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Ukrainian military command: Russian Orlan-10 military drone fell in the Donbas
A Russian Orlan-10 model unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) fell near the village of Novohradivka on Saturday, September 16 due to a technical malfunction of the system, reports the press service of the Ukrainian military headquarters in eastern Ukraine.
According to the Ukrainian military, the air defense of the Ukrainian Armed Forces carefully tracked its route, but failed to shoot down the UAV.
"It corresponds to a model that is manufactured in Russia. The ‘Orlan-10’ is being developed by a …
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Tillerson discussed situation in Ukraine and Syria with Lavrov
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson held a telephone conversation with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, as reported on Facebook by the press service of the Russian Foreign Ministry.
It is noted that the conversation took place on September 16, at the American initiative.
"The current situation on the Syrian settlement, including the tasks of the anti-terrorist struggle ‘on the ground’, the implementation of decisions from the international meeting on Syria held September 14-15 of this …
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General Electric considering setting up production of locomotives and spare parts in Ukraine
General Electric is considering the production of locomotives in Ukraine, reported Ukrainian Transportation and Infrastructure Minister, Volodymyr Omelyan, at a press briefing, 112.ua reports.
"Negotiations with General Electric are being conducted. Projects that would localize production in Ukraine are being considered. I would like to have not only the construction of locomotives in Ukraine, but also the ability to produce spare parts for General Electric locomotives for other countries in …
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Kuchma: there is more likelihood that Ukraine will receive lethal weapons during Trump’s presidency than when Obama was in power
The representative of Ukraine in the Tripartite Contact Group, the second president of Ukraine, Leonid Kuchma, believes that after Donald Trump came to power, Ukraine has a better chance of receiving lethal weapons, as he expressed during the YES forum.
He noted that work with the administration of US President Donald Trump in this matter is more promising than with the administration of Barack Obama.
"Let's wait till he [Trump] has a good mood in favor of Ukraine and are problems with Russia. …
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Ukrainian ambassador to the US: at the next meeting Poroshenko and Trump will discuss implementation of joint agreements and outline the road ahead
President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko and US President Donald Trump will meet during the 72nd session of the UN General Assembly on Thursday, September 21. There they will discuss the results of the agreements reached at the meeting in June, wrote Valery Chaly, the Ukrainian ambassador to the United States, on his Facebook page.
The two heads of state intend to outline plans for cooperating in global and regional security, defense, and economic and energy ventures. The ambassador thanked his …