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Official: It is Ukraine's right to prohibit Russian elections on Ukrainian territory
To allow or deny elections within its territory is a sovereign right of Ukraine. It should not give anyone authorization, the Deputy Head of the Central Election Commission of Ukraine, Andriy Mahera, said in his comments to GORDON.
According to Mahera, the decision of the Ukrainian authorities on the prohibition of conducting elections for the State Duma of the Russian Federation within the territory of Ukraine on the 18th of September is consistent with international law.
"There is a …
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Russia will vote against IMF's third tranche to Ukraine
The Russian representative of the International Monetary Fund will vote against allocating the third IMF tranche to Ukraine. Minister of Finance of the Russian Federation Anton Siluanov declared this on September 12.
“Our position has always been open, and today we will give an order to our representative at the IMF, that when considering the assignment of the tranche to Ukraine, we will vote against this decision because we believe that it was not accepted in accordance with the rules. In IMF’ …
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Kravchuk: Ukraine was forced to take Crimea in 1954
The First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, Nikita Khrushchev, forced the First Secretary of the Communist Party of Ukraine, Alexei Kirichenko, to take the Crimean peninsula “under its wing,” as the first Ukrainian President Leonid Kravchuk stated in an interview with the Russian online magazine Slon.
“Khrushchev went to Kyiv, came in to the first Secretary of the Communist Party of Ukraine, Alexei Kirichenko, and asked him to take the Crimea under its wing, stating, 'It’s …
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Human rights group: Elections in Crimea could lead to new wave of repression
The electoral process in the annexed Crimea could lead to a new wave of repression if the Crimean people publicly express their opposition to it, the chairperson of the Crimean Human Rights Group, Olha Skrypnyk, said in comments to independent Ukrainian radio broadcast Hromadske.
“The so-called election process in the Crimea may lead to a new wave of repression. If people are going to publicly disclose or write that they do not agree with these elections, urging people not to go to those …
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Joint Ceasefire Control Center announces escalation of situation in eastern Ukraine
The Ukrainian contingent of the Joint Ceasefire Control Center (JCCC) drew attention to the fact that after the Tripartite Contact Group in Minsk’s decision on August 26 this year on an indefinite ceasefire, the "silence regime” started from midnight of August 31st.
During the first two days the situation along the entire front line returned to a semblance of control. However, as early as September 2nd, separatist groups again began to use weapons prohibited by the Minsk agreements. One …