Section: Africa&ME
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...
Donetsk Republic Declares Creation of New State of Malorossiya
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The Donetsk People’s Republic has declared the establishment of a new country – Malorossiya – which the local leadership described as a successor state to Ukraine. …read more Source: Tasnim News...
Ukrainian Separatists Announce New ‘state’
Separatists fighting against Kiev announced on Tuesday the creation of a new “state” that they said would take the place of Ukraine and have its capital in their territory. The proposed country would be founded after a referendum and called Malorossiya, a tsarist-era name meaning “Little Russia” that once described most of the area covering...
Donetsk rebels declare ‘successor state’ to Ukraine
New entity will be called ‘Malorossiya’ says head of self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic …read more Source: Anadolu...
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:...
Ukraine rebels announce new ‘state’
The document — released by the separatists’ news agency — said rebel bastion Donetsk would become the capital, while Kiev would be reduced to the status of a “historical and cultural centre”. …read more Source: World...
Ukrainian separatists proclaim a new state
Separatists in eastern Ukraine have proclaimed a new state on the territories they control …read more Source: The Daily...
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...
