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OSCE: Conflict in the Donbas is main source of instability in Europe
OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier said that the conflict in eastern Ukraine remains the main source of instability and tension in Europe.
"The crisis in Ukraine and around it continues to be a major source of tension and instability in Europe, unfortunately. It has meant a return of geopolitics to the agenda of the OSCE, and it is a challenge to our model of cooperation," he said on Tuesday during an open Cabinet-level debate on the topic of "Maintaining international Peace and Security: …
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Poroshenko speaks about Russia’s withdrawal from the Minsk protocol and asks for sanctions
President Petro Poroshenko stated that Russian President Vladimir Putin’s decision to recognize documents issued to citizens by the so-called DPR (Donetsk People's Republic) and LPR (Luhansk People's Republic) effectively means that Russia has rejected the Minsk Protocol.
“We are observing continuous violations of the Minsk agreements. We see not only violations of the ceasefire, but the shameless decision to recognize bogus documents from phony republics. From the point of view of …
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Russian Customs Service: Ukraine was the largest consumer of Russian meat and beer in 2016
Ukraine has taken the top spot as the largest consumer of Russian beer and meat, surpassing even Kazakhstan, data from the Russian Federal Customs Service (FCS) indicated, as reported by Vedomosti.
According the FCS data, in 2016 Ukraine purchased 47,890 tons of Russian meat, while in 2013-2014 Ukraine purchased almost no meat or meat products from Russia.
Additionally, Russian beer supplies to Ukraine increased in 2016 by 150% year on year to 38.46 million deciliters.
In the previous year, …
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Research Institute: Russia was Ukraine's largest buyer of military goods in 2016
Russia became the largest purchaser of Ukrainian military goods, according to the findings of the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI).
According to SIPRI’s data, last year Ukraine exported $169 million worth of military goods to Russia. Shipments to Russia grew by 72% during the year.
Among Ukraine’s top buyers were China and also Thailand – the only buyer of modern “Oplot” tanks, listed among the best tanks in the world.
Altogether, shipments to Russia grew by 72% for …
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Ukrainian MFA: 10,000 Ukrainians have been killed in the Donbas
Since the beginning of Russia’s armed aggression against Ukraine (20 February 2014), more than 9,800 Ukrainians have been killed and approximately 23,000 more injured, the press service of the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry reported. Over the three-year period of the armed conflict in eastern Ukraine, almost 1.8 million people have become internally displaced.
“The Russian-Ukrainian border, which has a length of 409.7 kilometers still remains beyond the control of the Ukrainian Government,” the …