Новости за 30.07.2017

MOSCOW — President Vladimir V. Putin announced on Sunday that 755 American diplomats would be expelled from Russia by Sept. 1, escalating the tensions between Washington and Moscow. Read the story here 

Russia’s state-funded international network RT says one of its correspondents has been killed in shelling by Islamic State (IS) forces in Syria. The network said on July 30 that Khaled Alkhateb, 25, was killed while reporting earlier that day on the Syrian Army’s operations against IS around the town of Sukhna, in the eastern part […]

MOSCOW — Russia’s global military ambition was on display Sunday when the country celebrated Navy Day with large military parades not only in St. Petersburg, but also on the banks of Syria. The parades of ships, submarines and aircraft were held at Russian naval bases in Sevastopol, which was annexed by Russia from Ukraine in 2014, and at Tartus […]

WASHINGTON – A top White House official says President Donald Trump’s wish for more discipline and structure in the West Wing is the reason he’s turned to a retired general for his new chief of staff. John Kelly is the currently Homeland Security secretary. He his new job Monday, replacing Reince Priebus (ryns PREE’-bus). Priebus […]

One Ukrainian soldier was killed, 9 soldiers were injured over the past day in Donbas territory. This is reported by the Defense Ministry’s speaker on Donbas conflict issues Andriy Lysenko at traditional briefing in Ukrainian Crisis Media Center. “Over the past 24 hours, as a result of the fighting, one Ukrainian soldier was killed and nine soldiers […]

US Vice President Mike Pence is visiting Estonia to reassure the three Baltic NATO members, concerned over neighbouring Russia’s military activity, before continuing on to Georgia and Montenegro with the same mission. Pence will meet with Estonian Prime Minister Juri Ratas on Sunday regarding the possibility of installing American anti-aircraft defence systems in the small […]

The economic sanctions imposed by Western governments on Russia in retaliation for its annexation of Crimea in 2014, in conjunction with plummeting world oil prices, have necessitated stringent cuts in funding to Russia’s constituent subjects, many of which are dependent on federal subsidies to balance their budgets. Health care has been hit, with some large […]

The sappers in Donbas found and demined about 600 explosive devices in June, as the ATO HQ reports on their Facebook page. “The sapper group of Demining center of Ukrainian Armed Forces found and demined 207 explosive devices near Slaviansk in June. When demining, the sappers came across remains of perished soldiers of WWII times: one Wehrmacht, and six […]

TBILISI – The Georgian army began two weeks of military exercises with the United States and other partner countries on Sunday, a day before U.S. Vice President Mike Pence visits the ex-Soviet nation. About 2,800 soldiers from the United States, Britain, Germany, Turkey, Ukraine, Slovenia, Armenia and Georgia were taking part in the manoeuvres, with […]

There are no citizens of Ukraine among victims in a shooting incident at a nightclub in the southern German city of Konstanz on Sunday, July 30, according to Ukraine’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). “According to the police of Konstanz (Baden-Wuerttemberg), there are no citizens of Ukraine among the victims of the shooting,” the MFA […]

Ukrainian Liudmila Surzhenko was released from Donbas militant captivity, as Deputy Head of Luhansk Oblast Yuriy Klymenko wrote on Facebook. He informed that Liudmila was detained by militants on July 13, when she was crossing the inter-entity boundary line in Stanytsa Luhanska, for not complying with their commands. The woman has had difficulty hearing since childhood and she uses […]

ALEPPO – A Syrian boy whose heartbreaking images in an armed incident once drew the world’s attention is now living a normal life together with his family in an area currently under the control of the Syria army. According to his father, Mohamad Kheir Daqneesh, the family now lives in Suleiman al-Halabi district in western […]

U.S. President Donald Trump slammed China for failing to restrain North Korea, which in recent days has expanded the reach of its nuclear arsenal, despite past administrations striking what he described as favorable trade deals with Beijing. “I am very disappointed in China. Our foolish past leaders have allowed them to make hundreds of billions […]

Two men from Kyiv were found attempting to get into Chornobyl zone on the evening of July 28, as the press service of the State Border Guard Service informs. “The citizens of Ukraine, men aged 28 and 29, attempted to enter Chornobyl zone for dangerous tourism and recreation,” the message informs. Read more here

A new Canada-Ukraine trade deal will help bolster regional security and boost the exchange of clean power and energy efficiency technologies between the two countries, says Ukraine’s ambassador, National Observer reported. Andriy Shevchenko said July 28 that the Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement, signed last year and set to take effect Tuesday, will provide a “security spillover” […]

During a telephone conversation between Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, was raised the topic of Russia’s actions in response to the expulsion of Russian diplomats from the United States in December 2016. This is reported by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation. “Lavrov stressed that the decision […]

The Moldovan government released a comment on the celebration of 25th anniversary of the peacekeeping mission on Dniester today. In its appeal it requires the replacement of peacekeepers of the Russian Federation with an international mission of civilian observers under the auspices of international organizations, Ukrinform reports. “These days we mark the 25th anniversary of the signing […]

US strategic bombers flew over the Korean Peninsula in a pointed show of force in response to Pyongyang’s latest intercontinental ballistic missile, American officials said Saturday. US B-1B bombers along with fighter jets from the South Korean and Japanese air forces participated in the 10-hour bilateral mission, practicing intercept and formation drills. Read more here

The election for a new human rights ombudsman has come to a standstill in Ukraine. It’s been almost two months since Ukrainian parliament, stuck in political backroom deals, failed to appoint the new parliamentary commissioner for human rights at the scheduled date of June 6 after the tenure of the current ombudsman Valeriya Lutkovska ended […]

The tender for renovating the Kyiv zoo was won by Estonian company Lunet, as the website of state procurement Prozorroinforms. The company will have to dismantle certain buildings and construction, uproot and replant trees, clean out the lakes and make changes in some of the aviaries. Read more here

In the last 24 hours the militants in Donbas broke the cease-fire 14 times. The Ukrainian army opened fire 11 times. One Ukrainian soldier was killed in action, another seven were injured, as the ATO HQ reports on their Facebook page. “The most active action was taken by the enemy on Donetsk front. The separatists used grenade launchers, […]

The U.S. Air Force flew two B-1B bombers over the Korean Peninsula Saturday, accompanied by South Korean and Japanese jet fighters. The U.S. Pacific Command said the mission was in “direct response” to North Korea’s “escalatory launch” of intercontinental ballistic missiles July 3 and July 28. Read more here

U.S. Vice President Mike Pence is on his way to Estonia to begin a visit to three countries that have expressed concerns about Russia’s intentions in their regions. Pence is scheduled to arrive in Tallinn on July 30, and will make subsequent stops in Georgia and Montenegro, the White House said. Read more here