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Ukraine may establish a NATO doctrine and tactics center
By the end of the year, Ukraine is exploring the establishment of a NATO Center for Doctrine and Tactics within the Navy , as reported by the Deputy Chief of Staff of the Ukrainian Navy for Euro-Atlantic integration, Andriy Ryzhenko. "Consideration is being given to the establishment of a NATO doctrines and tactic center by the end of 2017 to adapt national directives based on the relevant NATO ones," he said in an interview with the Ukrainian publication Dumska, while commenting on the results …
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Saakashvili says he will return to Ukraine in September
During a live broadcast on Facebook, former governor of Odessa Mikhail Saakashvili announced his intention to return to Ukraine in September.
"I will return to Ukraine. I will arrive on September 10 from Poland through the Krakovets checkpoint," he said. Saakashvili stressed that he plans to return in an exclusively legal way and does not intend to violate Ukraine’s current legislation.
Saakashvili also announced his intention to challenge in court the loss of his Ukrainian citizenship. He …
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Poroshenko invites authors of controversial New York Times article to Ukraine
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko gave instructions to invite the authors of the New York Times article on possible shipments of Ukrainian rocket engines to North Korea.
“I am grateful to the editorial staff of the New York Times for drawing the world’s attention to the potential of Ukraine’s missile and space complex. It is elegant, but not the best way. We do not pass on rocket technologies, and we support the international non-proliferation regime responsibly. I have given instructions …
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Command of Ukrainian Armed Forces: Ukraine ready to respond to invasion of Russian troops during Zapad-2017 exercises
After the introduction of Lieutenant-General Anatoly Sirotenko as the new head of the Ivan Chernyakhovsky National Defense University of Ukraine, Ukrainian Minister of Defense Stepan Poltorak stated that the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine has made preparations in case of a threat of invasion by Russian troops during the Russian-Belarusian West-2017 exercises, which will be held on September 14-20.
“We are monitoring the situation. We know about all the movements of Russian troops …
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German Foreign Minister: We do not need a debate on Crimea, we need to think about truce in Donbas
In an interview with the German daily newspaper Kolner Stadt-Anzeiger, German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel claimed that Christian Lindner, a leader among German liberals, is just trying to get headlines when speaking of the temporary postponement of the issue of Crimea's annexation, and that the main task at present is to achieve an ceasefire in eastern Ukraine. European Pravda reported this.
"In my opinion, Mr. Lindner is only concerned with headlines. We do not need debates on Crimea. We …