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Poroshenko awarded Deputy Secretary-General of NATO the Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has awarded the Deputy Secretary General of NATO, Alexander Vershbow, the Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise while in Warsaw. This was reported by President Poroshenko’s press service.
“The Deputy Secretary General of NATO was awarded this order for his considerable personal contribution to the development of Ukraine's relations with NATO, his assistance in reforming the national security and defense as well as his support in upholding the state sovereignty …
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NATO concerned over the deteriorating situation in the Donbas
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg expressed concern about the increase in the number of ceasefire violations in the Donbas, and once again stressed the necessity of implementing the Minsk Agreements.
"We are concerned about the increase in the intensity of attacks in Eastern Ukraine. But the only way to resolve the conflict is to fully implement all points of the Minsk Agreements," he said in an interview with the Inter TV channel show Details, which aired on Sunday evening.
In response …
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Dzhemilev: NATO's response to Russian aggression isn't enough
The Chairman of Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar People, Mustafa Dzhemilev, doesn’t see military force as the best way to end the occupation of the Crimea. In an interview with the Voice of America, Dzhemilev expressed his opinion that the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is their best hope for dealing with Russia’s aggression. However, NATO has not been sufficiently decisive. “NATO could show the same determination that they did during the genocide in Kosovo but this doesn’t happen,” …
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Steinmeier: NATO-Russia Council meeting is aimed at resuming dialogue with Moscow
The German Foreign Minister hopes that the meeting of the NATO-Russia Council will help to clarify the decisions made in Warsaw and resume a dialogue with Russia
In the run-up to the meeting of the NATO-Russia Council to be held on 13 July, the German Foreign Minister, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, stated that it is important to clarify with Moscow all decisions made at the Summit in Warsaw and resume a dialogue.
“This is a chance to clarify all the decisions made in Warsaw and then restore a …
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At NATO-Russia meeting, Russia wants explanations about NATO’s expansion
At a joint Russian-NATO meeting, Moscow will demand a detailed explanations from NATO concerning the Alliance's expansion
The statement was made by the press representative of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Maria Zakharova, commenting on the NATO summit in Warsaw.
“ During the NATO-Russia meeting which is scheduled to take place on July 13, we are expecting detailed explanations from the representative of the Alliance about strengthening of NATO which is taking place in all …
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Gorbachev accuses NATO of preparing an attack on Russia
In an interview with Interfax, former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev shared concerns that NATO made a step towards preparations for war, and called on Russia to immediately resume the dialogue with the Alliance that was lost.
Commenting on the results of the NATO summit in Warsaw on Saturday, July 9, Gorbachev said that "NATO has begun preparations for the escalation of the Cold War into the hot one." He believes that though the Alliance "only talks about defense” it is in reality “preparing …
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NATO approves comprehensive package of assistance for Ukraine
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg stated at a joint press conference with Petro Poroshenko in Warsaw that the NATO countries have approved a new comprehensive assistance package for Ukraine to reform the defense sector, Evropeyskaya Pravda reported.
"The Trust Funds we set up at our last Summit are already assisting Ukraine in areas such as cyber-defense, logistics and the rehabilitation of wounded soldiers," the Secretary General noted.
Stoltenberg added that Ukraine has already …
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Obama: There cannot be 'business as usual' with Russia until Minsk agreements are implemented
Speaking at the NATO Summit in Warsaw on Saturday, US President Barack Obama said that relations with Moscow cannot normalize until Russia implements the Minsk agreements, Radio Svoboda reported.
“Our 28 nations [NATO] are united in our view that there can be no business as usual with Russia until it fully implements its Minsk obligations,” Obama said.
At his first NATO summit in 2009, Obama stressed that one of the Alliance’s main goals should the pursuit of “a constructive relationship with …
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Poroshenko: Ukraine can teach NATO using its experiences from the war with Russia
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko believes that the collective security of NATO may benefit from the Ukrainian experience of war with Russia as indicated in an article the President wrote for the Wall Street Journal.
According to him, Russian aggression on the eastern flank of NATO’s territory is aggression not only against Ukraine, but against the whole Western world.
"There is not a single NATO country that has experience of combat with the modern Russian army. And Ukraine has such …
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Almost half the population of Finland supports holding a referendum on joining NATO
According to a survey conducted by Taloustutkimus market research company, almost half of residents of Finland support holding a referendum on joining NATO, Finish news portal, Yle reported. 48% of residents stated that they want a national referendum and 40% of respondents expressed their opposition. Mostly people over 65 years old supported the referendum. The opponents of the referendum, as a rule, were aged 35–49 years.
At the same time, media surveys, conducted jointly by the newspaper …