Ukraine crisis. News in brief. Sunday 14 May. [Ukrainian sources]

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Pentagon Expert predicted outcome of the war with Russia.  Lavrov commented first scandal of his photos from Trump.  US military assistance to Ukraine, a journalist pointed out significant shortcomings.  The US announced a new air of provocation over the Black Sea.   Detained the organizers of the Moscow brothel in which constantly "working" prostitutes 12-17, in Kiev.

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If full-scale military conflict between the US and Russia , the Russian army can not resist yeffektivno US armed forces.

This opinion was expressed by a former Pentagon researcher Michael Coffman CNA Corporation in an interview to "Radio Freedom" .

"I watched the speech Valery Gerasimov, head of the General Staff of the Russian Federation. In his drawings, his slides looked so terribly US ability to carry Russia" Tomahawk ", which is a thousand pieces, compared with dozens that in Russia," - said the expert.

In addition, he pointed out that the US Navy with a system of air and missile defense can repel any shocks Russia.

"Our ability to use long-range precision weapons, which we have supplied thousands - it 's not a serious problem, and they are very worried," - said Kofman.

He also stressed the ability of the United States through air strikes and strikes the Navy for a short time to destroy the new, by Russian standards, military equipment, which was demonstrated at the parade in Moscow on May 9.

"So when we'll match yihnы forces with ours, of course, they have some combat capability, which is similar to and better than ours. On the other hand, it does not mean that they can still survive and we do not can tear asunder all this large army, he pointed to the parade, "- concluded the expert.

apostrophe.ua, Original in Ukrainian / на українській мові

Ballistic missile launched yesterday, 13 May, on the territory of North Korea, fell 500 kilometers from Russia.

This was reported by the Ministry of Defense, reports "Interfax" .

"Ballistic target accompanied by means of warning of missile attack during the 23-minute flight to the fall in the central Japan Sea (about 500 km from Russia)," - said the Russian Defense Ministry.

In addition, it clarified that the trajectory of the North Korean missile took place towards the border of Russia and at a considerable distance.

In the Defense Ministry stressed that present no danger of rocket launch was not.

Earlier media quoted US military reported that North Korea launched the missile fell into the water at 96.5 kilometers from Vladivostok.

apostrophe.ua, Original in Ukrainian / на українській мові

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov commented on the scandal around the media photographs taken during his meeting with US President Donald Trump in Washington on 10 May.

"Do not know" - said Lavrov to journalists' questions about what had caused this situation, reports TASS.

According to him, the White House said that no scandal. "They hang at which it was agreed, as well as on other ministers," - said the Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation.

Recall that after meeting Lavrov and Trump in the Oval Office of the White American media wrote that, despite the fact that it had to be closed, the Russian Foreign Ministry in social networks appeared photos of it. According to CNN, the White House did not expect the photos of US President Donald Trump and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will be published.

At the same time, a scandal broke and Donald Trump himself , expressing wonder why the American press is not surprised his photos with Foreign Minister of Ukraine Pavlo Klimkin.

apostrophe.ua , Original in Ukrainian / на українській мові

US supplies to Ukraine military equipment with serious limitations, resulting in a number of problems.

This written Ukrainian journalist Yuri Butusov in his article on the publication "The Mirror of the Week".

"Deliveries of arms have been the subject of case decisions unrelated and not aimed at developing defense and security institutions in Ukraine. Military assistance is planned on the basis of controversial political decisions, bringing the situation to the absurd" - wrote the journalist.

According Butusova, the US put in Ukraine detection of artillery fire cut down functionality, making impossible their integration into Ukrainian volunteer management artillery fire.

The journalist also said that the decision, which was aimed at identifying the Russian intervention in the war, has lost its meaning in 2014, but continues to this day.

"Obviously, the decision to intervene people who have competence in military matters and the decision has inertia, which can not penetrate in Washington even after years" - says Butusov.

The US also put in Ukraine more than a hundred vehicles Humvee, but without additional components, making it impossible to repair.

As reported by "Apostrophe", the United States can increase the size of the military support Ukraine in 2018 to fight against Russian aggression.

apostrophe.ua, Original in Ukrainian / на українській мові

The US military announced a new provocation air aircraft Military Space Forces in the sky over Black Sea.

It is reported by Fox News, referring to the statement by the Pentagon.

On the morning of Friday, May 12, Russian fighter Su-27 flew 12 meters from the US spy aircraft P-8A Poseidon, flying in international airspace. The incident occurred 160 kilometers from the coast of Russia occupied Crimea.

This is the second incident of threatening Russian aircraft approaching the US in recent years. A similar incident occurred on May 9 over the neutral waters of the Black Sea. Then Su-27 flew from patrol aircraft P-8A Poseidon at a distance of 6 meters.

apostrophe.ua, Original in Ukrainian / на українській мові

In Kyiv, found an underground brothel.

According to Tsenzor.NET with reference to the police , the illegal business organized attacker and five of his accomplices. Organizer in the heart of the capital rented apartment, which constantly were prostitutes. On specialized sites, he placed advertisements for sexual services with phone numbers.

The two women worked in shifts as dispatchers. They took orders and reported client arrival.

The brothel prostitutes constantly worked 12-17. The cost of an hour of sexual services - from 1000 to 1500 hryvnia, of which the prostitute gets half. On request, the girl went to the specified address. All transport services provided by the organizers of the brothel.

The brothel prostitutes constantly using drugs - in particular marijuana and amphetamine.

Four pimps monitor compliance with "discipline" and recruitment of prostitutes. Any attempt to disobedience was punished not only "fine", but also armed assaults on women, torture and violence. Mockery of prostitutes by pimps filmed mobile phones.

Attackers used a variety of money transfer systems. In addition, they are constantly changed location managers and location "services."

Now members of the criminal group were detained. They face imprisonment for up to 15 years.







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

The statue was made of gypsum, which is warranted for 50 years. The statue is life-size

In the city of Banja Luka in northern Bosnia may be the first monument to Lady Melania Trump. Reported Sarajevo Times.

The initiative to establish life-size statue made of local parliament member Mariko Umitsevich. He said that soon the statue will be installed before the shoe factory "Bem" where he is the technical director.

The publication reports that the MP has already decided what will be dressed "stone Melanie." The statue was made of gypsum, which is warranted for 50 years.

It is planned that the statue in the Bosnian city will be the end of June this year.

glavcom.ua, Original in Ukrainian / на українській мові

Minsk agreements allow to attract criminals to international justice The President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko said that President Rosiyskoy Federation, Vladimir Putin is not going to fulfill the Minsk agreement. The head of Ukraine said today during a press conference, the correspondent RBC-Ukraine. "We can not achieve peace only because Putin in Minsk agreement to perform does not want and is not going to. But the Minsk agreements allow to show the world who is to blame, Minsk agreements allow us to go to court, bring the perpetrators to justice, including an international, "- Poroshenko said. According to him, change the format or the involvement of other countries in the Norman format will not make sense, because only in the Minsk Agreement is the signature Vladimira Putina. As we have previously reported on the statement Petra Poroshenko, at the end of next week will take many hours of talks in Berlin with German Chancellor for the preparation of the meeting of the Norman format.

rbc.ua/rus, Original in Russian / На русском

Tillerson: We have something to discuss with Russia. First of all, their interference in the elections

Russia's influence on the process of the presidential elections in the United States is not in doubt and should be the subject of negotiations between Washington and Moscow. In an interview with NBC News said the head of the US State Department Rex Tillerson.

"Russia and the United States have a wide range of issues that should be discussed is obvious that one of the questions -... Moscow's interference in the presidential election It is documented We are well clear the nature of the intervention," - said the secretary of state.

Tillerson said that the administration of Donald Trump is not going to build relations with Russia "from scratch."

"I think the term" reset relations "has been used too often Restart not possible, because you can not erase the past and start from scratch We start from the place where are now..", - said the head of the State Department.

Tillerson said that the current relations between Washington and Moscow are at "very low levels" since the end of the Cold War between the two countries is practically no confidence.

"This is an unhealthy situation for the whole world, and for us not in the interests of the American people and our national interests to relations with Russia remain at this level if their better turn out, or all will remain the same, the future will show.." - he said.

gordonua.com, Original in Russian / На русском