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Minsk -  Ukraine crisis. News in Brief. Friday 13 November [Ukrainian sources] Empty Ukraine crisis. News in Brief. Friday 13 November [Ukrainian sources]

Fri Nov 13, 2015 1:09 am
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News -
Putin's Russian terrorists attacked 11 times yesterday. Down from the high of near 30 of a couple of days' ago.
Turchinov says 22 violations yesterday. I soldier dead, 3 injured. Which figure is correct?
The anti-discimination law finally passed yesterday. But there is some doubt as to how long it stays valid.

Weather -
Warm again today. 7 last night. Maybe 11 today. Above average again. Even a touch of sunshine this morning.

Footie -
Norway 0 - Hungary 1 yesterday evening. Today -
Bos-Herze v R. of Ireland 19:45 Uk time. Can the Republic join N. Ireland, Wales, England, in the finals? 2 legs.
Ukraine play of Saturday - I think 1900 hrs here. Lviv.


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Minsk -  Ukraine crisis. News in Brief. Friday 13 November [Ukrainian sources] Empty Separatists again break the silent mode. Fighting around Zaitsev

Fri Nov 13, 2015 1:14 am
http://www.pravda.com.ua/news/2015/11/13/7088543/
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Since 18:00 last night fighters 11 times provocative opened fire towards the Ukrainian position.
The press center informs Staff ATO page on Facebook.
In Donetsk direction with grenade launchers, heavy machine guns and small arms, terrorists fired four times Krasnogorovka, Pisky three times, twice Opitnoe and Novoselivka second.
Nearly two hours of night fighters were mortar attack directly Krasnogorovka settlement.
In Artemovsk direction from 18:25 to 19:15 in Zaytseva combat collision occurred. Also with small arms, mercenaries fired toward positions in Ukrainian Mayorsk.
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Minsk -  Ukraine crisis. News in Brief. Friday 13 November [Ukrainian sources] Empty For Ukraine’s special forces, a war of misuse and ill-supply [Engl]

Fri Nov 13, 2015 1:25 am
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/checkpoint/wp/2015/11/12/for-ukraines-special-forces-a-war-of-misuse-and-ill-supply/
AVDIIVKA, UKRAINE — On the outskirts of this shell-ridden town, a two-man team of Ukrainian special forces soldiers watches the war from their black and green balaclavas.
A Sept. 1 cease-fire has reduced the fighting here to sporadic outbreaks of violence, so for now the special forces soldiers, known as Spetsnaz, only observe, logging every burst of machine gun fire or mortar strike in the distance as Ukrainian troops and Russian-backed separatists attack each other....
“Despite what people think, this is still a war,” said one of the Spetsnaz soldiers, identified only as “18,” ...

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Shortish article. Ok.
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Minsk -  Ukraine crisis. News in Brief. Friday 13 November [Ukrainian sources] Empty Fox News: aboard the A321 that crashed in Egypt could be a timer (UNIAN)

Fri Nov 13, 2015 1:30 am
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Minsk -  Ukraine crisis. News in Brief. Friday 13 November [Ukrainian sources] Empty Terrorists are shocked by the extent of their losses (Kriminal.TV)

Fri Nov 13, 2015 1:44 am
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http://kriminal.tv/news/terroristi-v-ugase-ot-masshtabov-svoih-poterww.html
...share the fact that in the last days many of their attacks ended tragically...
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Putin simply reducing their numbers, and thereby the number of witnesses to what really happened over the past year in the Donbass?
Unverified report of many shot in the back.
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Minsk -  Ukraine crisis. News in Brief. Friday 13 November [Ukrainian sources] Empty Ukraine moves closer to visa-free EU travel as gay rights bill passes [Engl]

Fri Nov 13, 2015 3:14 am
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Minsk -  Ukraine crisis. News in Brief. Friday 13 November [Ukrainian sources] Empty The US said that Russia must comply with the Minsk agreement before the end of the year (RBC-Ukraine)

Fri Nov 13, 2015 4:16 am
http://www.rbc.ua/rus/news/ssha-zayavili-rossiya-dolzhna-vypolnit-minskie-1447405071.html
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Quite funny really.
How long ago did they sign Minsk? And now they have to comply by the "end of the year"?
What about complying half a year ago, or a year ago? American "diplomacy".
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Minsk -  Ukraine crisis. News in Brief. Friday 13 November [Ukrainian sources] Empty The militants over the past day killed one Ukrainian soldier and wounded three - Turchinov (ISLE)

Fri Nov 13, 2015 4:22 am
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http://www.ostro.org/general/society/news/485967/
"During the day 22 times violated the ceasefire. There is one dead and three wounded our soldiers," - said Turchynov
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Normally this information is released during the midday briefing. A bit strange.
Also the number of violations is twice that announced this morning.
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Minsk -  Ukraine crisis. News in Brief. Friday 13 November [Ukrainian sources] Empty Father and son were killed in a collision with a mine near the demarcation line. PHOTO (Tsenzor.Net)

Fri Nov 13, 2015 4:28 am
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Minsk -  Ukraine crisis. News in Brief. Friday 13 November [Ukrainian sources] Empty Foreign Ministry urges Russia to stop reprisals against Ukrainian political prisoners

Fri Nov 13, 2015 11:18 am
Such actions of the Russian side are beyond the scope of law and morality.

Foreign Ministry demands Russia to immediately stop bullying Ukrainians held in the Russian prisons for political reasons. Spokeswoman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Mariana Betsia stated at a press briefing, Censor.NET informs citing Ukrainska Pravda.

She recalled that the Russian authorities convicted Ukrainian national Hennadii Afanasiev under trumped-up charges and "sent him to the colony in the Komi Republic."

"Following the statement by Hennadii Afanasiev during the trial of Oleh Sentsov and Oleksandr Kolchenko renouncing his earlier testimony given under torture, he keeps being bullied and ill-treated in a penal colony," the Foreign Ministry stated.

Mariana Betsia said that Afanasiev's health had deteriorated, but "he did not receive medical assistance."

"We strongly condemn such actions of the Russian side, which go beyond the scope of law and morality," - Foreign Ministry spokeswoman said.

In this regard, the Foreign Ministry summoned the Russian consul, who was "voiced demands for an immediate admission of Ukrainian consular officers to a prisoner ... inspection of actions of the Russian employees of the relevant authorities as well as bringing to justice those guilty in violations of Afanasiev's rights."

"We demand the Russian Federation to immediately restore respect for the principles and norms of international law, stop political lynching of the citizens of Ukraine and release all Ukrainian citizens - political prisoners, who are held in Russia," Mariana Betsia said.

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Minsk -  Ukraine crisis. News in Brief. Friday 13 November [Ukrainian sources] Empty Donbas rebels put up new demands

Fri Nov 13, 2015 11:23 am
Pro-Russian separatists in Donbas agree to give Ukraine control over its borders with Russia only after local elections have been held in occupied territories, Vladyslav Deineho, the so-called Luhansk republic leader said, Interfax reports Nov. 13.

The rebels are supplied arms and ammunition via the uncontrolled part of the border with Russia. That is why Ukraine insists on resuming control of the border.

Pres Poroshenko said that under the Minsk agreements Ukraine is to assume control of the border by late 2015.

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Minsk -  Ukraine crisis. News in Brief. Friday 13 November [Ukrainian sources] Empty Russia resorts to trade war against Ukraine, - Poroshenko commented on Russia's intention to introduce embargo

Fri Nov 13, 2015 4:09 pm
President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko held a meeting with European Commissioner for Trade Cecilia Malmström.

Censor.NET reports citing the press office of the president.

The head of state informed the European Commissioner on the development of economic situation in Ukraine, the fulfillment of the Minsk agreements and the recent decisions made by the Ukrainian Parliament on the adoption of the package of anti-corruption and anti-discrimination legislation, which promotes the establishment of the visa-free regime with the EU for Ukrainian citizens.

The president hopes for the positive conclusion by the assessment mission of the European Commission on the readiness of Ukraine to the introduction of the visa-free regime with the EU.

According to the head of state, the Free Trade Agreement with the EU that will start functioning on January 1, 2016, will bring trade-economic relations between Ukraine and the EU countries to the new level and facilitate further development of the Ukrainian economy.

The president noted that the share of Russia in the overall volume of foreign trade of Ukraine had been reduced substantially - to 16%. At the same time, over 37% of foreign trade operations of Ukraine falls on the EU Member States.

The head of state expressed concern over the intention of Russia to introduce embargo on the import of Ukrainian agricultural products and foodstuffs, as well as tariffs on products from Ukraine on January 1, 2016. "We have to be ready for the economic consequences, as Russia resorts not only to the occupation of sovereign and independent Ukraine, but also to the trade war against us," Petro Poroshenko said.

The parties stressed that the Ukrainian exports to the EU had significant potential. The President of Ukraine appealed to the EU Commissioner for Trade to support Ukrainian exports to the EU, in particular through the provision of increased access to the EU market for the Ukrainian products.

The interlocutors discussed the provision of the EU's second tranche of macro-financial assistance to Ukraine. "We have already fulfilled a series of our obligations and make every effort to fulfill the remaining obligations required for receiving the assistance from the EU as soon as possible," the president stressed.

European Commissioner for Trade Cecilia Malmström noted recent achievements of Ukraine in terms of reforms and tremendous efforts of the president on preservation of unity of coalition in the voting for the laws necessary for the introduction of the visa-free regime with the EU.

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Minsk -  Ukraine crisis. News in Brief. Friday 13 November [Ukrainian sources] Empty Kremlin mulls introducing exit visas for Russians

Fri Nov 13, 2015 4:17 pm
Deputy Chairman of the State Duma committee on constitutional legislation and state development Vadim Solovyov, said that it is important to convey to the Russian citizens full information on the security status in destinations where they choose to spend their vacations, according to Govoritmoskva.ru.

According to the State Duma offifial, various ways to implement this idea are being discussed at the moment, including the introduction of exit visas.

"There are plenty of proposals submitted on introducing the exit visas. Foreign Ministry officials and and security officers would explain to the citizens what the risks are. After the citizens get this official information, they sign a document stating that they have been briefed and warned, and they still demand they be given an opportunity to travel," said Solovyov.

Read alsoPoll: 42% of Russians ready to give up freedom of speech and travel to other countries for "decent wage"As UNIAN earlier reported, the Federation Council of the Russian Federation supported the proposal to ban flights of Russian tourists to Turkey and Tunisia, in a bid to refocus the flow of tourists to the occupied Crimea.

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