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FSB opens case against one of Crimea blockade coordinators
The Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) has opened a case against one of Crimea's blockade coordinators, Lenur Islyamov, Russian news agency RIA Novosti reported referring to the Investigative Department of Russia's FSB Office in Crimea and Sevastopol. "On October 22, 2015, the Investigative Department of...
U.S. to start training Ukrainian Armed Forces in November
In November, the U.S. will launch a unique multi-million dollar program designed for training Ukrainian armed forces and special units, President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko said in his address to the nation broadcasted on Sunday evening. "During my visit to New York, I agreed with the U.S. leadership on supply of...
Ukraine to open debt talks with Russia — Reuters
Ukrainian finance officials will open talks with Russian counterparts on a maturing $3 billion Eurobond that Russia holds on the sidelines of IMF-World Bank meetings in Peru, a senior U.S. official told Reuters on Thursday. "My understanding is that the Ukrainian government is now approaching the Russian government and...
Divers building ‘underwater church’ in Crimea, cross already in place (video)
Divers in Crimea have erected a large cross in the shape of an anchor off the Crimean coast. It heralds the start of construction work on building what they promise will be a full blown underwater church. The three-ton cross is just the beginning of an ambitious plan by Archimandrite Tikhon, a diving enthusiast and the...
U.S. to allocate $20 mln for Ukraine Army training, nonlethal aid
U.S. President Barack Obama delegated to the Secretary of State the authority to provide aid for Ukraine totaling $20 million in defense articles, military education and training, according to the Memorandum published on the White House’s website. “I hearby delegate <…> the authority to direct the...
Happening Now: Crimean Tatars blockade crossing to Russian-occupied Crimea (live updates)
The peninsula's minority Muslim population face persecution under the Kremlin-appointed authorities 21.09.2015 Economic blockade of Ukraine's Crimea enters second day Tatars and members of the nationalist Right Sector group, who are behind the "economic blockade" say their aim is to highlight discrimination...
Ukraine Bans Silvio Berlusconi for Three Years After Crimea Visit: Reports
Ukraine's security service on Thursday banned former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi from entering the country for three years, according to Ukrainian and Russian media reports, after Berlusconi visited the Crimean Peninsula with Russian Presdident Vladimir Putin last week. The Italian media mogul spent two days in...
‘Normandy Quartet’ leaders hope for consolidation of ceasefire in Donbas
Foreign ministers of the "Normandy Quartet" countries, i.e. France, Germany, Russia and Ukraine, expressed hope for an early signing of the agreement on withdrawal of arms with a caliber of less than 100mm from the line of contact in eastern Ukraine, after their meeting in Berlin on September 12, Ukrainian online...
Nuland: Sanctions against Russia to remain until Ukraine gets Crimea back
The United States is ready to impose new sanctions against Russia if the Minsk agreements on the settlement of the situation in Donbas continue to be violated, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Victoria Nuland said during the Yalta European Strategy Annual Meeting in Kyiv on Saturday. "The...
‘Normandy Four’ leaders agree to meet in early October in Paris
The "Normandy Four" foreign ministers of Ukraine, Russia, France and Germany will meet in Berlin on September 12 and the meeting of the "Normandy Four" leaders will take place in early October in Paris. Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko held a telephone conversation with German Chancellor Angela Merkel,...
Latvia to toughen control of visitors from occupied parts of Donbas, Crimea
The Latvian government adopted legislation providing for tougher control of immigrants from Ukraine, annexed Crimea and the Ukrainian territories controlled by Russian-backed militants. The amendments to the existing legislation on immigration control were adopted at the initiative of the Security Police, which reviews the list...
Three Ukrainian paratroopers possibly abducted near occupied Crimea
The press service of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported on Facebook that three soldiers from 79th separate airmobile brigade went missing in the early hours of September 5 near the administrative border with the Russian-occupied Crimea. "In the morning of September 5, we became aware of the...
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