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Girkin: 'A regular army' is fighting against Ukraine in Donbas
The former ‘Defense Minister of the DPR,’ Igor Girkin (Strelkov), said that those fighting for the ‘Republics’ of the Donbas against Ukraine is not a ‘militia,’ but a ‘regular army,’ as said in an interview with ROY TV, a short excerpt of which was uploaded to YouTube.
"There are no ‘militia’ there ... They are contract soldiers, who, for 15,000 rubles (or $254 USD), which is very good money there, will shoot their own people if necessary. There are these types of people in a number of units .. …
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Ukrainian oligarch loses control over his hotels in the Donbas
The management of the Donbas Palace and Park Inn hotels in Donetsk has been suspended from business administration by representatives of the self-proclaimed DPR (Donetsk People's Republic). Armed representatives of the self-proclaimed “Republic” have seized the hotel buildings and all equipment.
This was reported by the press service of ESTA Holding, which is part of the Rinat Akhmetov’s company, SCM holdings.
"During three years of military conflict in certain areas of the Donetsk and …
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Security Service of Ukraine will verify information about Russian Eurovision candidate's visits to Crimea
The Ukrainian Security Service will check the authenticity of information regarding possible visits by the Russian singer Yulia Samoylova to the Russia-annexed Crimea. This was stated by Security Service spokesperson Olena Gitlyanska.
“In response to numerous requests in connection with Yulia Samoylova, I want to say that the Security Service will investigate the matter and make an informed decision with regard to her entering Ukrainian territory,” wrote Gitlyanska on her Facebook page.
She …
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Ukrainian National Security Council to consider imposing sanctions on Russia’s Sberbank
President Petro Poroshenko intends to convene the National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) on March 15 on the issue of possible sanctions against Sberbank.
Minister of Internal Affairs Arsen Avakov spoke about this during an interview with the television channel ZIK.
"As far as I know, the President is gathering the National Security and Defense Council on Wednesday, and I think that this issue will there be included and considered," Avakov said.
The Minister hopes that in this way, the …
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European Parliament was urged to increase pressure on Moscow to end repression in Crimea
On March 13, human rights activists and relatives of Ukrainian prisoners in Russia urged the European Parliament to increase international pressure on Moscow.
“In authoritarian Russia, getting justice is impossible. The only chance for our relatives to return home and put a stop to the increasing political repression in the annexed Crimea is to increase international pressure on Moscow, which deliberately disregards the principles of international law,” the statement said.
Human rights …