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UK to train 5,000 Ukrainian soldiers in accordance with NATO standards
In 2017 Great Britain will train 5,000 Ukrainian servicemen in accordance with NATO standards, as was said by the British Secretary of State for Defence, Michael Fallon, during a meeting with Ukrainian Defense Minister, Stepan Poltorak.
"The volume of training and advisory support from Britain is expected to increase. Five thousand Ukrainian servicemen will be trained in accordance with NATO standards next year - this is the new goal of the British training mission in Ukraine," Fallon stated, …
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Kyiv Court of Appeal does not recognize Russia's aggression against Ukraine
The Kyiv Court of Appeal has dismissed a crucial lawsuit on the recognition of Russia’s armed aggression in the Crimea and eastern Ukraine, the Ukrainian open-court.org portal reported. The plaintiff, Ukrainian activist Stanislav Batryn, stated that he refuses to give up and will file an appeal to the Court of Cassation, noting that the Court has committed a number of procedural violations.
Batryn believes that there is also positive news. “The statements by skeptics that a petition by a …
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Ukrainian Intelligence: Russian army is conducting exercises in the Donbas
The large-scale military exercises that have recently been conducted by the Russian army are also taking place in the occupied Donbas.
This was stated in a report from the Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense.
According to the report, command-staff exercises of the 1st (Donetsk) and 2nd (Luhansk) Army Corps (AC) of the Center of the Territorial Forces (Novocherkassk) of the Southern Military District of the Russian Federation continue on the Perevalskiy and …
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US and Ukraine sign agreement on military cooperation
The Pentagon and Ukrainian Ministry of Defense signed an agreement on military cooperation, aimed at increasing the defense capability of Ukraine and the expansion of assistance provided by the United States to Kiev, the US Department of Defense reported on Thursday, September 8.
US Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter and his Ukrainian counterpart, Stepan Poltorak, signed a partnership agreement at a meeting in London, during which they also discussed the armed conflict in eastern Ukraine, the …
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More than half of Ukrainians think there will be a third Maidan
The majority of citizens believe that the Euromaidan Revolution or the ‘Revolution of Dignity’ has failed to achieve its goals.
According to sociological survey conducted by Research & Branding Group, 56% of Ukrainians believe that a third Maidan is likely to occur. 29% of respondents believe that a new Revolution isn’t likely to happen while 15% found difficulty in replying to the question. Also, Ukrainians were asked whether Euromaidan achieved its goals. 68% of respondents said no, 24% said …