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Belarus will not admit holders of DPR and LPR passports
It is not possible to enter Belarus with a passport from the self proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) or Luhansk People’s Republic (LPR), as stated by Anton Bychkovsky, an official representative of the State Border Committee of Belarus, the Belarusian Telegraph Agency (BelTA) reported.
According to Bychovsky, it is possible to cross the border into Belarus only with documents that are recognized by international and bilateral agreements.
“We follow the current laws. If a person …
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Poroshenko: Putin is creating an 'Aleppo' in the Donbas
In an interview with the newspaper Bild, President Petro Poroshenko accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of creating of a Ukrainian ‘Aleppo’ in the Donbas, where Poroshenko claims separatists are deliberately attacking civilians.
"The situation in some parts of eastern Ukraine is dramatic. We have clear evidence that civilians are deliberately being attacked. Putin is creating a Ukrainian Aleppo there," he said.
According to him, Ukraine has tried many agreements, but Moscow does not …
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The EU said Russia's recognition of DPR and LPR documents is inconsistent with the spirit of the Minsk agreements
Russia’s recognition of passports to separate areas of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions (ORDLO) contradicts the Minsk agreements and such documents will not be recognized in the European Union.
"The decree is not consistent with the spirit of the Minsk agreements," said the EU Delegation to Ukraine in response to a request made by Interfax-Ukraine to comment on Russian President Vladimir Putin’s decision to recognize the documents as legitimate.
The Delegation noted that the EU remains …
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Deputy Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada: Authorities are concealing the flow of contraband in the Donbas
Oksana Syroyid, Deputy Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada, said in an article for ZN.UA that the statements about the lack of alternatives to the shipments of anthracite coal from the occupied regions of Ukraine are intended to divert public attention away from the facts revealed as a result of the blockade of the separatist-controlled Donbas, namely collaboration with separatists and the flow of contraband.
“By speculating on the ‘lack of alternatives’ to anthracite coal from the occupied …
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Semenchenko promises to block trade with Russia too
MP Semen Semenchenko stated that participants in the blockade of the railway traffic to the separatist-controlled regions of Donetsk and Luhansk intend to blockade the traffic between Ukraine and Russia, Interfax Ukraine reports.
“We plan to extend it along the railway lines along which products from Russia are brought to us. It will be harder to do this along the motorways. There you need more people, and there is a higher likelihood of provocation,” the MP said.
According to him, there is …