On the 13th of September, the head of the so-called Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR), Aleksandr Zakharchenko, announced the introduction of a unilateral ceasefire.

Separatists have promised to cease shooting from the 15th of September at midnight. A similar statement was made by the head of the so-called Luhansk People’s Republic (LPR), Igor Plotnitsky.

Plotnitsky added that his servicemen are strictly prohibited from returning fire in the event of an attack from the Ukrainian forces. However, …

On Tuesday, September 13, Russia added salt to the list of foods prohibited from import into its territory as part of a food embargo, Interfax reports. The relevant resolution of the Russian government was published on the legal information portal of the Russian Federation. The restrictions take effect on November 1, 2016, and apply to Ukraine as well.

Traditionally, the Ukrainian company Artyomsol was a major supplier of Russia’s salt. The import of its products into the Russian Federation …

The leadership of the Russian Federation can use the situation with the unrecognized Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic to intensify the conflict in the Donbas, as expressed on the evening program on the radio of Krym.Realii by the Russian political analyst, Ivan Preobrazhensky.

The expert noted that the statement of the authorities of the unrecognized Transnistria regarding the initiation of the procedure of joining Russia was agreed upon with the Kremlin and can have consequences for Ukraine. …

The Lithuanian Foreign Ministry is expected to announce that it will continue its work as NATO Contact Embassy in Ukraine until 2018, sources in the diplomatic corps told the European Pravda. According to the sources, the decision was agreed to by the Alliance and the Ukrainian side. It will become official after it is formally announced.

As European Pravda previously reported, the Lithuanian Embassy took over the functions of NATO Contact diplomatic mission in early 2015. Before that, the …

Ukraine's Antonov State Company plans to replace parts manufactured in Russia under the joint production of the world’s largest aircraft, An-225 Mriya, with those from Chinese company China Аirspace in the framework of a signed agreement. This was stated by the deputy head of the Department of Perspective Development of the Company, Andrey Khaustov.

“We will consider various options to replace the Russian components which were completed with the first ‘Mriya’ and to consider the most optimal …

Most politicians in Germany see no reason for lifting the sanctions against Russia. This was said by the German Ambassador to Ukraine, Ernst Reichel, in an interview with Interfax-Ukraine.

According to him, a “broad consensus” in this spirit was reached at the political level. This view is not only shared by the party of the left forces, which is the former Communist Party of East Germany.

Some entrepreneurs in economic associations also have differing opinions on the extension of sanctions …

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has stressed the importance of maintaining the non-recognition policy of the illegal annexation of the Crimea, where the human rights situation is catastrophically deteriorating. This includes the use of punitive Soviet-style medicine. This was said at a meeting of the Ambassadors of the G7 countries and the European Union.

Poroshenko also urged the non-recognition of the legitimacy of the parliamentary elections in the Russian Federation, which Moscow is …

Ukraine cannot stop the supply of water to the occupied part of the Donbas region, the Vice Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Minister for Regional Development, Construction and Housing, Hennadiy Zubko, said to journalists during his visit to the Donetsk region.

"Water is a human product and we cannot stop or interrupt the supply of water to the occupied territory. Therefore, the Donbas Water state enterprise and the Popasna water facilities supply water to the occupied territory. Yes, today it …