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Ukrainian - Ukraine crisis. News in brief. Friday 01 July. [Ukrainian sources]  Empty Ukraine crisis. News in brief. Friday 01 July. [Ukrainian sources]

Fri Jul 01, 2016 2:57 am
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News:
58 attacks by Putin's Russian forces. Update - 1 Ukrainian soldier killed, 4 wounded, yesterday.
EU extends sanctions against Russia until 2017.

Weather:
Hot again. 25 at 0900. And warming up.
High again near 30 today. Blue sky, sunshine. Update: 30 at 1300 hrs. Humid again.


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Ukrainian - Ukraine crisis. News in brief. Friday 01 July. [Ukrainian sources]  Empty ATO - 58 attacks by militants, including 152-mm artillery

Fri Jul 01, 2016 3:02 am
ATO - 58 attacks by militants, including 152-mm artillery
http://www.pravda.com.ua/news/2016/07/1/7113360/
Friday, July 1, 2016, 7:45

During the last day recorded 58 cases opening fire fighters, including 34 in Donetsk, Mariupol and 17 to 7 in Lugansk areas.
The press center ATO headquarters.
In particular, in the Donetsk direction with small arms and grenade fire on the enemy led Ukrainian troops under Avdiivka, Verhnotoretskym, Novgorod, and Mayorskym Zaytsev.
With 120-mm mortar occupation forces fired on strengthening the Armed Forces in the Trinity and Luhansk. In addition, the Luhansk enemy carried 15 rounds of 152-mm artillery.
In Mariupol direction under enemy fire from 82-mm mortar shells hit positions forces ATO in Birch, Novotroickoe and Krasnohorivtsi.
In Luhansk opponent randomly fired from the position of Ukrainian military 122-mm artillery during Novozvanivkoyu and Novoaleksandrovka and in Crimea - from anti-aircraft installation.
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Ukrainian - Ukraine crisis. News in brief. Friday 01 July. [Ukrainian sources]  Empty On July 1 in Ukraine the price of heat and hot water has doubled

Fri Jul 01, 2016 3:10 am
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On July 1 in Ukraine the price of heat and hot water has doubled
http://www.pravda.com.ua/news/2016/07/1/7113366/
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Obviously, for people with their own boilers this will have no effect.
But for people in a city apartment with centralized heating this is not good news.
I hope they stop these increases soon, otherwise people are going to take to the streets at some point.
Ukraine needs some stability.
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Ukrainian - Ukraine crisis. News in brief. Friday 01 July. [Ukrainian sources]  Empty Until Russian tanks removed from Donbas and border closed, no elections possible there, - presidential envoy Herasymov

Fri Jul 01, 2016 3:16 am
Until Russian tanks removed from Donbas and border closed, no elections possible there, - presidential envoy Herasymov
http://en.censor.net.ua/news/395540/until_russian_tanks_removed_from_donbas_and_border_closed_no_elections_possible_there_presidential_envoy
...."And we [Ukraine - ed.] have the right to that as there is one very fine detail in the Minsk agreements. It reads that elections should be held under OSCE/ODIHR standards. Thus, while people with Kalashnikovs stay in this territory, elections are out of the question," he said....
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Ukrainian - Ukraine crisis. News in brief. Friday 01 July. [Ukrainian sources]  Empty Naftogaz planning to buy 3 bcm of gas in Q3, 2016, the Russian price is close to Europe's

Fri Jul 01, 2016 3:30 am
Naftogaz planning to buy 3 bcm of gas in Q3, 2016, the Russian price is close to Europe's
http://en.interfax.com.ua/news/economic/353754.html
...."The proposals from Russian and Ukrainian sides are very close by their level. I think that Naftogaz will shortly take an economically balanced and correct decision regarding where, at what price and what the schedule to buy natural gas will be," Kobolev also said.

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I slightly "improved" the English of the original heading.
Will Ukraine start buying gas from Russia again? That's a "no-no" for some people.
Whatever Ukraine does, you can expect the opposition - Tymoshenko, Liashko et al - to criticize.
I think the price is around 167. Better than 215, or Tymo's 450, that is for sure..
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Ukrainian - Ukraine crisis. News in brief. Friday 01 July. [Ukrainian sources]  Empty Ukrainian Question Divides Orthodox World [Engl; MT]

Fri Jul 01, 2016 4:10 am
Ukrainian Question Divides Orthodox World
http://www.themoscowtimes.com/news/article/ukrainian-question-divides-orthodox-world/573842.html

More likely, however, was that the Russian refusal to attend was based in politics rather than theology. Geopolitics, after all, have prevented Orthodox bishops from uniting since their last meeting in the year 787....

...Everything was done so as not to antagonize the Moscow delegation. But in the end, Russian priests never made it to the island....

They argued that this was Ukraine’s historical right: Before being transferred to Moscow by Tsar Michael I’s decree in 1686, Kiev was originally under Constantinople’s authority. “They want to switch back, and that’s within their right,” argues historian Andrei Zubov.
But the stakes are high for Moscow. “They cannot allow this at any price,” says the theologian Andrei Desnitsky....


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Interesting. Recommended read.
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Ukrainian - Ukraine crisis. News in brief. Friday 01 July. [Ukrainian sources]  Empty In Kiev the director of a Dental clinic was shot: police are looking for two killers on a motorcycle (Columnist)

Fri Jul 01, 2016 4:19 am
In Kiev the director of a Dental clinic was shot: police are looking for two killers on a motorcycle (Columnist)
http://kiyany.obozrevatel.com/crime/94310-v-kieve-strelyali-v-direktora-stomatkliniki-politsiya-razyiskivaet-dvuh-killerov-na-mototsikle.htm
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Two people on a motorbike. Sounds to me like a contract killing. No more info currently.
Also - slightly unclear whether the guy died or not. Shot, taken to hospital. But the heading says "killers". киллеров.
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Ukrainian - Ukraine crisis. News in brief. Friday 01 July. [Ukrainian sources]  Empty At the train station in Odessa an armed guard of the City Rada committed an attack on a conductor (MFN)

Fri Jul 01, 2016 4:34 am
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At the train station in Odessa an armed guard of the City Rada committed an attack on a conductor (MFN)
http://nbnews.com.ua/ru/news/184191/
In Odessa, on Friday, July 1, at the central station detained the employee of the municipal security Odessa City Council of the armed assault on a conductor of the train "Moscow-Odessa." He was seized with a knife and gas pistol, which was redesigned by firing live ammunition.
"On the Odessa station detained the employee of the municipal guard. He committed an armed assault on the conductor of the train Moscow-Odessa. Striking the conductor, he snatched her bag, swinging with the arms ", - reports the local edition 048.ua.
Activists of "Left Bank" made a citizen's arrest against the offending public order and delivered him into the hands of the police.
It is worth noting the detained members of the municipal guard seized a knife and gas pistol, which he remade for firing live ammunition....
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Ukrainian - Ukraine crisis. News in brief. Friday 01 July. [Ukrainian sources]  Empty Evidence of Russian military aggression in Ukraine can be found on Putin's administration website, - Turchynov

Fri Jul 01, 2016 4:49 am
Evidence of Russian military aggression in Ukraine can be found on Putin's administration website, - Turchynov
http://en.censor.net.ua/news/395572/evidence_of_russian_military_aggression_in_ukraine_can_be_found_on_putins_administration_website_turchynov

...."In June, Putin signed orders of promotion to generalship of Russian career servicemen for crimes conducted in the east of our country," he said.

According to Turchynov, Major General V.G.Asapov, who commanded ... in the occupied Donetsk region between April 2015 and May 2016, has been promoted to Lieutenant General. Major General S.S.Yudin, who commanded ... in the occupied Luhansk ...has been promoted to Lieutenant General. Colonel A.Y.Ruzinsky, who commanded ... (Luhansk city) ... has been promoted to Major General.
"These two army corps that wage the war against us in the east of Ukraine are a part and parcel of the Armed Forces of Russia ....

"It's not a civil conflict in Ukraine, it's an aggressive undeclared war that is waged by the Russian Federation against our independent democratic country. Only viewers of Russian TV, brainwashed by the Kremlin propaganda, can believe Putin's lies," the secretary of NSDC summed up.


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Not forgetting the Greek and Italian communists and fascists on Putin's payroll, the French Right wing - Le Pen - who get loans from Putin's banks... the usual prostitutes of Europe.

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Ukrainian - Ukraine crisis. News in brief. Friday 01 July. [Ukrainian sources]  Empty Yesterday in the area ATO 1 soldier killed, 4 wounded - Staff

Fri Jul 01, 2016 6:21 am
Yesterday in the area ATO 1 soldier killed, 4 wounded - Staff
http://www.pravda.com.ua/news/2016/07/1/7113397/
Friday, July 1, 2016, 12:41

One day in the area of anti-terrorist operations 1 soldier killed, 4 soldiers suffered injuries.
This at a traditional briefing on Friday, spokesman of the Presidential Administration on ATO Andrei Lysenko.
"For the past day as a result of active hostilities 1 Ukrainian military killed, four soldiers were wounded," - said the colonel.

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Ukrainian - Ukraine crisis. News in brief. Friday 01 July. [Ukrainian sources]  Empty Darth Putin et al

Fri Jul 01, 2016 6:52 am
Darth Putin ‏@DarthPutinKGB  49 мин.49 минут назад
Just curious. Did Boris kill himself overnight?

Sputnik ‏@Sputnik_Not  2 ч.2 часа назад
#Moscow man jailed for wearing clothes wrong way round, #extremism suspected

Ukrainian - Ukraine crisis. News in brief. Friday 01 July. [Ukrainian sources]  Dar1

Darth Putin ‏@DarthPutinKGB  19 ч.19 часов назад
Do Michael Gove or Theresa May think "Ukraine" is a country? Asking for a friend...

Soviet Sergey ‏@SovietSergey  43 мин.43 минуты назад
Russia's right-wing candidate. Don't forget that, people. Soviet Sergey добавил(а),
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BREAKING: Austria's highest court has annulled results of presidential election that was lost narrowly by right-wing candidate Norbert Hofer

Soviet Sergey ‏@SovietSergey 19 ч.19 часов назад
The disgusting, rotten, poisonous Turkish tomatoes we've been bulldozing for months now will suddenly be OK. Soviet Sergey добавил(а),
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Kremlin: Russia will ease sanctions on Turkey depending on talks outcome http://reut.rs/29cIZ3F
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Ukrainian - Ukraine crisis. News in brief. Friday 01 July. [Ukrainian sources]  Empty Russian fined for reposting that the USSR & Nazi Germany invaded Poland [Engl]

Fri Jul 01, 2016 7:04 am
Russian fined for reposting that the USSR & Nazi Germany invaded Poland
http://khpg.org/en/index.php?id=1467327913
37-year-old Vladimir Luzgin has been convicted and fined 200 thousand roubles for reposting on his social network page a text which correctly states that the Soviet Union, in collaboration with the Nazis, invaded Poland in 1939.  A Russian prosecutor claimed and a court in Perm accepted that Luzgin was guilty of posting “knowingly false information”....
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Absolutely amazing. What can you say now in Russia? You can't speak the truth whatsoever.
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Soviet invasion of Poland
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_invasion_of_Poland
The Soviet invasion of Poland was a Soviet military operation that started without a formal declaration of war on 17 September 1939. On that morning, 16 days after Nazi Germany invaded Poland from the west, the Soviet Union invaded Poland from the east. The invasion and battle lasted for the following 20 days and ended on 6 October 1939 with the two-way division and annexation of the entire territory of the Second Polish Republic by both Germany and the Soviet Union.[7]....

See also
Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Molotov%E2%80%93Ribbentrop_Pact
was a ... pact between Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union signed in Moscow on 23 August 1939 by their respective foreign ministers, Vyacheslav Molotov and Joachim von Ribbentrop.

Talk about re-writing history! So you can't say this anymore in Russia!
Don't expect to read about this from Stalinist Guardian writer, and Corbyn sidekick, Seamus Milne.
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Ukrainian - Ukraine crisis. News in brief. Friday 01 July. [Ukrainian sources]  Empty Ukrainian agricultural exports to EU grew by a quarter [Engl]

Fri Jul 01, 2016 7:30 am
Ukrainian agricultural exports to EU grew by a quarter
http://www.unian.info/economics/1395217-ukrainian-agricultural-exports-to-eu-grow-by-quarter.html
Exports of agricultural products from Ukraine to the European Union in January-May 2016 increased by 24% year-over-year (y-o-y) to $1.8 billion, while the total volume of agricultural products export was worth $5.7 billion, according to Deputy Agrarian Policy and Food Minister Vladyslava Rutytska....

Grains were the core of the commodity structure of Ukrainian agricultural exports with 16% of total shipments abroad, while fats and oils comprised 9%, and oil crops – 4%.  


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Ukrainian agricultural exports to EU grow by quarter

Ukraine feeding Europe. That will be its future, and the main reason why it will join the EU eventually. The current EU countries cannot feed themselves.
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Ukrainian - Ukraine crisis. News in brief. Friday 01 July. [Ukrainian sources]  Empty EU prolongs economic sanctions on Russia until 31 Jan 2017 [Engl; Reuters]

Fri Jul 01, 2016 8:31 am
EU prolongs economic sanctions on Russia until 31 Jan 2017
http://ca.reuters.com/article/topNews/idCAKCN0ZH4OE
...."Having assessed the implementation of the Minsk agreements, the Council decided to renew the sanctions for a further six months, until 31 January 2017," the Council of European governments said, referring to the Minsk peace deal....
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Ukrainian - Ukraine crisis. News in brief. Friday 01 July. [Ukrainian sources]  Empty Police urge Ukrainians to surrender illegal weapons

Fri Jul 01, 2016 9:11 am
The police offered Ukrainian to give up unregistered weapons, ammunition and explosives in the coming month July 1-31.

Ukrainians who voluntarily surrender their unregistered weapons will be exempted from criminal liability, the police say.

Moreover, those who will give up their unregistered weapons will be allowed to have them registered and use the weapons in a legal way.

Due to the war in Donbas, Ukraine is literally flooded with all kinds of weapons, including small arms, explosives and grenade launchers.

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Ukrainian - Ukraine crisis. News in brief. Friday 01 July. [Ukrainian sources]  Empty Medvedchuk poses bigger threat than pro-Russian separatists – Gen. Skipalsky

Fri Jul 01, 2016 12:51 pm
To use the services of Viktor Medvedchuk, tycoon, Kuchma’s chief-of-staff and godfather of Putin’s children, in talks on the exchange of Donbas POWs was a mistake of Poroshenko, head of the Association of Officers of Ukraine Gen. Oleksandr Skipalsky said, Espreso reports July 1.

 “Medvedchuk has never been a Ukrainian politician. He has always been anti-Ukrainian. Russia asked Merkel to put in a word for Medvedchuk to Poroshenko – and Medvedchuk got on the team of Ukraine negotiators,” Skipalsky said.  
Medvedchuk did everything to benefit Russia under his peacemaker’s disguise, the general said.

Skipalsky called Medvedchuk-headed ‘Ukrainian Choice’ organization one of subversive structures.

In his opinion, Medvedchuk is more dangerous for Ukraine than other pro-Russian separatists.

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Ukrainian - Ukraine crisis. News in brief. Friday 01 July. [Ukrainian sources]  Empty "Ukraine will not finance terrorism and pay pensions to militants who fire at our guys," - Vice Prime Minister Rozenko

Fri Jul 01, 2016 2:09 pm
Ukraine will be able to fulfill all of its social obligations to people who remain in temporarily occupied territories after full implementation of the Minsk agreements.

This was announced by Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine Pavlo Rozenko on air of 5 Channel, Censor.NET informs citing the Cabinet's press service.

"The government's stance is clear and definite: we do our best to enhance social protection of displaced persons, to provide social aid to these people in time and in full. But two issues have to be separated here: aid to real displaced persons and financing those who remain in temporarily occupied territories," Rozenko explained.

Read more: No elections possible in Donbas until Russian tanks are removed and border is closed, - presidential envoy Herasymov

"Unfortunately, a problem persists with financing those who remain in temporarily occupied territories. Not Ukrainian laws, but the occupational regime is in effect there. Ukraine's effective legislation provides that a person is eligible for payments only after moving for permanent residence in the territory controlled by Ukrainian government. We need to know who we pay pensions to.

"Ukraine will not finance members of terrorist groups. We cannot pay pensions, including military ones, to those militants who fire at our guys - that's unacceptable!" the vice prime minister stressed.

"Ukraine will be able to fulfill all of its social obligations to people who remain in temporarily occupied territories after full implementation of the Minsk agreements, after Ukrainian rule of law is restored there, after Ukrainian territorial integrity is restored. All of the payments are being allocated and accumulated, so as soon as a person moves for permanent r esidence in the territory controlled by Ukraine and receives a status of a displaced person, he or she receives all of the payments in full," Rozenko noted.

Read more: Elections cannot take place now due to objective reasons: it is dangerous in Donbas, - Merkel

Earlier, the number of claims regarding decreased pension payments had risen sharply in occupied Crimea.

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Ukrainian - Ukraine crisis. News in brief. Friday 01 July. [Ukrainian sources]  Empty In the Odessa region was sentenced to life imprisonment three robbers shot a man for $ 10 thousand

Fri Jul 01, 2016 2:15 pm
Three people were sentenced to life imprisonment for a murder committed in Belgorode- Dniester.

According to the press service of the regional prosecutor's office, the attackers attacked the victim and shot him in the chest, causing the man died. Stealing $ 10,000, the killer fled the scene.

In the course of operational investigative activities the next day, law enforcement officers arrested the robbers at the border between Ukraine and Belarus.

Upon review of the criminal proceedings the three men were sentenced to life imprisonment with confiscation of property.

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Ukrainian - Ukraine crisis. News in brief. Friday 01 July. [Ukrainian sources]  Empty NABU released details of investigation into "Onyshchenko's gas scheme".

Fri Jul 01, 2016 2:51 pm
From the very start of investigation into the so-called "Onyshchenko's gas scheme", the NABU has been faced with resistance both during investigative activities and judicial hearings.

Director of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine Artem Sytnyk said, Censor.NET reports referring to NABU press service.

"Given these facts as well as sufficient evidence, I'm convinced the Verkhovna Rada will decide positively and support the request [to strip Onyshchenko of parliamentary immunity - ed.] of the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAP) in full," Sytnyk noted.

Earlier, June 29, the Procedural Committee of the Verkhovna Rada granted a motion by the SAP, approved by the PGO, on bringing people's deputy Oleksandr Onyshchenko to criminal liability, including his apprehension and arrest. At the same time, the parliament should vote separately on each of the above points.

The NABU and the SAP have exposed persons involved in an embezzlement scheme implemented during the extraction and sale of natural gas under agreements on cooperation with Ukrhasvydobuvannia PJSC [state gas producing company - ed.], which resulted in a 3 billion hryvnia (approx. $120.646 million) loss suffered by the state. People's deputy Oleksandr Onyshchenko is reported to be behind the scheme.

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Ukrainian - Ukraine crisis. News in brief. Friday 01 July. [Ukrainian sources]  Empty In "Naftogaz" is not going to pay a "debt" to "Gazprom" on gas supplies in occupied Donbas

Fri Jul 01, 2016 7:52 pm
"In" Naftogaz "may not be a debt for gas that was not ordered and not received," - said the company.

Application management "Gazprom" of debts "Naftogaz Ukraine" for gas was allegedly placed a Russian company in the temporarily occupied territories of Donetsk and Lugansk regions, not true. This was stated in the management of public relations "Naftogaz Ukraine".

"In" Naftogaz "may not be a debt for gas that was not ordered and not received," - said the company.

In "Naftogaz" said that in the past few years to purchase gas "Gazprom" is made on terms advance payment. All purchased "Naftogaz" gas volumes accounted and paid for by the parties "Naftogaz".

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Ukrainian - Ukraine crisis. News in brief. Friday 01 July. [Ukrainian sources]  Empty It is known as the former commander of NATO pressed Obama for arming Ukraine

Fri Jul 01, 2016 7:58 pm
Breedlove trying to influence the Obama administration on several channels, sending e-mail messages scientist and retired military officials.

General USAF, retired, and until recently the commander in chief of NATO forces in Europe Philip M. Breedlove tried to overcome the reluctance of President Barack Obama intensify military tensions with Russia over the war in Ukraine in 2014.

This is the website of The Intercept , referring to the analysis Bridlava emails that were obtained by unknown hackers break after the general account in Gmail and posted on a new website called DC Leaks , writes "European truth."

Obama has resisted political pressure from Congress and the armed forces to provide lethal aid to the Ukrainian government, fearing that it would increase the bloodshed and provide Russian President Vladimir Putin justification for deeper invasion of Ukraine.

Bridlav during briefings to Congress, has repeatedly argued with the Obama administration about the situation in Ukraine, and eventually it was reported conflict between the general and the president.

In a series of reports in 2014 Bridlav sought a meeting with former Secretary of State Colin Powell, asking for advice on how to pressure the Obama administration that he took a more aggressive stance towards Russia.

"I could be wrong, but ... I do not see that Washington actually" involved "to work with Europe / NATO. Frankly, I think that we are "worried" ... threatening the nation's involvement in the conflict ", - wrote in an email Bridlav Powell, who said, accepting an invitation to meet and discuss this dilemma.

"I ask your advice in two ways .. like to use this opportunity at a time when all eyes are focused on IDIL ... and second ... how to solve this problem personally with POTUS (stands for US President - Ed .) "- says Bridlav.

Bridlav trying to influence the Obama administration on several channels, sending e-mail messages scientist and retired military officials, including former NATO supreme commander in chief Wesley Clark, hoping to support the provision of military assistance to Ukrainian forces.

"I think the POTUS consider us as a threat that must be kept to a minimum ... that is not drawn into the war ????" - wrote in a letter Bridlav Harlan Ullman, a senior adviser Atlantic Council, describing attempts to get support Powell to help influence Obama.

"Given Obama's instructions will not start a war, it can be difficult to implement," - said Ullman few months later, another series of messages Bridlava efforts to "persuade, convince or compel the United States to respond" to Russia.

Bridlav not responded to journalists' request to comment on the letters. Phillip Karber, a scientist who regularly corresponded with Bridlavov to give him advice and intelligence on the Ukrainian crisis - showed some genuine emails that were leaked to the press.

He also said that he Bridlav confirmed that the general account in Gmail was hacked, and that the incident was reported to the government.

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Ukrainian - Ukraine crisis. News in brief. Friday 01 July. [Ukrainian sources]  Empty Poroshenko of the Ukrainian economy: the worst is over

Fri Jul 01, 2016 8:22 pm
Speaking of reform, he noted that a half years, made more than 25 years

President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko believes that the worst of the Ukrainian economy is behind us, and this is a result of the reforms. He said this in an interview with Bulgarian television channel bTV.

«If we talk about reform, one and a half years, we have more than 25 years. All these changes come from the Association Agreement with the EU, which I signed in the first two months in office, "- he said.

Poroshenko also said that Russia, among other things, declared Ukraine embargo. "2013 32% of turnover Ukraine and the Russian Federation. Today, when Russia closed its markets to put us on knees turnover it is 8%, "- he said.

Also, according to Poroshenko, Russia stopped supplying gas and coal in Ukraine, blocked energy, does not accept Ukrainian goods . "But we did not fall to his knees, and today, in the first quarter of 2016 are starting to notice the growth, increasing revenues, increasing GDP. Today's safe to say that the worst is over and this is the result of our reforms, "- he said.

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Ukrainian - Ukraine crisis. News in brief. Friday 01 July. [Ukrainian sources]  Empty Poroshenko: Russian special centers preparing to commit terrorist attacks in Ukraine

Fri Jul 01, 2016 8:28 pm
Terrorists are prepared in training centers in the Kursk, Belgorod and Rostov regions

Russia was preparing to commit terrorist attacks in Ukraine in special training centers in the Kursk, Belgorod and Rostov regions of Russia. This was stated by President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko in an interview with Bulgarian television channel bTV.
«In Ukraine only in the last year we prevented 300 terrorist attacks, which were prepared by the Russian Federation", - he said.
According to him, the terrorists were preparing in training centers the territory of Kursk, Belgorod and Rostov regions. "We detained them with explosives during the preparation of terrorist acts and demonstrated the world. Of course, the fight against terrorism we all combine our efforts, "- said Poroshenko.

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Ukrainian - Ukraine crisis. News in brief. Friday 01 July. [Ukrainian sources]  Empty US has imposed sanctions against three additional Russian companies

Fri Jul 01, 2016 8:36 pm
Businesses suspected of violating the law on non-proliferation of technologies for the production of weapons of mass destruction

The US imposed sanctions against three companies from Russia, which Washington suspected of violating US law on non-proliferation of technologies for the production of weapons of mass destruction.

Under the sanctions hit the Moscow Bank "Time Mark" Kolomna KB of engineering and 150th Aircraft Repair Plant of Kaliningrad. It said in a statement the US State Department, which will be published 5 July.

In addition, extended sanctions against CB instrument from Tula and NGOs machinery, which were introduced in September 2015.

The US government suspects Russian companies to supply Iran, North Korea and Syria banned technologies that can be used to produce weapons of mass destruction and missile technology.

The list of sanctions over the State Department listed 40 individuals and entities yiz China, Iraq, Iran, Malaysia, North Korea, Sudan, Syria and Uganda. In Russian enterprises restrictions imposed against the Belarusian "Byelvnyeshpromservisa."

The sanctions also apply to subsidiaries and affiliated structures of these organizations.

US government agencies are prohibited to enter into contractual relations with these organizations, to assist them and to supply goods, services or technology specified in the relevant lists.

Action sanctions designed for two years.

in September 2015 among Russian companies that fell under the sanctions were also called "Rosoboronexport" corporation MiG, the company "cathode."

Russian companies regularly fall into sanktsiyni lists that are created under the law on non-proliferation adopted in 2000. Thus, sanctions against "Rosoboronexport" introduced in 2008. Among the organizations that are subject to restrictions in the 2000s were "Yevropalas 2000", "NIIHrafit" Moso company and institution NDIKIET.

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Ukrainian - Ukraine crisis. News in brief. Friday 01 July. [Ukrainian sources]  Empty The Lipton company Unilever has opened in Kyiv tea factory

Fri Jul 01, 2016 8:43 pm
The company is a manufacture of innovative products in volume 1600 tons per year

Today, July 1, in Hostomel company Unilever inaugurated the tea factory Lipton.

Enterprise is an innovative production with volume production in 1600 tons per year, which will work on a unique principle Zero waste to landfill - full control of the factory for processing and recycling 100% of waste production and guarantee that did not go to landfill.

as the press service of the President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko met with the head of Unilever Paul Polman group, which is in Ukraine in connection with the opening of a new plant.

The head of state congratulated the leadership of the British-Dutch group Unilever with the decision to come to the market of Ukraine and called it "a confirmation of the success of reforms, especially in the fight against corruption, deregulation and the creation of an attractive investment climate."

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in turn, Polman said that he considers "very timely right now to invest in Ukraine as potentially very attractive and promising market that shows growth. " He also believes that the arrival of Unilever in Ukraine will be a good example of a successful business for other companies on a global level, as well as a "signal of confidence to the Ukrainian reforms."

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Ukrainian - Ukraine crisis. News in brief. Friday 01 July. [Ukrainian sources]  Empty In Moscow say they do not grieved because of continued EU sanctions

Fri Jul 01, 2016 9:00 pm
Expect to change the foreign policy of the Russian Federation through sanctions - at least short-sighted, said the Foreign Ministry of Russia

Moscow will not be overly dramatize the situation around the continued European Union economic sanctions against Russia, said the Russian Foreign Ministry.

The department said that the deterioration of economic relations between Russia and the EU sanctions were led by "tangible political results of the EU" and likely will in the future. "Expect to change our foreign policy because of sanctions - at least short-sighted. Losses for both sides are very significant. Compared to the year 2014 the mutual trade turnover in 2015 fell by 40% ... In addition, the restriction negative impact on the overall economic situation in Europe "- said the Russian Foreign Ministry.

The Russian Foreign Ministry expressed hope that when the "EU refuses the logic of confrontation and containment," Russia and the EU will come to a new level of cooperation.

As reported, the European Union continued economic sanctions against the end of January 2017, calling on Russia to facilitate greater progress in establishing peace in eastern Ukraine.

EU and US imposed sanctions against Russia in defense, energy and finance in July 2014 because of Moscow's role in the conflict in Donbas. In response, Russia, which denies direct involvement in the conflict, banned imports of agricultural products from the EU.

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Ukrainian - Ukraine crisis. News in brief. Friday 01 July. [Ukrainian sources]  Empty The Czech government reacted to the President's proposal to hold a referendum on membership in NATO and the EU

Fri Jul 01, 2016 9:10 pm
In the Czech government does not intend to take steps that would put into question the country's membership in NATO and the EU

The Czech government said he did not consider any steps that would put into question the country's membership in EU and NATO. So the government has responded to recent statements of President Milos Zeman, who called for a referendum on the country's membership in the EU and NATO.

This was reported by radio " Freedom ".

"The Czech government does not consider the possibility to go to any steps that would put into question the country's membership in EU and NATO. No referendum which can not be considered," the report said.

Earlier Zeman said that advocates the adoption of a law on the Czech nationwide referendum. According to him, if his conduct, he would have voted against the release so that he sees "a thousand and one reason" to stay in the EU.

It is reported that the application Zeman criticized the policy of leading political forces of the Czech Republic.

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Ukrainian - Ukraine crisis. News in brief. Friday 01 July. [Ukrainian sources]  Empty The difficult decision: Italy decided on their position on Russia's actions in Ukraine

Fri Jul 01, 2016 10:08 pm
Rome says Russia's actions in Donbas and Crimea illegal, and therefore were imposed sanctions against Moscow during the Italian presidency of the EU.

This, commenting Council resolution north Italian region of Liguria calling for the country's authorities to review EU policy towards Russia and the Crimea, said Italian Ambassador in Poland, Alessandro de Pedis, reports "Ukrinform".
"The decision that the Crimea is Russian - illegal and destabilize Russia Donbass Russian forces violates international law. This position of the Italian government that supports Parliament" - said the diplomat.

The diplomat stressed that the official Rome with other countries in the region supports the policy of sanctions against Russia, and said that they were introduced precisely during the Italian presidency of the EU Council.
According to the ambassador, the issue of economic sanctions against Russia is quite painful for Italians as the country is losing a lot of money because of the lack of economic cooperation with Russia.

The diplomat said that the issue of sanctions is not so easy in Italian society, since, according to the survey, only 1% of Italians fear Russia's actions.

As reported by the "Observer", one of the most developed industrial regions of Italy - Liguria - Veneto after thinking about the recognition of the Crimea was part of Russia.

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Ukrainian - Ukraine crisis. News in brief. Friday 01 July. [Ukrainian sources]  Empty In the depths of the church: the expert said that the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra should belong to Ukraine (PHOTO & VIDEO)

Fri Jul 01, 2016 10:15 pm
Kiev-Pechersk Lavra, as well as other Orthodox shrines of Ukraine should be "in the bowels of the Ukrainian Church."
This statement was in the air "Observer" was made by Deputy Director of the Research Institute of Ukrainian Studies of the Ministry of Education of Ukraine, church historian Arsen Zinchenko.

Answering the question of "Explorer" on what might be the fate of the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra after giving the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of autocephaly, the expert said: "This is an ancient Ukrainian sacred - just like Pochayiv Lavra And it shall be in the depths of the Ukrainian Church. ".



"There should not be hostile to come to Ukraine and to the entire Ukrainian propaganda And now it comes." - Added Zinchenko.

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Earlier, Arsen Zinchenko, explained why in the UOC MP not read the burial service of fallen soldiers ATO.

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Ukrainian - Ukraine crisis. News in brief. Friday 01 July. [Ukrainian sources]  Empty Soviet thinking: Lubomyr Husar told who to blame for the origin of pro-Russian sentiments

Fri Jul 01, 2016 11:07 pm
Negligence Ukrainian authorities enabled the initiation and activation of pro-Russian sentiment in the country.
Such an opinion in an interview with "Observer" expressed the former head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, Cardinal Lubomyr Husar.

"I once went to the Crimea and heard speaking people there. They said they do not see enough sincere desire of the government to understand their situation. Even then there was something wrong. I think this situation has become possible due to the negligence of our government that failed to provide the people calm, normal development, not helped them to understand who they are, that they are well and truly, "- said Husar.

He said the role played by the echoes of Soviet propaganda.

"Over the last century there was a very intense Soviet propaganda, which" educated "people. And we have not got rid of the Soviet way of thinking", - concluded the Cardinal.

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Ukrainian - Ukraine crisis. News in brief. Friday 01 July. [Ukrainian sources]  Empty After the NATO summit Russia will have to leave Ukraine - Poland

Fri Jul 01, 2016 11:15 pm
At the summit of NATO in Warsaw will be made a landmark decision that should make Russia not only give up its aggressive policy, but leave it seized Ukrainian territory.

This July 1 Polish Defense Minister Antoni Macierewicz, said "Polish Radio".

"During the NATO summit in Warsaw will be made a landmark decision. For a long time Russia thought that the right forum to appeal. By its adoption we have no reason to say anything. Once a decision is adopted, we can start talking about how to maintain world peace, "- he said a week before the NATO Summit in Warsaw.

"We hope that these talks will lead to the fact that Russia is not only refuse aggressive steps, but retreat from the territories of Ukraine, which is illegally occupied" - added Matserevych.

"This is not about bullying, and the containment of ill-considered steps," - said the head of the Defense Ministry of Poland, referring to Russia.

"With Russia can and should speak, but with the position adopted decisions", - he said, announcing the adoption of such decisions during the NATO summit. According to him, the Alliance should take measures to become effective guarantee of security for states and peoples.

Matserevych said that the NATO Summit to be held July 8-9 in Warsaw stabilize the situation in the east and south. "NATO - a defense organization," - he said, adding that the objectives of the Alliance - to protect their allies and maintain peace.

Defence Minister also announced an increase in defense spending. "Poland will be in a narrow range states that will direct 2% of GDP to security" - said Matserevych.

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Ukrainian - Ukraine crisis. News in brief. Friday 01 July. [Ukrainian sources]  Empty Revenge for the sister: a man shot in Kiev appeared suspect in the murder ATOshnika (PHOTOS)

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Killed on June 30 in Svyatoshinsky district of Kiev on the night the man was suspected of involvement in the murder of demobilized fighters of the 12th separate mechanized infantry battalion APU Artyom Prikhodko.

This "Observer" reported its sources in the Metropolitan Police.

According to our interlocutor, was shot dead on the eve of a man - a Biryuk Arthur, born in 1989, who in September 2015, together with her friends started a brawl with demobilized fighters ATO, where he died Prikhodko.

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"Before the murder, with Biryukov conducted investigations in the GPU on S.Petlyury until late at night. Also, at 23:05 workers Svyatoshynsky UP checked compliance Biryukov conditions of house arrest, saw him near the house and allegedly brought to the apartment, then left" - said the source.

As the source said, only in the body Biryuk found 12 wounds, including through, and at the murder scene found 9 cartridges of 9 mm Luger caliber.

"They were shooting only in body, wounds to the head there is no" - said our source, adding that the gun that shot was a foreign proceeding.

Also in the death of ATU fighter suspected accomplice Biryuk Eugene Korneyko.

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The network previously published video fight that killed ATU fighter.

Earlier, the prosecutor's office reported that in April,  the two suspects were arrested  and the court sentenced them to a measure of restraint in the form of arrest for a period of 2 months, but later on, according to our source, Biryukov released by changing the measure of restraint for non-arrest, because he is charged with hooliganism rather than murder.

Therefore Biryuk recently placed under house arrest and he was wearing an electronic bracelet.

Also, according to the source, The Bear "was very cocky, constantly trying to intermeddle in different businesses, including those in amber."

In addition, previously activist "automaidan" Alexey Gritsenko said that Biryuk has ties to the police.

"It is necessary to control a maximum of people in the court for this bandit communication with the police and a bunch of crimes counts." - He wrote on his Facebook page before the court to elect a preventive measure after Biryukov ATOshnika murder.

On the community page ЄvroMaydan - EuroMaydan on Facebook says that was shot at night on June 30 the man has the same tattoo as Arthur Biryuk:

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Also, according to ЄvroMaydan - EuroMaydan, investigators determined that Arthur was a member of The Bear gang that has committed dozens of crimes.

Later, the police confirmed that the shot is Arthur Biryuk, adding that the investigation is considering different versions of the motives for the murder. As reported by the "Observer", the journalists published the signs killer  Biryuk.

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