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Media: Candidate for the post of US Ambassador to Russia owns business in Ukraine
US President Donald Trump has nominated former Utah governor Jon Huntsman for the post of U.S. Ambassador to Russia, as reported by the White House Press Office.
"Governor Jon Huntsman has had a distinguished career as a politician, diplomat, and businessman," the release says.
The US media previously reported that the former governor had agreed to President Trump's proposal that he head a key diplomatic mission. Now, Huntsman's appointment must be considered by the US Senate.
Former US …
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Kyiv: Coal from the separatist-held areas of Donbas may be exported to Turkey
The coal mined in along the demarcation line in eastern Ukraine can be delivered to Turkey through Russia, as announced by the Minister of Energy and Coal Industry of Ukraine, Igor Nasalik.
"The ministry appealed to the embassies of eight countries where coal from the ATO (Anti-Terrorist Operation in the Donbas) zone has previously been sold, so far, the most problematic destination is Turkey," the minister said.
According to him, the Ukrainians are working with the embassy in Turkey and the …
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Ukraine has simplified the entry procedure into Crimea for lawyers and human rights advocates
On Wednesday, the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine amended the order of entry to the temporarily occupied territory of Ukraine and exit from it, which simplified the mechanism for crossing the administrative border for human rights advocates and representatives of independent human rights missions, as reported by the Ministry of Temporary Occupied Territories of Ukraine.
The resolution states that in order to cross the administrative border with the temporarily occupied territory, the human …
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Crimean authorities plan to build defensive structures on administrative border with Ukraine
The Kremlin-controlled Crimean government intends to strengthen the defense of the “border” between the annexed peninsula and mainland Ukraine, as stated by Russian Deputy Prime Minister of Crimea Igor Mikhailichenko, Krym.Realii reports.
“One of the priorities for Crimea is the creation of defensive structures on the border strip. These measures will make it possible to strengthen the defense on the Russian-Ukrainian portion of the border. Another important matter is the arrangement of the …
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Ukrainian border guards conduct drills close to border with Crimea
The personnel of the operational-combat border commandant of the Berdyansk squad are conducting training close to the border with the Crimea in the Henichesk region of the Kherson province, the press service of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine reported.
The training of the soldiers is being done in order to improve their mastery of firing various types of weapons. The border guards have also worked on elements of tactical medicine.
Additionally, the fighters were deployed in combat …