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Ukrainian soldiers complain about the lack of Western equipment. Igor ‘They show us advanced technology, but they won’t send it. We have to deal with Soviet technology while Russia upgraded theirs.’ Many Ukrainian soldiers supported Zelensky, hoping he would change things around, but now are getting increasingly suspicious about the new president. (C) 2019 UAPress
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The French leader praised his Ukrainian counterpart Zelensky’s constructive approach. French President Emmanuel Macron has told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky by phone that the achievement of tangible results in peace talks on Donbas in the Normandy format will be discussed with Russian President Vladimir Putin on August 19. “He [Macron] told him [Zelensky] that this issue will be on the
Read moreMore than a quarter of children in Russia live below the poverty line, double the national average across all age groups, according to official data. As the number of Russians living in poverty grows amid declining real incomes, researchers say children are significantly more likely to experience economic hardship than other population segments. The United Nations named children as the largest poverty-stricken group in the world
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U.S. authorities have arrested a Russian immigrant on suspicion of illegally smuggling restricted firearms parts inside packages of jeans and sneakers into Russia. Vladimir Kuznetsov, 58, is alleged to have exported parts to assemble sniper rifles and other firearms without licenses “by methodically mislabeling the packages” for two and a half years. U.S. law enforcement authorities arrested Kuznetsov on Tuesday
Read moreUS President Donald Trump could get involved in the Donbas negotiations. Kurt Volker said that an active dialog between Kyiv and Moscow would be very important to resolve the conflict. (C) 2019 The Ukrainian Week
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In January-July, the local budgets received UAH 150.9 billion, up 20.7% compared to the same period in 2018. “In January-July, the local budgets received UAH 150.9 billion, up 20.7% (or UAH 25.9 billion) compared to the same period in 2018. For seven months of 2018, the local budgets received UAH 125.1 billion,” the Decentralization portal reports, citing the press service
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Read moreOn Aug. 6, two officials of Russian-controlled Luhansk unexpectedly walked across the bridge into Ukrainian government-controlled Stanytsia Luhanska. Yuriy Zolkin, head of the local government, stopped them and asked what they were doing there in the sixth year of Russia’s war against Ukraine, with a death count of 13,000 and rising. Vladislav Deinego, the Russian-backed “foreign minister,” and Olga Koptseva,
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The Russian embassy in Tallinn has commented on a decision by the Estonian Foreign Ministry not to recognize Russian passports issued to inhabitants of the Ukrainian Donbas. “It is regrettable that Estonia continues to persistently fight to lead the race among EU countries on the anti-Russian track. We are convinced that the Estonian authorities’ effective participation in the humanitarian blockade
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President Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a meeting with military leadership on the situation in the east of Ukraine. The parties discussed the shelling that took place on August 6 near Pavlopil’ despite the “Khlibne” truce declared earlier as a result of which 4 Ukrainian servicemen were killed. The Head of State commissioned to allocate apartments to the families of the deceased.
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The nuclear arsenal is a tool that allows Russia to talk with the US as an equal, despite America’s desire for world dominance, the head of the Russian National Security Council said. Seeking a dominant position in everything, including the military domain, is part of Washington’s strategic planning, Nikolay Patrushev told journalists on Tuesday. As a nation that does not
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