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PACE recognizes 'Russian occupation of Donbas'
Evropeyskaya Pravda reports that the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) has formally adopted a decision recognizing "the occupation of certain regions of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions by the Russian Federation".
This recognition is contained in a resolution titled “State of Emergency", concerning derogations occurring under Article 15 of the European Convention on Human Rights. At present, three countries have used this option: Ukraine (after the attack by the Russian …
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Kyiv to ban all Russian vessels from entering Ukraine's inland waters
After the incident with the "Nord" vessel, ships from Russia may lose the right to visit Ukraine. Kyiv cited "the high level of terrorist threats" as its justification.
The Ministry of Infrastructure of Ukraine has proposed to close the entrance of the inland waters to all Russian vessels, Deputy Infrastructure Minister Yuriy Lavrenyuk said. The Ministry wants this proposal to be considered by the National Security and Defense Council (NSDC).
According to Lavrenyuk, it is unacceptable for …
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Ukraine detains a woman who worked for Putin's elections campaign in Crimea
Ukrainian Prosecutor General Yuriy Lutsenko announced on Facebook that a citizen of Ukraine had been detained by the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) and the Prosecutor’s Office in connection with organizing signatures in support for the presidency of Vladimir Putin for the Russian Federation. The detained woman was a confidant of Putin, who supported his candidacy in the territories of the Crimea and Sevastopol by collecting signatures.
“The detained citizen of Ukraine assisted the Russian …
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Russia begins military exercises in the Crimea
In the annexed Crimea, the Russian military have begun exercises for mastering the detection of enemy vessels, Krym.Realii reports.
The press-service of the Russian Black Sea Fleet reported that the Fleet’s coastal missile systems take part in these exercises. The Russian military currently have the Bastion and Bal coastal missiles systems deployed in the Crimea. Command-staff exercises of the Russian Black Sea Fleet’s missile brigade are conducted at the training site in the Crimea.
“In …
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Hungary blocks the meeting of the NATO-Ukraine Commission
For the third time, Hungary vetoed the meeting of the NATO-Ukraine Commission at the level of foreign ministers, Ukrinform reports.
The Hungarian government is apparently making good on its promise to apply "pressure" on Kyiv until it changes the law on education that was passed in autumn. Hungary believes that the newly-adopted law violates the rights of national minorities to study in their languages.
At the beginning of the year, Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said that the …