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Pentagon seeks to examine experiences of Ukrainian veterans to help train US soldiers
The U.S. Army seeks to examine the experiences of Ukrainian veterans on the frontline in order to use it to train its soldiers, as reported by Golos Ameriki, based on the results of the first training rotation of Ukrainian servicemen.
“We seek to examine information provided by ATO veterans concerning their military operations. We want to provide a report of our findings to the Armed Forces of Ukraine so they may better understand things Ukrainian soldiers have to deal with,” the article says. …
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Ukrainian border guards stationed near Crimea accused of corruption scheme
The ban on the supply of Ukrainian goods to Crimea has resulted in corruption schemes along the administrative border with the peninsula. This was reported to Krim.Realii by the head of a human rights group, Olga Skrypnyk. This ban was imposed by the Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine No. 1035 which details “restrictions of some goods and services in the annexed Crimea and out of the annexed Crimea.”
According to Skrypnyk, the scheme entails the use of illicit means to collect …
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Kasparov: Opposition candidates should not run in Crimean elections
Russian oppositionist Garry Kasparov declared that candidates of opposition parties should not run in Duma elections in Crimea. He wrote about it on his Facebook page.
"The participation of opposition parties from the annexed territory in the elections looks bad from both political and moral points of view. Whatever the 'oppositionists' say in their defense, they wittingly or unwittingly help Putin to give a veneer of legitimacy to the criminal seizure of the territory of a neighboring state", …
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Stockholm court to consider Ukrainian bank's claim against Russia for lost assets in Crimea
The Stockholm Arbitration Court has taken a claims complaint made by the largest bank in Ukraine, PivatBank, under consideration. The bank claims to have lost assets worth nearly 1 billion dollars caused by the annexation of Crimea. This was reported by the Chairman of PrivatBank, Dmitry Dubilet.“We have gone through all of the procedures and the Stockholm Arbitration Court has taken our complaint under consideration. The entire amount in our complaint is 1 billion dollars. This amount …
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Poroshenko Seeks Supply of Military Equipment from Germany
In an interview with the German newspaper Bild, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko called for increasing the supply of German military equipment to Ukraine.
"We are open to this possibility and we support this because it concerns the security situation in Europe," the President said, answering the question of whether Ukraine needs more weapons from Germany.
Poroshenko, however, did not specify whether he seeks lethal or non-lethal equipment, but he did note that a resolution to the conflict …