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Saakashvili calls for early parliamentary and presidential elections in Ukraine
Participants of the protest action under the Verkhovna Rada "All-Ukrainian gathering for large-scale political reform" intend to expand their demands and add adopting a law on the impeachment of the President.
"The moment they refuse our conditions, we will have to expand them," said Mikheil Saakashvili, leader of the New Forces Movement (Rukh Novyh Sil) on Sunday in Kyiv.
He stated that if the Verkhovna Rada and the President of Ukraine, Petro Poroshenko did not want to listen to the demands …
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Ukrainian military reported attempted seizure of military compound in Odessa
On Sunday, October 29, forty people in balaclavas tried to raid and seize the military unit A3571 in Odessa, the command of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported on Facebook.
"Today, at about 8:45 a.m., about 40 unknown people in balaclavas attempted to capture part of the territory of the military facility in Odessa, which is the property of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine," the message of the Ukrainian military command says.
The attackers partially dismantled the fence of …
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Russia expects Ukraine to pay back $3 billion for Yanukovych debt
Russia believes that it has every reason to expect Ukraine to pay back $3 billion for the debt of Viktor Yanukovych, news agency Tass reports.
“The High Court of London made a decision, and at the beginning of next year the appeal will be considered. I am confident that an objective decision will be made, and we will have every reason to demand from our neighbor the fulfillment of its obligations,” said Russian Minister of Finance Anton Siluanov on Sunday on the Russia 1 television station.
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Netherlands forms ruling coalition consisting of anti-Russian parties
The formation of a coalition government was completed in the Netherlands on October 26. This process, which took over seven months, had become the longest in the history of the country. According to observers, the country's new government may act against Russia's interests.
The ruling coalition included the party of Prime Minister Mark Rutte, the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD), as well as right-wing liberals, the centrist Democrats D66 party, and two Christian parties - the …
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Media: Russia may reduce its military presence in Syria
The Russian authorities are considering the option of reducing the military contingent in Syria, reports Russian newspaper Kommersant, citing its sources.
According to two military-diplomatic sources, the plan assumes a partial reduction in the equipment from the composite air group at the Khmeimim air base, as well as the departure of a portion of the military contingent from Syria back to their permanent duty stations in Russia.
However, one of the newspaper's sources said that "in any case, …
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Ukraine calls on UN to support resolution on human rights in Crimea
During an event devoted to the human rights situation in the Russian-annexed Crimea which took place in the UN’s New York office, Vice Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration Ivanna Klympush-Tsintsadze called on the UN to support the resolution on human rights in Crimea, as reported by the Vice Prime Minister’s press service.
According to the report, Ukraine will soon submit a resolution titled “Provision on human rights in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of …
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Human rights activist: The drafting of Crimeans into the Russian army is classified as a war crime
In September, the UN reminded Russia through its report that, according to Article 51 of the Fourth Geneva Convention, an occupying state is prohibited from coercing protected persons to serve in its armed or auxiliary forces. Pressure and propaganda in favor of voluntary entry into the army are also prohibited, writes Ukrainian human rights activist Mykola Mirnyj in his article for ZN.UA. The author notes that transferring citizens of Ukraine to serve in the regions of Russia also violates …
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Russian Defense Ministry: 1500 school students joint ‘Youth Army’ movement in Crimea
The Russian Ministry of Defense announced that roughly 1 500 school students from Sevastopol have “joined the ranks” of the Russian military and patriotic social movement “Yunarmia” (Youth Army), reported the press service of Russia’s Southern Military District.
“At present, the Youth Army movement in Sevastopol has been joined by 55 general secondary education institutions, children’s social and sport organizations,” the report states.
The report notes that the Sevastopol school students …
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French company Engie interested in gas production in Ukraine
Prime Minister of Ukraine Volodymyr Groysman held a meeting with the chief executive officer of the French company, Engie, Isabelle Kocher.
According to the press service of the Ukrainian government, this company provides up to 20% of gas supplies to Ukraine and now its management is exploring further cooperation in projects to increase gas production in Ukraine.
"For a long time, the oil and gas sector was completely closed. After changing the state policy and introducing new technological …
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NATO representative says the NATO-Ukraine commission meeting reportedly vetoed by Hungary was not planned
NATO says they do not have plans to hold a meeting of the NATO-Ukraine Commission in December, reports UNIAN, citing a source in the Alliance.
This was reported by an official Alliance representative, commenting on a statement by Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó that Budapest opposes the holding of a meeting of the NATO-Ukraine Commission in December due to the law “On Education”.
“There is no plan to hold a meeting of the NATO-Ukraine Commission in December,” …