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US-Ukraine Rapid Trident 2019 military exercises to be held near Lviv in September
The US-Ukraine Rapid Trident 2019 military exercise will be held sometime between September 13 and 28 and will involve 3,700 soldiers from 14 NATO states and partners, announced the US Army Europe, reports Ukrinform. The drills will last 25 days.
The drills will be conducted at the International Peacekeeping and Security Center of the Hetman Petro Sahaidachnyi National Ground Forces Academy.
The US will be represented at Rapid Trident by personnel from the 101st Airborne Division, the …
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European Court of Human Rights orders Russia to pay Magnitsky’s family €34,000
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has ordered Russia to pay €34,000 to the widow and mother of Hermitage Capital auditor Sergei Magnitsky.
“The court has found Russia guilty of violating several points of the European Convention, including that it did not safeguard Magnitsky’s right to life and did not conduct a fair investigation of the circumstances of his death,” the court ruling states.
The court also ruled that Magnitsky’s detention in the Matrosskaya Tishina prison was …
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Putin: Russia understands Turkey’s concern regarding Syria
At the end of a visit by the Turkish president to Russia on Tuesday August 27, Vladimir Putin and Recep Tayyip Erdogan gave a joint press conference. The leaders drew special attention to one of the key topics discussed in Zhukovsky.
“We believe that at this stage we need to focus on stabilizing the situation in Syria ‘on the ground’ and advance the political resolution process in accordance with UN Security Council Resolution 2254,” Putin told the press.
The Russian head of state said that …
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Volker: US waiting for Zelensky’s promised reforms
During a broadcast of the Ukrainian TV Channel Pryamoi , US Special Representative for Ukraine Kurt Volker said that the US is waiting for Ukraine to form a new government and implement the declared intentions before Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visits Washington.
“The US government will gladly support the initiatives which Mr Zelensky announced during his election campaign and which are being voiced today, as the government is being formed. These are the promises to continue reforms …
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U.S. tries to dissuade Ukraine from cooperating with China
During his visit to Ukraine on Tuesday, U.S. National Security Advisor John Bolton confirmed that he will try to convince the Ukrainian authorities of the danger of cooperation with China.
However, Bolton declined to comment on matters related to the sale of Ukrainian manufacture of airplane and helicopters engines, Motor Sich, to Chinese investors.
He did not confirm, but also did not deny media reports, that the U.S. will try to block the sale of the Motor Sich with a subsequent transfer of …