Section: South Africa Today (South Africa)
Donbass Settlement Decisions Shouldn’t Be Made Without DPR, LPR – Kremlin
MOSCOW (Sputnik) — The Normandy Four group, comprising Russia, Germany, France and Ukraine, should facilitate the work of the Trilateral Contact Group on Ukraine, but leave all final decisions to the Ukraine settlement group, as it contains representation of the self-proclaimed Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics (DPR and LPR), Russian...
Almost 60% Ukrainians Against Ban on Russian Social Networks – Poll
KIEV (Sputnik) — Almost 60 percent of Ukrainians do not support a ban on the Russian social networks in the country, introduced by the Ukrainian authorities in mid-May, a poll revealed on Monday. “Almost 60 percent do not support a ban of the Russian sites in Ukraine, in particular, Odnoklassniki, VKontakte, Yandex; a quarter — supports, 20...
Russia to Phase Out An-148 Jet Production After Completion of Two Aircraft
MOSCOW (Sputnik) — An-148 was designed in the 1990s and its first flight was carried out in 2004. The aircraft developed by Ukraine’s Antonov company is produced both in Ukraine and in Russia’s city of Voronezh. The jets could be used for transportation of both passengers and cargoes, according to Antonov’s website. “In...
No More Giveaways: US Wants Ukraine to Pay for Its ‘Assistance’
A bill on the Defense Department’s 2018 budget will include a provision about military assistance to Ukraine, including in the form of lethal weapons, Thornberry told The Hill on Thursday. “[The bill] includes military assistance to Ukraine and calls on the [Trump] Administration to provide lethal aid to the Ukrainians so that they can...
Putin Asks to Speed Up Reconstruction of Great Mithridates Stairs in Crimea
KIEV (Sputnik) — Earlier in the day, Putin arrived in the Crimea and visited the International Children’s Center Artek. “Last year we took the decision and the entire year was spent solely on producing the design and estimate documentation, but the Crimean head is not the one to blame, there is common work supported by Moscow’s...
Putin’s Visits to Crimea Give New Impetus to Region’s Development – Crimea Head
SIMFEROPOL (Sputnik) – Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visits to the Crimean peninsula encourage the development of the region, Republic of Crimea Head Sergey Aksenov said Saturday. “The head of state pays constant attention to Crimea. Vladimir Vladimirovich [Putin] regularly comes to Crimea and Sevastopol on working visits and goes into...
OSCE Observers Claim of Arms Fire, Explosions Heard Near Patrol Cars in Ukraine
MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Earlier on Saturday, a ceasefire timed to the summer harvest has come into force in eastern Ukraine. This is the fourth attempt this year at forcing the warring parties to lay down their arms and allow a peaceful life to resume in the Donbass region, torn by more than three years of fighting. “On 23 June an SMM patrol...
Ukraine Appeals UK Court Ruling on Its $3 bln Russia Debt
Heart of the matter Russia filed a lawsuit against Kiev in February 2016 after Ukraine defaulted on paying off a $3-billion loan by December 31, 2015. The $3 billion Eurobond debt was taken out by the government of Ukraine’s then President Viktor Yanukovych in December 2013, just two months before he was ousted by the February 2014 Maidan...
Donetsk Militia Registers Multiple ‘Harvest Truce’ Breaches by Ukrainian Troops
DONETSK (Sputnik) — The truce, which was expected to last from June 24 until the end of August, was also violated twice near the city of Horlivka, north of the regional capital Donetsk. There were no immediate reports of casualties, the source said. “The ‘regime of calm’ has been violated seven times as of 2:00 a.m. [23:00GMT], twice in the...
French MPs Hope to Form Sister City Ties Between Crimea, South France
MOSCOW (Sputnik) — French parliamentarians discussed on Friday the prospects of establishing parliamentary relations between the towns and cities of Crimea and those in the south of France with Russian lawmaker and former Prosecutor General of the Republic of Crimea Natalia Poklonskaya, a member of French delegation said. “We would like that the...
