Ukraine News in brief. Saturday 8 July. [Ukrainian sources]

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Trump and Tillerson did not offer alternatives to Minsk II.  Merkel, Macron told Putin to follow a truce in the Donbas.  In Hamburg, removed the billboards with Ukrainian soldiers.  Putin's plane en route to Poland and G20 made a detour of 500 km, to avoid NATO countries.  Foreign Ministry of Poland has made a loud statement about relations with Ukraine.  Famous journalist explained why Trump's meeting with Putin will not give any result. Tillerson talks about Trump and Putin: "There is no negotiation on the next meeting between the presidents". The situation in Ukraine was one of the topics discussed during the meeting Merkel and Trudeau. Treaty banning nuclear weapons approved in the Council without participation of Russia and the US.

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The first multilateral treaty to ban nuclear weapons approved in the Council without participation of Russia and the United States.

Reported Tsenzor.NET with reference to Interfax.

According to a press release from the specifying of the UN, at the plenary session on Friday, 122 member countries of the Conference on negotiation voted "for" the adoption of the document, Netherlands voted "against" Singapore abstained.

According to the text of the treaty, all States Parties shall never under any circumstances to develop, feel, produce, produce, otherwise acquire not not own or stockpile nuclear weapons or other nuclear explosive devices.

Countries are also not transfer anyone to nuclear weapons or other nuclear explosive devices, have control over such weapons directly or indirectly, and apply or to threaten their use.

States parties are not allowed any placement, installation and deployment of any nuclear weapons or other nuclear explosive devices on their territory or in any place that is under their jurisdiction or control.

Treaty banning nuclear weapons is indefinite and open for accession.
The decision to prepare a document was adopted by the UN General Assembly last December. The corresponding resolution was supported by 123 states, while nuclear powers, including Russia, and about 30 countries voted "against". China was the only of the five permanent members of the UN Security Council who abstained during the vote.

Intergovernmental negotiations on the development agreement to ban nuclear weapons, which began in March, took place without the participation of a number of countries, including the US and Russia.

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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and German Chancellor Angela Merkel on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Hamburg discussed the situation in Ukraine.

According to the press secretary of the Office of the Prime Minister of Canada Eleanor Katenaro, reports Tsenzor.NET referring to Ukrinofrm.

"The two leaders discussed a range of bilateral and multilateral issues, among which was trade, climate change, NATO and the situation in Ukraine", - said Katenaro.

She added that Canada and Germany have agreed together to confront climate change.

"Justin Trudeau and Angela Merkel reaffirmed their determination to implement the Charter of Paris and promptly ratify the Comprehensive Free Trade Agreement between Canada and the EU", - said the spokesman.

Recall G20 summit takes place July 7-8 in Hamburg. On the first day of his work were three working sessions: on terrorism, economics and trade, climate and energy, as well as many bilateral meetings.

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Famous Ukrainian journalist Vitaly Portnikov suggests that US President Donald Trump and President Vladimir Putin in Hamburg will give real results.

His views on the matter reporter expressed in the column on LB.ua.

According Portnikov, both the president not ready to surrender to each other. Wait for the surrender of Trump is not necessary, as the value and capabilities of the US is not any comparison.

"Secondly, as an obstacle to any surrender to the enemy is the state itself - something that in Ukraine there was at times wild reign of Yanukovych and what we so hard, overcoming fierce public resistance, creating the past three years "- continues journalist.

The third reason he calls the investigation connections Trump and his associates with the Russians. According to the journalist, American leaders need to prove that it is not related to contacts, not to support the suspicions of his enemies.

As for Putin, he will not surrender to his American counterpart because he "had long since moved to its empirical historical significance - and continues to live safely in the world of his dreams, helpfully supported Hall and enthusiasm feral population of their own country."

Also Portnikov said that the refusal to fight would mean the collapse of Putin's credibility in the eyes of his entourage. And the third reason for the journalist calls that Putin has nothing to offer Trump.

"Because they can talk an hour, two or even three, and WHO is still there," - said the journalist.

Talking about a truce in Syria, which alleged leaders agreed the United States and Russia, Portnikov said that the agreement was prepared long before the meeting involving Jordan and Israel.

"Contacts in Ukraine? But every presidential meeting revealed that no new format to the US administration does not exist, the entire model is reduced to fulfill the requirements of the Minsk agreement and a separate channel of communication between the White House and the Kremlin - that is, to what has been under Barack Obama, when Victoria Nuland regularly and unsuccessfully met with Vladislav Surkov,"- said Portnikov.

In this context, he also noted that the appointment on the day of the meeting Representative for Ukraine Kurt Walker is an important signal to Moscow.

"The White House prepared to wait until Russia will weaken and capitulate - and it would be good to Walker took this surrender, not Europeans. The fact that Putin will not surrender, it seems, just does not come up with Trump" - said the journalist.

On results of the meeting of Putin Trump and read the article on the "apostrophe" - " The show will go on, the main outcome of the meeting Trump and Putin."

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Accusations against the Polish government in trying to block Ukraine's European integration is part of a hybrid war being waged against Poland.

This was stated by Deputy Foreign Minister of Poland Bartosz Tsyhotskyy during a meeting with the head of the World Congress of Ukrainian Yevhen Choliy, reports "Correspondent" .

"In fact groundless accusations against the Polish authorities about the alleged blockage of the European and Euro-Atlantic integration of Ukraine on the one hand and on the other - little attention to the affairs of honor, exhumation and other historical issues is an important element of the hybrid war being waged against our country," - Tsyhotskyy said.

In his opinion, this is due to the growing influence of Warsaw in the international arena.

"The fact of participation in campaigns managed externally, in Ukraine and Poland, should cause reflection in relevant institutions," - said Deputy Foreign Minister of Poland.

Yesterday, July 7, Ukrainian security forces thwarted in the building of the Consulate of Poland in provocative actions organized by the secret services of Russia.

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The aircraft of Russian President Vladimir Putin on the way to Hamburg, where there was a summit of the Group of Twenty made a detour of 500 kilometers, not to fly over NATO members - Poland and the Baltic countries.

This was reported by Reuters, referring to the portal FlightRadar24.

According to the portal, the aircraft departed from the direct route over Belarus and Poland and flying over the Baltic Sea, crossing on its way neutral territory Finland and Sweden, before you enter the airspace of Denmark and Germany.

Putin's spokesman Dmitry Peskov, in turn, said that the security of the Russian president arranged "properly".

Recall, July 7-8 in Hamburg, Germany hosted the summit Big Twenty. During the meetings, Merkel, Putin and macron agreed on the continuation of the Minsk agreements.

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Billboards with portraits of the Ukrainian military, volunteers, doctors and chaplains from the project "Take a good look at these faces» - «Look closely at their faces» Hamburg eliminated on the first day of the summit Big Twenty.

It said co-founder of Ukrainian crisis media center Gennady Hen.

He said the billboard, which was, at the entrance to the official delegations of Twenty was removed "as far as we understand, was shot after meeting Trump and Putin."

"It is difficult, incredibly difficult to face our soldiers to volunteer!" - wrote Hen and added that now Ukraine consulate in Hamburg is now trying to figure out why the billboards removed.




Recall, July 5 in Hamburg to the G20 summit appeared billboards with Ukrainian soldiers and volunteers. The project organizers note that his goal - to remind world leaders to guarantee the Budapest Memorandum, and that currently Ukraine is opposed to Russian aggression.

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Action provocative front of the Consulate of Poland in the center of Kyiv, Ukrainian security forces thwarted what was ordered Russian special services.

The press center of the Security Service of Ukraine.

Law enforcement officers arrested 29 people who were going to commit a provocation for cash consideration in the amount of thousand.

As described in the SBU, according detained organizers, representatives of sports clubs of the capital under the guise of youth organizations have come to the consulate building and conduct demonstrative action of pouring red paint and hang out and set fire to an effigy theatrical gallows.

These actions, according to Ukrainian law enforcers were accompanied by nationalistic cries, arson and fireworks were aimed at inciting ethnic hatred aimed at aggravation of Ukrainian-Polish relations, undermining the image of Ukraine in the international arena.

During the inspection of the bus and two cars, which came detained, seized a traumatic and one gas guns, edged weapons, provocative banners and flags, pyrotechnics (flares), mock gallows.

Continued urgent investigations.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel macron discussed the situation in Ukraine at the summit of "Big Twenty" in Hamburg.

Reported Tsenzor.NET with reference to Ukrainian News .

"The second day of the summit" Group of Twenty "Putin began the working breakfast with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel macron", - reported the press service of Putin. Also read: Trump and Tillerson did not offer an alternative to Minsk II - Lavrov According to DW , Merkel macron Putin at a meeting on the sidelines of the G20 summit reaffirmed the need to respect the truce in eastern Ukraine, said German government spokesman. "We had a good conversation, but the process is in development", - said after meeting French President.




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US President Donald Trump during a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin did not offer an alternative to the Minsk agreements.

As Tsenzor.NET , it was said Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov.

"I do not remember that US President Trump proposed a different plan. Today morning long conversation with US Secretary of State Tillerson also found some waste from Minsk agreements," - he said.

"It was stated that there is interest and focus on how to accelerate the advancement path, which is in the Minsk agreements," - said the head of the Foreign Ministry.

Earlier, the US State Department announced that Secretary of State Rex Tillerson forms its own view of how the United States can be involved in the implementation of the Minsk agreements.

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US President Donald Trump and President Vladimir Putin agreed on such a person.

As Tsenzor.NET with reference to UNIAN , told US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, after meeting the leaders of the two countries at the summit, "Twenty Grand" in Hamburg.

"There is no negotiation on the upcoming meeting between the presidents. There is an agreement on further meetings between the various working groups at the State Department," - he said.

According to him, the parties agreed to establish a working group to begin to study the possibility of a framework agreement on the prevention of cyber attacks on the institutions of both countries and non-interference in the election.

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Russian president is among first to congratulate Republican on his surprise victory in the US elections

Russian president Vladimir Putin called for a new era of “fully fledged relations” between his country and the US yesterday after a surprise victory which was applauded in the Russian parliament and prompted speculation that US-imposed sanctions could be lifted.

After an election campaign in which Russia was openly accused of interfering in favour of Donald Trump, Putin congratulated the president-elect on his victory and said Russia was ready to work for better ties.

“We understand that it will not be an easy path given the current state of degradation in the relations,” he said, speaking in the Kremlin.

“And as I have repeatedly said, it’s not our fault that Russian-American relations are in such a poor state. But Russia wants and is ready to restore fully fledged relations with the United States.”

Earlier, Putin became one of the first world leaders to congratulate Trump, sending him a telegram expressing hope for an era of positive ties. Many Russian politicians welcomed the news, both because Trump has spoken of his admiration for Putin and because he represents a blow against the US “establishment”.


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Relations between the US and Russia have reached a post-cold war low over the past two years, due to differences over Syria and Ukraine. Moscow’s involvement in the latter’s conflict led the US to impose sanctions.

“Clearly the chances of sanctions being lifted on Russia have risen substantially,” Charles Robertson, Renaissance Capital’s global chief economist, said of Trump’s victory. “That would improve the investment climate for Russia.”

Sergei Markov, a pro-Kremlin political analyst, was jubilant at the result and said a Trump presidency would make it more likely the US would agree with Russia on Syria, where the two powers back different sides and Moscow has intervened decisively on behalf of the president, Bashar al-Assad.

Markov also said it would mean less American backing for “the terroristic junta in Ukraine”. He denied allegations of Russian interference in the election, but said “maybe we helped a bit with WikiLeaks.”

The Obama administration accused Russian authorities of hacking Democratic party emails that were leaked to WikiLeaks. Putin has previously dismissed as “nonsense” claims of Russian interference.

Alexei Venediktov, the editor-in-chief of Russia’s liberal Echo of Moscow radio, said that while some in the Kremlin were probably celebrating, other “more serious” people realised there were unpredictable times ahead.

“Putin doesn’t like unpredictability and Trump is the definition of unpredictability,” he said. “They celebrated Brexit and then Boris Johnson became foreign secretary and they thought, ‘Oh God, what is this?’”.........................

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Russian President Vladimir Putin said that the US special representative on conflict in Ukraine Kurt Walker will be in contact with Ukraine and Russia.

This was Putin said at a press conference in Hamburg on the results of the summit G20, reports Tsenzor.NET with reference to UNIAN.

"In the US in resolving the situation in Ukraine. We talked about this with President Trump and agreed to be appointed - in fact, this has already happened - special envoy administration who patronize on a regular basis this problem will be in contact with both Russia and with Ukraine with all stakeholders solution to the conflict ", - Putin said.

As a reminder, July 7, on the margins of the summit, "Twenty Grand" in Hamburg , met Putin and US President Donald Trump. Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that the parties agreed to establish a communication channel to resolve the situation in the Donbass.

7 July US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson appointed former US Ambassador to NATO Kurt Walker special representative who is responsible for negotiating on the situation in Ukraine.

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Merkel called Poroshenko: "to avoid the impression that we decide something without Ukraine"

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said that phoned President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko.

As Tsenzor.NET referring to Ukrinform , She told reporters on Saturday after the G20 summit in Hamburg.

"We agreed to take the time to hold four telephone conversation to discuss the next steps," - said the Chancellor.

Merkel said that although "Norman Quartet" met three - Merkel and French President Emmanuel macron and Vladimir Putin - she called the President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko, "to avoid the impression that we decide something without Ukraine."

On Saturday morning in Hamburg Merkel and President of France and Russia agreed, she said, "to advance the process," stated that he moves slowly, sometimes stagnating even occur periodically recoils back. The two sides, said the Chancellor, did not try to embellish the situation.

The parties will continue into contact in this format because others do not.

Merkel also said that the board that Hamburg could first meet President Putin and Trump. "I think we need to talk with each other and not about each other," - she said, noting , that a number of problems can be solved only if Moscow and Washington work together.

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In Moscow have detained about 70 participants of "propaganda work day" Navalny

In 12 Russian cities police detained about a hundred representatives of election headquarters of opposition leader Alexei Navalny.

Human Rights reported the portal "ATS-Info".

According to him, in Moscow have detained about 70 participants of "propaganda work day" Navalny because of "violation of the order of events." It is reported that six already released after the preparation of reports.

In St. Petersburg detained three activists Staff Navalny. The city Gatchina unknown attacked the activists, two of whom were hospitalized. The action was eventually thwarted. In Yekaterinburg, was detained for "explanations police" lawyer Navalny local headquarters, and later four people. In addition, the detention of opposition supporters reported in Novorossiysk, Krasnodar, Petrozavodsk.

In Kaliningrad detained four activists as much - in Irkutsk and Zelenograd, five - in Tyumen. In Voronezh police took 10 people into chapters. Human Rights Portal "ATS-Info" reports that among the detainees are minors. Confirm or deny the information from law enforcement agencies of not.

In Barnaul police on Saturday blocked the entrance to the headquarters Navalny and seized leaflets and newspapers. In Bryansk - stop the car with campaign materials and seized 770 newspapers.

Remember: this weekend supporters of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny carry out the planned two-day campaign action.

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President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko on Sunday, July 9, will meet with US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and UN Secretary General Antonio Huterreshem.

As the Tsenzor.NET, it is reported on the website of the President.

It is noted that welcomed Poroshenko Tillerson will begin at 13:00. At 14:05 a meeting of the President of Ukraine and the Secretary of State with the media.

On the same day at 15:30 President of Ukraine will meet with UN Secretary General. At 16:15 Poroshenko and perform Huterreshem statements to the media.

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Russian Federation there is no need to interfere in the elections in Germany.

As Tsenzor.NET with reference to UNIAN , President Vladimir Putin said at a press conference in Hamburg on the results of the summit G20, answering the question of whether Russia intends to intervene in the electoral process in Germany and whether he had a conversation on this issue with Chancellor Angela Merkel.

"These were some provocative questions you ask. I told you that we are in the (election) the US did not intervene. Why we are here to create any problems. We have good relations with the Federal Republic. It is the largest of our trade and economic partner in Europe one of the leaders of our trading partners in the world"- said Putin.

According to him, Russia and Germany are implementing a number of major joint projects, such as "Nord Stream-2". "Around him many different tales, disputes and even resistance. But you know what, it is clear that it is in the interest of the European economy in the interests of the German economy, which abandons nuclear energy," - said Putin.

Note, September 24, 2017 in Germany held general elections, the results of which will depend on who will become Chancellor of Germany.

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In the Latvian economic zone near the state border was discovered Russian warships.
It informs Tsenzor.NET referring to "112 Ukraine" , this Saturday on Twitter reported the National Armed Forces of Latvia.

"July 7 in the exclusive economic zone of Latvia at a distance of 10 nautical miles from the state border was discovered ship support Russian submarine class" Chestnut "- said in a message.

In addition, at a distance of 7 nautical miles from the state border was discovered Latvia Russian amphibious ship "Ivan Gran."

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Russian President Vladimir Putin said that he was able to establish a personal relationship with US President Donald Trump.

As Tsenzor.NET with reference to UNIAN, about it, Putin said at a press conference in Hamburg on the results of the summit G20.

"With regard to personal relationships. I believe that they are installed. Do not know how it sounds, but I will say this, as I see: Trump TV is very different from the real person. It is given quite adequately perceive the interlocutor quickly enough analyzes quickly meets the questions or arising during the discussion some new elements"- said Putin.

"If we build a relationship (between the US and Russia) as our conversation took place yesterday, there is every reason to believe that we can, at least partially, to restore the level of interaction that we need," - he added.

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Putin accused Ukraine of holding power "Russophobic policy"

Russian President Vladimir Putin said that the Ukrainian government sells the policy of separation of Russia and Ukraine.

This was Putin said after the G20 summit in Hamburg.

"Interests of the Russian and Ukrainian peoples, I'm sure, coincide. Not only interests coincide present leadership of Ukraine and some political circles there today Ukraine", - he said.

He said, "Russia and Ukraine are interested in cooperation in order to consolidate its competitive advantages, to develop their economy."

"Today Ukrainian colleagues try to ignore it... They stayed only one product, which they successfully trade - Russophobia. And they trade policy division of Russia and Ukraine", - said Putin.

Putin also said, believes that the US president Donald Trump established personal relationships.

"Trump TV is very different from the real person ... He absolutely specific, adequately perceive the interlocutor quickly analyzes, answers to questions and those that arise in the debate," - said Putin.

"I think that if we build our relationship as was our conversation yesterday, there is every reason to believe that we can at least partially restore the level of interaction that we need", - said Russian President.

Recall G20 summit began in Hamburg (Germany) on July 7. Summit participants discussed the major issues of the international agenda and paid special attention to the situation in Ukraine and Syria.

Ukrainian topics discussed in bilateral formats, including Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump . In a shortened version - without the representative of Ukraine - met four participants Normandy.

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In the processed image surrounding the world leaders Putin and discuss something important with him

With Photoshop Russian media "photoshopped" Russian President Vladimir Putin's empty chair surrounded by world leaders at the summit of G20.

Photos published to Facebook Russian opposition leader Ilya Yashin.

Upper photo - from the official summit of photo G20, while the bottom picture - one that spread rosZMI.



In the processed image surrounding the global leaders Vladimir Putin and discuss something important with him, and Angela Merkel appeared on the jacket even George Ribbon.

A similar picture emerged in social networks translator and blogger Dmitry Puchkov Goblin, TV presenter Vladimir Solovyov, writer and publicist Iliyasa Mercury, as well as Russian politician Sergey Markov.

Recall G20 summit began in Hamburg (Germany) on July 7 . Summit participants discussed the major issues of the international agenda and paid special attention to the situation in Ukraine and Syria.

Ukrainian topics discussed in bilateral formats, including Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump . In a shortened version - without the representative of Ukraine - met four participants Normandy.

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