania to allocate 1 million euro for the restoration of the Donbas
The Government of Lithuania is planning to allocate about one million euro from the 2019 budget to support Ukraine, particularly settlements in the Donbas which were affected by Russian aggression, stated the Head of the Donetsk Regional State Civil and Military Administration, Oleksandr Kuts after meeting with the Ambassador of Lithuania in Ukraine, Marius Janukonis.
"The Lithuanian Government plans to allocate about one million euro from the budget to support Ukraine. A principle decision in …
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US special envoy Volker promises more sanctions on Russia
The US currently has many packages of sanctions against Russia, and they will increase until Russia starts to collaborate in the search for a resolution of the conflict in Ukraine, the violation of human rights, and so on, said US State Department Special Representative for Ukraine Kurt Volker in an interview with the Pryamiy TV channel.
“The sanctions, I believe, are already having an effect. They have not yet changed Russia’s fundamental policy towards Ukraine or the Donbas. But I know that …
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Ukraine may ask NATO to escort ships in the sea of Azov
Georgiy Tuka, Deputy Minister for the temporarily occupied territories and internally displaced persons, said that that Kyiv may ask the UN Security Council or NATO to convoy Ukrainian ships in the Sea of Azov, 112 Ukraine reports.
According to Tuka, two solutions are being considered. The first option is to ask the UN Security Council for ship escorts. “The second option, which is less likely from my point of view, implies the use of NATO forces to escort ships in the Sea of Azov,” Tuka said. …
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Eight more Russians ask to be exchanged for Ukrainian political prisoners
Eight Russian citizens have written a letter addressed to Russian President Vladimir Putin, asking to be exchanged for Ukrainian political prisoners, Ukrainian Human Rights Commissioner Lyudmyla Denisova reported.
During her monitoring of the detention centers, Denisova met with the Russians, who gave her their requests to be exchanged.
“The following asked to be exchanged: Vyacheslav Vysotsky (Cherkasy penal colony No. 62), Valery Ivanov and Alexander Valekhidis (Drohobych penal colony No. 4 …
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Russia blocks sea route to Odessa
On Wednesday, August 15, between 7:00 and 20:00, the north-western portion of the Black Sea, from the Tarkhanut Peninsula to the Danube Delta, was closed to ship movement. According to the Ukrainian Military Portal, Russia’s Black Sea Fleet was to blame for the disruption.
Several civilian vessels – the cargo ship Nahide-M, the tankers Hercules and Yukon Star – were forced to stop moving and drop anchors. The civilian vessels Ocean Force and BFP Melody were warned by Russian military ships …
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Ukraine's ambassador to the US: Trump's representative to visit Ukraine’s Independence Day parade
US President Donald Trump’s representative will be present at Ukraine’s Independence Day parade, stated the Ambassador of Ukraine to the United States, Valeriy Chaly on Facebook.
"I would like to lift the veil a little bit. The US President’s representative will be present at the Ukraine’s Independence Day parade. It is not just symbolism. It is a clear sign of support from our strategic partner,” Chaly said.
As reported, the International Monetary Fund mission will visit Kyiv from September 6 …
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Russians detained in Ukraine ask Putin to exchange them for Ukrainians imprisoned in Russia
Alexander Sattarov and Farukh Kamalov, who were arrested in Ukraine, appealed to the Russian President Vladimir Putin with the request to exchange them for the Ukrainians detained in Russia, reported the Verkhovna Rada Commissioner for Human Rights, Lyudmyla Denisova.
"I’ve met with Alexander Sattarov and Farukh Kamalov during today's monitoring visit to Lukyanivska Prison. They wrote an application addressed to the President of the Russian Federation with a request to return them to Russia by …
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Former Ukrainian President: Ukrainians will be slaves without a victory plan over Russia
In an interview with Ukrayinska Pravda, Former President of Ukraine Viktor Yushchenko explained why there has been no successful conflict resolution in the Donbas or a settlement of the Crimea issue for several years.
According to him, the will determines the result of any military conflict, “If you have strong will, you will be always victorious. If you don’t it, no Buk [anti-aircraft missile system], nothing will help.”
The ex-president provided the war in Vietnam as an example. He …