Sunday, May 12, 2019

Pompeo to meet with Putin in Russia - CNN

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May 12, 2019
Pompeo to meet with Putin in Russia - CNN
Ukraine says clean Russian oil starts flowing from Belarus - Al-Arabiya
The Ukrainian Weekly: Poroshenko speaks on Remembrance and Reconciliation Day in Kyiv | KyivPost - Ukraine's Global Voice - Kyiv Post
Stop Fake: Kyiv recognizes that Russia is protecting Donbas residents (fake) | KyivPost - Ukraine's Global Voice - Kyiv Post
Soviet housing was famously drab. This Ukraine complex is all about color - Los Angeles Times

Pompeo to meet with Putin in Russia - CNN

CNN
The State Department announced Friday that Pompeo would meet with Putin and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Sochi, Russia, next Tuesday. The leaders are expected to have "frank discussions" on a broad range of multilateral and bilateral issues, including arms control, Ukraine, Venezuela, North Korea and Iran, according to a senior State Department official.
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Ukraine says clean Russian oil starts flowing from Belarus - Al-Arabiya

Al-Arabiya
Pipeline operator Ukrtransnafta said on Monday that clean Russian oil had started flowing from Belarus toward Ukraine and it was ready to resume oil exports to the European Union following a transit hiatus over contaminated crude.
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The Ukrainian Weekly: Poroshenko speaks on Remembrance and Reconciliation Day in Kyiv | KyivPost - Ukraine's Global Voice - Kyiv Post

Kyiv Post
The Ukrainian Weekly: Poroshenko speaks on Remembrance and Reconciliation Day in Kyiv Published May 12 at 1:19 pm Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko (L) and Infrastructure Minister Volodymyr Omelyan pose for a photograph after arriving to Uzhgorod on the Kyiv-Uzhgorod flight on March 15, 2019.
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Stop Fake: Kyiv recognizes that Russia is protecting Donbas residents (fake) | KyivPost - Ukraine's Global Voice - Kyiv Post

Kyiv Post
Russia's War Against Ukraine Stop Fake: Kyiv recognizes that Russia is protecting Donbas residents (fake) Published May 12 at 1:03 pm People watch multiple launch rocket system of pro-Russian rebels patroling in the center of Donetsk during WWII Victory Day parade on May 9, 2017.
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Soviet housing was famously drab. This Ukraine complex is all about color - Los Angeles Times

Los Angeles Times
The real innovation of Comfort Town, Vasyliev said, is inside the apartments, which have distinct bedrooms and living rooms. This may sound unremarkable, but in Soviet apartments, no such distinction was made.
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Saturday, May 11, 2019

Defense Ministry: Russian warships block Ukrainian maritime economic zones - Ukrinform. Ukraine and world news

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May 11, 2019
Defense Ministry: Russian warships block Ukrainian maritime economic zones - Ukrinform. Ukraine and world news
Referendums on Donbass took place in response to rise of neo-Nazism - Boris Gryzlov - TASS
RFE/RL: Belarusian president says damages from contaminated Russian oil 'enormous' | KyivPost - Ukraine's Global Voice - Kyiv Post
Zerkal asks ITLOS to take measures that will make Russia return Ukrainian seamen - MENAFN.COM
One Ukrainian serviceman wounded in Donbas over 24 hours - 112 International

Defense Ministry: Russian warships block Ukrainian maritime economic zones - Ukrinform. Ukraine and world news

Ukrinform. Ukraine and world news
The stay of foreign ships in Ukrainian ports deters Russia's naval presence in the Black Sea. "Growing intensity of stay of foreign ships in Ukrainian ports and in the Black Sea is significant for the naval activity of Ukraine.
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Referendums on Donbass took place in response to rise of neo-Nazism - Boris Gryzlov - TASS

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MOSCOW, May 11. /TASS/. The 2014 referendums on the creation of the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics (DPR, LPR) took place in response to aggression, Russian Envoy to the Contact Group for resolving the situation in eastern Ukraine Boris Gryzlov told reporters, commenting on the fifth anniversary of the referendums.
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RFE/RL: Belarusian president says damages from contaminated Russian oil 'enormous' | KyivPost - Ukraine's Global Voice - Kyiv Post

Kyiv Post
RFE/RL: Belarusian president says damages from contaminated Russian oil ‘enormous’ Published May 11 at 2:58 pm Belarus' workers open the discharge valve of the "Gomel" oil-pump station, part of the "Druzhba" pipeline in Bobovichi, some 330 km south-east of Minsk, Jan.
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Zerkal asks ITLOS to take measures that will make Russia return Ukrainian seamen - MENAFN.COM

MENAFN.COM
(MENAFN - UkrinForm) Ukraine asks the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) to apply interim measures demanding that Russia immediately free Ukrainian naval vessels and their crew members.
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One Ukrainian serviceman wounded in Donbas over 24 hours - 112 International

112 International
Ukrainian soldier in Donbas conflict area On May 9, Russian occupants attacked the emplacements of Ukrainian government troops 14 times. Ukraine's Defense Ministry reported that, specifying that the enemy used Minsk-banned 120 mm mortars twice.
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Friday, May 10, 2019

UN begins hearing case of Ukraine sailors held by Russia - Washington Post

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May 10, 2019
UN begins hearing case of Ukraine sailors held by Russia - Washington Post
Implacable Adversity: Moscow's Response to Zelensky's Election in Ukraine (Part One) - The Jamestown Foundation
Zelensky playing on Putin’s fears Ukraine could be an alternative Russia, Kirillova says - StopFake.org
Why ‘Blood Coal’ is Critical for Russian Success in Ukraine - International Policy Digest
RFE/RL: Kyiv - UN Tribunal should order Russia to release seized sailors, ships | KyivPost - Ukraine's Global Voice - Kyiv Post

UN begins hearing case of Ukraine sailors held by Russia - Washington Post

Washington Post
BERLIN — A U.N. court is considering a legal case brought by Ukraine over the capture of 24 sailors and three naval vessels held by Russia since November. The Hamburg-based International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea began its two-day hearing Friday.
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Implacable Adversity: Moscow's Response to Zelensky's Election in Ukraine (Part One) - The Jamestown Foundation

The Jamestown Foundation
Moscow is treating Ukraine and its newly elected president, Volodymyr Zelensky, with the same implacable hostility as it did during Petro Poroshenko’s presidency. The Kremlin has not taken even a brief time-out that would have allowed it to assess Zelensky’s first decisions and the staffing of his administration in the wake of the April 21 presidential election (see EDM, April 25).
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Zelensky playing on Putin’s fears Ukraine could be an alternative Russia, Kirillova says - StopFake.org

StopFake.org
By Paul Goble, Window on Eurasia Even before his inauguration, incoming Ukrainian president has launched an information war against Moscow, calling on others in the post-Soviet countries to see what is “possible” if one does what Ukraine is doing and offering Ukrainian citizenship to those, including Russians, who are struggling against authoritarian regimes.
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Why ‘Blood Coal’ is Critical for Russian Success in Ukraine - International Policy Digest

International Policy Digest
World News /10 May 2019 Why ‘Blood Coal’ is Critical for Russian Success in Ukraine The Russian decision to invade and divide Ukraine in 2014 plunged eastern Ukraine and the Crimea into a dangerous and unpredictable future.
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RFE/RL: Kyiv - UN Tribunal should order Russia to release seized sailors, ships | KyivPost - Ukraine's Global Voice - Kyiv Post

Kyiv Post
Russia's War Against Ukraine RFE/RL: Kyiv – UN Tribunal should order Russia to release seized sailors, ships Published May 10 at 2:25 pm Captured Ukrainian sailors Yury Budzilo, Sergey Chuliba, Yury Bezyazychny and Bogdan Nebylitsa in the courtroom, in Moscow, Feb.
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Thursday, May 9, 2019

Reuters: Trading houses caught in crossfire of Russian oil contamination | KyivPost - Ukraine's Global Voice - Kyiv Post

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May 09, 2019
Reuters: Trading houses caught in crossfire of Russian oil contamination | KyivPost - Ukraine's Global Voice - Kyiv Post
Poroshenko: War lessons give Ukraine grounds for fight against Russian aggression | KyivPost - Ukraine's Global Voice - Kyiv Post
COLCHIS: Zelenskiy faces tough choices amidst high expectations - bne IntelliNews
Ukraine after the presidential elections: Sailing through stormy waters? - EUROPP - European Politics and Policy
With new president on the way, what's next for Viktor Medvedchuk? | KyivPost - Ukraine's Global Voice - Kyiv Post

Reuters: Trading houses caught in crossfire of Russian oil contamination | KyivPost - Ukraine's Global Voice - Kyiv Post

Kyiv Post
Reuters: Trading houses caught in crossfire of Russian oil contamination Published May 9 at 2:54 pm Belarus' workers open the discharge valve of the "Gomel" oil-pump station, part of the "Druzhba" pipeline in Bobovichi, some 330 km south-east of Minsk, Jan.
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Poroshenko: War lessons give Ukraine grounds for fight against Russian aggression | KyivPost - Ukraine's Global Voice - Kyiv Post

Kyiv Post
The lessons of the Second World War give Ukraine the ground for the fight against the Russian annexation of the Crimea and the occupation of part of Donbas, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has said.
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COLCHIS: Zelenskiy faces tough choices amidst high expectations - bne IntelliNews

bne IntelliNews
On April 21, Ukraine held the second round of presidential elections where Ukrainian citizens had to choose between the incumbent president Petro Poroshenko and the popular comedian-turned-politician Volodymyr Zelenskiy.
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Ukraine after the presidential elections: Sailing through stormy waters? - EUROPP - European Politics and Policy

EUROPP - European Politics and Policy
Ukraine after the presidential elections: Sailing through stormy waters? EUROPP - European Politics and PolicyFollowing his victory in Ukraine's presidential election on 21 April, Volodymyr Zelensky must now turn to the challenges facing him in office.
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With new president on the way, what's next for Viktor Medvedchuk? | KyivPost - Ukraine's Global Voice - Kyiv Post

Kyiv Post
Over the course of multiple presidential administrations, oligarch Viktor Medvedchuk built a business empire in Ukraine and capitalized on his role of an unofficial intermediary with the Kremlin.
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Wednesday, May 8, 2019

North Korea's Newest Missile Appears Similar To Advanced Russian Design - NPR

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May 08, 2019
North Korea's Newest Missile Appears Similar To Advanced Russian Design - NPR
No Ukrainians among avalanche victims in Altai - Interfax Ukraine
UNIAN: 1 Ukrainian soldier killed, 2 injured in Donbas | KyivPost - Ukraine's Global Voice - Kyiv Post
Biden’s Ukraine Problem Has Nothing to Do With His Son - Bloomberg
Ukraine Officials Discuss Russia Sanctions With US Senator Collins in Washington- Embassy - UrduPoint News

North Korea's Newest Missile Appears Similar To Advanced Russian Design - NPR

NPR
North Korea's latest short-range missile, tested on May 4, looks similar to Russia's Iskander missile. North Korea describes it as a "tactical guided weapon." KCNA/Reuters hide caption
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No Ukrainians among avalanche victims in Altai - Interfax Ukraine

Interfax Ukraine
14:00 08.05.2019 No Ukrainians among avalanche victims in Altai There are no Ukrainian citizens among those killed in an avalanche in Russia's Altai Mountains, official representative of the Consular Service Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Vasyl Kyrylych has said.
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UNIAN: 1 Ukrainian soldier killed, 2 injured in Donbas | KyivPost - Ukraine's Global Voice - Kyiv Post

Kyiv Post
Russia's War Against Ukraine UNIAN: 1 Ukrainian soldier killed, 2 injured in Donbas Published May 8 at 9:39 am A soldier stands on top of an APC during military drills near Urzuf village not far from the city of Mariupol, eastern Ukraine on Nov.
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Biden’s Ukraine Problem Has Nothing to Do With His Son - Bloomberg

Bloomberg
Biden’s Ukraine Problem Has Nothing to Do With His Son BloombergThe former vice president showed poor foreign policy judgment in his bungling, boastful dealings with Kiev.
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Ukraine Officials Discuss Russia Sanctions With US Senator Collins in Washington- Embassy - UrduPoint News

UrduPoint News
WASHINGTON (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 08th May, 2019) Ukrainian Vice Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration Ivanna Klympush-Tsintsadze and Ukrainian Ambassador to the United States Valeriy Chaly have discussed with US Republican Senator Susan Collins, during their meeting in Washington, the possibility to impose new sanctions on Russia, the Ukrainian Embassy in the United States has said in a statement.
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Tuesday, May 7, 2019

Ukraine sues Gazprom over ‘anticompetitive practices’ to retain earnings from transit of Russian gas - RT

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May 07, 2019
Ukraine sues Gazprom over ‘anticompetitive practices’ to retain earnings from transit of Russian gas - RT
Warning, NATO: Why Is Russia Showing Off Its Su-27 Fighters and Supersonic Bombers? - The National Interest Online
Ukraine sees 16% drop in sales of new commercial vehicles in Jan-April - UNIAN
Ukraine's antigraft bureau opens case against Parliament Speaker Parubiy - UNIAN
Poroshenko appoints new top military commander in Donbas | KyivPost - Ukraine's Global Voice - Kyiv Post

Ukraine sues Gazprom over ‘anticompetitive practices’ to retain earnings from transit of Russian gas - RT

RT
Ukrainian national oil and gas firm Naftogaz said it filed a complaint to the European Commission accusing Russian energy giant Gazprom of anticompetitive practices in relation to the Nord Stream 2 pipeline which bypasses Ukraine.
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Warning, NATO: Why Is Russia Showing Off Its Su-27 Fighters and Supersonic Bombers? - The National Interest Online

The National Interest Online
This type of military tit-for-tat is not, in of itself, out of the ordinary; to the contrary, it characterizes the sweep of the Russia-NATO security relationship of the past decade.
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Ukraine sees 16% drop in sales of new commercial vehicles in Jan-April - UNIAN

UNIAN
Ukraine sees 16% drop in sales of new commercial vehicles in Jan-AprilSome 858 new commercial vehicles were sold in April 2019 alone. REUTERS Sales of new commercial vehicles in Ukraine in January-April 2019 dropped by 16% year-over-year (y-o-y), to 3,398 vehicles.Some 858 new commercial vehicles were sold in April 2019 alone, which was 28% down y-o-y, the Ukrautoprom association's press service said.
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Ukraine's antigraft bureau opens case against Parliament Speaker Parubiy - UNIAN

UNIAN
Ukraine's antigraft bureau opens case against Parliament Speaker ParubiyA pretrial investigation is underway. Photo from UNIAN The National Anti-corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) has opened proceedings against Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine's parliament, Andriy Parubiy on suspicion of misuse of budget funds.Read alsoKyiv court orders anti-corruption probe of Rada Speaker Parubiy
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Poroshenko appoints new top military commander in Donbas | KyivPost - Ukraine's Global Voice - Kyiv Post

Kyiv Post
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has appointed Lieutenant General Oleksandr Syrskiy to be the new leader of the Joint Forces Operation in the Donbas, replacing the previous commander, Lieutenant General Serhiy Nayev, after a year of the latter’s service on the post.
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