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Assassination attempt on top separatist official rocks Donetsk
According to Russia’s RIA Novosti news agency, there were two explosions on a Saturday morning in Donetsk. According to the agency's source in the local security agencies, an assassination attempt was made on the so-called “Minister of Revenue and Taxes” of the DPR (Donetsk People’s Republic), Alexander Timofeyev.
As a result of the attack, the official was injured and was taken to hospital in critical condition, said the agency's interlocutor.
The local Donetsk News agency also reported the …
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Ukrainian court finds Saakashvili guilty of illegally crossing the border
The former President of Georgia and the former Governor of the Odessa region, Mikhail Saakashvili, was found guilty of illegally crossing the Ukrainian border by the Mostitsky District Court of the Lviv region.
“In the administrative case on the illegal crossing of the Ukrainian border, the court finds the defendant guilty and imposes a fine 3400 hryvnia ($130)," the judge said. Also, Saakashvili must pay 320 hryvnia ($12.2) court fees.
Saakashvili did not attend the court session. On his …
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Canada considering supplying lethal weapons to Ukraine
The Government of Canada is considering providing lethal weapons to Ukraine, as indicated by Canadian Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, during a press conference in Toronto after a meeting with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko.
"We are very much looking at the mechanism [of adding Ukraine] to the AFCCL (Automatic Firearms Country Control List), which is the list of countries able to receive exported Canadian automatic weapons. This is something that we are moving forward on. There is a …
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Kremlin: peacekeepers in the Donbas should be deployed only along the contact line
The spokesperson for the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, said on Friday that Russia once again agrees only to a UN security mission on the line of demarcation, reports UNIAN.
"Now, a Russian draft resolution on the participation of the UN peacekeeping forces is being discussed and finalized in the UN. There has been a lot of speculation on this issue, there was a lot of speculation in the Ukrainian media that peacekeepers will allegedly be deployed across the entire Donbas. I would …
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Crimean court sentences journalist Semena to 2.5 years probation
The Zheleznodorozhny District Court of Simferopol, which is controlled by the Kremlin, has sentenced Crimean journalist Mykola Semena to a two and a half years suspended sentence with a probation period of three years and a prohibition on engagement in public activities, Krym.Realii reported.
The day prior, Semena made a final speech in court, during which he said that if he were convicted, it would "affect all of journalism in Russia."
The Prosecutor called for punishment for Semena in the …