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Turchynov: Russia is strengthening the military infrastructure on the border with Ukraine
Russia is strengthening the military infrastructure along the border with Ukraine, and there is also constant movement of weaponry, ammunition, military equipment, soldiers and mercenaries into the territory of the Donbas, as stated by the Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine (NSDC), Oleksandr Turchynov, in an interview for Interfax-Ukraine.
“The situation in the ATO (Anti-Terrorist Operation) zone is prompting us to urgently make the decisions which we discussed …
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Ukrainian politician accuses Russia of changing the demographic composition of the Crimea
Deputy Minister for Temporarily Occupied Territories and Internally Displaced Persons George Tuka said during an annual meeting with European partners that Russia is constantly building up its military potential on the territory of the annexed Crimea, the ministry’s press service reports.
In Tuka's opinion, this could be a threat not only because of possible aggression of Russia against the mainland of Ukraine but also because of changes in the ethnic composition of the population of the …
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Media: Ukrainian President will meet with Trump next week
The President of Ukraine, Petro Poroshenko, will meet with the US President, Donald Trump next week, as reported by the Evropeyskaya Pravda news website with reference to its own sources in the diplomatic circles.
"This is a full-fledged state visit of Poroshenko to Washington, which will include meetings with key persons, including President Trump," one of the sources told Evropeyskaya Pravda.
Another source also added that Poroshenko's trip to the United States had already been agreed on …
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Ukrainian officer sentenced to 12 years for attempting to steal Su-24 plane and fly it to Russia
The Kmelnitskyi city district court sentenced a major of the Ukrainian Armed Forces who tried to steal a plane and take it to Russia in September 2014.
The case was considered repeatedly in court. The first time, the major was sentenced to 11 years of imprisonment, but for procedural reasons, the ruling of the Starokonstantinovsky court did not come into force, and a new trial was appointed, the press service of the Military Prosecutor General’s Office of Ukraine reported.
In the second …
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Turchynov: Ukraine must transition to a new format of defense against Russia’s hybrid aggression
Secretary of the Defense and Security Council of Ukraine (NSDC), Oleksandr Turchynov believes that Ukraine needs to end the anti-terrorist operation (ATO) and transition to a new format of national defense against Russia’s hybrid war.
“Military actions have been going on in the east of our country for three years already, and they have escalated both in duration and in the massive format of the military operation (ATO). At the same time, it must be pointed out that the anti-terrorist operation …