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Ukrainian President promised to submit to the Parliament a draft law on Crimean Tatar autonomy
On August 8th, President Petro Poroshenko held a meeting with the leader of Crimean Tatars Mustafa Dzhemilev and Refat Chubarov, the Chairman of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar People, according to the website of the Mejlis.
“When discussing a number of issues regarding amendments to the Constitution of Ukraine, the President of Ukraine announced that he expects the Constitutional Commission to draft amendments and supplements to Section X of the Constitution of Ukraine on Autonomous Republic …
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Gazprom claims that increase in Nord Stream’s transit did not reduce gas transit through Ukraine
Gazprom is experiencing good dynamics in its gas exports to Europe through Nord Stream and OPAL pipelines; at the same time, transit through Ukraine has even increased, TASS reported quoting Chairman of the Board of Gazprom, Alexey Miller.
"Between August 1 and August 8, production through the OPAL gas pipeline by Gazprom increased by 30%. Today, the pipeline has reached full capacity. The volume of daily gas supply to Greifswald reached 140 million cubic meters on August 8. That is, the use …
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DPR head Zakharchenko says there will be no 'Malorossiya'
The so-called “leader” of the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) Alexander Zakharchenko stated that the public did not like the name “Malorossiya” (“Little Russia”), but the very idea of “re-establishment” of the country aroused great interest.
“The very idea of re-establishment of the state, which is plunged into a deep economic and political crisis and not attempting to carry out radical reforms to federalize the country and find ways out of the collapse, received broad support,” said …
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Electricity shortage in Crimea causes power outages in Russia
Temporary power outages are being introduced in the Krasnodar Krai region (Russia) due to hot weather. It is also related to the difficult situation regarding energy supply of the Crimea, the administration of the Krasnodar Krai said.
Thus, electricity outages will be conducted in the evening – from 20:00 to 23:00 for consumers in Novorossiysk, Anapa, and Gelendzhik, as well as in the Crimean Abinsk, Slavyan, Krasnoarmeisk, Temryuk districts of the Krasnodar Territory. Power outages, as has …
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Analysts: Russia deploying equipment on EU border under the cover of Zapad 2017 military exercise
Since the start of August 2017, large-scale deployment of Russian military equipment has been observed along all lines of the European border with Russia.
This is the finding of an OSINT investigation by the international investigative community InformNapalm, Ukrinform reports.
By monitoring social networks and analyzing photographs, InformNapalm volunteers established that since the start of August 2017, “large-scale deployment of Russian military equipment has begun along all lines of the …