Saturday, March 9, 2019

Italy's Prime Minister Conte advocates for lifting sanctions against Russia - Kyiv Post

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March 09, 2019
Italy's Prime Minister Conte advocates for lifting sanctions against Russia - Kyiv Post
Is Russia a Guarantor of Stability and Security? - Polygraph.info
Paul Manafort Was an Agent of Ukraine, Not Russia - National Review
UNIAN: Slovakia summons Russian envoy over criticism of Crimea op-ed - Kyiv Post
Russian trolls can be surprisingly subtle, and often fun to read - The Washington Post

Italy's Prime Minister Conte advocates for lifting sanctions against Russia - Kyiv Post

Kyiv Post
Italy’s Prime Minister Conte advocates for lifting sanctions against Russia Published March 9. Updated March 9 at 3:00 pm Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) and Italy's Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte shake hands during a press conference following their meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow on October 24, 2018.
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Is Russia a Guarantor of Stability and Security? - Polygraph.info

Polygraph.info
On March 7, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said during a briefing that Russia had “repeatedly reaffirmed its role as a state that is the guarantor of stability and security,” and “a party that brings peace, not aggression.” By way of example, she cited the Soviet Union’s role in the Second World War.
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Paul Manafort Was an Agent of Ukraine, Not Russia - National Review

National Review
Paul Manafort arrives at a hearing at U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., January 16, 2018. (Yuri Gripas/Reuters) He is a scoundrel, but he was never a Kremlin operative. Paul Manafort, the clandestine agent of Russia at the heart of the Trump campaign’s “collusion” scand — oh, wait.
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UNIAN: Slovakia summons Russian envoy over criticism of Crimea op-ed - Kyiv Post

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Russia's War Against Ukraine Ukraine-European Union Relations UNIAN: Slovakia summons Russian envoy over criticism of Crimea op-ed Published March 9 at 11:44 am Sailors take part in Russia's Navy Day celebrations in Sevastopol, Crimea, on July 29, 2018.
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Russian trolls can be surprisingly subtle, and often fun to read - The Washington Post

The Washington Post
On Sept. 10, 2018, @PoliteMelanie tweeted to her more than 20,000 followers: “Criticizing Trump in a book is just unfair. It’s like criticizing the Amish on television.” The next day this tweet won the Chicago Tribune’s “Tweet of the Week” contest .
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Friday, March 8, 2019

UkrInform: US approves bill prohibiting recognition of Crimea as part of Russia - Kyiv Post

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March 08, 2019
UkrInform: US approves bill prohibiting recognition of Crimea as part of Russia - Kyiv Post
Paul Manafort sentenced to almost four years in prison from Mueller prosecution - Vox.com
Medvedchuk stands for direct gas supplies from Russia to Ukraine - 112 International
Merkel Is Said to Reject US Pressure to Provoke Russia's Navy - The Moscow Times
Joint UN, OSCE engagement can address crisis in Ukraine, other 'dark spots of conflict' in Europe - UN News

UkrInform: US approves bill prohibiting recognition of Crimea as part of Russia - Kyiv Post

Kyiv Post
Russia's War Against Ukraine UkrInform: US approves bill prohibiting recognition of Crimea as part of Russia Published March 8 at 2:53 pm Russian President Vladimir Putin addresses supporters during a rally celebrating the fourth anniversary of Russia's annexation of Crimea at Sevastopol's Nakhimov Square on March 14, 2018.
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Paul Manafort sentenced to almost four years in prison from Mueller prosecution - Vox.com

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Former Trump campaign chair Paul Manafort was sentenced to 47 months in prison by a federal judge Thursday — in a far lighter sentence than was expected. Manafort had been convicted of eight counts of filing false tax returns, bank fraud, and failure to report foreign assets last August, in the only case brought by special counsel Robert Mueller that has gone to trial so far.
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Medvedchuk stands for direct gas supplies from Russia to Ukraine - 112 International

112 International
  Viktor Medvedchuk, chairman of the Political Party Opposition Platform - For Life “In 2018, Ukraine imported over 10 million cubic meters of natural gas worth around 3 million dollars.
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Merkel Is Said to Reject US Pressure to Provoke Russia's Navy - The Moscow Times

The Moscow Times
German Chancellor Angela Merkel rebuffed U.S. pressure last month to conduct a naval maneuver in Russia’s backyard aimed at provoking President Vladimir Putin, according to three people familiar with the talks.
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Joint UN, OSCE engagement can address crisis in Ukraine, other 'dark spots of conflict' in Europe - UN News

UN News
“The crisis goes against everything the OSCE and the UN stand for,” continued Slovakian Foreign Minister Miroslav Lajčák in his briefing on OSCE’s activities. In late February 2014, the situation in Ukraine went from political crisis, to violent confrontation and, later, became a full-scale conflict between Government forces and separatists, in the country’s east.
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Thursday, March 7, 2019

With same logic Russia should return Crimea to Ukraine: Shirinyan to Zatulin - aysor.am - Hot news from Armenia - Aysor

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March 07, 2019
With same logic Russia should return Crimea to Ukraine: Shirinyan to Zatulin - aysor.am - Hot news from Armenia - Aysor
UNPO: Crimean Tatar: NATO Reaffirm Support for Ukraine Over Crimea Issue and Expresses Concern over Human Rights Violations by Russia against Crimean Tatar Population - UNPO
Russia must return Ukraine's sailors and ships U.S. Under Secretary of State - MENAFN.COM
Russian businessman wanted by Ukraine freed, lawyer says | Kathimerini - www.ekathimerini.com
Ukrinform - Ukrinform. Ukraine and world news

With same logic Russia should return Crimea to Ukraine: Shirinyan to Zatulin - aysor.am - Hot news from Armenia - Aysor

Aysor
Aysor.am has conducted interview with political analyst Levon Shirinyan over the statements of Russian State Duma representatives and Federica Mogherini, Vice-President of the European Commission and EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy about Karabakh conflict settlement.
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UNPO: Crimean Tatar: NATO Reaffirm Support for Ukraine Over Crimea Issue and Expresses Concern over Human Rights Violations by Russia against Crimean Tatar Population - UNPO

UNPO
Mar 07, 2019 Crimean Tatar: NATO Reaffirm Support for Ukraine Over Crimea Issue and Expresses Concern over Human Rights Violations by Russia against Crimean Tatar Population On wednesday March 6th, a NATO-Ukraine commission met to discuss the recent developments in the Russian-occupied Crimean Peninsula.
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Russia must return Ukraine's sailors and ships U.S. Under Secretary of State - MENAFN.COM

MENAFN.COM
Russia must return Ukraine's sailors and ships U.S. Under Secretary of State MENAFN.COM(MENAFN - UkrinForm) Russia must return captured Ukrainian sailors and ships, as well as release all illegally detained political prisoners.
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Russian businessman wanted by Ukraine freed, lawyer says | Kathimerini - www.ekathimerini.com

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Russian businessman Yevgeny Kalinin, who had been detained on February 28 during a short business trip to Athens, was released from prison on Wednesday night, his lawyer said. Kalinin, described in media reports as a 52-year-old energy expert from Russia, was detained at Athens’s International Airport at the request of Ukraine, where he is wanted for alleged tax evasion dating before 2014.
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Ukrinform - Ukrinform. Ukraine and world news

Ukrinform. Ukraine and world news
The National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine considered at its meeting the issue of reforming the military-industrial complex. “March 6, 2019, the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine considered at its meeting the issue of reforming the military-industrial complex and increasing the transparency of implementing the state defense order,” the Council’s press service reports.
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Wednesday, March 6, 2019

UkrInform: MEP says Russia has turned Crimea from gem into black hole for 5 years of occupation - Kyiv Post

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March 06, 2019
UkrInform: MEP says Russia has turned Crimea from gem into black hole for 5 years of occupation - Kyiv Post
Russian aggression targets Ukraine's defense, economic, and political sectors – Scaparotti - UNIAN
Belarus leader seeks better ties with West despite Russian 'hysterics' - Reuters
UkrInform: EU ambassadors agree on sanctions against 8 Russians responsible for detaining Ukrainian sailors - Kyiv Post
EU Ambassadors Approve Sanctions On Eight More Russians Over Kerch Strait Incident - RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty

UkrInform: MEP says Russia has turned Crimea from gem into black hole for 5 years of occupation - Kyiv Post

Kyiv Post
Russia's War Against Ukraine UkrInform: MEP says Russia has turned Crimea from gem into black hole for 5 years of occupation Published March 6 at 11:37 am Unmarked military trucks belonging to Russian forces move as a convoy towards the border area between Crimea and the Kherson region of Ukraine, on the highway near the town of Dzhankoy, on March 14, 2014.
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Russian aggression targets Ukraine's defense, economic, and political sectors – Scaparotti - UNIAN

UNIAN
Russia will likely attempt to interfere in Ukraine’s upcoming presidential elections, as it did in 2014, the U.S. Army general added. Photo from UNIAN Moscow persists in its multifaceted campaign to destabilize Ukraine and block Ukraine’s democratic choice to align with the West, Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR) of NATO Command Operations and Commander of the U.S.
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Belarus leader seeks better ties with West despite Russian 'hysterics' - Reuters

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MINSK (Reuters) - Belarus will seek better ties with the West even though this provokes “hysterics” from its traditional ally Russia, long-serving President Alexander Lukashenko said on Tuesday, a day after lifting a cap of five U.S.
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UkrInform: EU ambassadors agree on sanctions against 8 Russians responsible for detaining Ukrainian sailors - Kyiv Post

Kyiv Post
Russia's War Against Ukraine UkrInform: EU ambassadors agree on sanctions against 8 Russians responsible for detaining Ukrainian sailors Published March 6. Updated March 6 at 12:44 pm Russian security service officers escort detained Ukrainian sailors to a courthouse in Moscow on Jan.
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EU Ambassadors Approve Sanctions On Eight More Russians Over Kerch Strait Incident - RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty

RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
BRUSSELS -- EU ambassadors have agreed to impose asset freezes and visa bans on eight Russians involved in the capture and jailing of 24 Ukrainian seamen in an incident near the Kerch Strait in November, according to several sources familiar with the discussions.
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Tuesday, March 5, 2019

Ukraine drops Rakitskiy from national team after Russia move – media - UNIAN

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March 05, 2019
Ukraine drops Rakitskiy from national team after Russia move – media - UNIAN
Female Russian tank commander defects to Ukraine after 'falling for honeytrap' - Mirror Online
Ukrainian archbishop to attend court hearings in Russia in Pavlo Hryb case – political prisoner's father - UNIAN
Donbas death toll rises as Ukraine reports another soldier killed in action Monday - UNIAN
Hacking Lawsuit Targets Russian-Born Trump Associate - RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty

Ukraine drops Rakitskiy from national team after Russia move – media - UNIAN

UNIAN
Ukraine drops Rakitskiy from national team after Russia move – mediaUkraine coach Andriy Shevchenko hasn't explained the decision to drop Rakitskiy, who has played 54 times for his country, however the Zenit signing had prompted criticism among Ukrainian fans.
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Female Russian tank commander defects to Ukraine after 'falling for honeytrap' - Mirror Online

Mirror Online
A famed woman tank commander fighting for pro-Vladimir Putin rebels has defected to Ukraine after being recruited in a “honeytrap”, it is claimed. Svetlana Dryuk, 40, says she has handed Kiev details of Russian battle plans for a “full-scale invasion” of Ukraine with 100,000 ground troops inside the country in four hours.
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Ukrainian archbishop to attend court hearings in Russia in Pavlo Hryb case – political prisoner's father - UNIAN

UNIAN
Ukrainian archbishop to attend court hearings in Russia in Pavlo Hryb case – political prisoner's fatherThe hearings will be held in Rostov-on-Don next week, Ihor Hryb said. Photo from UNIAN
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Donbas death toll rises as Ukraine reports another soldier killed in action Monday - UNIAN

UNIAN
Donbas death toll rises as Ukraine reports another soldier killed in action Monday09:20, 05 March 2019 War 0 0 According to intelligence reports, four enemy troops were eliminated and another one was wounded.
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Hacking Lawsuit Targets Russian-Born Trump Associate - RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty

RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
A Russia-born businessman with ties to President Donald Trump has been targeted in a U.S. lawsuit that accuses him of hacking into a Hollywood friend's electronics and accessing confidential information about her celebrity contacts.
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Monday, March 4, 2019

Hundred days in Russian captivity: Ombudsperson demands release of Ukrainian POW sailors - UNIAN

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March 04, 2019
Hundred days in Russian captivity: Ombudsperson demands release of Ukrainian POW sailors - UNIAN
Inside Russia's propaganda train of 'Syrian war trophies' - Task & Purpose
UNIAN: Russia planning to disrupt elections in Ukraine - Kyiv Post
Russia planning to disrupt elections in Ukraine – OSINT group - UNIAN
Ukraine's Tymoshenko: 'Gas Princess', Prisoner, and Next President? - U.S. News & World Report

Hundred days in Russian captivity: Ombudsperson demands release of Ukrainian POW sailors - UNIAN

UNIAN
Hundred days in Russian captivity: Ombudsperson demands release of Ukrainian POW sailorsUkraine is calling on the Russian Federation to comply with the norms of international humanitarian law, in particular, the 1949 Geneva Convention.
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Inside Russia's propaganda train of 'Syrian war trophies' - Task & Purpose

Task & Purpose
Editor's Note: This article originally appeared on Radio Free Europe/Radio Free Liberty. KURSK, Russia -- When a trainload of tanks, guns, and other military hardware supposedly seized from the Syrian battlefields pulled up at Kursk railway station on a cloudy afternoon this week, a jubilant crowd was there to greet it.
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UNIAN: Russia planning to disrupt elections in Ukraine - Kyiv Post

Kyiv Post
2019 Presidential Election UNIAN: Russia planning to disrupt elections in Ukraine Published March 4 at 11:50 am An elderly woman votes at home on Nov. 11, 2015, during local elections in Kyiv.
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Russia planning to disrupt elections in Ukraine – OSINT group - UNIAN

UNIAN
Russia planning to disrupt elections in Ukraine – OSINT groupOne of the options on the table is claiming that election officials are "not allowing people to vote after they present their IDP IDs." The focus will be on regions bordering with the occupied territories, the central part of Ukraine, and the City of Kyiv.
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Ukraine's Tymoshenko: 'Gas Princess', Prisoner, and Next President? - U.S. News & World Report

U.S. News & World Report
Leader of opposition Batkivshchyna party and presidential candidate Yulia Tymoshenko attends an interview with Reuters in Kiev, Ukraine February 28, 2019. REUTERS/Gleb GaranichReuters
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