Contents tagged with Donbas
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Russia warns of intent to withdraw its officers from Joint Centre for Control and Co-ordination in Donbas
Russia has warned of its intent to withdraw its officers from the Joint Centre for Control and Co-ordination (JCCC) for issues related to the ceasefire and the stabilization along the contact line, as stated in a message from the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM).
"On 14 December, the Ukrainian Armed Forces representative to the Joint Centre for Control and Co-ordination (JCCC) in the JCCC headquarters in government-controlled Soledar (79km north of Donetsk) shared with the SMM a letter …
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Klimkin discusses Donbas peacekeepers and Crimea situation with UN secretary general
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin met with UN Secretary General António Guterres in New York to discuss the prospects of a UN peacekeeping mission to the Donbas, Ukraine’s Permanent Representative to the UN Oleh Nikolenko told Ukrinform.
According to Nikolenko, they also discussed matters of human rights protection and collaboration in the humanitarian aspect.
“Pavlo Klimkin and UN Secretary General António Guterres discussed the prospects of bringing a UN peacekeeping mission into …
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Turchynov: Russia could launch a full-scale military operation against Ukraine at any time
The Russian Federation has built up a powerful military infrastructure on its border with Ukraine and can launch large-scale combat activities against Ukraine at any moment, Chairperson of the National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) of Ukraine Oleksandr Turchynov said.
“Putin’s order will be enough to launch a full-size war against Ukraine, but that decision would be least guided by Ukraine’s actions. Rather, a much more important factor that weighs on the decisions regarding foreign …
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Putin says he does not oppose US joining Normandy talks
Russian President Vladimir Putin is not against the United States of America joining the Normandy format of talks on settling the conflict in the Donbas along with Ukraine, Germany, France, and Russia, he stated at a press conference.
"The United States, in fact, is a full-fledged participant in the settlement process, regardless of whether it is within the framework of the Normandy format or not, the US is still very deeply involved and aware of events taking place there. Should they formally …
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Putin says massacre in Donbas could be ‘worse than in Srebrenica'
At a press conference, on Thursday, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Ukrainian nationalists would carry out a massacre “worse than in Srebrenica” if the DPR and LPR militia laid down their arms.
“There is no Russian army in the Donbas. But there are certainly established military militia groups that are self-sufficient and ready to repel any large-scale military actions against the Donbas. We believe that this is in the interests of the people who live in this territory. Because if …
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Poland to support introduction of peacekeeping mission in Donbas at UN Security Council
At a briefing in Kharkiv after talks with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, Polish President Andrzej Duda has said that his country, which will replace Ukraine on the UN Security Council beginning January 1, will support the initiative to introduce peacekeepers to the Donbas.
"We talked about political matters that are very important to us as a member of the UN Security Council for the next two years ... A very important idea that needs to be met is for a UN peacekeeping mission to start …
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Germany allocates €14.3 million to ensure drinking water supply along the demarcation line in Donbas
The federal government of Germany has decided to allocate to the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) an additional EUR 14.3 million to ensure the supply of drinking water to people living near the line of contact in the Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts, LB.ua reported, citing the press service of the Embassy of Germany in Ukraine.
“Since the beginning of the conflict, Germany has been a major donor to Ukraine in terms of both humanitarian aid and cooperation for …
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Girkin: in 2014 pro-Russian separatists were fleeing from the Ukrainian army
During an interview with The Insider, former DPR (Donetsk People’s Republic) militia leader Igor Girkin (Strelkov) said that militants from the Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics fled from their positions in the occupied territories of the Donbas in the summer of 2014, when Petro Poroshenko became the new commander-in-chief of the Ukrainian army.
According to Girkin, the separatists were retreating for the entirety of July, beginning with an exit from Sloviansk. They "sacrificed" their …
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Ukrainian Intelligence: Russia sent 120 army officers to Donbas
Russia sent another 120 Army officers to the separatist-controlled territory of the Donbas, as reported by a representative of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, Vadim Skibitsky.
"The Russians will occupy command posts in the 1st and 2nd Army Corps of the so-called DPR (Donetsk People’s Republic) and LPR (Luhansk People’s Republic)," he said.
Skibitsky added that the Russians included brigade commanders, their deputies and battalion commanders in the …
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Advisors to the heads of countries taking part in Normandy talks met in Minsk behind closed doors
Negotiations among the advisers of the leaders of the Normandy format countries ended in Minsk, as reported by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Belarus.The Press Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the country, Dmitry Mironchik, relayed to BelTA, the meeting was held behind closed doors and lasted about four hours.
He did not give any other details and the parties have not yet commented on the course and results of the meeting.
The night before the talks, the Minister of Foreign …