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Spanish Foreign Minister: Russia needs to be condemned for invasion of Ukraine and annexation of Crimea
In an interview with the Spanish newspaper El Mundo, Spanish Foreign Minister Alfonso Dastis believes that Russia should continue to be condemned for invading Ukraine and annexing the Crimea; at the same time, he believes a dialogue should be maintained with the country to resolve global conflicts.
"Some of its [Russia's] activities cannot be considered friendly. Some of them are intolerable, such as the invasion of Ukraine and the annexation of the Crimea. However, one must be realistic and …
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Ukrainian President speaks about Merkel and Macron’s pressure on Putin
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said that the leaders of the Normandy Four countries – himself, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron – pressurized Russian President Vladimir Putin to agree to establish a truce in the Donbas for Easter. Poroshenko mentioned this during a meeting with inhabitants of Volnovakha, 112 Ukraine reports.
He called the truce as necessary as “air” and said that it is a condition for introducing peacekeepers in the Donbas. The …
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German MPs to visit annexed Crimea
Annexed Crimea is expecting a visit from another delegation from Germany with representatives of The Left party and the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, reports RIA Novosti with reference to the deputy chairman of the so-called “parliament” of Crimea’s international relations committee, chairman of the Crimea-Germany national cultural autonomy Yuri Gempel.
“We will be visited by members of the regional parliaments from the Left and Alternative for Germany parties. In addition, from the …
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Ukrainian President to invite Prime Minister of Greece to Mariupol
President Petro Poroshenko is going to invite Prime Minister of Greece Alexis Tsipras to visit Mariupol and the Greek community on the Azov Sea, as stated on the Ukrainian President’s website.
“We will reach an agreement. We will come with our Greek partners to launch several important projects on education, construction and support of the church. And many other things that will come from you, and I will defend it,” said Poroshenko when speaking with people of the Greek community of Mariupol. …
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Clearing mines in the Donbas can cost over 800 million dollars
Expenditures for clearing every mine in the Donbas can exceed 800 million dollars, said the Minister for Occupied Territories and Internally Displaced Persons of Ukraine, Vadym Chernysh to Radio Svoboda.
"[These are the] preliminary estimates of mine clearance. The area of Croatia is about fifty thousand square kilometers. In 20 years Croatia has spent a little over 800 million dollars for mine clearance of its territory: mine clearance for development in order to plow, sow and build there,” …