Contents tagged with Donbas
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Ukrainian largest brigade completely withdrawn from Donbas
One of the largest brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces has been completely withdrawn from the zone where Kyiv is conducting the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) in the Donbas, RIA Novosti Ukrayina reports. The brigade in question is the 128th Mountain Infantry Brigade of the Ukraine’s Armed Forces, stationed in the Zakarpattia province and with its headquarters in Mukachevo. The local online news portal Mukachevo.net also reported on the return of the fighters to Zakarpattia. The brigade is …
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Germany to assess Ukrainian bill on reintegration of Donbas for compliance with Minsk Agreements
The federal government of Germany will evaluate whether bill on the reintegration of the Donbas, as adopted by the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine on January 18th, complies with the Minsk Agreements, as stated at a press conference in Berlin on Friday, January 19th, by a German government spokesman, Steffen Seibert.
He emphasized that Minsk is "the framework that was created to seek a peaceful solution [for the conflict in eastern Ukraine], in which the government of Germany also participates. This …
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UN phases out the world food program in the Donbas
The UN has discontinued the World Food Program (WFP) in the Donbas, as was stated by international analyst and former spokesperson of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine, Michael Bociurkiw.
“A few hours ago I was informed that the World Food Program has stopped providing assistance in Eastern Ukraine. This is the only country in Europe that receives assistance,” he said.
According to Bociurkiw, this is due to problems with financing. He also added that unfortunately, in 2019 the …
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Ukrainian military capture separatist fighter during fight near Shyrokyne
The Ukrainian Armed Forces detected and engaged into fight with a subversive armed group of pro-Russian separatists near the town of Shyrokyne, the press service of the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed forces reported.
According to the press service, Ukrainian military managed to capture one fighter of the subversive group.
“In the area of Shyrokyne, Ukrainian defenders detected a subversive group moving towards their positions. When the distance became critical, our soldiers opened fire …
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President of Kazakhstan: Trump proposed to move Donbas negotiations out of Minsk
The President of the USA, Donald Trump, has proposed to move negotiations on the Donbas from Minsk to another place, as stated by the President of Kazakhstan, Nursultan Nazarbayev, Interfax reports.
“We were saying that Minsk-1 came to a standstill, reached a deadlock, and we need Minsk-2. He [Donald Trump] said, ‘Let’s do it elsewhere’ [holding negotiations]. I said, ‘Let’s do it’,” Nazarbayev said at a press conference in New York following the meeting of the UN Security Council.
“Actually, …
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Ukraine adopts Donbas reintegration bill calling Russia ‘country-aggressor’
On Thursday, January 18, the Ukrainian Parliament (Verkhovna Rada) approved in the second reading and overall the draft law "On the specifics of the state policy on securing the state sovereignty of Ukraine on the temporarily occupied territories of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions" submitted by President Poroshenko.
The law recognizes Russia as an aggressor state. At the same time, the deputies refused to support the proposal to denounce the Treaty on Friendship, Cooperation and Partnership …
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Russia calls Ukrainian bill on reintegration of Donbas ‘preparation for war’
The bill on the reintegration of Donbas, adopted by the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine in the second reading, legally allows Kyiv to solve the problems in the region by force, the Russian Foreign Ministry said.
The Russian Foreign Ministry noted that the joint operational headquarters, the creation of which is envisaged by the bill, will be able to use the armed forces “against civilians throughout the country” and “without the formal introduction of martial law.”
“Poroshenko is receiving …
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Ukrainian Parliament passes the bill on reintegration of Donbas
The Verkhovna Rada has passed a bill outlining steps to reinstate the sovereignty of Ukraine over the temporarily uncontrolled territories in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions.
The Bill No. 7163 was passed in the second reading and was supported by 280 deputies.
The Ukrainian Parliament started considering the proposed amendments to this bill on Tuesday.
The Bill was initially presented by the MP from the Bloc of Petro Porosheno, Ivan Vinnyk, and several amendments to this bill were …
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Mingarelli: Russian aggression and ineffective governance are main threats to Ukraine's security
During a round table discussion entitled "Threats to the Security of Ukraine and Other Countries of the Eastern Partnership Region: Possible Responses" in Kyiv, the Head of the EU delegation to Ukraine, Hugues Mingarelli, has named two main sources of threats to Ukraine's security: external and internal, Interfax-Ukraine reports.
"In the EU, we see two sources of threats to the security of Ukraine and its neighbors. First, obviously, is the conflict with Russia. The second is a combination of …
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Kyiv lifts sanctions against Russian coal supplier
Ukraine's Ministry of Economic Development and Trade has lifted sanctions against the Russian coal supplier Yuzhtrans. The decision is stipulated in the Ministry's order number 1905 dated December 29, 2017.
The sanctions against Yuzhtrans in the form of prohibition of foreign economic relations with this company were introduced by the Ministry's order number 1583 of October 30, 2017. They came into force on December 9, 2017.
In 2015, the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) suspected Yuzhtrans …