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Ukrainian Ambassador: Ukraine may receive lethal weapons from Canada
Ukraine is waiting for an affirmative answer from Canada on the supply of lethal weapons, Ukrainian Ambassador to Canada Andriy Shevchenko said.
“We need both lethal weapons and satellite reconnaissance data; nothing has changed in this regard since 2014, when we first put forward such a request. And the recent flare up in the East [of Ukraine] confirms this need,” Shevchenko said.
He added that he ultimately expects an affirmative answer from Canada to Ukraine's request of arms supplies.
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UN warns of high risks of a chemical disaster in the Donbas
The UN Special Rapporteur on issues of hazardous materials warned of the high risks of a chemical spill in eastern Ukraine, which is fraught with disastrous consequences for the health of the local population and the environment, reported the UN News Center.
Baskut Tuncak, the Special Rapporteur on the implications for human rights of the environmentally sound management and disposal of hazardous substances and wastes, reminded that there are large chemical and industrial plants located in the …
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Russia expresses indignation over Canadian military assistance to Ukraine
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation expressed indignation over the Canadian extension of military assistance to Ukraine, in particular the training of Ukrainian military personnel by Canadian instructors. The official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, announced this at a briefing.
"We also took with serious concern the decision of Canada to extend the military mission in Ukraine. Within its framework, Canadian instructors on Ukrainian …
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Germany and Russia want to bring the United States to the negotiating table over Ukraine
The Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Germany and Russia, Sigmar Gabriel and Sergey Lavrov favored the involvement of the United States in negotiations on settlement of the situation in the Donbas. They stated this after bilateral negotiations in Moscow, UNIAN reported.
In particular, Gabriel said that the Federal Republic of Germany and Russia are seeking contact with a new U.S Administration but now it is difficult to find interlocutors there until they got everything settled.
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The Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia plans to reduce number of 'humanitarian convoys' for the Donbas
Beginning in April, convoys with "humanitarian assistance" for residents of the southeast of Ukraine will be sent once a month instead of two, RIA Novosti reported citing the Deputy Head of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia Vladimir Artamonov.
"From April, there will only be one convoy per month, and not two, as per usual," Artamonov said.According to Artamonov, this is due to "sufficient satisfaction of the needs" of residents of the southeast of Ukraine, adding that he means " …
