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Polish Ministry of Defense: Ukraine’s information about Russian troops staying in Belarus after Zapad-2017 exercises should be taken seriously
During a broadcast of Polish TV on Saturday, Polish Defense Minister, Antoni Macierewicz, stated that the Ukrainians are very well informed about the joint Russian-Belarusian exercises Zapad 2017, and suggested that Ukraine’s information about that Russian troops staying in Belarus after these exercise should be taken seriously.
"We are carefully studying the information from Ukraine. Ukraine is very well-versed in the affairs of Russians. I would treat their information very seriously," …
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Muzhenko: Nine Ukrainian battalions are now compatible with NATO
At the moment, nine Ukrainian battalions are already compatible with NATO troops, said the chief of the General Staff, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Victor Muzhenko.
"Preparation of battalions is going on with the help of foreign specialists, which began in 2015. There are instructors and military personnel from the United States, Canada, Great Britain, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, and Poland in Ukraine today. We have reached the appropriate compatibility at least in nine …
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Russia transfers imprisoned Ukrainian producer Sentsov to penitentiary in far North
The Ukrainian producer, Oleh Sentsov, who was sentenced in Russia to a 20 year imprisonment, is being transferred from Irkutsk to the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous District, as he indicated in a letter to human rights activist, Zoya Svetova, which was published by Open Russia.
It is noted that the letter was dated September 17th and sent from the remand center (SIZO-1) in Tyumen on September 21st, and it was received on September 29th.
"I'm all right. I'm leaving. I was abruptly taken from Yakutia …
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Former US ambassador to Russia: the US sanctions are effective but did not change the situation with Ukraine
US sanctions against Russia did not lead to a drastic change in the situation in Ukraine, said in an interview with the Kommersant newspaper former US Ambassador to Russia, John Tefft.
In his opinion, the imposed sanctions proved to be effective against Russia. "And the Russian president, together with a number of other Russian Federation officials, acknowledged this," he emphasized. "But did these sanctions lead to a drastic change in the situation in Ukraine? Obviously not."
Nevertheless, …
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Ukraine starts production of spare parts for Lamborghini and Porsche
In the city of Kolomyia, in the Ivano-Frankivsk region, the German company, Leoni has launched its first production line of its newly built plant in Ukraine. The company manufactures parts for a number of automobile brands. Ukrainian President Peter Poroshenko was present at the opening ceremony.
The plant, which will produce automobile cables, was opened on Friday, September 29th.
"Imagine, the products that will be produced in Kolomyia will be installed on elite cars such as Audi, …