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Erdogan: Turkey expects Russia to make a decision to release Ukrainian political prisoners
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that Turkey provided the Russian side with a list of Ukrainian political prisoners to be released and expects a successful resolution of this issue, Erdogan stated during a joint press conference with Ukrainian Petro Poroshenko following the Seventh meeting of the High-Level Strategic Council between Ukraine and Turkey in Istanbul, the press service of the Ukrainian head of state reported.
“Earlier, two political prisoners (Akhtem Chiygoz, deputy …
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For the first time in 19 years Ukraine test fires S-300 anti-air system
Ukrainian anti-air troops used the mobile S-300B1 anti-air missile defense system in a drill for the first time in 19 years,reported Viktor Muzhenko, Chief of General Staff and Commander of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, on November 3.
According to Muzhenko, the results of the training shots “confirmed the possibility of significantly increasing the combat strength in the shortest possible time”. “For the first time in 19 years, there was combat use of the mobile S-300B1 anti-air missile system, …
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Poroshenko and Patriarch of Constantinople agree on establishment of independent Ukrainian Orthodox Church
President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko and the Patriarch of Constantinople, Bartholomew signed the agreement on cooperation and collaboration between Ukraine and the Patriarch of Constantinople, Interfax-Ukraine reports.
“The agreement that we signed today, completes this process… creates all conditions for the process of granting tomos to be implemented in strict compliance with orthodox canons,” Poroshenko wrote on Twitter. According to Patriarch Bartholomew, the agreement “will lead to unity …
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Erdogan: Turkey will never recognize the annexation of Crimea
President of the Republic of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan, during the joint briefing with the President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko, stated that Turkey has never recognized and will not recognize the annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation.
He once again assured that the position of Turkey is to support the sovereignty, independence, territorial integrity, and political unity of Ukraine, reports 112 Ukraine.
At the same time, Erdogan stressed that Ankara will continue to protect the …
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Ukrainian President invites Erdogan to send Turkish troops to Donbas
During a meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Istanbul, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko asked his colleague to include a Turkish military contingent in the peacekeeping mission in the Donbas. The meeting was broadcast by the TV channel 112 Ukraine.
“I suggested to Mr. President that he make our dialog more active, including support of the decision to deploy peacekeepers in accordance with the UN Security Council mandate. We trust Turkey, and would be happy if Turkey took …