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Austria accuses Russia of espionage
Six months after the attempted poisoning of the former double agent Sergei Skripal in the UK, Russia found itself in the middle of a new “espionage scandal.”
The Austrian Defense Ministry on Friday reported the arrest of a 70-year-old retired colonel, who engaged in espionage for Russia more than 20 years.
“The military counterintelligence service through international cooperation opened the espionage case. The retired officer of the Austrian army from the 1990’s spied on the Bundesheer ( …
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EU: elections in Donbas are illegitimate
Ahead of the elections organized by Russia in the territories of Donetsk and Luhansk regions which are controlled by pro-Russian militants, the European Union reiterated its support for the independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine.
In a statement published on Saturday, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Frederica Mogherini said that Brussels will not recognize the results of these elections.
"The EU considers the “elections” planned for 11 …
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Ukrainian politician: Russia plays Transnistria’s scenario in Donbas
Deputy Minister for the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine, Georgiy Tuka, announced on Hromadske Radio that Russia is organizing so-called “elections” in the occupied Donbas to repeat Transnistria’s scenario.
The official noted that Russia organized “elections” in the “occupied territories” of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions in order to legitimize the leaders of the “republics”. Thus, the Russian Federation is trying to push Ukrainian authorities into direct negotiations, same as it …
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Putin’s friend Prigozhin took part in negotiations with Libyan marshal Khalifa Haftar in Moscow
Yevgeny Prigozhin, a Russian businessman with ties to Russian president Vladimir Putin, was captured on video among the members of the delegation headed by Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoygu during negotiations with the commander of the Libyan National Army, Khalifa Haftar. The video recording was published by the Libyan Defense Ministry on its Youtube channel.
Prigozhin is the co-owner of the Concord group of companies and he has been repeatedly associated with the Wagner private …
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Ukraine’s Representative to UN: Russia is preparing to deploy nuclear weapons in Crimea
The permanent representative of Ukraine to the UN, Volodymyr Yelchenko, stated that Russian Federation has doubled its military forces on the peninsula and continues preparation of the Crimean military infrastructure for deployment of nuclear weapons. According to him, the UN Security Council should meet to discuss the situation in the occupied Donbas, and the escalation in the Sea of Azov reports TSN.
“For example, Crimea is often used as the headquarters and a supply base for military …
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Media: Austrian army colonel detained on suspicion of spying for Russia
The Austrian special services detained a colonel of the Austrian Army who is suspected of spying for Russia for 20 years, the Austrian Kronen Zeitung reported on Friday with reference to the Austrian Defense Ministry.
According to the newspaper, the Austrian special services investigate the case of the 70-year-old retired colonel who, since the late 1990s, allegedly transferred to the Russian military intelligence information on the migration crisis, the Austrian military aviation and …
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Media: Russia jams GPS during NATO exercises
GPS geolocation services were disrupted in Lapland region in northern Finland and similar problems were earlier reported by the Norwegian military, Yle news agency reports.
It is noted that the Finish Defense Force first detected the malfunction and warned the Aviation Navigation Center about the interference in their work.
According to the Finish military, the territory from northern Rovaniemi to the Norwegian border and east of Kittila to the border of Russia was affected.
Yle notes that …
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Ukrainian ambassador: Russia is waging an information war against Ukraine in the US
Ukrainian Ambassador to the United States Valeriy Chaly said that the systemic use of information war elements against Ukraine was extended in the United States.
“There have been again several attempts of fraud in different states of the US. We have recorded attempts of reaching governors to organize provocations (they were promptly stopped by us),” the head of the diplomatic mission wrote on his Facebook page.
Valeriy Chaly said that the anti-Ukrainian activities take place in big and small …
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Ukrainian politician: Russia offered to ‘solve’ Donbas problem in exchange for Crimea
Yevhen Marchuk, Ukraine’s representative in the security subgroup of the Trilateral Contact Group (TCG), told reporters that in other work groups he receives offers to deal with the situation in the Donbas by Ukraine officially renouncing its claims to Russia-annexed Crimea.
“I am involved in another two (aside from the TCG) international platforms on the Donbas. In the coffee breaks, they say to me that if Ukraine officially renounces Crimea, and takes away the Crimean problem, it could be a …
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Ukrainian politician: all civil organizations in Russia are working to destabilize other countries
Interfax-Ukraine reports that the Minister of Temporarily Occupied Territories and Internally Displaced Persons Vadym Chernysh is confident that not only Russian intelligence services but also civil organizations work on destabilizing situations in other countries.
“There, all civil organizations have the goal of destabilizing and influencing certain countries and societies,” stated the minister at the “Lessons from a hybrid decade: what you need to know to move forward successfully” …