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Slovakia is confident that the Netherlands will not block Ukraine's association with the EU
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Slovakia, who presides in the European Union, Miroslav Lajčák, expressed confidence that the Netherlands will not block the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement. He made this statement during the hearings of the European Parliament Committee on Foreign Affairs, Radio Svoboda reports.
"We should respect the results of the referendum. But I’m sure that the Dutch government will find a solution that while respecting the referendum results at the same time will not …
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OSCE concerned by presence of Ukrainian journalists on Russia's list of terrorists and extremists
The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe expressed concerns about the publication of an expanded list of “terrorists and extremists” in Russia which includes journalists. As stated by the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, the publication of the list by the Russian Federal Financial Monitoring Service may seriously jeopardize journalists and their security.
The Russian Government is responsible for the security of journalists and must not jeopardize …
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Separatist leader's bodyguard surrenders to Ukrainian Border Service
The Russian citizen, who had worked as a guard for the leader of the so-called DPR (Donetsk People’s Republic), surrendered to the employees of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine on the night of July 12, the National Police Department press service in the Donetsk region reported.
The 29-year-old Russian, registered in South Ossetia, was a member of the armed group Vostok from August 2014 to May 2016. He was on service in Yasynuvata and was on duty at the checkpoint in the Luhansk region. …
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EU Commissioner calls on Russia to lift restrictions on transit of Ukrainian goods
The European Commissioner for European Neighbourhood Policy, Johannes Hahn, urged the Russian Federation to abandon the restrictions imposed on transit of Ukrainian cargoes, and asked Ukraine not to hurry into counter measures, as he stated during a briefing in Kiev, 112 Ukraine reports.
“I do not agree with such measures because they do not contribute to the positive development of the whole region including Russia … I call on Russia to change its mind. Of course, we will take advantages of …
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US and Ukraine to conduct joint naval drills
According to information released on the Defense Ministry’s website, Ukraine and USA will conduct joint naval drills called Sea Breeze 2016 beginning in Ukraine on July 18.
“The topic of current naval drills is the conduct of multinational operations on security in the crisis region,” the Ministry of Defense noted. Maneuvers will take place in the Odessa and Mykolaiv regions as well as in the northwestern part of the Black Sea.
It was also mentioned in the Defense Ministry’s report that the …