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Vera Savchenko says her sister intends to resume hunger strike after verdict is announced
Vera Savchenko, sister of Nadiya Savchenko, said that Nadiya intends to resume her hunger strike after the verdict is announced, which is scheduled for March 21 and 22.
As Vera said to the broadcast television "5 Channel" on the phone, she and their mother are not allowed to visit, nor are Ukrainian doctors, but only members of the Local Public Monitoring Commission. According to her, they gave Nadiya Savchenko baby food to stop the dry fast.
According to the lawyers, the health status of …
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Geoffrey Pyatt: It will be difficult for the new US President to support Ukraine if there is political chaos
Any new U.S. President who comes to power after the elections will support Ukraine if Ukraine demonstrates progress in reforms and stops the slide into political chaos, the U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine, Geoffrey Pyatt, stated in a speech before the students of the Kyiv Mohyla Academy on Friday.
"If Ukraine continues to move forward, I have no doubt about the position of the next U.S. President, whether he or she is to adhere to the commitments made by President Obama. On the other hand, if …
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Savchenko's lawyer says his client is in critical condition
According to Nadiya Savchenko's lawyer, Nikolai Polozov, his client is in critical condition and her dry hunger strike has led to severe health complications.
“The condition of her already harried health is getting worse. This affects her old problem of kidney stones, which is aggravated by stress to the body in the form of hunger (especially dry). Her high temperature has not fallen for several days which, at a minimum, reflects a serious inflammation of her internal organs,” Polozov wrote on …
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Lawyer representing detained Russian Special Forces member flees Ukraine
Yuri Grabowski, the lawyer who had represented a member of the Special Forces of the Russian Main Intelligence Directorate, Alexander Alexandrov, has allegedly left Ukraine among security fears. Alexandrov is currently detained in Donbas. “I am sorry that I have let you down my friends, I do not know when I will come back. I will communicate with you wherever possible but I really want to go back to my homeland,” Grabowski posted on his Facebook page. The Egyptian resort, Sharm el-Sheikh, was …
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Savchenko's lawyer says letter sent to her client from Poroshenko is a fake
Nadiya Savchenko’s lawyer, Mark Feygin, has reported that a letter sent to her from Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, is a fake. Feygin had previously published the letter.
“This morning, the Consulate General of Ukraine, Vitaly Moskalenko, and I have been part of a special operation. The fake letter given to Nadiya, which was allegedly written by the President of Ukraine, was aimed at discouraging her from her dry hunger strike,” Feygin said.
According to him, Moskalenko received a phone …
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Dzhemilev: Turkish and Ukrainian cooperation may lead to the de-occupation of Crimea
The national leader of Crimean Tatars, Mustafa Dzhemilev, said that Turkey has embarked on economic and military rapprochement with Ukraine. In his opinion, it may help the de-occupation of Crimea. Dzhemilev told Krym.Realli, commenting on the meeting of the President of Ukraine, Petro Poroshenko, and the President of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
"We are heading towards economic and military rapprochement with Ukraine. It is certainly in our favor and I think in favor for de-occupation of …
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Kremlin responds to Poroshenko's offer to exchange prisoners for Savchenko
The Press Spokesman for the President of Russia, Dmitry Peskov, has responded to Ukrainian President, Petro Poroshenko, with regard to the release of Nadiya Savchenko. RBC reported that Poroshenko has officially stated his readiness to exchange Savchenko for Russian prisoners.
“We have noted President Poroshenko’s statements regarding Savchenko. I am not ready to say more. I can however state that we have recorded the statements of Savchenko’s lawyer, Mark Feygin. He has said that the …
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Poroshenko expressed his willingness to work with any potential Prime Minister
The President of Ukraine, Petro Poroshenko, has announced an early election of the Verkhovna Rada (Ukrainian Parliament) and is ready to work with any potential Prime Minister. He said this in an interview with the Turkish channel TRT World, the Ukrainski Novini reported.
"The Parliament should consist of the coalition. The coalition must be a majority. Three fractions have left the coalition. In accordance with the Constitution, a new coalition should be formed and, most likely, a new Prime …
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Belarusian Foreign Ministry doesn't see a threat in Ukraine's cooperation with NATO
As reported by RIA Novosti, according to the Belarusian Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces, Pavel Muraveyko, Belarus is not concerned with Ukraine’s cooperation with NATO and does not see any threat from Ukraine.
“What is happening in its territory and the involvement of NATO countries at this time is not critical or challenging for our country. We should have a good understanding of these processes which take place and know that NATO is interested in increasing the number …
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OSCE reports movement of heavy weapons out of storage facilities in eastern Ukraine
The OSCE Special Monitoring Mission has noted the disappearance of military equipment from storage facilities, as stated by the Deputy Chief of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission in Ukraine, Alexander Hug.
“We see that weapons have been withdrawn from both sides and are now being kept where they should be. However, we are beginning to notice that the equipment is disappearing from those places. It is disappearing equally from both sides, nearly 30% of the equipment. We see that heavy weapons …