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Criminal proceedings have been initiated in Ukraine over Russian elections
The Ukrainian chief prosecutor's office for the Crimea has initiated criminal proceedings against the elections to the Russian State Duma, the statement on the prosecutor’s office website reads.
The prosecutor’s office has initiated criminal proceedings under Article 110 p.2 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine, regarding infringement of the territorial integrity and inviolability of Ukraine.
The sanction of the specified article provides punishment in the form of imprisonment from five to ten …
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British media reported on secret nuclear deal between Russia and South Africa
South African President Jacob Zuma signed a secret nuclear agreement with Russia. As a result of a multi-billion dollar deal, Russians will build eight nuclear power plants in the African country, The Times reported.
Experts warn the South African authorities that the project, lasting a century, will plunge the country into massive debt and “bring an important ally of the West closer with Moscow.”
Zuma, who since 2014 has held several meetings with the leader of the Russian Federation, …
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First Deputy Chairman of Verkhovna Rada accuses Members of the European Parliament of having 'double standards'
The European Parliament has decided to limit the official MEP visit program to Kyiv, Ukraine due to the security situation in the Donbas, as was written by the First Deputy Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada (Ukraine's parliament), Iryna Herashchenko, on her Facebook page. According to her, the visits by MEPs — members of the Parliamentary Association Committee — have been scheduled since May. The MEPs themselves have expressed a desire to visit not only Kyiv but also the Donbas region.
"The …
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Ukrainian PM: Russia spends more than $1 billion on global propaganda
Russia annually spends more than $1 billion to broadcast information to 500 million people with the "propaganda network", as stated by the Prime Minister of Ukraine, Volodymyr Groysman, at the annual communication forum WCF Davos Kyiv, UKRINFORM reports.
"The Russian Federation spends over a billion dollars on communication annually and covers its propaganda network audience of more than 500 million people. It says that by using unscrupulous communication, one may change the world. And here …
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Joint exercises involving Romania, Ukraine, Hungary and Slovakia begin
On September 19, in Romania’s northeastern Satu Mare county on the Someș river, about 30 km southeast from the Ukrainian border, the Blonde Avalanche 2016 joint military exercises started, with participation from servicemen from Romania, Ukraine, Hungary and Slovakia.
As reported by a correspondent from Radio Svoboda, Ukrainian participants are practicing tasks related to the elimination of consequences of disaster and minimization of losses as part of an international joint pontoon-bridge …
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NATO fighters escorted Russian military aircraft over the Baltic Sea four times
Last week, fighters from the air forces of NATO, on a patrol mission in the the Baltic States, took off four times to accompany Russian military aircraft flying in international airspace over the Baltic sea, Delfi reports.
As the Ministry of Defense of Latvia states, the NATO fighter jets escorted Russian transport and reconnaissance aircraft. Most of the aircraft were flying in accordance with a flight plan and stayed in touch with the mission control center; however, their radar responders …
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Russian threat prompted Sweden to deploy troops to Gotland Island
The information about the growing threat posed by the Russian Federation was a crucial factor in the decision by Sweden to permanently deploy troops on the island of Gotland in the Baltic Sea, Dagens Nyheter reported. According to newspaper, the Swedish authorities noted the growth of threat posed by Russia. However, information about the nature of this threat is classified as top secret.
“Something happened in the general intelligence picture but our citizens don’t know what exactly has …
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Separatist commander: Accession of the Donbas to Russia is impossible
Influential military commander of the so-called Donetsk People's Republic (DPR), Alexander Khodakovsky, has reported that Russia will not be incorporating the Donbas into its territory and that this issue is no longer relevant in Russian society. This was said by Khodakovsky during his video conference in Donetsk. The commander is also known as being at the forefront of the uprising of the new government in 2014.
“I don’t think that we can talk about the accession in the near future as it’s …
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Newt Gingrich claims the US would sell weapons to Ukraine if Trump becomes president
If Donald Trump is elected U.S. President, the issue on the provision of lethal weapons to Ukraine could be unlocked and an option of arms sales with deferred payments could be offered, the former Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, Newt Gingrich, stated in an interview with European Pravda. Gingrich made the assertion response to the question on how U.S. policy toward Ukraine will change in case of Trump’s victory.
“We can say for sure that President Trump will unlock the issue on …
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NATO air defense exercises begin in Slovakia
The international Tobruq Legacy 2016 exercises began on Monday at the Lest training area in Slovakia. The air defense units of eight NATO countries are participating in the exercises. The countries involved are Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Lithuania, Latvia, Poland, Slovenia and the US. This was reported by the press service of the Czech Ministry of Defense.
“The goal of the exercises is to test and strengthen the level of interaction of ground air defense units in accordance with …