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Belarus will not admit holders of DPR and LPR passports
It is not possible to enter Belarus with a passport from the self proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) or Luhansk People’s Republic (LPR), as stated by Anton Bychkovsky, an official representative of the State Border Committee of Belarus, the Belarusian Telegraph Agency (BelTA) reported.
According to Bychovsky, it is possible to cross the border into Belarus only with documents that are recognized by international and bilateral agreements.
“We follow the current laws. If a person …
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Poroshenko: Putin is creating an 'Aleppo' in the Donbas
In an interview with the newspaper Bild, President Petro Poroshenko accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of creating of a Ukrainian ‘Aleppo’ in the Donbas, where Poroshenko claims separatists are deliberately attacking civilians.
"The situation in some parts of eastern Ukraine is dramatic. We have clear evidence that civilians are deliberately being attacked. Putin is creating a Ukrainian Aleppo there," he said.
According to him, Ukraine has tried many agreements, but Moscow does not …
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Montenegro accuses Russia of planning last October's coup attempt
Russian intelligence was involved in planning a coup d’état in Montenegro on the 16th of October 2016, said special state prosecutor Milivoje Katnić in a local television broadcast.
According to the Montenegrin prosecutor, on the 16th of October, a group of conspirators planned to assassinate Prime Minister Milo Đukanović. Russian citizen Eduard Shirokov featured on the list of suspects for participation in the attempted coup.
According to a written publication of Vijesti, the investigation …
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Moscow accuses US of wiretapping Russian ambassador
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that the American intelligence agency has been wiretapping Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak in Washington.
“In relation to the scandal that was built up regarding Flynn, who only worked as Trump’s adviser for several weeks, the US intelligence told reporters absolutely officially, but anonymously, that, for example, the communications, as they put it, of our ambassador Kislyak were being routinely wiretapped, including his reports to Moscow on what …
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The EU said Russia's recognition of DPR and LPR documents is inconsistent with the spirit of the Minsk agreements
Russia’s recognition of passports to separate areas of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions (ORDLO) contradicts the Minsk agreements and such documents will not be recognized in the European Union.
"The decree is not consistent with the spirit of the Minsk agreements," said the EU Delegation to Ukraine in response to a request made by Interfax-Ukraine to comment on Russian President Vladimir Putin’s decision to recognize the documents as legitimate.
The Delegation noted that the EU remains …