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Kyiv: Construction of Kerch Strait Bridge threatens national security of Ukraine
The construction of a bridge between Russia and the annexed Crimea poses a threat to Ukraine’s national security, as it may lead to a reduction in trade in Ukrainian ports in the Sea of Azov due to restrictions on navigation in the region, as announced in statement released by the public research organization Center for Army, Conversion, and Disarmament Studies (CACDS).
“More recently, statements were made by the political leadership of the Russian Federation, as well as representatives of …
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Media: More than 36,000 Russian mercenaries stationed in the Donbas
There are constantly 36,000 Russian mercenaries in the Donbas on a rotational basis, with weapons and equipment. Of them, 2900 are regular soldiers of the Russian Armed Forces (RAF),Ukrayinska Pravda reported with reference to the Crisis Media Center.
As of July 2017, in Eastern Ukraine there were soldiers of the 331st Guards Airborne Regiment, the 20th Motor Rifle Brigade (Volgograd), and the 7th Air Assault Brigade from Novorossiysk in Krasnodar Krai.
Lyubov Tsybulskaya, advisor to General …
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Ukraine outraged at Putin’s Debrecen award
Ukraine considers it unacceptable that the University of Debrecen is awarding Russian President Vladimir Putin the title of “honorary citizen”. This was the conclusion of the article which Ukrainian Ambassador to Hungary Liubov Nepop sent to a Hungarian news outlet, Evropeyskaya Pravda reported.
According to the ambassador, perhaps, few years ago nobody would have paid any attention to this, but in light of recent developments in Ukraine, it is unacceptable.
“Since 2014, the name Vladimir …
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Media: Russia is creating paramilitary youth groups in the US
Employees of Russian consulates are engaged in the creation of a network of pro-Russian youth paramilitary detachments in the USA, reported SlavicSac.com.
The article’s author writes that ahead of Russia’s invasion of the Donbas and the Crimea, representatives of the Federal Agency for Youth Affairs, Rosmolodyozh, an organization that is one of the Kremlin's main tools for patriotic influence on the minds of young Russians, had become frequent guests in American cities. They began to massively …
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German Foreign Minister: Germany does not want to completely ruin relations with Russia
German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel urged the US to pursue a more sensible treatment of Russia, after meeting with the US Secretary of State, Rex Tillerson, in Washington on Tuesday August 28th, Deutschlandfunk reported.
Gabriel noted that the new sanctions issued by the US Congress caused concern in Europe due to "unpredictable side effects." According to him, "we would not want to completely destroy economic relations with Russia."
It should be noted that the German Foreign Minister has …