Contents tagged with Donbas
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Klimkin: Autonomy in the Donbas could lead to Russia's goal of federalization of Ukraine
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine is convinced that granting autonomy to the Donbas may lead to the federalization of Ukraine and to its weakening and separation, and that “this is what Russia strives for.”
Providing autonomy to the part of the Donbas uncontrolled by Kiev is unacceptable for Ukraine because the Russian protectorate over this territory will be legitimized as a result, Pavlo Klimkin stated on Thursday, September 1 in an interview with Deutsche Welle.
“If we grant …
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Experts: Russia's combat readiness check was intended for western audiences
The sudden check of the troops’ combat readiness, which was held in the south of Russia and in the Crimea, was mainly intended for Western partners, and Kremlin wants to force Ukraine to settle the conflict in the Donbas on Russia’s terms, according to the deputy director on international issues at the Center for Army, Conversion and Disarmament Studies (CACDS), Mykhailo Samus, Krym.Realii reported.
“This is [meant to be] pressure on the West with an aim to force Ukraine via Western partners …
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Poll: Fewer Russians support their government's actions in eastern Ukraine
Over the past year and a half, more and more Russians believe Russia’s intervention in the conflict in eastern Ukraine to be unnecessary, Radio Svoboda reported. According to a poll by the Russian Public Opinion Research Centre (VCIOM), 38% of respondents believe that Moscow should maintain neutrality. In January 2015, there were 28% of respondents, who thought so.
The number of those who are in favor of recognition of independence of the so-called Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) and Luhansk …
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Ukrainian Prosecutor General: There are 800 volumes of investigations into Russia's actions in the Donbas
The Prosecutor General of Ukraine, Yuriy Lutsenko, published the statistics of the pre-trial investigation on Russia’s instigation and continuation of aggressive actions. He posted the data on Facebook on Tuesday, August, 30 2016.According to Lutsenko, the investigation covered the entire period of Russian aggression starting from February 2014 (the occupation of the Crimea, and the anti-terrorist operation in the east of the country).The volume of materials from the criminal proceedings is …
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Ukrainian government to present strategy for de-occupation of the Donbas and Crimea
The strategy for the de-occupation of Ukrainian territories, which are not controlled by Kyiv, will be discussed on the 31st of August at a government meeting. This discussion will pay special attention to certain regions in Donetsk and Luhansk, as well as to the Crimea. According to Ukrainski Novyny, this statement was made by the Deputy Minister of Ukraine on the issues of the temporarily occupied territories and internally displaced persons, Georgiy Tuka.
“If everything goes according to …
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Ukrainian Intelligence: Separatists are suffering from fuel shortages
Separatist troops from the self-proclaimed Republics of the Donbas are experiencing fuel shortages, reads a statement on Facebook made by the Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry.
The statement notes that regular supplies of weapons, military equipment and munitions for militias continue. There were 17 Ural trucks with munitions moved to Makiivka. Three armored personnel carriers were transferred after being repaired, as well as four KamAZ trucks and two UAZs. …
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Ukrainian Presidential Spokesman: 100,000 Russian troops are stationed near Ukraine's borders
The representative of the Presidential Administration of Ukraine on ATO issues, Colonel Andriy Lysenko stated on Radio Svoboda that Russia has gathered approximately 100,000 servicemen in the territories of the occupied Crimea, Donbas and on the eastern border with Ukraine.
“Approximately 40,000 servicemen are stationed along the northern border in the Donbas; another fifty to sixty thousand are stationed in the east of the country. This group is constantly changing and expanding. Three …
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French Foreign Ministry says its position on the Crimea remains unchanged
A representative from the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Romain Nadal, stated that the official position of France on the Crimea remains unchanged – the accession of the peninsula was illegal. Nadal noted that attempts by the Russian authorities to legitimize the accession of the Crimea by electing representatives from the peninsula to the Russian State Duma will not change France’s position.
“On the 16th of August, the president of the republic recalled the consistent position of France …
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Ukrainian MFA demands that Russian-backed separatists stop attempting to intimidate OSCE
The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry has demanded that Russian-backed separatists stop trying to intimidate OSCE observers in eastern Ukraine, Ukrainskaya Pravda reported.
"The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine strongly condemns the provocations that are regularly carried out by Russian-controlled fighters against the observers of the Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) of the OSCE in Ukraine with the aim of preventing effective operations of the mission," a statement posted on the ministry’s …
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Ukraine prepares draft documents to send UN peacekeepers to the Donbas
Ukraine has drafted documents regarding an official decision to send United Nations (UN) peacekeepers to the Donbas and is looking forward to constructive cooperation with the new UN secretary general, stated Volodymyr Yelchenko, Ukraine’s permanent representative to the UN.
“Everything is ready. We even have draft documents ready for approval – on a UN support office in Ukraine, on a special representative to the secretary general, and on a mediatory mission from the UN secretary general – we …