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Halya Coynash: Crimean Tatar beaten, tortured and abandoned after ‘voluntarily’ entering FSB office

It took the FSB in Russian-occupied Crimea over 24 hours to admit that Renat Paralamov had been in their offices, and then they came up with the …
Halya Coynash

Ukrinform: Ex-chief of intelligence service says Russia wants to ‘freeze’ conflict in Donbas

Russia, under the guise of peaceful initiatives for the Donbas, wants to freeze this conflict and create preconditions for the long-term …
UkrInform

Kremlin ‘may cut funding’ to Russian-occupied Donbas

The Kremlin plans to cut funding to its proxies in the Russian-controlled part of Ukraine’s eastern Donbas starting from 2019, several unconfirmed …
Oksana Grytsenko

Serhiy Zhadan: Without populism and double standards

Looking toward the upcoming Bundestag elections, Ukrainian writer Serhiy Zhadan calls for an honest dialogue between Germany and Ukraine. He …
Serhiy Zhadan

Voice of America: A Russian ruse, or real policy shift on Ukraine?

The Kremlin appears to be touting a major shift in policy on east Ukraine and possibly preparing local pro-Russian separatists for the reintegration …
Voice of America

Poroshenko’s business partners run Ukrainian defense industries (UPDATE)

Editor’s Note: Read the Kyiv Post’s story about how secrecy in Ukraine’s defense spending may be hiding corruption here. Also, this story is updated …
Illia Ponomarenko

Ukrinform: One Ukrainian soldier killed, two wounded in Donbas

Russia-backed separatists launched 28 attacks on positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Donbas over the past day. One Ukrainian soldier was …
UkrInform

Associated Press: European Union extends sanctions against Russia over Ukraine

BRUSSELS — The European Union has extended sanctions by a further six months against dozens of Russian citizens and companies deemed to have a role in …
Associated Press

Ukrinform: EU extends sanctions against Russia for six more months

The European Union has prolonged the restrictive measures against Russian, Crimean officials, members of terrorist organizations operating in certain …
UkrInform

Reuters: Ukraine gives cautious welcome to Putin’s peacekeepers offer

BERLIN – Ukraine on Sept. 14 welcomed Russian President Vladimir Putin’s declared openness to deployment of United Nations peacekeepers in …
Reuters

Ukraine to increase defense spending by quarter in 2018

Ukraine’s annual defense spending is set to rise by 26 percent in 2018, to Hr 163.2 billion ($6.26 billion), National Security and Defense Council …
Illia Ponomarenko

Kubiv says ‘Marshall Plan’ for Ukraine to last for 10 years

The “Marshall Plan” for Ukraine will last for 10 years and envisages the provision of $5 billion a year in the medium term outlook (2018-2020), First …
Interfax-Ukraine

Gwendolyn Sasse: A UN mission for Ukraine’s Donbas?

Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko has long called for a UN mission for Ukraine’s eastern Donbas region to help with the reintegration of the …
Gwendolyn Sasse

UNIAN: US condemns conviction of Crimean Tatar Mejlis member

The U.S. State Department is deeply troubled by the conviction of Deputy Head of the Crimean Tatar Mejlis Akhtem Chiygoz in Crimea. Read more here.
UNIAN

112.ua: Nauert says UN peacekeepers will help restore integrity of Ukraine

Introduction of the UN peacekeeping mission to the east of Ukraine will protect citizens from armed violence and contribute to the restoration of …
112.ua

RFE/RL: Russian court sentences Crimean Tatar leader to eight years (VIDEO)

A court in Ukraine’s Russian-controlled Crimea region has sentenced a prominent Crimean Tatar leader, Akhtem Chiygoz, to eight years in prison. In his …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

Halya Coynash: Crimean Tatar abducted after ‘search’ by masked men in Crimea

Renat Paralamov has not been seen since masked men carried out what they claimed to be an ‘inspection’ of his home in Nizhnegorsk, in Russian-occupied …
Halya Coynash

Ukrinform: Separatists launched 25 attacks, one soldier wounded in Donbas

Russia-backed separatists launched 25 attacks on positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Donbas over the past day. One Ukrainian soldier was …
UkrInform
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