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Serbia files 45 cases against Serbs who fought in eastern Ukraine and Syria
The Serbian Prosecutor’s Office filed 45 cases against mercenaries who fought in eastern Ukraine and Syria, reported the Serbian newspaper Politika, citing as a source Tatiana Sekulich, who works in the Belgrade prosecutor’s office.
Last year the Prosecutor's Office filed charges against 24 persons, and rulings were made by the High Court of Belgrade in 28 other cases.
According to media reports, several dozen Serbs are still in Ukraine and Syria. Under Serbian law, mercenaries and their …
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Crimean authorities are preparing to allow Chinese tourists to visit the peninsula without visas
The Crimean Ministry of Resorts and Tourism reports on the preparation of a list of local tour operators which will be able to accept tourists from China as part of "visa-free travel regime”, reported the Ministry’s press service.
The Ministry noted that Crimean tour companies"willing to carry out activities on travel-related services and reception of Chinese tourists in 2018" have until December 15, 2017 to submit their applications.
The Crimean Ministry of Resorts said that this is their …
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Ukrainian MP: Severing diplomatic ties with Russia at this stage not beneficial for Ukraine
In an interview with LB.ua, Head of the Verkohvna Rada Committee on matters of National Security and Defense Serhiy Pashynsky believes that breaking off diplomatic relations with Russia would not be beneficial for Ukraine at this stage.
“Such [an amendment to sever diplomatic ties with Russia] cannot be included. In order to do this, the law on the Cabinet of Ministers needs to be revoked. An executive organ can be created in the Verkhovna Rada. Do you know that we have masses of MPs who don’ …
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Turchynov: Russia is deploying forces to the border with Ukraine 'disguising them as peacekeepers'
Russia began to deploy military forces to the Ukrainian border, which it is going to "disguise" as UN peacekeepers, as stated on Saturday by the Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council, Oleksandr Turchynov.
According to him, negotiations on the introduction of peacekeeping forces in the Donbas are very serious.
"However all of Russia's attempts to "disguise" its forces as peacekeepers, which it has already begun to build up near the borders with Ukraine, will be in vain," …
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Putin: Manafort collaborated with Yanukovych, Russia was not involved
Russian President Vladimir Putin told journalist that the former head of the US Presidential campaign headquarters, Paul Manafort, had worked with former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych and that Russia was not involved, reports Russian news agency RIA Novosti.
"As for Mr. Manafort, he is also associated with Russia; but the only thing that connects him is that he, being the head of an American PR agency, signed contracts and worked in the region as a businessman, including with President …