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Ukraine calls for foreigners attending events in Crimea to be prosecuted
The Prosecutor's Office of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea in Kyiv has proposed that foreigners who attend events in Crimea should be prosecuted, reported the Ukrainian regulator’s press service, citing chief prosecutor Hyunduz Mamedov, who spoke about it on July 24 at a meeting of Crimea’s law enforcement agencies on the state of crime and the detection of crimes committed on the peninsula during the first half of this year.
Mamedov reiterated that he had previously emphasized the necessity …
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Russia promises to respond to the deployment of NATO forces at Georgian border
Konstantin Kosachev, the head of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Russian Federation announced on Wednesday that Russia will have to implement its own military plan in case of Georgia’s membership in NATO and the deployment of NATO forces at the borders with Georgia.
In case of Georgia’s membership in the Alliance, “the normalization of Russia’s relations with Tbilisi, together with South Ossetia and Abkhazia, will not have any prospects,” said Kosachev at the meeting with journalists.
He …
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Ukrainian President thanks the US for a clear stance on the Crimea
President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko expressed gratitude to the United States of America for decisive rejection of the Russian annexation of Crimea and called for foreign policy partners to support the "Crimean Declaration" by the USA.
"I welcome Washington's historic statement on the non-recognition of the attempt at annexation of the Ukrainian Crimea by the Russian aggressor. This is a worthy response to the Kremlin's hybrid provocations after Helsinki. I am sincerely grateful to the …
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European Court of Human Rights calls for an end to Sentsov’s hunger strike
In a statement made on July 25, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) called on the Russian Federation to provide convicted Ukrainian film director Oleh Sentsov with treatment in a medical institution appropriate to his condition.
"The Court today decided to apply an interim measure and to indicate to the Russian Government that Mr Sentsov should receive treatment appropriate to his condition in an institutionalized medical setting without delay. The Court also invited the applicant to end …
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A group of Slovak MPs is set to visit annexed Crimea
Several deputies from Slovakia have decided to visit the Crimean peninsula, which was annexed, from Ukraine by the Russian Federation, despite the ambassador’s warning that this would violate the law, reported Slovak SME (The Slovak Spectator) news outlet.
Last week, a group of deputies, led by the independent MP Peter Marcek, announced that they are going to visit the Crimea in August. They also informed that they are planning to travel to the Crimean peninsula from Moscow.
In response, …