Contents tagged with Ukraine
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Investigators look into six possible motives for the murder of Sheremet
On TV channel 112, Yuriy Tandit, adviser to the head of the Security Service of Ukraine, claimed that Ukrainian investigators are examining six possible explanations for the murder of Pavel Sheremet.
“We already have six [motives]. I can only speak about four previous motives,” Tandit stated, noting that the investigation will also consider a possible explanation brought forth by member of Ukrainian Parliament Serhiy Vysotsky, who suggested that the murder of Sheremet could be the start of a …
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Despite sanctions, Crimeans can download Pokemon Go
Crimean residents can download and play the popular mobile game, Pokémon Go, despite western sanctions and despite the fact that game has not been officially released in Russia yet, RIA Novosti reported.
It is not possible to install the game directly onto a mobile phone with an Android operating system as Google Play services are not available in the Crimea as a result of the sanctions.
The ban can, however, be circumvented by installing a VPN, which is a program allowing the establishment …
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Ukraine's Deputy Culture Minister: UNESCO mission is not going to visit Crimea without Kiev's invitation
Without providing access to Crimea for Ukrainian experts, the visit of the monitoring mission of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee will not be possible. Ukraine’s Deputy Minister of Culture of Ukraine Tamara Mazur said, while on Radio Krym.Realii, that Ukrainian authorities will not invite international experts to the annexed peninsula.
“This monitoring mission can only come at the exclusive invitation of Ukraine. UNESCO has said that Ukraine should invite them when an opportunity arises. …
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Poll: More than half of Ukrainians believe there is a real threat of war with Russia
Fifty-two percent of polled Ukrainians think about the threat of a full-scale war with Russia today, while 34% do not see this as a threat, according to a survey by the Social Research Center, Sofia.
Should the military conflict with Russia intensify, 27% of respondents said they are willing to assist in territorial defence units, while 39% intend to support those who advocate for ending the war and 25% do not intend to interfere.
However, 44% of respondents believe that the West will not …
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Juncker: Holding elections in the Donbas is impossible until the security situation improves
The President of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker, stated during a joint press conference in Brussels with the Prime Minister of Ukraine, Volodymyr Groysman, that holding local elections in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions is impossible until the security situation in the area improves.
“I share the view of Ukrainian Prime Minister and Johannes Hahn that the local elections can’t be held until the situation with security in eastern Ukraine is improved,” Jean-Claude Juncker stated. …
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Ukraine installs transmitters to resume broadcasting in the Donbas
The Ukrainian Deputy Minister of Information Policy, Tetiana Popova, stated at a briefing on July 19th that 60 transmitters have been installed for the resumption of Ukrainian broadcasting in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions, RBC-Ukraine reported.
“Currently, 60 transmitters that we installed in the east of the country are already functioning,” Popova stated. According to her, the majority of these transmitters were provided by the governments of other countries at a total cost of 60 million …
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Ukrainian Intelligence: Russia is preparing the residents of the Donbas to resist peacekeepers
The Russian Command of troops in the Donbas is preparing local citizens for organized resistance against the possible presence of an international peacekeeping mission. This was reported by the Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine (HUR MOU) via Facebook.
“Training for ‘unarmed resistance to the invasion of the foreign armed mission’ has been planned in Luhansk on the 19th of July. According to the training schedule, a demonstration will be held on the …
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OSCE: Ukraine doesn't control 408 km of its border with Russia
The Principal Deputy Chief Monitor of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine, Alexander Hug, discussed the issues facing the staff of the mission in eastern Ukraine.
"The greatest difficulty we face is along the supposedly secure zone along the contact line and mainly at the moment in areas not under the control of the Ukrainian government. This includes the area between Ukraine and the Russian Federation, also not under the control of the Ukrainian government,” Hug said in an …
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Turchynov: The National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine could consider implementing martial law
The Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine (NSDC), Oleksandr Turchynov, stated that NSDC can consider the implementation of martial law in Ukraine due to the situation in the Donbas. According to him, active aggressive actions by Russian troops have led to a systematic deterioration of the situation in the east of the country.
“Continuous shelling with the use of powerful weapons by Russian aggressors, modern means of guidance and correction of fire, prohibited by …
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Prominent journalist assassinated in Ukraine
A prominent journalist and radio host, Pavel Sheremet, was killed in a car bombing in Kiev on Wednesday, according to Ukrainian officials.
Ukrainian Prosecutor General Yuriy Lutsenko said that the vehicle exploded due to a car bomb, ruling out technical failure.
Sheremet, a Belarusian citizen who had worked for Russian state television before moving to Ukraine five years ago to host the radio program “Vesti”, was killed when the car he was driving exploded in Kiev at the corner of Bohdan …