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Ukrainian official: Russia continues pouring weapons and personnel to Donbas
Russia sent 104 trains and 53 convoys of military and motor vehicles to Donbas since the beginning of 2017. This was stated in the materials published by Yevhen Marchuk, the representative of Ukraine in one of the subgroups in the Tripartite Contact Group for the Settlement of the Situation in the Donbas.
"When I hear the Russian propagandists writhing in hysteria over the possible transfer of defensive weapons to Ukraine by the United States and how it is sung by some of our so-called " …
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Court of Arbitration in The Hague considers lawsuit filed by Naftogaz against Russia on Crimean assets
The International Court of Arbitration in The Hague (the Permanent Court of Arbitration) began consideration of the lawsuit of Naftogaz of Ukraine against the Russian Federation over compensation for assets lost as a result of the annexation of the Crimea.
Information about the case under consideration was reported on the arbitration website, according to Oil News.
Naftogaz, like other Ukrainian companies, is appealing to the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) and …
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Ukrainian military command: 40,000 Russian soldiers and mercenaries are stationed in Donbas
As many as 40,000 Russian military personnel and mercenaries recruited by them oppose the Ukrainian army in Eastern Ukraine, stated Viktor Muzhenko, Chief of the General Staff and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, in an interview with Liga.net.
“The total number [of militants in the Donbas] which we identify at present is between 39 and 40 thousand. This is the total military group,” he said.
Muzhenko clarified that these were regular Russian military personnel as well as …
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Saakashvili leaves Poland for Lithuania
Former Odessa governor Mikheil Saakashvili, stripped of his Ukrainian citizenship, continues to move freely around the world. He was in Lithuania on Tuesday.
“It is always nice to be in brotherly Lithuania, especially among the friends and founders of Lithuanian independence: Vytautas Landsbergis, ministers, members of the government and presidential candidates. I thanked the Lithuanians for supporting Ukraine and Georgia, and I am also very grateful for the position taken up regarding my …
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Ukrainian Naftogaz to increase its claim against Gazprom by $5 billion
Naftogaz of Ukraine intends to increase the amount of claim in a lawsuit against Russian Gazprom over natural gas transit costs by $5 billion, as indicated by their Commercial Director Yuri Vitrenko on Ukrainian Channel 5.
“We are seeking a judgement in our favor regarding the transit contract. We are claiming more than $13 billion, and we will sue for an additional $5 billion as well,” Vitrenko promised, noting that Gazprom's claims amount to $7 billion. “We expect that we will receive fair …