French Senate President emphasizes support for Ukraine's territorial integrity, sovereignty - UNIAN

June 18, 2019

Russia Ukraine French Senate President emphasizes support for Ukraine's territorial integrity, sovereignty - UNIAN Verdicts Expected In Extremism Case Against Five Crimean Tatars In Russia - RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty Russia's Power Grid Is an Easy Target for US Hacking - The Moscow Times Germany insists on gas transit through Ukraine - 112 International Halya Coynash: Another fighter for Ukraine threatened with deportation to Russia | KyivPost - Ukraine's Global Voice - Kyiv Post French Senate President emphasizes support for Ukraine's territorial integrity, sovereignty - UNIAN UNIAN French Senate President emphasizes support for Ukraine's territorial integrity, sovereigntyLarcher and Zelensky discussed the creation of "dialogue commission" with the participation of both countries' parliamentarians to develop the relevant international projects. Read More Verdicts Expected In Extremism Case Against Five Crimean Tatars In Russia - RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty ROSTOV-ON-DON, Russia -- A court in Russia is expected to render verdicts and sentences on June 18 for five Crimean Tatars charged with being members of the Hizb ut-Tahrir Islamic group that is banned in Russia but legal in Ukraine. Read More Russia's Power Grid Is an Easy Target for US Hacking - The Moscow Times The Moscow Times A report in the New York Times that the U.S. Cyber Command has intensified secret efforts to hack the Russian power grid is less interesting for its content than because of U.S. officials’ apparent cooperation in publicizing the activity. Read More Germany insists on gas transit through Ukraine - 112 International 112 International Germany insists on continuation of gas transit through Ukraine, as the representative of Germany’s Federal Government Steffen Seibert said at the briefing in Berlin, as Ukrinform reported. Read More Halya Coynash: Another fighter for Ukraine threatened with deportation to Russia | KyivPost - Ukraine's Global Voice - Kyiv Post Kyiv Post Russia's War Against Ukraine Halya Coynash: Another fighter for Ukraine threatened with deportation to Russia Published June 18 at 11:49 am The photo shows Prosecutor General's Office in Kyiv. Read More

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UkrInform: 8 Ukrainian soldiers killed, 42 wounded in Donbas in May - Kyiv Post

June 17, 2019

Russia Ukraine UkrInform: 8 Ukrainian soldiers killed, 42 wounded in Donbas in May - Kyiv Post Ukraine's Mariupol stuck between war and Russian blockade - Al Jazeera English Taras Kozak buys Ukraine's Zik TV - Digital TV Europe UNIAN: Estonian FM calls for extension of sanctions against Russia - Kyiv Post Two Ukrainian soldiers wounded in Donbas amid 30 enemy attacks in past day - UNIAN UkrInform: 8 Ukrainian soldiers killed, 42 wounded in Donbas in May - Kyiv Post Kyiv Post Russia's War Against Ukraine UkrInform: 8 Ukrainian soldiers killed, 42 wounded in Donbas in May Published June 17 at 3:15 pm An Ukrainian soldier smokes on the way to a position on the front line, near Katerynivka village, in Luhansk region on April 18, 2019, as a war with Russian-backed separatists in the east of the country drags on. Read More Ukraine's Mariupol stuck between war and Russian blockade - Al Jazeera English Al Jazeera English Mariupol, Ukraine - The sea blockade cost Alexey Pilipchuk his job. The 54-year-old used to bus workers to the Azovstal, a mammoth, Communist-era plant that resembles a backdrop for a post-apocalyptic movie. Read More Taras Kozak buys Ukraine's Zik TV - Digital TV Europe Digital TV Europe Taras Kozak Ukrainian politician Taras Kozak has acquired Zik for an undisclosed fee. This adds to Kozak’s existing portfolio of 112 Ukraine and Newsone under holding company Novosti. Read More UNIAN: Estonian FM calls for extension of sanctions against Russia - Kyiv Post Kyiv Post Russia's War Against Ukraine UNIAN: Estonian FM calls for extension of sanctions against Russia Published June 17 at 1:17 pm (FILES) In this file photo taken on March 5, 2014, Pro-Russian activists stand behind a Russian flag during their rally in the western Crimean city of Yevpatoria. Read More Two Ukrainian soldiers wounded in Donbas amid 30 enemy attacks in past day - UNIAN UNIAN Two Ukrainian soldiers wounded in Donbas amid 30 enemy attacks in past day10:26, 17 June 2019 War 0 0 Two occupiers were wounded, intelligence reports say. mil.gov.ua Russia's hybrid military forces in the past 24 hours mounted 30 attacks on Ukrainian army positions in Donbas, with two Ukrainian soldiers reported as wounded in action.Read alsoDay in Donbas: Militants mortar, launch grenade shells at Ukraine positions Read More

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Kremlin ‘cautiously optimistic’ about new Ukrainian president’s policy - TASS

June 16, 2019

Russia Ukraine Kremlin ‘cautiously optimistic’ about new Ukrainian president’s policy - TASS Paul Goble: Moscow laughs at Washington's 'renaming' of Ukrainian capital - Kyiv Post Day in Donbas: Militants mortar, launch grenade shells at Ukraine positions - UNIAN Bloomberg: Ukraine warns of gas crisis as negotiations with Russia drag on - Kyiv Post Roman Dobrokhotov: Russia just had a mini popular uprising - Kyiv Post Kremlin ‘cautiously optimistic’ about new Ukrainian president’s policy - TASS TASS YUZHNO-SAKHALINSK, June 16. /TASS/. The Kremlin has positive expectations about the policy of new Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky, but there is still no understanding about his stance on Russian-Ukrainian relations, Kremlin Peskov said on Sunday. Read More Paul Goble: Moscow laughs at Washington's 'renaming' of Ukrainian capital - Kyiv Post Kyiv Post Ukraine-U.S. Relations In Trump Era Ukrainian vs. Russian Language Paul Goble: Moscow laughs at Washington’s ‘renaming’ of Ukrainian capital Published June 16 at 10:42 am A view of the Monument of Independence in Ukrainian capital Kyiv on March 31, 2019. Read More Day in Donbas: Militants mortar, launch grenade shells at Ukraine positions - UNIAN UNIAN Day in Donbas: Militants mortar, launch grenade shells at Ukraine positions10:40, 16 June 2019 War 7 0 Luckily, no losses have been reported amid the attacks. REUTERS On June 15, Russian occupation forces in Donbas 21 times attacked the positions of Ukraine's Joint Forces, including four times – with the use of 120mm and 82mm mortars proscribed by the Minsk agreements, as reported by the JF Operation press center. Read More Bloomberg: Ukraine warns of gas crisis as negotiations with Russia drag on - Kyiv Post Kyiv Post Ukraine's Energy Challenge Bloomberg: Ukraine warns of gas crisis as negotiations with Russia drag on Published June 16 at 12:16 pm An employee checks equipment at the Dashava underground gas storage facility near Striy, outside Lviv, on May 28, 2015. Read More Roman Dobrokhotov: Russia just had a mini popular uprising - Kyiv Post Kyiv Post Roman Dobrokhotov: Russia just had a mini popular uprising Published June 16 at 11:24 am Protesters gather as they take part in a march to protest against the alleged impunity of law enforcement agencies in central Moscow on June 12, 2019. Read More

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Destroyed and dispersed: How Russia ruined Jewish life in eastern Ukraine - The Jerusalem Post

June 15, 2019

Russia Ukraine Destroyed and dispersed: How Russia ruined Jewish life in eastern Ukraine - The Jerusalem Post Ukrainian military documented consequences of Russian artillery attack on Mariinka - 112 International U.S. Escalates Online Attacks on Russia’s Power Grid - The New York Times Volker: Peace begins in Donbas when Russian forces leave it - Kyiv Post Zelensky meets with families of sailors captured by Russia - Kyiv Post Destroyed and dispersed: How Russia ruined Jewish life in eastern Ukraine - The Jerusalem Post The Jerusalem Post The freezing wind cut through my thin leather jacket and tattered Yankees cap as I ducked my head low between my shoulders and hugged my arms for warmth. My sneakers crunched Kiev’s December snow as I made my way through the Ukrainian capital, intent on reaching the city’s central square, known as the Maidan. Read More Ukrainian military documented consequences of Russian artillery attack on Mariinka - 112 International 112 International Consequences of attack on Mariinka, Donetsk region The mobile group of the Joint Control and Coordination Centre documented the consequences of the attack on Mariinka, Donetsk region; the shelling took place on early June 14. Read More U.S. Escalates Online Attacks on Russia’s Power Grid - The New York Times The New York Times WASHINGTON — The United States is stepping up digital incursions into Russia’s electric power grid in a warning to President Vladimir V. Putin and a demonstration of how the Trump administration is using new authorities to deploy cybertools more aggressively, current and former government officials said. Read More Volker: Peace begins in Donbas when Russian forces leave it - Kyiv Post Kyiv Post Russia's War Against Ukraine Volker: Peace begins in Donbas when Russian forces leave it Published June 15 at 2:34 pm Rescue workers clear debris in the ruins of a house which came under an artillery attack in the village of Maryinka on June 14, 2019. Read More Zelensky meets with families of sailors captured by Russia - Kyiv Post Kyiv Post Zelensky meets with families of sailors captured by Russia Published June 15. Updated June 15 at 12:39 pm President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky met with families of Ukrainian sailors captured near the Kerch Strait in November 2018, , the presidential press service reported on June 14. Read More

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Russia begins issuing passports to residents of occupied Donbas - 112 International

June 14, 2019

Russia Ukraine Russia begins issuing passports to residents of occupied Donbas - 112 International Investigators to present latest findings on downing of MH17 - Reuters Ukraines's SBU finds Kremlin involved in downing IL-76 over Luhansk in 2014 - 112 International Party of Ukraine's president can win parliamentary majority: poll - Reuters Ukrainian Industry Expands Niche In Several Markets - Aviation International News Russia begins issuing passports to residents of occupied Donbas - 112 International 112 International The Russian Federation started to hand its passports over to the residents of the so-called DNR, Donetsk People's Republic. Interfax, Russia's news agency reported this June 14. 'The first 34 residents of Donbas set out to get the Russian passports', reads the message. Read More Investigators to present latest findings on downing of MH17 - Reuters Reuters People protest with a sit-in on a bridge during a day-long and nationwide women's strike aimed at highlighting the country's poor record on defending the rights of women and families in Lausanne, Switzerland, June 14, 2019. Read More Ukraines's SBU finds Kremlin involved in downing IL-76 over Luhansk in 2014 - 112 International 112 International Wreckage of the downed IL-79 in Luhansk airport Open source Ukraine's State Security Service, the SBU found that the Russian military command was behind the downing of Ilyushin Il-76 of Ukraine's Armed Forces, which took place over Luhansk airfield five years ago. Read More Party of Ukraine's president can win parliamentary majority: poll - Reuters Reuters FILE PHOTO: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy holds a news conference after meeting European Council President Donald Tusk in Brussels, Belgium, June 5, 2019. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir/File Photo Read More Ukrainian Industry Expands Niche In Several Markets - Aviation International News Aviation International News Ukraine’s portion of what was once the Soviet Union’s sprawling aerospace industrial empire had a difficult start in the early days following the breakup of the USSR. With the exception of the production plants related to the Antonov aircraft design bureau, very few companies in Ukraine turned out a complete product. Read More

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EU leaders not to recognize issuance of Russian passports to Ukrainian - 112 International

June 13, 2019

Russia Ukraine EU leaders not to recognize issuance of Russian passports to Ukrainian - 112 International Trump Considers Sanctions on European Firms Over Russia's Nord Stream 2 Gas Pipeline - The Moscow Times Acting SBU chief Bakanov's wife has Russian citizenship - Kyiv Post No plans to send Ukraine’s Navy ships through Kerch Strait, - Khomchak - 112 International Giant Russian Passport Carried in Eastern Ukraine on Russia Day - The Moscow Times EU leaders not to recognize issuance of Russian passports to Ukrainian - 112 International 112 International The EU leaders plan to make a decision during the summit on June 20-21, which states the non-recognition of the passports issued to the Ukrainian citizens by Russia. They will also urge Moscow to release the Ukrainian sailors as Brussels correspondent of Radio Liberty Rikard Jozwiak reported on Twitter. Read More Trump Considers Sanctions on European Firms Over Russia's Nord Stream 2 Gas Pipeline - The Moscow Times The Moscow Times U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he was considering sanctions over Russia's Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline project — which the United States has told European companies to avoid — and warned Germany against being dependent on Russia for the fuel. Read More Acting SBU chief Bakanov's wife has Russian citizenship - Kyiv Post Kyiv Post The acting head of the Security Service of Ukraine, Ivan Bakanov, has announced that his wife has Russian citizenship and that she is in line to get Ukrainian citizenship. The statement has been published on the SBU’s Facebook page on June 12. Read More No plans to send Ukraine’s Navy ships through Kerch Strait, - Khomchak - 112 International 112 International Ukrainian Army's Chief of General Staff Ruslan Khomchak For today, there are no plans to let the ships of Ukraine’s Navy pass through the Kerch Strait. The new Chief of the General Staff of Ukrainian Armed Forces Ruslan Khomchak said this in an interview with BBC News Ukraine. Read More Giant Russian Passport Carried in Eastern Ukraine on Russia Day - The Moscow Times The Moscow Times Activists in eastern Ukraine’s separatist republic of Luhansk marked Russia Day by carrying a gigantic Russian passport through the streets. Russian President Vladimir Putin in April signed a decree to expedite the process of naturalization for residents of separatist-controlled eastern Ukraine. Read More

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