The reasons why international observers have not been able to come to the Crimea have been paperwork issues, as well as that their belief that the Crimea is part of Ukrainian territory, assumed Crimean Ombudsmen Ludmila Lubina in an interview with Radio "Sputnik in the Crimea."

“These organizations do not recognize the Crimea as Russia and when coming to our territory they ask for permission from Ukraine. Ukraine gives these permissions, but they are filled out in an unclear manner. We declare …

The Special Monitoring Mission of the OSCE in Ukraine (OSCE SMM) insists on the cessation of shelling of the Donetsk filtration plant by all sides of the conflict in the Donbas. This position was announced in a statement by the Chief Monitor of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine, Ertugrul Apakan, which was published on Facebook on Friday, February 24.

"The shelling of the filtration plant, as well as the fact that, contrary to their promises, these parties have still not taken away …

Protests were held in several cities across the US, where participants expressed a number of accusations against the previous U.S. administration. The protests were timed to coincide with the anniversary of the revolution in Ukraine.

Protesters meeting near UN headquarters promoted a version of events that claimed that former president Barack Obama and billionaire George Soros had a hand in the change of power in Ukraine.

The activists emphasized that the same people are now trying to remove …