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Russia begins military exercises near Ukrainian border
More than 800 servicemen and about 200 pieces of military equipment were involved in maneuvers conducted by the 20th Guards Combined Arms Army of the Western Military District of the Russian Federation, Russian Interfax reports.
According to the plan of the exercises, the hypothetical enemy was able to discreetly bypass the general military grouping of troops in the Voronezh region.
“The main purpose of the exercises is to check the ability of the military units to repel the covert attack of …
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U.S. plans to hand over to Kyiv details of investigation into Ukrainian oligarchs
Washington will hand over to Kyiv details of investigation into the activities of Ukrainian oligarchs, said Daniel Fried, former Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs, reports the Ukrainian news outlet Espreso.
According to Fried, he expects that the American President Joe Biden will make sure that the Ukrainian leadership continues these investigations.
Fried stressed that the new U.S. administration wants to block illegal funds coming into the United States.
"Joe …
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Ukraine slams sanctions on Chinese Motor Sich investors
Ukraine has imposed three-year sanctions against the Chinese company Skyrizon, which, together with Ukrainian businessman Alexander Yaroslavsky, is trying to buy the Ukrainian company Motor Sich, one of the largest engine manufacturers for airplanes and helicopters worldwide.
According to a resolution of the Ukrainian National Security and Defense Council, sanctions were imposed on Skyrizon Aircraft Holdings Limited (British Virgin Islands), Hong Kong Skyrizon Holdings Limited (Hong Kong), …
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Kremlin: Russia has no plans to annex Donbas
Annexation of the Donbas is not on the agenda, said Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov, commenting on the words of Russian propagandist Margarita Simonyan, who called on the Kremlin to "take the Donbas home."
Peskov noted that Simonyan is a media manager and journalist and cannot express Moscow's official position on this issue.
"Such a topic is not on the agenda. You know that Russia takes a very responsible position in the efforts to help Ukraine to solve its internal Ukrainian …
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Ukraine imposes additional sanctions on Russia
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has approved the decision of the National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) to impose sanctions against Russian legal entities and individuals.
According to the decree published on the website of Zelensky’s Administration, the Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council, Oleksii Danilov, is responsible for overseeing the implementation of the decision. The sanctions list itself has not been provided. The decree also notes that one of the …