Contents tagged with Russia
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Ukrainain Prime Minister: We need to mobilize every opportunity to protect Ukraine
Prime Minister of Ukraine Volodymyr Groysman said on Twitter that no one has the right to carry out “bandit attacks” against the armed forces of a sovereign state. Groysman stated that Ukraine has been the target of both hidden and open aggression for five years.
“And what happened is unacceptable. The whole civilized world must be mobilized to put an end to this barbarism. The whole civilized world has to be mobilized – to stop the barbarism. Nobody's given the right for gangster attacks …
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Turchynov: Russia concentrating its military forces along Ukrainian borders
During an emergency meeting in Kyiv, Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine (NSDC), Oleksandr Turchynov, stated that along the land borders of Ukraine and Russia, units of the Russian Armed Forces carry out training, perhaps for the invasion of Ukraine.
Turchynov noted that for five years Kremlin has been waging an undeclared war against Ukraine, but today for the first time, Moscow has attacked Ukrainian troops not disguising itself as various groups like “ …
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Ukraine asks Budapest Memorandum signatories and EU for protection against Russia
During an emergency session of the National Security and Defense Council (NSDC), Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has asked the signatory countries of the Budapest Memorandum and the EU for assistance in repelling Russian aggression.
“We turn to our partners according to the Budapest Memorandum, who have taken on themselves the obligation to protect the sovereignty, territorial integrity and independence of our state; we turn to the European Union, including the participants of the …
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Ukrainian President calls on militarily reservists 'to be ready'
The Ukrainian President, Petro Poroshenko announced that the preparatory work will begin with those who are in the First Military reserve.
“The decision does not mean immediate mobilization, but the appropriate work will be carried out with those who are in the First Reserve. I appeal to you, respected veterans, be ready. We must as quickly as possible take all the necessary measures to protect our nation,” said Poroshenko at a meeting of the National Security and Defense Council on Sunday. …
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President Poroshenko and National Security and Defense Council agree to impose martial law in Ukraine
The NSDC and the Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko supported at an emergency meeting introducing Martial law in the country for 60 days. According to Ukrainian media, all participants spoke in favor of this decision, including the head of government, Volodymyr Groysman.
Poroshenko himself said that he would introduce martial law for the Verkhovna Rada to consider, and it will make the final decision. At the same time, the Ukrainian president made assurances that Ukraine will not start an …
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NATO promises Ukraine unconditional support in the crisis in the Kerch Strait
NATO issued a statement giving unconditional support to Ukraine in the deteriorating situation in the Azov Sea and Russian actions in the Kerch Strait, said NATO spokesperson Oana Lungescu in a commentary for Evropeyska Pravda.
Lungescu stressed that NATO is closely monitoring developments in the Azov Sea and the Kerch Strait. “We are in contact with the Ukrainian authorities. We call for restraint and de-escalation.”
"NATO fully supports the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine, …
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Ukraine asks US for support after Russian attack on Ukrainian Navy boats
Ukraine has asked the US for support after an attack by Russia on vessels belonging to the Ukrainian Navy, said the Ukrainian Ambassador to Washington, Valeriy Chaly.
“The wrongful use of force by Russia against the ships and personnel of the Ukrainian Navy constitutes provocation, which will bring Russian aggression against Ukraine to a new level,” the diplomat wrote on Facebook.
The ambassador emphasized that the encounter could result in a full-scale conflict in the Black Sea, and …
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Ukraine to convene UN Security Council session due to Russian attack on Navy boats
Ukraine has requested an emergency session of the UN Security Council in connection with Russian border guards attacking a group of ships belonging to the Ukrainian Navy. This was reported by Volodymyr Yelchenko, Ukraine’s Permanent Representative to the UN.
“At the president’s instruction, we are immediately appealing to the UN Security Council. The aggressor’s provocative behavior can only be stopped through joint coordinated efforts,” Yelchenko wrote on Twitter on the evening of Sunday, …
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Russia seizes three Ukrainian Navy ships in the Kerch Strait
Russia attacked a group of Ukrainian ships which were heading to the port of Mariupol through the Kerch Strait. According to the press service of the Ukrainian Navy, two Ukrainian servicemen were injured as a result of the attack.
"According to the latest reports, small armored artillery boats Berdiansk and Nikopol came under the enemy fire and have stalled. The Yana Kapu tug boat was also forced to stop. The ships were captured by special forces of the Russian Federation. There is also …
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Russian border guard ship rams into Ukrainian Navy tug boat in Kerch Strait
On the morning of November 25, a Russian ship rammed into the tug boat Yana Kapu belonging to the Ukrainian Navy, reported the press service of the Ukrainian Navy.
According to the press service, two Ukrainian small armored boats Berdyansk and Nikopol, accompanied by the tug boat, carried out a planned transition from the port of Odessa to Mariupol. Russia was informed about the ships voyage beforehand.
“However, contrary to the UN Convention on the Law of the sea and the Ukrainian-Russian …