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The EU condemned the 'flagrant violation' of the ceasefire in the Donbas
The Press Secretary of the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Federica Mogherini, said on Tuesday, January 31st, that the European Union strongly condemned the resumption of fighting in the east of Ukraine, calling it "a flagrant violation" of the cease-fire under the Minsk agreements. The fighting with heavy artillery in the area of the industrial city, Avdiivka, led to many casualties, Deutsche Welle reported.
The European Union demanded an …
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Polish Foreign Ministry accuses Russia of cyber-attack
The Polish Foreign Ministry has been attacked by hackers. The Ministry believes that the cybercrime was committed by Russian hackers, as reported by the Polish newspaper, Rzeczpospolita.
According to the newspaper, in December 2016, several employees of the Polish Foreign Ministry received an email which allegedly contained a message by NATO General Secretary, Jens Stoltenberg, regarding a meeting of the NATO Council on Russia. Opening the attachment led to the installation of the Trojan virus …
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Polish politician: Future of relations between Ukraine and Poland is 'questionable' because of Ukraine's interpretation of history
Jarosław Kaczyński, the leader of Poland's ruling party, Law and Justice (PiS) believes that the future of Polish-Ukrainian relations is "questionable" because of the way Ukraine interprets its own history, in particular, the role of the UPA (Ukrainian Insurgent Army).
He stated this on Radio Rzeszów in the Polish city of Rzeszów, the Onet web portal reported. According to Kaczyński, the future of Ukrainian-Polish relations depends on Ukraine’s attitude toward history. "Polish-Ukrainian …
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Ukrainian businessman Firtash spent almost $800,000 on lobbying for his interests in the U.S.
The Ukrainian oligarch, Dmytro Firtash, spent almost $800,000 on lobbying on behalf of his interests in the United States, as outlined in the article “The battle for Washington. Lobby of Dmitry Firtash,” published by Ukrayinska Pravda.
“Dmytro Firtash has transferred $80,000 to the account of influential, as he believed, U.S. lobbyists two weeks before the presidential elections in the United States. By that time, the tycoon had already spent $700,000 on their services,” the article says.
It …
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Stoltenberg: NATO can’t recognize the accession of the Crimea to Russia
The Secretary-General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Jens Stoltenberg, believes that accession of the annexed Crimea to Russia is contrary to the values of the Alliance.
Stoltenberg expressed his opinion on BBC while commenting on statements made by the U.S. Administration regarding the possibility of recognizing the Crimea as a part of the Russian Federation under certain conditions.
“The accession of the Crimea runs contrary to the NATO values,” the Secretary-General responded. …