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Speaker on Ukraine in PACE: Russia manipulated me
Spanish MP, Jordi Xuclà, who traveled to Syria along with PACE President, Pedro Agramunt, said that the visit to the country would ultimately be useful, as it will make Europe understand how much Russians manipulate information, Yevropeiska Pravda newspaper reports.
Xuclà is PACE’s rapporteur on Ukraine and the leader of the liberal group (ALDE) in the Assembly.
"You see, I learned a lot during my trip to Syria, and most importantly, I learned a lot about Russia's ability to manipulate and …
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Human rights activist: At least 1,500 Russian soldiers have died in the Donbas
At least 1,500 Russian soldiers were killed and about 5,000 more were injured in the Ukrainian Donbas during Russia’s aggression in the region, according to Valentina Melnikova, a human rights activist and leader of the Union of the Committees of Soldiers' Mothers of Russia.
"We believe that Russia’s losses in Ukraine make up at least half of the Ukrainian army’s losses... A minimum of 1,500 Russian soldiers were killed. That means that almost 5,000 more were wounded, and maybe even more... I …
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Lukashenko promises Poroshenko that nobody will be able to draw Belarus into a war against Ukraine
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has assured Petro Poroshenko that nobody will be able to draw Belarus into a war against Ukraine.
Poroshenko made a statement to this effect during a joint address in Chernobyl, transmitted by the TV channel 112 Ukraine.
“It’s important for us, and I am sure of it, that the Ukraine-Belarus border has been, is and will always be a border of friendship, a border of good neighborly relations, a border of our reliable partnership, I emphasize, a border of …
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Ukrainian military will hold exercises near the Crimea
On Friday, April 28, the Ukrainian military will conduct exercises in the Kherson region, bordering the annexed Crimea. According to Krym.Realii, this was reported by the press officer of the South operational command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Ihor Biryukov.
"These are the scheduled exercises that include combat training and military unit teamwork. According to these plans, a number of activities are envisaged including a march and tackling the water obstacles," he explained.
Biryukov …
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SBU conducts searches in Ukraine’s biggest investment firm
On April 26, the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) conducted a search at Dragon Capital, Ukraine’s biggest investment firm, which specializes in investment banking and brokering services. The company was founded in 2000. In 2007-2017, one of the minority stakes in Dragon Capital was held by Goldman Sachs, one of the biggest world banks.
After the search was complete, Olga Beloblovskaya, head of the Dragon Capital press service, posted on Facebook: “The search was conducted within the framework …