Nord Stream 2 will start to be filled with gas on 11 June as the offshore section of the gas pipeline’s first string is technically complete, Russian media reported with reference to the Nord Stream 2 operator. "The offshore part of one line […]
11.06.2021 • Bohdan Marusyak
The occupation “authorities” of “Donetsk People’s Republic” restricted the departure of children aged 14 and older, who do not have passports of citizens of Ukraine, the Russian Federation, passports of these countries for travelling abroad, […]
10.06.2021 • Bohdan Marusyak
Ukrainian activist and former political prisoner Edem Bekirov was sentenced in absentia by the occupation court of Simferopol to seven years in a penal colony and a fine of RUB 150,000. He was convicted on […]
09.06.2021 • Bohdan Marusyak
The European Parliament’s Committee on Foreign Affairs recently published a draft report with recommendations for the EU leadership on how to build relations with Russia. The document sets out five principles to underpin the cooperation of the […]
09.06.2021 • Bohdan Marusyak
Ukrainian diplomats state that Russia’s withdrawal from the Treaty on Open Skies is not unexpected for Ukraine and other parties to the Treaty. “In that way, Moscow’s course deliberately launched back in the mid-2000s reaches […]
09.06.2021 • Bohdan Marusyak
German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas and French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian held telephone talks with Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov, discussing a solution to the situation in Donbas. As the press service of the German Foreign Ministry informs, […]
08.06.2021 • Bohdan Marusyak
The Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe recorded mass ceasefire violations, including shelling and 41 explosions, over the weekend of 4-6 June. In particular, the OSCE SMM spotted 148 ceasefire violations, including 72 violations in […]
08.06.2021 • Bohdan Marusyak
The hearing on the merits in the criminal proceedings over the downing of Flight MH17 en route from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur over Donbas started at the Schiphol Judicial Complex in the Netherlands. Judges, prosecutors, lawyers […]
07.06.2021 • Bohdan Marusyak
The “Russian world” poses a threat not only to countries with a Russian-speaking population but also to Russia itself. A corresponding statement was made by participants in an expert discussion on the topic of “Russian […]
07.06.2021 • Bohdan Marusyak
Cyberexperts of the Security Service of Ukraine exposed the facts of purposeful dissemination of malicious software by the special services of the Russian Federation. The customers planned to damage the computer networks of public authorities, […]
07.06.2021 • Bohdan Marusyak
Ukrainian law enforcement agencies are considering various scenarios and intensifying their response, in particular at critical and gas infrastructure facilities due to the launch of Nord Stream 2. Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine Arsen Avakov said […]
06.06.2021 • Bohdan Marusyak
The Ukrainian authorities have launched a process of vaccination against COVID-19 for those citizens of Ukraine who live in the temporarily occupied territories of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions and in Crimea and who belong […]
05.06.2021 • Bohdan Marusyak
Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu announced the creation of 20 new formations and units in the Western Military District. According to Shoigu, 2,000 units of new military equipment are to be delivered in this district. […]
05.06.2021 • Bohdan Marusyak
At present, there are no conditions for the Trilateral Contact Group talks on the settlement of the situation in Donbas to be resumed in Minsk. "We understand that Russia will play on this story. In […]
04.06.2021 • Bohdan Marusyak
Residents of the temporarily occupied town of Alchevsk, Luhansk region, held a rally over non-payment of wages for five months. Denys Kazansky, a journalist, representative of Donetsk in the Trilateral Contact Group on Donbas, shared details about the rally […]
03.06.2021 • Bohdan Marusyak
The Ukrainian authorities will act immediately against any attempts to legitimise the occupation of Crimea by the Russian Federation. If at least one plane of the Belarusian airlines arrives in the territory of the occupied peninsula, sanctions […]
02.06.2021 • Bohdan Marusyak
The new format of negotiations should address not only the settlement of the situation in Donbas but also the restoration of Ukraine’s sovereignty over the temporarily occupied Crimea and the construction of Nord Stream 2 gas […]
01.06.2021 • Bohdan Marusyak
The Ukrainian World Congress (UWC) appealed to the Federal Government and to the Democratic Parties in Germany urging that they impose an immediate moratorium on construction of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline. As the UWC […]
31.05.2021 • Bohdan Marusyak
Since 2019, militants of “Donetsk People’s Republic” have been holding Olena Zaitseva and Vladyslav Zaitsev captive. The mother and the son were accused of plotting sabotage. Their story was told by the Media Initiative for […]
31.05.2021 • Bohdan Marusyak
Civilians on both sides of the line of contact in Donbas are killed and injured in explosions of various munitions during their daily activities, reads the thematic report by the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission. "Civilians have been […]
30.05.2021 • Bohdan Marusyak
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