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Iran: investigation into the downed Ukrainian airliner is at final stages
Iran has almost completed its investigation into the crash of the Boeing-737 Ukraine International Airlines airliner, which killed 176 people, said Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for International and Legal Affairs Mohsen Baharvand, Alarabiya reports.
"The investigation is almost finished, and there is no ambiguity, we know what happened," the deputy minister said.
According to him, the analysis of the flight recorders of the Ukraine International Airlines aircraft is the only remaining …
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Ukraine and Romania conduct join naval drills in the Black Sea
Ukraine and Romania conducted PASSEX join naval drills in the Black Sea.
The patrol boat of the Ukrainian Navy Starobelsk and the Romanian Navy corvette Contraamiral Horia Macellariu took part in the exercise, reported the press service of the Ukrainian Navy on Facebook.
It is noted that the ships of the two countries have worked out a series of tasks on compatibility according to NATO standards. The emphasis in training was placed on improving the skills and actions of ship crews in carrying …
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Aksyonov confirms unprecedented drought in Crimea
The head of the annexed Crimea Sergey Aksyonov called this year one of the driest in 150 years of weather observations.
"Today, our main problem is the drought. Unfortunately, this is one of the driest years. During 150 years of weather observation, we have the least amount of precipitation this year, this almost never happened," RIA Novosti quotes Aksyonov as saying.
At the same time, Aksyonov noted that in recent days the weather has changed, and there have been rains in Crimea.
"We hope …
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Ukraine calls for establishing security zone on both sides of Russian border in Donbas
Ukraine calls for the creation of a security zone in the border areas with Russia with monitoring and verification by the OSCE. Kyiv also proposes to create a working subgroup in the Trilateral Contact Group on border issues, stated Ukraine's Deputy Permanent Representative to International Organizations in Vienna Igor Lossovsky during an online meeting of the OSCE Security Cooperation Forum, Ukrinform reports.
According to him, the restoration of control over the border remains a key element …
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Ukraine intends to classify some parts of Crimea reintegration strategy
Ukraine has resumed the process of developing a strategy for regaining control over Crimea, most of which will be classified, especially security issues, stated the permanent representative of the Ukrainian president in Crimea Anton Korynevych in an interview with Ukrinform.
"Part of this strategy should be open to public, so that people can see what the state is doing to take back the temporarily occupied territories and the population that lives there. But, of course, most of it should be …