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US announces that Kyiv has agreed to offer special status to the Donbas
Vice President of the United States Joseph Biden stated that Ukrainian authorities have agreed to the special status of the Donbas. The video of the politician’s speech at the Council of Foreign Relations in New York was published by the Ukrainian Service of Voice of America.
Biden noted the complexity of the decision for Kyiv, stating that it would be similar to Washington granting special status to Texas due to the growing influence of Mexico in the region.
“It’s like saying, ‘Texas will …
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Russia to establish testing ground at Crimea's administrative border
Russia will establish a testing ground to test security equipment at the border in the annexed Crimea, as was discussed at a meeting of the Russian State Border Commission, which took place on 23 September in the Crimea.
As TASS reports, according to the Russian Deputy Prime Minister, Dmitry Rogozin, the Federal State Service has already obtained the approval of the Border Service.
“Instructions will be given, with the consent of the Federal Border Guard Service of Russia, to test, apply, and …
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At the UN, Sweden stressed that Russia's actions in eastern Ukraine are illegal
The annexation of the Crimea by Russia and its continued military presence in eastern Ukraine is contrary to international law and OSCE principles, as was stated during a speech at the UN General Assembly by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Sweden, Margot Wallström, Ukrinform reported.
"The illegal annexation of the Crimea by Russia and their military presence in eastern Ukraine undermines international law and the principles of European security agreed upon by all OSCE countries," she said. …
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Ukrainian MFA: Italy reaffirmed its support for Ukraine's territorial integrity
Italy assured its support of the territorial integrity of Ukraine and confirmed its readiness to continue to protect the inviolability of international law, as reported by the press service of the Foreign Ministry of Ukraine, after a meeting of the Foreign Minister, Pavlo Klimkin, with the parliamentary delegation of Italy, headed by the Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Chamber of Deputies of the Italian Parliament, Fabrizio Cicchitto.
Klimkin informed the Italian …
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Linkevicius: Lithuania does not recognize legitimacy of Russian elections in Crimea
Lithuania refuses to recognize the legitimacy of the elections to the Russian State Duma that took place in the Crimea. The Russian MPs elected in the Crimea will not be considered as legitimate by Lithuania with all the attendant consequences, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania, Linas Linkevičius stated in his interview with DELFI.
“It doesn’t mean the direct assessment of elections as a whole; it means that we believe everything that is happening in the Crimea to be illegal. We don’ …