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New head of LPR speaks about close cooperation with the Kremlin
Leonid Pasechnik, who replaced Igor Plotnitsky as head of the Luhansk People's Republic (LPR), has reported on "well-established" cooperation with Moscow.
Pasechnik said that "I personally, and the entire leadership of the LPR, have constructive interaction with all Russian structures that render humanitarian assistance to our Republic at such a difficult time. I am confident that our cooperation will continue in the future,” reports Luhansk Information Centre.
According to Pasechnik, the …
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Saakashvili says he could be extradited next week
In his interview on NewsOne TV Channel, the ex-head of the Odessa Regional State Administration, Mikheil Saakashvili can be extradited from Ukraine as early as next week.
According to Saakashvili, such a measure can be adopted if he chooses to return to Georgia instead of being expelled to Europe.
"They plan to throw me out of the country. They have a joint special operation of the Georgian special services, Russian special services and Ukrainian special services... If they even throw me …
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Girkin: Russia driving new parties of 'cannon fodder' into Syria
Militants from the unrecognized Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics (DPR & LPR) are leaving en masse as “volunteers” to the war in Syria, where they will serve as cannon fodder, former DPR Defense Minister Igor Girkin (Strelkov) wrote on his VKontakte page.
“Molkino (a military base where the private military companies involved in combat operations in Syria are trained) is packed with former ‘corps’ fighters and other formations from the ‘separate regions’, who have retired for various …
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Washington: US to continue sending non-lethal weapons to Ukraine
US National Security Advisor Herbert McMaster promised that Washington will continue to supply the Ukrainian army with non-lethal weaponry.
According to him, the US should oppose Russia’s attempts to destabilize, while avoiding a global conflict.
He also emphasized that shipments of non-lethal aid will strengthen the defensive capabilities of Kyiv, which is doing a lot to implement reform.
“The Ukrainians are taking significant steps to implement government and military reform. The shipment …
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Over the year Ukraine paid more to IMF than it received from it
On December 1, Ukraine transferred its last due payment to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in 2017 at $169 million, while overall it paid $1.268 billion this year, Ukrainski Novyny reports citing the press service of the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU).
According to the schedule of debt owed to the IMF, on December 1, Ukraine repaid 114.3 million Special Drawing Rights or SDRs that amount to $169 million. In total, in 2017 Ukraine paid 858.7 million SDRs worth $1.3 billion.
Meanwhile, …