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Kravchuk suggests that Russia and Ukraine hold direct talks
The former first president of Ukraine, Leonid Kravchuk said in an interview with Radio Liberty that in order to stop the war that Russia is waging against Ukraine, a direct agreement is needed between the leaders of both states.
"It is necessary, first of all, no matter how difficult it is, to achieve a meeting at the level of the Russian and Ukrainian authorities, one on one. What is happening in the Donbas is the hand of the Kremlin, and until we agree with Russia... [about what] we can do, …
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Ukraine detains ex-health minister of the annexed Crimea
An ex-"Minister" of annexed Crimea, Petro Mikhalchevsky, who is suspected of treason, was taken into custody for a month, the Press Secretary of the Prosecutor's Office of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, Tatyana Tikhonchik announced on January 8.
According to Krym.Realii, during the court hearing, the representatives of the Prosecutor's Office insisted on the detention of Mikhalchevsky for a period of 60 days.
"The work of Mikhalchevsky in the Russian government of the Crimea is an …
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Russia on US reconnaissance flights over Ukraine: Crimea has been turned into a fortress
The flights of the US heavy unmanned RQ-4A Global Hawk and the R-8A Poseidon maritime reconnaissance aircraft along the demarcation line in the Donbas and over Black Sea waters close to annexed Crimea are related to the US’s interest in Russian weaponry, believes Ivan Konovalov, director of the Russian Center for Strategic Conjuncture, RT reports.
“The goal is obvious – reconnaissance of Crimea’s modern military infrastructure. And that it is powerful is also obvious, the Russian leadership is …
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Killer of lawyer Nozdrovska arrested in Ukraine
Law enforcement officers arrested a person suspected of murdering lawyer Iryna Nozdrovska. This was reported by Artem Shevchenko, director of the Ukrainian Interior Ministry’s communication department.“A person has been arrested who is objectively suspected of committing the crime,” Shevchenko said.
As reported by the Interior Ministry’s press service, law enforcement authorities identified and questioned all six drivers of the route buses in the interval between 17:00 and 18:00, who were …
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Ukrainian state border guards refused thousands of dollars in bribes in 2017
Officers of the State Border Guard Service, during 2017, have been offered over UAH 1 million ($35,440 USD) in bribes, which they turned down, the press service of the State Border Guard reported.
“Last year officers of the State Border Guard Service completed and filed with the National Police more than a thousand crime alerts under article 369 of the Penal Code (offering, promising, or rendering unlawful benefits to an official),” the statement read.
In 2018, the first attempt to bribe …