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Poroshenko approved Ukraine's Information Security Doctrine
President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko has approved an information security doctrine, whose main goal is "opposition to Russian influence." The new doctrine was reported via the website of the Ukrainian president's administration.
"The need for the doctrine is due to the occurrence of actual threats in the sphere of information to the national security of Ukraine, and the need to develop strategies to protect against cyber attacks during the free and globalized circulation of information," …
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Canadian ambassador to Ukraine: Annexation of Crimea was the first step towards disrupting the world balance
Canadian Ambassador to Ukraine Roman Washchuk said that the annexation of the Crimea threatens the territorial world order. Washchuk made the assertion at the international forum "The Crimea under occupation: consequences for Ukraine and the world,” as reported by Krym.Realii.
"We've learned from history. Twice, the violation of international laws in the 20th century had led to world wars, in which both Canada and Ukraine fought. The illegal annexation of the Crimea is a step towards the …
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Media: Ukrainian volunteer battalions took control of Donetsk filtration plant
The Ukrainian Volunteer Army, formerly known as the Ukrainian Volunteer Corps Right Sector with no official affiliation with the Ukrainian military, captured the Donetsk filtration plant, which supplies drinking water to cities and towns located on both sides of the demarcation line.
Donetsk separatists were the first to break the news. "Tonight the Ukrainian side, in violation of all agreements and commitments, captured the Donetsk filtration plant to use as a launch point for their attacks. …
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SBU: Russia is sending billions of rubles to separatist republics in Eastern Ukraine
The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) made a statement that Russia is financing the self-proclaimed LPR (Luhasnk Peple's Republic) and DPR (Donetsk People's Republic), and that the extent of the aid is calculated to be billions of rubles.
So far the SBU has inspected channels of such financing within a number of previously opened criminal proceedings. According to authorities, the LNR alone is anticipating revenues of more than 11 billion rubles ($190 mln USD) in the first quarter of 2017, …
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Savchenko visited Ukrainian POWs in the DPR
Nadiya Savchenko, an MP in the Ukrainian Verkhovna Rada, went to the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) and visited Ukrainian prisoners there. She posted a list the names of 34 prisoners contained in 12 cells on her Facebook page on Saturday, February 25. "It was possible to see our prisoners. The guys are doing well. The general conditions are like a prison. The attitude towards them, they say, is normal. They believe that they will soon be free, and do not lose hope...." …