Ukraine crisis. News in brief. Tuesday 07 June [Ukrainian sources]

Ukraine crisis. News in brief. Tuesday 07 June [Ukrainian sources]

TUESDAY

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News:
32 attacks by Putin's Russian proxies on the Ukrainian people yesterday.
Sadly one Ukrainian soldier killed, and 9 wounded.

Savchenko - has said that she is willing to negotiate with the DNR/ LNR puppets.
Is she unwilttingly playing into Putin's hands by legitimizing these stooges?
After two years in prison she can't know too much about what has been going on.
Batkivshina have refused to comment!

Weather:
A bit chilly. 10C at 0800. High probably again below 20 today. Better later in the week.
Blue sky around the capital.

1:45
Decentralisation is stopped by failure of Russia Minsk II - Paruby
http://www.pravda.com.ua/news/2016/06/7/7110968/
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Correct.
But this statement also indicates that the government is now able to accept a frozen conflict in the Donbass - and more importantly, does not give in to Putin's blackmail.

EU accounts for half of all Ukrainian wheat exports since July 2015 [Engl]
http://www.unian.info/economics/1367394-eu-accounts-for-half-of-all-ukrainian-wheat-exports-since-july-2015.html
...The European Union accounted for half of all Ukrainian wheat exports in the current marketing year, which started on July 1, 2015, and will end on June 30, 2016, according to Ukraine's trade representative Nataliya Mykolska....
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Ukraine is feeding Europe.

Germany's intention to recognize Russian Federation as rival and threat is abnormality, Russia’s Lavrov says
http://en.censor.net.ua/news/392066/germanys_intention_to_recognize_russian_federation_as_rival_and_threat_is_abnormality_russias_lavrov
...."I hope that the coalition government will weigh all the pros and cons, and, most importantly, it will weigh the facts ...
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The facts... indeed. 10,000 dead in Donbass. Ten thousand. Those are the facts, Mr Lavrov-Goebbels.

Russian Invasion Into Ukraine. The Presentation of the Evidence of Russia’s Participation in the War in Donbas
https://informnapalm.org/en/russian-invasion-into-ukraine-the-presentation-of-the-evidence-of-russia-s-participation-in-the-war-in-donbas/
....At the moment of the presentation the database consisted of 116 incidents with more than 60 Russian military units and formations, including: 138th motorized rifle brigade, 9th artillery brigade, 200th special forces brigade of the North Fleet, 78th and 69th supply brigades, 22nd special forces brigade, 21st motorized rifle brigade, 8th mountain motorized rifle brigade, 4th guards armored division,  19th separate motorized rifle brigade, 74th motorized rifle brigade, 3rd separate special forces brigade, 33rd separate motorized rifle brigade, 20th motorized rifle brigade, 32nd, 18th and 9th separate motorized rifle brigades, 45th special forces airborne regiment, 11th separate airborne brigade, 67th air defense brigade, 76th airborne division (104th regiment), 385th artillery brigade, 474th separate automobile battalion, 106th division 51st airborne regiment, FSB special forces center, 61st marine brigade, 51st air  defense unit, 338th electronic suppression regiment, 137th airborne regiment, 66th management brigade, 275th self-propelled artillery regiment, 82nd separate electronic special forces brigade, 10th separate special forces brigade, 6th armored brigade, 16th separate special forces brigade, 7th airborne division, 24th separate special forces brigade and many more. And these are not mere assertions, but the facts supported by investigations per each incident. You can find the full list here – http://bit.ly/RussianPresenceEN, where each incident has a separate link to the article with the investigation results. ....

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Old article now, but - the "facts" for Herr Lavrov and Putler.

Soviet Sergey ‏@SovietSergey  21 ч.21 час назад
Told Finnish FM Soini that we haven't yet decided whether Putin comes to Finland by plane or by tank. He's gone awfully quiet.

This also
Soviet Sergey ‏@SovietSergey 19 ч.19 часов назад
Soviet Sergey Ретвитнул(а) Leonid Ragozin
We need to find EU's weakest links before we're totally broke. It's going better than expected.Soviet Sergey добавил(а),
Leonid Ragozin @leonidragozin
After Greece, Putin is likely visiting Finland. Successfully getting out of isolation, bit by bit. https://twitter.com/RU_Today/status/739788468008669189 …

Naftogaz CEO names condition for Ukraine to consider buying Russian gas
http://www.unian.info/economics/1367679-naftogaz-ceo-names-condition-for-ukraine-to-consider-buying-russian-gas.html
Naftogaz of Ukraine is ready to resume direct purchase of natural gas from the Russian energy monopoly Gazprom in case the gas price is lower than that offered by the European suppliers, the company’s CEO Andriy Kobolev told TV Channel 5 Monday night...

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I don't see Russia offering normally priced gas to Ukraine. So I don't see this happening while Putin is in power.

One soldier killed, 9 wounded yesterday
http://www.pravda.com.ua/news/2016/06/7/7111012/
At night in the area ATO 1 soldier killed, 9 wounded - Staff
Tuesday, June 7, 2016, 12:44
One day in the area of ​​military anti-terrorist operation 1 killed, 9 injured another.
This at a traditional briefing on Tuesday, spokesman of the Presidential Administration on ATO Andrei Lysenko.
"For the past day because of fighting one Ukrainian soldier was killed and another nine wounded," - said the colonel.
Responding to clarifying questions, Lysenko said that near the village Pischevyk 1 soldier killed, one was wounded and three wounded in Novotroickoe, two - at the mine Putylivsiy, two - at Mayorska Avdiyivka and one wounded.

MEPs recommend not to consider visa-free regime for Georgia, Ukraine in one package
http://www.unian.info/politics/1368131-meps-recommend-not-to-consider-visa-free-regime-for-georgia-ukraine-in-one-package.html
Granting visa-free regime for Georgia should not be considered in one package with Turkey, Ukraine and Kosovo, the Committee of Foreign Affairs of the European Parliament announced during a discussion with the President of Georgia Giorgi Margvelashvili, Europeiska Pravda reports....
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Don't say they are going to delay things for Ukraine further. That could be a catastrophic decision. Feelings are already running high amongst the population.

Killed or missing in Crimea
http://www.rferl.org/contentinfographics/killed-or-missing-in-crimea/27784069.html

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Shaun Walker's "DNR guys" and associates - no doubt - doing the executing. And the Greeks kiss Putin's feet. Scumballs all.

The sanctions, combined with low oil prices and lingering vulnerability of public order caused significant costs, said Nuland.

Economic sanctions against Russia imposed because of its aggression in Ukraine, have their effect, and the United States are ready to strengthen them further to end the violence in Ukraine.

This was stated during a hearing Tuesday on the Committee on Foreign Relations Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Victoria Nuland, reports "Ukrinform".

"The sanctions coupled with low oil prices and lingering vulnerability of public order caused significant costs. And while Moscow has not changed its approach to Ukraine, our commitment to strengthen sanctions obviously has a role to deter further efforts Russia to capture Ukrainian territory, "- said Nuland.

It also stressed that the US side is actively working with Europe to "EU sanctions were extended at the end of this month, and in the context of the support of France and Germany in their leading diplomatic role to achieve full implementation of the Minsk agreements."

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