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Russian prosecutor demands sentence of 23 years for Nadiya Savchenko
On the 2nd of March, during the debates of the parties in the Donetsk City Court, the State Prosecutor asked the court to sentence Ukrainian pilot, Nadiya Savchenko, to 23 years in prison in a penal colony. The State Prosecutor noted that evidence of the prosecution was sound and was confirmed by the case materials and therefore sufficient to find Savchenko guilty.
“Having military training, the prisoner presented herself to serve in the Aydar Battalion where she entered into a criminal …
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Blockade of Russian trucks continues in western Ukraine
It was reported on the Facebook page of the All-Ukrainian Union Svoboda on the 2nd of March that the blockade of Russian trucks continues in the Chernigov, Lviv, Rivne, Sumy, Volyn and Chernivtsi regions of western Ukraine. According to a published report, on the 1st of March, the activists of Svoboda blocked the passage or turned away 30 Russian trucks.
“After dark and in connection with deteriorating weather conditions, nationalists patrolled the border area in mobile groups,” the report …
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Amnesty International: Russia carries out systematic airstrikes on hospitals in Syria
Crisis Response Director for Amnesty International, Tirana Hassan, stated that Syrian and Russian Air Forces carry out systematic airstrikes on hospitals and other civilian infrastructure targets in order to ensure the movement of offensive Government troops in Syria.
Healthcare facilities in the regions that surround Aleppo and are controlled by opposition groups are the main targets of airstrikes by Russian and Syrian Armed Forces, the EPD Agency quoted Hassan as saying on the 2nd of March. …
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Russia's Poseidon gas transport project won’t be a priority for the EU
The EU is not ready to grant priority status to Russia’s new Poseidon gas transport project.
According to Evropeyskaya Pravda, this statement was made by the European Commissioner, Maroš Šefčovič, during the Ukrainian Energy Forum.
“It is difficult to comment on this Russian initiative as it was only announced a few days ago. We do not have any official documents yet,” Sefchovich said.
"However, we can say that the Poseidon project duplicates the transit routes which will transport Asian …
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EU proposes engaging in trilateral gas talks with Russia and Ukraine
The European Union proposed that Ukraine begin negotiations with the Russian Federation regarding gas prices, offering to serve as a mediator, according to EU Commissioner, Maroš Šefčovič, during the Ukrainian energy forum as reported by a Evropeyskaya Pravda correspondent.
"The market gas price should be determined either through negotiations or with the help of the Stockholm Court," he stated.
"Of course, litigation proceedings are more long-term, but we should not wait for it this year. …