Ukraine crisis. News in brief. Monday 12th October [Ukrainian sources]

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The joint prayer for peace in Ukraine was held at St. Michael's Square in Kyiv. There came Roman Catholics, Greek Catholics, priests UOC-KP and UAOC representatives of the Armenian Church and other faiths

BUT NOT

the Moscow Patriarchate who kowtow to Putin and approve of the illegal invasion of Ukraine and annexation of Crimea. Video in the report below.

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The President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko says he does not trust Russia's President Putin.

He said this while addressing the commanders of the Ukrainian army combat units, Censor.NET reports citing 112 Ukraine.

"We keep it in mind that a fighting could resume at any time and maintaining a high morale, high discipline, and high combat readiness is our responsibility for now. I can tell you, I do not trust Putin, I do not trust his puppets, and I do not trust their promises. And we will have to defend Ukraine, if someone would think of testing our strength. Taking efforts to attain our most favorable conditions of political and diplomatic settlement, I can frankly tell you that each moment we have to be prepared for the worst," Poroshenko said.

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Illarionov says that his accounting is based on the following assumptions: that the costs of the war must include all increases in military spending in the period of preparing and conducting the war compared to the levels in previous years, that spending for war is greater than spending on the war in Ukraine because Ukraine is only one front in the Kremlin’s war, that the costs of Russian rearmament which began in 2011 must be included, that the base line of military spending is 2.7 percent of GDP, that increased capital outflow during the conflict must be included, and that the average capital outflow against which that is measured is about two percent of GDP from 2000 to 2011.

“Thus,” the Moscow economist says, “the total cost of the current war can be defined as the sum of the direct cost for the state budget … and the costs for the preparation and conduct of military operations for the private sector” as measured against pre-war preparation levels in both cases.”

Using these as the basis for a calculation, Inozemtsev says that Russian government spending on the military rose from 25 billion US dollars a year before the buildup to 61 billion US dollars a year from 2012 through 2015. That alone means that the Ukrainian war has been costing Moscow 36 billion US dollars a year – or 144 billion US dollars for the four years.

The cost of the war for the Russian private sector, he says, is reflected in the increase of capital outflow from the 19 billion US dollars it averaged annually from 2000 to 2011 to 93 billion US dollars a year from 2012 to 2015. That means that there has been an excess in capital outflow over the past four years totaling 232 billion US dollars.

Of course, Illarionov continues, his calculations do not take into account the human losses, the destruction of property and infrastructure, the costs of supporting refugees, as well as “certain other expenses.” And they do not take into account the new additional costs imposed by Putin’s actions in Syria.

The last, he says, “means an inevitable increase in the price of the current war for the Russian state budget, the Russian private sector, all of Russian society as well as for the residents of states in the Middle East. And those costs will all go up significantly and for even more people if Putin’s intervention in Syria leads to an increase in the price of oil......................

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Of course, Illarionov continues, his calculations do not take into account the human losses, the destruction of property and infrastructure, the costs of supporting refugees, as well as “certain other expenses.”  

The topic header talks about RUSSIA'S EXPENSE. Now we know that, where is the destruction of property and infrastructure in Russia? Don't these people ever fully consider what they are writing/reporting/complaining about?

A citizen of the Russian Federation, who arrived by train on the territory of Ukraine, at passport control asked the Ukrainian border guards to grant him refugee status.

According to the Department of media relations of the State Border Service of Ukraine, a man came to the territory of our country train "Minsk - Kiev." During the passport control, he said he wanted to seek asylum in Ukraine. A resident of the Moscow region said that in Russia he was persecuted for his political views on Ukraine and the situation in the east of the country.

According to the Russians, he strongly supports Ukraine and repeatedly stated this during various meetings in the territory of the Russian Federation. For such acts on him and his family was put under continuous pressure from the law enforcement agencies. In addition, a man convinced that in Russia he can be accused of a crime he did not commit to this way put him behind bars.

Currently, Russian handed over to representatives of the State Migration Service of Ukraine in Kiev g for consideration.

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In the near future in Ukraine will bring together representatives of the Hague Tribunal to determine whether consideration of materials of Ukraine to investigate the events on the Maidan, and the aggression of the Russian Federation.

On Monday said Deputy Prosecutor General Vitaliy Kasko, reports "Interfax-Ukraine"

"It will be another visit in the near future Attorney Office (the Hague Tribunal - Ed.), And on both topics will be communication," - he said.

Kasko said that the prosecutor's office is studying the possibility of extending its jurisdiction, and it will be another visit.

"Once again they will communicate with the investigators, prosecutors will have the information they need," - said Deputy Prosecutor General.

According Kasko, tentatively scheduled to visit in late October. He also said that there is clearly a certain time for a decision of the Review Tribunal Ukrainian materials.

"They are in that plan are very flexible and they need to learn everything and decide," - said Kasko.

So it may take a long time, and today it is even difficult to say whether the decision would be up to the New Year, he added.

However, he assured that the Prosecutor General's Office in this matter is completely open and ready to provide all the necessary materials.

In early September, the Foreign Minister of Ukraine Pavlo Klimkin personally brought to the International Criminal Court (ICTY) a declaration recognizing Ukraine its jurisdiction.

In late September, the tribunal announced the extension of its consideration of the Ukrainian question.

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Ukraine's Minister of Justice Pavel Petrenko reports the blocking of $ 1.4 bn of Ukraine's assets, stolen by the thief Yanukovych.

I do wish news reports would stop referring to these assets as belonging to the Yanukovych band of thieves. That said, I do not believe any of those funds will ever be returned to the state.

Ukraine blocks assets stolen by Yanukovych

Minister-Counsellor of the Russian diplomatic mission in Ukraine, Andrei Vorobyov confirmed that the embassy secretary Viktor Ryshnikov crashed near Kiev, however, denied the claim that he was intoxicated.

Earlier, the speaker of the Ukrainian Interior Ministry Artem Shevchenko said the attache of the Russian embassy in Ukraine in a car with diplomatic plates crashed on Sunday in a bump on the road near Kiev. According to him, the diplomats showed signs of intoxication.

"Apparently not stand the distance, the car in front braked, he was forced to turn left and crashed. No, the influence of alcohol, he was not, it is possible "- Vorobiev told RIA" Novosti ".

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Of course not! Russian diplomats don't do anything wrong. Ever!

Ambassador of the Netherlands to Russia Ron van Dartel said that the country an international investigative team at Boeing collapse in Donbas summer 2014 cease efforts to establish the tribunal through a UN Security Council resolution.

Among the alternatives to the ambassador called the investigation by the International Criminal Court. The second option, which is considered the participating countries of the investigative group, is the court in one country.

Van Dartel noted that the Netherlands are not going to tolerate the date of publication of the report on the investigation of the crash, it will happen on October 13th.

In late September, Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop did not rule out re-initiate the submission of a draft resolution on the establishment of the tribunal. She said that such a proposal may be filed after a formal investigation into the crash is complete. Bishop then noted that Belgium, the Netherlands, Ukraine, Malaysia and Australia are considering several basic scenarios: the creation of the tribunal all five or criminal proceedings in each of the affected countries.

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Ukraine has not received an explanation from the Federal Air Transport Agency, on the basis of which the Ukrainian companies have banned to fly to Russia, and thus completely ceases to air communication with Russia.

According to the press service of the Ministry of Infrastructure.

"In connection with the failure to provide a response from the Federal Air Transport Agency with the reasons of flying Ukrainian airlines State Aviation Administration of Ukraine adopted a decision on the complete cessation of air links between Ukraine and the Russian Federation from October 25, 2015", - said in a statement.

The NIU stated that "this measure will apply to all Russian airlines, and will run until the lifting of the ban imposed by the aviation authorities of the Russian Federation with respect to the Ukrainian airline".

"After the lifting of the ban by the Russian side, Russian airlines are not on the sanctions list, will be able to fly to Ukraine", - the ministry said.

State Aviation Service has informed the Federal Air Transport Agency of its decision.

As is known, 25 September Ukraine imposed sanctions against Russian airlines that carry out flights to the Crimea.

Kiev explained his decision to a bilateral agreement that allows such a move in the event of breach of the Ukrainian legislation.

At the same time, Russia said "mirror" the ban on flights of five Ukrainian companies did not motivating its decision.

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Russian investigators say officially that the Prime Minister of Ukraine Arseniy Yatsenyuk had fought in Chechnya against Russian troops.

It became known from the indictment Ukrainians Nicholas Karpyuk and Stanislav Klyhu who unveiled their lawyer Ilya Novikov.

The document says that the Russian investigators have evidence that "to 27.12.1994 in the city of Grozny and other income known to him (Klyhu - Ed.) The members of the UNA-UNSO."

"It was Alexander Muzychko known to all as Sashko Bily, Karpyuk Nikolai Andronovich, Malofeev Alexander Bobovich Valeriy Mazur Igor Petrovich, Vitaly Shevchenko, Arseny Petrovich Yatsenyuk named Arsene, who is now the Prime Minister of Ukraine ..." - said in a document.

As is known, previously chairman of the Investigative Committee Alexander Bastrykin said in an interview that his agency suspects Yatsenyuk that he in 1994 took part in Chechen war.

Yatsenyuk, who was then a student at the University of Chernivtsi, allegedly fought against Russian troops.



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The punitive measure announced on October 12 concerns only two carriers -- Siberia's UTair and the tiny Saratov Airlines -- because Kyiv had earlier barred bigger Russian firms in reprisal for Moscow's March 2014 annexation of Crimea.

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on September 16 blacklisted Russia's flag carrier Aeroflot and three other state-held companies that offered regular flights to Ukraine.

The State Air Service in Kyiv said the Russian carriers are not allowed to land in Ukraine but would still be permitted to cross its airspace to other destination points.

The only remaining options for air travel between Russia and Ukraine are by flying via the Baltic states or some other country with relatively convenient access to Russia.

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France was in favor of the abolition of visas in Schengen countries for Russians. This was stated by the French Ambassador to Russia Jean-Maurice Ripert, speaking at the opening of the visa center of France in Moscow, reports "Interfax".

"It is the wish of France, but so far failed to reach agreement with the other countries of the Schengen agreement. It is our goal, "- said Ripert.

"We believe that the risk of migration from Russia is not" - said the ambassador.

He said France supports exchange programs of students of Russian and French universities.

Note previously Ripert said that, despite the Russian aggression in the east of Ukraine, Russia is a partner of France.

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