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Poroshenko: deliveries of American weapons to Ukraine will be made within 'several weeks'
The first delivery of American weapons to Ukraine will be made within “several weeks”, stated the President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko in answer to reporters’ questions during a press conference. A video of the event was posted on the leader’s Facebook page.
“Unfortunately, I can’t give you any details. But the first delivery will be made within several weeks,” said Poroshenko. According to him, he discussed the delivery of different types of weapons with various American partners. He added …
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Ukraine’s Naftogaz announces victory over Russia’s Gazprom in transit case in Stockholm Arbitration
Naftogaz reported that it has successfully sued Gazprom for $4.63 billion in a transit dispute at an arbitration court in Stockholm. After deducting payment for already supplied gas, the Russian company must pay $2.56 billion.
The Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce has partially complied with Naftogaz’s demands, ruling that Gazprom must pay Naftogaz $4.63 billion for its under-delivery according to the transit agreement.
“Naftogaz was awarded damages of USD 4.63 …
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Russia redirects its trains through Ukraine's Luhansk region again due to problems with the bypass railroad
Russia again routed trains through the Zhuravka and Millerovo area in the Luhansk region of Ukraine due to problems with the bypass railroad , which opened in 2017, as announced by the Ukrainian MP , Dmytro Tymchuk.
"The joke is that after all the amazing reports and serious launch by the Russians of trains "bypassing Ukraine," as of February 2018 it turns out that Russian trains have returned to the "old" railroad. As before, they are going through Ukraine. Such an extreme "railway failure" …
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US Representative for Ukraine Volker: sanctions against Russia may be eased if it contributes to peace in Donbas
According to RIA Novosti, U.S. Special Representative for Ukraine, Kurt Volker, stated that western countries can ease sanctions against Russia if Moscow contributes to the achievement of peace in the Donbas region.
He also added that only a slight easing of restrictive measures is possible, but even this can become a valuable factor in the relations between the Russian Federation and the United States, as it will demonstrate their ability to negotiate.At the same time, Volker noted the lack …
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Ukrainian military detects Serbian snipers near Bakhmut highway in the Donbas
A group of Serbian snipers have been noticed around the 31st checkpoint on the Bakhmut highway, according to information received by the Ukrainian volunteer organization “Come Back Alive" from Ukrainian intelligence officers.
"They arrived a couple of weeks ago. There is information that these are Serbs for sure. In December last year, this group operated in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions," one of intelligence officers said.
These are allegedly the same Serbian mercenaries responsible for …