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Germany and France accuse Russia of the OSCE drone disappearance
According to Ukrinform, Germany and France, as Normandy format participants strongly condemned the downing of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission drone in Eastern Ukraine on October 27 and accused Russia of being responsible for it.
A joint statement by the two countries in the OSCE Permanent Council of November 1 stated, “Evidence collected by the SMM suggests that Russia and the separatists it backs bear responsibility for the targeting and downing of the LR UAV.” They emphasized that those …
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Merkel says she is not as critical about Nord Stream 2 as Kyiv
At a meeting with Andriy Parubiy, Ukrainian Parliament Speaker, and the heads of parliamentary groups in Kyiv ,German Chancellor Angela Merkel said that she is not as critical about the Nord Stream 2 project as Kyiv and favors preserving gas transit through Ukraine after 2019.
"We know that Ukraine is against this project. I am less critical about the project and I am in favor of Ukraine having guarantees, that Ukraine will preserve its transit role," Merkel said.
Ukrainian President Petro …
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Russia introduces sanctions against Ukraine
The Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev signed a government decree introducing sanctions against Ukraine.
Based on the document published on the Russian government’s website, the list includes more than 300 Ukrainian citizens and 68 companies.
Starting November 1st, their funds, property and bonds will be blocked in the Russian Federation, and transferring capital out of Russia will be restricted.
The imposition of sanctions is “aimed at countering unfriendly actions against Russian …
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Ukrainian Navy Commander: conflict with Russia in Black Sea is highly probable
During “Freedom of speech” program on ICTV, Ukrainian Navy Commander Vice Admiral Ihor Voronchenko said that Russia may resort to escalation in the Black Sea.
Ukraine recently stated that it intends to establish a naval base in the Sea of Azov due to Russia's hostile activities in the region. Voronchenko believes that the situation in the Black Sea could become as tense as the situation in the Sea of Azov.
“They [Russia] are already questioning the crews when ships flying our flag or other …
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OSCE: distance narrows between Ukrainian military and pro-Russian militants in Donbas
The OSCE Special Monitoring Mission recorded a reduced distance between the positions of the Ukrainian military and pro-Russian militants in near the city of Horlivka in the Donbas, stated the first deputy of the head of the SMM OSCE, Alexander Hug, at a briefing as quoted by Interfax-Ukraine. The advance of the positions was recorded from the east and new trench systems were found in the area.
"Last week we saw signs of forward movement in two more places. Our long-range drones recorded new …