Volker: US will not recognize Russia’s annexation of Crimea
The US does not plan to recognize Russia’s annexation of Crimea, said US State Department Special Representative for Ukraine Kurt Volker in an interview with the German TV channel OstWest.
“I think the American media rushed with the story on the possibility of recognizing the annexation of Crimea. The White House has further expressed itself very clearly: US National Security Advisor John Bolton and White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders have explained that the US does not plan to …
Ukraine finds a 'smart way' to join NATO
Ukraine can join NATO though close rapprochement with the West and the deployment of NATO military bases in its territory, Director of the Center for Army, Conversion and Disarmament Studies Valentyn Badrak told Apostrophe news outlet. He stated that as long as Ukraine has territorial problems with Russia, Ukraine will never gain NATO membership. Nevertheless, according to him, Ukrainian authorities have found a “smart way” to do this, though they are unsure that the West would accept it. …
Media: Sweden studies possible scenarios of Russian invasion
Following Russia’s annexation of Crimea in 2014, Sweden has paid greater attention to its own territorial defense, the newspaper L’Express reports. Recently Sweden deployed a new regiment on its Gotland island, for the first time since the end of World War II. Swedish King Carl XVI Gustaf and Prime Minister Stefan Löfven were present at the ceremony in honor of this historic event.
According to L’Express, Swedish analysts anticipate possible crises and even a war in northern Europe. After the …
Polish President calls events in Volhynia an 'ethnic cleansing'
Volhynia massacre was an ethnic cleansing and not merely a war between Poland and Ukraine, said the President of Poland Andrzej Duda, as reported by UNIAN. “This was not a war, this was an ethnic cleansing, to remove Polish people from the areas they lived. 100,000 people were tortured to death”, - noted Polish president. He called the anniversary a very sad date for Polish families.
Duda arrived in Ukraine to take part in the events dedicated to the 75-year anniversary of this tragedy. …
President Poroshenko calls for 'mutual forgiveness' between Ukrainians and Poles
“We have to abandon political assessments of the historical past,” said President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko on the 75th anniversary of the Volyn tragedy, UNIAN reported. Poroshenko opposed unilateral political assessments of the common historical past because he claims that they do not contribute to the process of historical reconciliation. The leader of Ukraine stressed that "the tragic conflicts between Ukrainians and Poles during the Second World War" require a thorough investigation that …