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Kiev Not to Allow Implementation of Abkhazia Scenario in Donbass
KIEV (Sputnik) — Earlier in the day, Alexander Zakharchenko, the leader of east Ukraine’s self-proclaimed People’s Republic of Donetsk (DPR), proposed a three-year transition period toward a new state called Malorossiya (“Little Russia”) as a way to settle the conflict in the region. “Just at the moment when the Ukrainian delegation...
Ukraine separatists proclaim new state of ‘Little Russia’
Russian-backed rebels in east Ukraine have proclaimed the creation of a new state known as Malorossiya, which translates as “Little Russia.” The new state aspires to include the whole area of Ukraine, not just the east. …read more Source:...
OSCE SMM Registers 56 East Ukraine Civilian Deaths in 2017
LUHANSK (Sputnik) — The Organization for Security and Co-Operation in Europe (OSCE) registered 56 civilian deaths in eastern Ukraine this year, the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) said Tuesday. A total of 311 civilians fell victim to violence in the Donbas, 255 of them sustained injuries, OSCE SMM Principal Deputy Chief Monitor Alexander...
United States: Russia, US ‘almost’ resolve spat over diplomat compounds
Russia is angry that Washington is still barring its diplomats from using two compounds in the states of New York and Maryland. The Kremlin on Monday demanded that Washington unconditionally restore its access to diplomatic compounds in the United States, with a senior Russian official saying the row had “almost” been resolved...
Politics: A key American defense has failed, and now Russia fears no reprisal for hacking the US
"Deterrence is based on perception," said Rosenbach. "When people think they can do something to you and get away with it, they're much more likely to do it." But, in 2017, the country finds itself under attack by nation states in a way unseen since World War II due to a failure of one of the most important pillars of...
Dutch unveil memorial for victims of Ukraine airplane crash
Vijfhuizen, NETHERLANDS (Reuters) – The Netherlands unveiled a national monument on Monday in memory of the 298 people killed in the downing of a Malaysia Airlines jetliner in 2014 above territory controlled by pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine. Original Article Related posts No related posts. The post Dutch unveil memorial for victims...
Ukraine wants Russia held to account over MH17 downing
The West and Kiev are adamant that all the evidence points to insurgents and Moscow. …read more Source: Daily...
News24.com | MH17: 2 000 relatives set to unveil ‘living memorial’
Three years after Flight MH17 was shot down by a missile over war-torn Ukraine, more than 2 000 relatives are set to unveil a “living memorial” to their loved ones. …read more Source:...
MH17 memorial to be unveiled in Holland
On July 17, 2014, flight MH17 was shot down over the Ukraine, killing the 298 people on board. Many of the passengers were Dutch. Now Dutch artist, Ronald A. Westerhuis has created a monument to remember the victims. …read more Source:...
Kicking up a stink: Ukraine’s Lviv blighted by trash crisis
Trash piles in Lviv have built up due to an apparent political impasse between the Ukrainian government and the city’s authorities © AFP / Yuri DYACHYSHYNLVIV, Ukraine, Jul 17 – Ukraine’s western city of Lviv is famous for its picture-postcard graceful domes and cobblestone streets but it’s not such a pretty sight in the back...
