Ukraine crisis. News in brief. Tuesday 14 March. [Ukrainian sources]

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UK Lord calls occupied Crimea "historical part of Russia". Russia has described Putin;s new relative Donbas tactic .  Putin's fellow student told Kissinger ties with the KGB.  Russia deploys special forces in Egypt to allegedly affect Libya developments.  Russian militants in Donbas attacked Ukraine's positions 97 times yesterday, used 152 mm artillery.  In the Black Sea NATO exercises held Poseidon-2017. picture story.  Poland wants to extradite the 98-year-old US citizen of Ukrainian origin on suspicion of crimes during the Second World War. Cruel criminal who raped a child and killed her mother, was sentenced to life imprisonment.

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The Embassy of Ukraine in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland expects explanations from a member of the UK House of Lords Richard Balfe (Conservative Party), regarding his statement claiming Crimea is a historic part of Russia.

The diplomatic mission took into consideration Balfe's statement in an interview with the Russian newspaper Izvestia that the occupied Crimea is a "historic part of Russia" and that Moscow "realized this desire [of the peninsular inhabitants] and returned Crimea," according to the embassy's website The Embassy has reached Lord Balfe’s office to confirm or rebut the reports.

"In the meantime, we would like to note that the whole civilized world, including all the major international organizations, has already acknowledged the fact that Russia has brutally and cowardly annexed Crimea, where nowadays it resorts to systematic violations of human rights, seeking to destroy the identity of Ukrainians and the indigenous people of the peninsula, the Crimean Tatars," the embassy said........

unian.info/politics

The famous Russian political scientist Andrey piontkovsky, previously explained why ended hopes on Putin's agreement with Trump , suggested the new plan of the Russian president on the war against Ukraine.

As the Piontkovsky in an article posted on the site Kasparov.ru , Minsk process is successful and the Kremlin made sure the final failure of all attempts to force Ukraine to include in its membership ORDLO, saving uzakonyvshy leaders and militants.

Piontkovsky warns that since Putin still does not need specific regions of Ukraine, and the necessary control over the entire country, he will not go to the annexation of the occupied part of the Donbass or recognition of independence "DNR" and "FSC". Instead, the Russian president intends to use ORDLO as a springboard to capture Ukraine under the new plan.

According to Piontkovsky, Donetsk will be declared the capital of the "legitimate" Ukraine and the rest of the country will once again declared the territory under the "fascists" who staged a "coup." After this "legitimate" government of Ukraine will turn to Russia for military assistance, which will be provided.

Thus, Putin plans to act on the plan, which was conceived, but was not implemented in 2014. This is in order to use it again, according to Piontkovsky, it took the murder of Russian Representative to the UN Churkin, who read out the address of the invasion on behalf of fugitive Yanukovych declared Moscow's "legitimate" president of Ukraine.

"In the living and true Churkin letter Yanukovych is on 03.01.2014 (second!) Request would look like a farce," - said Piontkovsky.

To summarize, the Russian political scientist said about the plan as another adventure Putin, who is trying to prevent the disaster looming on his regime.

Earlier "Apostrophe" Piontkovsky cited opinion on the split in the middle of a Russian guide .

apostrophe.ua , Original in Ukrainian / на українській мові

Henry Kissinger, who in 1969-1975 he was the National Security Adviser to the US, and from 1973 to 1977 US Secretary of State, was allegedly recruited by a KGB agent.

This was in an interview with Ukrainian television channels said a former Soviet spy, Putin's fellow student in the Institute of KGB named after Yuri Andropov Shvets.

"It is another story that is worthy of the pen of the great masters. The situation was so. Henry Kissinger, known here in the US department as Kish, met with our operpratsivnykom Northwind Sedov. What is the general agent? KGB agent - a foreigner who knowingly cooperated with the Committee GB and voluntarily performs its task. and so Mr. Sedov met with professor Kissinger sends dispatch to Moscow, the center of which emerges that the way it goes - he is the agent, "- said Shvets.

Asked by journalists whether recruited Soviet agent that Kissinger replied: "Yes, just two weeks before Nixon became president and Kissinger - Assistant for National Security (he later became US Secretary of State), First Department wrote a report addressed chief of intelligence, which describes the nature of the case, the task object ... "Please, given the above, included in the intelligence apparatus of the KGB as an agent." There is upstairs comes to general Kirpichenko, deputy skilled master (he life sitting there, knew everything and all) ... He scratched his head and said: "Comrades, well, you imagine, today we will sign and told Brezhnev and his appointed assistant, and then Brezhnev calls and says," Listen, tell her agent to America from China ceased shashni twist. I do not like it. Give it a problem. " And what shall we do? Let us, as he naturally is not. And then we will in the neck. "In short, his hand, which has been brought to a signature, stopped. And thank God, because two weeks Kish becomes assistant. So do not have time to include it in the intelligence apparatus" - said the former spy.

As reported, "Apostrophe" Yuri Shvets also said that Russian President Vladimir Putin was not a spy and worked in intelligence single day .



apostrophe.ua , Original in Ukrainian / на українській мові

The move caused concerns in the United States regarding Russia's role in the Libya situation.

Russia appears to have deployed special forces to an airbase in western Egypt near the border with Libya in recent days, U.S., Egyptian and diplomatic sources say, a move that would add to U.S. concerns about Moscow's deepening role in Libya. This was announced by Reuters, Censor.NET reports.

The U.S. and diplomatic officials said any such Russian deployment might be part of a bid to support Libyan military commander Khalifa Haftar, who suffered a setback with an attack on March 3 by the Benghazi Defence Brigades (BDB) on oil ports controlled by his forces.

The U.S. officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the United States has observed what appeared to be Russian special operations forces and drones at Sidi Barrani, about 60 miles (100 km) from the Egypt-Libya border.

Egyptian security sources offered more detail, describing a 22-member Russian special forces unit, but declined to discuss its mission. They added that Russia also used another Egyptian base farther east in Marsa Matrouh in early February.

The apparent Russian deployments have not been previously reported.

The Russian defense ministry did not immediately provide comment on Monday and Egypt denied the presence of any Russian contingent on its soil.

"There is no foreign soldier from any foreign country on Egyptian soil. This is a matter of sovereignty," Egyptian army spokesman Tamer al-Rifai said.

The U.S. military declined comment. U.S. intelligence on Russian military activities is often complicated by its use of contractors or forces without uniforms, officials say.

censor.net.ua , Original in Russian / На русском

Over the past 24-hour period the situation in the anti-terrorist operation (ATO) area in the east of Ukraine deteriorated. In the afternoon, Russian terrorist troops increased the number of attacks upon positions of the Ukraine's Armed Forces, including with heavy weapons. A total of 97 cases of fire were recorded.
As reported by Censor.NET, this was announced by the ATO Staff's press center on its Facebook page.

In Mariupol direction, Russian forces used 122 mm artillery systems to shell strong points at Pavlopil. Defenses in Shyrokyne, Hnutove, Vodiane, and Chermalyk area were impacted with small arms, large caliber machine guns, and grenade launchers. An 82 mm mortar was shelling Marinka.

"In Donetsk direction, strong points at Opytne, Avdiivka, Zaitseve, Novhorodske, and Svitlodarsk were shelled with large caliber machine guns, grenade launchers, and 82 mm mortars. A tank and 120 mm mortars were active in Avdiivka area and at Butivka mine. Mortars of 120 mm caliber were shelling Verkhniotoretske and Butivka mine. Pisky came under grenade launcher and machine gun fire, Kamianka -- under 82 mm mortar fire. The situation was also difficult in Luhanske, where militants opened fire from grenade launchers, mortars, and 152 mm artillery systems," the report says.

In the Luhansk region, Russian troops shelled ATO forces' positions at Krymske and Popasna with grenade launchers of various calibers as well as 82 mm and 120 mm mortars. Automated grenade launchers were employed in Triokhizbenka area. Novooleksandrivka came under small arms and SPG fire, Stanytsia Luhanska -- under small arms fire.

"Our units were opening fire to suppress fire activity of the enemy," the Staff said.

On March 12, Russian militants committed 82 assaults upon Ukraine's Armed Forces' positions.

ua.censor.net.ua , Original in Ukrainian / на українській мові

From 5 to 13 March in the western part of the Black Sea is held annually Poseidon teachings. They are attended by more than 1.5 thousand soldiers from Bulgaria, Germany, Greece, Spain, Poland, Romania and Turkey.
As the Tsenzor.NET citing ZN.UA , in the teachings of 17 warships were involved, one helicopter and two high-speed vessel with divers.

Teachings "Poseidon" are carried out in 2015. The aim of the maneuvers - to introduce standard procedures and rules for improving NATO interoperability and better interaction between the partners.

This year's exercises focused on improving the safety of navigation in the Black Sea region. Particular attention was paid to the detection and neutralization of underwater objects, in particular, naval mines.






ua.censor.net.ua , Original in Ukrainian / на українській мові

Investigation Department of the Institute of the Polish National Remembrance (the IPN) will appeal to the US extradition 98-year-old US citizen of Ukrainian origin, Michael (Michael) K. suspected of committing crimes on the territory of present Poland in 1944.

This is stated in the message the IPN , reports Tsenzor.NET citing Ukrifnorm .

"March 13, 2017 the prosecutor of the investigation of crimes against the Polish nation IPN Lublin conducted within the framework of the investigation sent to the District Court Lublin-West, III Criminal Division, the idea for the provisional arrest of Michael K.," - Said in a statement IPN.

is noted that Michael K. is a US citizen, and is in the territory of this country.

"To this end, the prosecutor of the investigation of crimes against the Polish nation IPN Lublin intends to appeal to the US justice authorities for the extradition of the suspect to Poland, which is on the territory of the country", - said in a statement.

Michael. It is suspected of crimes against humanity, that is both a war crime. In particular, in July 1944 he was a commander of the Legion of Ukrainian defense units ordered to kill villagers Hlanyuv, Colony and Colony Hlanyuv Vladislavin, killing 44 people. In addition, he is suspected of involvement in the suppression of the Warsaw Uprising in August 1944.

In 1995, Michael K. published a memoir on the Ukrainian language, which stated that he was among the founders of the Legion of Ukrainian self-defense and served as a company commander in the division, who received orders from SS. These memoirs were available, particularly in the US Library of Congress.

ua.censor.net.ua , Original in Ukrainian / на українській мові

The offender has previously been convicted for committing rape and served sentences in places of captivity

For principled position Nikolaev №1 local prosecution for the murder of a young woman and raped her minor daughter inhabitants of the city of Nikolayev was sentenced to life imprisonment, the press service of the prosecutor's office in Mykolaiv region

So in March of 2016 people born in 1968, invited to the rented apartment on the street. Border in Mykolayiv his former girlfriend born in 1985 and her 7-year-old daughter.

During the conflict that arose in the home ground of "monster", being intoxicated, first killed a woman, and then, to conceal the crime, tried to kill her daughter, but not proved his intent to end, as girl pretended to be dead.

Later offender realized that the girl is alive, her mind to kill and rape her.

Pre-trial investigation also found that the specified offender has previously been convicted for committing rape and served sentences in places of captivity.

Despite the fact that during the trial the attacker guilty of crimes committed not admitted to state charges, based on the evidence collected, it brought in its entirety and focused criminal court to appoint a maximum sentence - life imprisonment.

Supporting the principled position of the prosecutor, the panel of judges 09/03/2017 Factory District Court. Nikolaev specified person found guilty of committing crimes under para. 4 ch. 2, Art. 115 (murder committed with particular cruelty), ch. 2, Art. 15 points 1, 2, 9, 13, ch. 2, Art. 115 finished the attempted murder of two people, a young child to conceal another crime committed by a person who previously committed murder), p. 3. 153 (sexual insults way with the use of physical violence or threats of using the helpless state on minor) and ch. 4. 152 (rape of a minor) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine and sentenced to life imprisonment.

glavcom.ua , Original in Ukrainian / на українській мові

The leader of the Irish nationalist party "Sinn Fein" called as soon as possible set a date for the referendum on independence because Britain out of the EU could, in his opinion, lead to disastrous consequences for Northern Ireland.

It is reported by Reuters .

The head of the party "Sinn Fein" Michelle O'Neill said that Northern Ireland should follow the example of Scotland, where the need of a repeat of a similar referendum talk at the government level.

According to O'Neill, called Brexit mean disaster for the Northern economy and, consequently, for the population as a matter of national priority should be the preparation of the referendum on independence of Northern Ireland.

Public opinion poll held among the population of Northern Ireland showed that most locals want to stay within the UK, but in recent months, such research was conducted. It is known that during the referendum on the United Kingdom withdrawal from the EU, most residents of Northern Ireland and Scotland voted against Brexit.

Earlier "Apostrophe" reported that authorities in Scotland are discussing a specific date repeated referendum on independence , planning to hold it in 2018.

apostrophe.ua, Original in Ukrainian / на українській мові