Daily Digest: Top news of weekend, Aug. 3-4 - Kyiv Post

August 05, 2019

Russia Ukraine Daily Digest: Top news of weekend, Aug. 3-4 - Kyiv Post Russia simplifies procedure of obtaining residence permit for Ukrainians - 112 International Vitaliy Portnikov: It's not about 'negotiation formats,' it's about Russia - Kyiv Post UNIAN: Demining teams unable to work near Stanytsia Luhanska bridge - Kyiv Post Associated Press: Germany urges Russia to swiftly release Moscow protesters - Kyiv Post Daily Digest: Top news of weekend, Aug. 3-4 - Kyiv Post Kyiv Post Daily Digest: Top news of weekend, Aug. 3-4 Kyiv PostPresident Volodymyr Zelensky plans to visit Washington D.C. in September to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump. Meanwhile, Kurt Volker, the special ... Read More Russia simplifies procedure of obtaining residence permit for Ukrainians - 112 International 112 International Russia simplifies procedure of obtaining residence permit for Ukrainians 112 InternationalPeople who have entered the military *service* and who are participants in the state program to help resettle compatriots, as well as citizens of those states that ... Read More Vitaliy Portnikov: It's not about 'negotiation formats,' it's about Russia - Kyiv Post Kyiv Post Vitaliy Portnikov: It's not about 'negotiation formats,' it's about Russia Kyiv PostThe President of Ukraine’s new representative in Crimea, Anton Korynevych, speaks about the need to find an international format for negotiations on the ... Read More UNIAN: Demining teams unable to work near Stanytsia Luhanska bridge - Kyiv Post Kyiv Post UNIAN: Demining teams unable to work near Stanytsia Luhanska bridge Kyiv PostDeminers of the State Emergency *Service* of Ukraine prepare to clear mines in a grey zone between the Ukraine-controlled territory and territory held by ... Read More Associated Press: Germany urges Russia to swiftly release Moscow protesters - Kyiv Post Kyiv Post Associated Press: Germany urges Russia to swiftly release Moscow protesters Kyiv PostBERLIN — Germany is calling on Russia to release the protesters detained during a rally for independent and opposition candidates in Moscow. Read More

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Donald Trump's connections to Russia, explained - Salon

August 04, 2019

Russia Ukraine Donald Trump's connections to Russia, explained - Salon Volker: Trump could accept proposal to take part in talks on Donbas - Kyiv Post Reuters: Russia investigates alleged money laundering by opposition - Kyiv Post Reuters: Russian police detain more than 300 protesters in Moscow - Kyiv Post Alexei Bayer: Sliding toward disaster - Kyiv Post Donald Trump's connections to Russia, explained - Salon Salon Donald Trump's connections to Russia, explained SalonIn July 2016, Donald Trump — then still the Republican Party's presidential candidate — openly encouraged Russia to hack Hillary Clinton, then the Democratic ... Read More Volker: Trump could accept proposal to take part in talks on Donbas - Kyiv Post Kyiv Post Volker: Trump could accept proposal to take part in talks on Donbas Kyiv PostKurt Volker, the Special Representative of the U.S. Department of State for Ukraine Negotiations, did not rule out that U.S. Read More Reuters: Russia investigates alleged money laundering by opposition - Kyiv Post Kyiv Post Reuters: Russia investigates alleged money laundering by opposition Kyiv Post(FILES) In this file photograph taken on June 24, 2019, Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny attends a hearing at a court in Moscow. Read More Reuters: Russian police detain more than 300 protesters in Moscow - Kyiv Post Kyiv Post Reuters: Russian police detain more than 300 protesters in Moscow Kyiv PostRiot police officers detain a journalist during an unsanctioned rally urging fair elections at Moscow's Pushkinskaya Square on August 3, 2019. Read More Alexei Bayer: Sliding toward disaster - Kyiv Post Kyiv Post Alexei Bayer: Sliding toward disaster Kyiv PostJ.K.Rowling's Harry Potter series revolves around the standoff between good and evil, represented, respectively, by Harry and Lord Voldemort. Read More

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Ukraine's border with Russia should be impregnable for enemies, transparent for friends - State Border Service head - Interfax Ukraine

August 02, 2019

Russia Ukraine Ukraine's border with Russia should be impregnable for enemies, transparent for friends - State Border Service head - Interfax Ukraine Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 to go on sale in Russia and Ukraine - Telecompaper Ukraine has no plans to remove ban on Russian social media, presidential adviser says - TASS Ukraine reports one WIA amid five enemy attacks in Donbas on Aug 1 - UNIAN Russian-led forces launch five attacks on Ukrainian troops in Donbas - Ukrinform. Ukraine and world news Ukraine's border with Russia should be impregnable for enemies, transparent for friends - State Border Service head - Interfax Ukraine Interfax Ukraine Ukraine's border with Russia should be impregnable for enemies, transparent for friends - State Border Service head Interfax UkraineHead of the State Border *Service* of Ukraine Serhiy Deineko is in favor of transparency of the Ukrainian border for citizens of the Russian Federation who come ... Read More Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 to go on sale in Russia and Ukraine - Telecompaper Telecompaper We have been keeping professionals in the telecoms industry up-to-date since 2000. Telecompaper is a well respected, independent research and publishing company focussed on the telecommunications industry. Read More Ukraine has no plans to remove ban on Russian social media, presidential adviser says - TASS TASS KIEV, August 2. /TASS/. Kiev will maintain its ban on Russian social media, Ukrainian Presidential Adviser Nikita Poturayev told Radio Svoboda. "There are some hostile media outlets and social media whose activities we cannot approve because they are an enemy weapon. Read More Ukraine reports one WIA amid five enemy attacks in Donbas on Aug 1 - UNIAN UNIAN Ukraine reports one WIA amid five enemy attacks in Donbas on Aug 109:25, 02 August 2019 War 3 0 Since Friday midnight, Russian-led forces haven't attacked Ukrainian positions yet. Read More Russian-led forces launch five attacks on Ukrainian troops in Donbas - Ukrinform. Ukraine and world news Ukrinform. Ukraine and world news On August 1, the Joint Forces adhered to sustainable ceasefire, while the enemy violated the ban on usage of any weapons five times in eastern Ukraine.  “The armed formations of the Russian Federation and its mercenaries used grenade launchers of different systems, heavy machine guns and small arms to shell positions of our units,” the press center of the Joint Forces Operation Headquarters reports. Read More

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Special custom on all Russian goods takes effect in Ukraine - 112 International

August 01, 2019

Russia Ukraine Special custom on all Russian goods takes effect in Ukraine - 112 International Poroshenko: Minsk agreements in Sept 2014 helped stop Russia's invasion - Kyiv Post Aliyah numbers surge, fueled by wave of Russian immigration to Israel - Haaretz Ukraine enforces special duties on most Russian goods starting Aug 1 - news economics - UNIAN Ukraine plans Russian-language television channel - Telecompaper Special custom on all Russian goods takes effect in Ukraine - 112 International 112 International Ukraine imposes a special custom on all goods from Russia. Starting from August 1, there's an active ban on cement and plywood imports from Russia. Stepan Kubiv, the First Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine said so at the government session in May this year; the respective decision was made then. Read More Poroshenko: Minsk agreements in Sept 2014 helped stop Russia's invasion - Kyiv Post Kyiv Post Russia's War Against Ukraine Poroshenko: Minsk agreements in Sept 2014 helped stop Russia’s invasion Published Aug. 1 at 3:06 pm Ukrainian soldiers set up fire for barbecue in the war zone near the town of Novoluhanske on June 14, 2019. Read More Aliyah numbers surge, fueled by wave of Russian immigration to Israel - Haaretz Haaretz Immigration to Israel rose by more than a quarter in the first half of 2019, fueled almost entirely by a continued surge in aliyah from Russia, according to internal Jewish Agency figures. Read More Ukraine enforces special duties on most Russian goods starting Aug 1 - news economics - UNIAN UNIAN Ukraine enforces special duties on most Russian goods starting Aug 1The only exceptions shall relate to sensitive imports, such as coal, coke, gasoline, liquefied natural gas and pharmaceutical products. Read More Ukraine plans Russian-language television channel - Telecompaper Telecompaper We have been keeping professionals in the telecoms industry up-to-date since 2000. Telecompaper is a well respected, independent research and publishing company focussed on the telecommunications industry. Read More

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Ukraine: Naftogaz Files $5.2 Billion Damage Claim Against Russia Over Seized Assets in Crimea - Stratfor Worldview

July 31, 2019

Russia Ukraine Ukraine: Naftogaz Files $5.2 Billion Damage Claim Against Russia Over Seized Assets in Crimea - Stratfor Worldview Weekly Update from the OSCE Observer Mission at Russian Checkpoints Gukovo and Donetsk based on information as of 30 July 2019 - Ukraine - ReliefWeb What Putin Really Wants - Daily Signal One attack on Ukrainian position in Donbas since midnight - 112 International Amy Knight: Russians are no longer afraid to fight Kremlin - Kyiv Post Ukraine: Naftogaz Files $5.2 Billion Damage Claim Against Russia Over Seized Assets in Crimea - Stratfor Worldview Stratfor Worldview situation report Jul 31, 2019 | 12:19 GMT 1 min read Ukraine: Naftogaz Files $5.2 Billion Damage Claim Against Russia Over Seized Assets in CrimeaWhat Happened: Ukrainian oil and gas company Naftogaz has filed a lawsuit for a $5.2 billion damage claim over assets that Russia seized during its annexation of Crimea, Izvestia reported July 31. Read More Weekly Update from the OSCE Observer Mission at Russian Checkpoints Gukovo and Donetsk based on information as of 30 July 2019 - Ukraine - ReliefWeb ReliefWeb This report is for the media and the general public. SUMMARY KAMENSK-SHAKHTINSKIY, Russian Federation. The Observer Mission (OM) continues to operate 24/7 at both Border Crossing Points (BCPs). Read More What Putin Really Wants - Daily Signal Daily Signal Military aggression is no surprise coming from Russia—it’s what Russia’s been doing for generations. But Americans might be surprised to learn the motivations behind that aggression. Read More One attack on Ukrainian position in Donbas since midnight - 112 International 112 International Over the small hours of Wednesday, July 31, Russian armed mercenaries attacked Ukrainian positions in Donbas once. According to the Joint Operation Forces HQ, they opened fire in the vicinities of Pisky, Donetsk region. Read More Amy Knight: Russians are no longer afraid to fight Kremlin - Kyiv Post Kyiv Post Amy Knight: Russians are no longer afraid to fight Kremlin Published July 31. Updated July 31 at 2:47 pm Protesters clash with riot police during an unauthorised rally demanding independent and opposition candidates be allowed to run for office in local election in September, in downtown Moscow on July 27, 2019. Read More

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UkrInform: Avdiyivka marks fifth anniversary of liberation from Russian invaders - Kyiv Post

July 30, 2019

Russia Ukraine UkrInform: Avdiyivka marks fifth anniversary of liberation from Russian invaders - Kyiv Post CNN: From Russia to China in under 8 minutes - Kyiv Post Escalating tensions between Russia and Ukraine - Petroleum Economist Ukraine pundit who predicted Zelenskiy's rise now forecasts his fall - Reuters Reuters: Ukraine to launch Russian-language TV channel in battle for hearts and minds - Kyiv Post UkrInform: Avdiyivka marks fifth anniversary of liberation from Russian invaders - Kyiv Post Kyiv Post Russia's War Against Ukraine UkrInform: Avdiyivka marks fifth anniversary of liberation from Russian invaders Published July 30 at 2:29 pm A Ukrainian soldier walks near a burnt-out building at the Promzona area of the front line near Avdiyivka on June 21, 2018. Read More CNN: From Russia to China in under 8 minutes - Kyiv Post Kyiv Post CNN: From Russia to China in under 8 minutes Published July 30 at 2:04 pm This picture taken on March 12, 2019 shows tourists using a cable car to go up to the Mont Faron in Toulon. Read More Escalating tensions between Russia and Ukraine - Petroleum Economist Petroleum Economist Escalating tensions between Russia and Ukraine Russian supplies to Europe via Ukraine may be heading for an interruption next year You have 1 free article remaining Read More Ukraine pundit who predicted Zelenskiy's rise now forecasts his fall - Reuters Reuters KIEV (Reuters) - A once-obscure Ukrainian regional pundit who gained national attention for predicting the unlikely rise of President Volodymyr Zelenskiy is now predicting the new leader’s popularity will swiftly evaporate. Read More Reuters: Ukraine to launch Russian-language TV channel in battle for hearts and minds - Kyiv Post Kyiv Post Russia's War Against Ukraine Reuters: Ukraine to launch Russian-language TV channel in battle for hearts and minds Published July 29 at 9:29 pm Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky gives a speech at his Servant of the People party's election headquarters in Kyiv on July 21, 2019, following a day of polling in the country's parliamentary election. Read More

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