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Ukraine imposes additional sanctions on Russia
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has approved the decision of the National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) to impose sanctions against Russian legal entities and individuals.
According to the decree published on the website of Zelensky’s Administration, the Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council, Oleksii Danilov, is responsible for overseeing the implementation of the decision. The sanctions list itself has not been provided. The decree also notes that one of the …
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Kyiv: transfer of power is underway in Russia due to Putin’s illness
Transfer of power in Russia has started due to health problems of Russian President Vladimir Putin, said the Ukrainian Foreign Intelligence Service in its 2022 newsletter, “The White Paper”.
"Amid the increasingly obvious health problems of Vladimir Putin and because of him having difficulty to perform his presidential duties, the process of power transfer has begun in Russia," the White paper reads.
The Ukrainian Foreign Intelligence notes that although Russia is flexibly changing tactics …
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Kremlin points to serious disagreements on Donbas between Putin and Biden
There remain serious differences between Russia and the United States on the substance of the conflict in Ukraine, said Russian Presidential Kremlin Dmitry Peskov, Interfax reports.
According to him, the existing differences manifest themselves in different formulations of what is happening in the Donbas in the conversation between U.S. President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin.
"The phrases used exactly reflect the position of the parties, and of course the difference in the …
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Ukrainian Security Service warns of possible Russian invasion
To date, there is still a threat of Russian military invastion, stated the Ukrainian Security Service (SBU) commenting on the purpose of Ukrainian security forces exercises in Kherson region, in the area of the North-Crimean Canal, Kakhovka hydroelectric power station and Kakhovka shipping gateway.
According to the SBU, Russia is strengthening the offensive potential of its armed forces. In addition, Russia regularly conducts large-scale military exercises near the Ukrainian border, which …
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Kyiv: Ukraine will cut itself off from power grids of Russia and Belarus
Ukraine is going to cut itself off from the power grids of Russia and Belarus, said Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmyrto Kuleba on air of TV channel "Ukraine 24".
"Ukraine's goal is to join the EU's electricity supply system in 2023. This means that we should cut ourselves off from the Belarusian and Russian systems and fully integrate into the EU," Kuleba said.
According to the Ukrainian Foreign Minister, Kyiv continues to adhere to this strategy.
"We are on this path. And for me as the …