Ukraine crisis. News in brief. Tuesday 25 July. [Ukrainian sources]

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Trump accused Ukraine of attempting to sabotage his election campaign in the United States.  In the United States, it was behind noisy statements of Trump people about Russia's aggression against Ukraine. Supply of arms to Ukraine can change the behavior of Moscow - representative of the US. Trump clearly stated his support for the continuation of sanctions against the Russian Federation and does not intend to cancel them. A Russian who launched a drone near the Ministry of Defense of Latvia, was arrested in Riga.  Terrorists threw numerous military vehicles in the direction of Novoazovskaya, the OSCE.  Shooting in the Dnipro: the video of the moment appeared when the fire was opened. Germany and France demand immediate ceasefire in eastern Ukraine - Merkel and Macron.  The terrorists carried out 27 bombardments of the Armed Forces in the ATO zone. As a result of the fire, the enemy suffered loss. Russia supplies arms to the Taliban: the US Defense Ministry made an official statement.

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US President Donald Trump said Ukraine was trying to sabotage its election campaign.

On Tuesday, July 25, he wrote on Twitter.

According to Trump, the campaign's sabotage was aimed at advancing the candidacy of Hillary Clinton in the presidential election.

So, the US president demanded from the US Attorney General investigations.

"Ukrainian attempts to sabotage the Trump campaign -" quietly work to push Clinton. "So where is the investigation of the Attorney General," wrote the US president.



At the same time, the US president accused the Attorney General of Jeff Seeshns of being weak in terms of crimes that, according to Trump, was his opponent in the election of Hillary Clinton.

"Attorney General Jeff Seeshens took a very weak attitude toward Hillary Clinton's crimes," Trump said.



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Zenon Zawada, a political analyst at Concord Capital, explained what the statements of US Special Representative in Ukraine Kurt Volcker meant.

He announced this in a commentary on Radio Liberty.

"Volker wants to be successful, does not want to be a diplomat, which will be forgotten in 2-3 years, so he has to influence the situation, should offer something new. The statements we heard this weekend are a sign that he is ready to offer something new."- said the expert.

In his opinion, the "mine process" should be replaced. At the same time Zavada stressed that "Norman format" has already been exhausted. It is possible that the United States can join the new talks.

"It looks like Trump wanted to make a breakthrough in relations with Russia, since he does not have broad support, then it will not." He will continue to pursue the same policy America is currently pursuing. All the fears that existed when Trump became president has already Have no reason", - summed up the analyst.

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At the end of the last day, the situation in the ATO zone was aggravated. The day's lull after 18 hours was replaced by the activation of illegal armed groups in all directions.

As informs Tsensor.NET , this is stated in the press-center of the ATO, published in Facebook.

So, in the Lugansk direction, the enemy opened fire on our positions with small arms and large-scale machine guns near Donets, Malinov, Katerinovka, Novozavanivka, Stanisla Luhansk.

It was noted that around 21:00 a group of militants during the reconnaissance attempt tried to get closer to the positions of the ATO forces near the village of Trehizbenka.

"The Ukrainian military quickly identified the enemy and fire with small arms forced to retreat," - said in the headquarters.

It is reported that in the direction of the Mariupol direction the gang rages were struck by our fortifications with grenade launchers in the vicinity of the Lebedinske, Krasnogorivka, Novotroitsk, Shirokine settlements. At about 23:00 criminals used mortars 120 and 82 millimeters in Krasnogorovets.

In Donetsk, under the mortar and grenade launch fire, two Ukrainian base points near Adiyivka and the Busovka mine were found twice. In addition, at 21:00 militants from a grenade launcher were beaten by ATO forces in the Svitlodarskaya area.

"It is worth adding that in the evening and at almost the time after the fire of the enemy, our troops opened fire in response. According to the operational data, the enemy has lost both live power and equipment and weapons.

In general, during the past 24 hours, illegal armed formations violated the armistice 27 times. In response to the provocations of the enemy, the ATO forces opened fire mainly with small arms, large-caliber machine guns and grenade launchers, "- summed up at the press center of the ATO.

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US President Donald Trump is determined to continue the current sanctions against Russia, Iran, and North Korea, but has not yet decided whether he will approve the bill with a new package of restrictions.

The press secretary of the White House Sarah Sanders said this during a briefing on the "Borto number one" at the White House on Monday , reports Tsensor. NET , citing Ukrinform .

"With regard to the bill on sanctions, the president has very clearly stated his support for the continuation of sanctions in these three countries, he does not intend to cancel them, but he wants to make sure we get the best option for the American people," the press service spokesman said. The white house

She thus answered the question of whether Donald Trump's bill HR3203, to be voted on by the House of Representatives on Tuesday, would be signed.

Sanders stressed that the president is now focusing on this issue.

"He intends to study this law and see what the final version looks like," said the official representative of the presidential administration.

As reported, on Tuesday, July 25, the House of Representatives of the American Congress is planning to vote on the draft law HR3203 "Act to confront the destabilization of Iran - 2017." The document also contains a separate section with sanctions against Russia. In addition, the draft law provides for a reduction in the authority of the president to weaken existing sanctions and establishes these powers under the US Congress.

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Berlin and Paris demand that all parties to the conflict in eastern Ukraine ensure an immediate ceasefire in the Donbas.

As Tsensor.NET informs with reference to Interfax-Ukraine , this is stated in the joint German-French statement, circulated by the results of telephone conversations of the "Norman Four."

"The breach of the ceasefire should be stopped immediately. The head of state and government (French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel, ed.) Demand the implementation of the ceasefire agreement of June 21, 2017, reached by the trilateral contact group in Minsk," said In the document.

The German and French leaders also called for full implementation of the Minsk agreements, including political, economic and humanitarian components, security issues, and also demanded the exchange of prisoners on the principle of "everyone at all" by the end of this year, the statement said.

Macron and Merkel also emphasized the importance of speedily restoring economic ties between the parties to the conflict.

As reported, the President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko during the talks insisted on the introduction of the United Nations peacekeeping mission on Donbass.

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Washington is actively considering the issue of possible supplies of weapons to Ukraine, which could change the behavior of Moscow, in particular, on the conflict in the Donbas.

This was stated by the Special Representative of the United States Department of State for Ukraine Kurt Volker in an interview with the Air Force.

"Defense weapons that would allow Ukraine to protect themselves, for example, anti-tank, would help stop Russia threatening Ukraine," Volker said.

He clarified that, in his opinion, this step would not be a provocation against Russia, but rather a "new strategic dialogue" with the Kremlin.

"I do not intend to predict the fate of this decision, this is a matter for further discussion and decision-making, but I think that the arguments that this will be a provocation for Russia or the encouragement of Ukraine actually will hold back this decision," he added.

Recall that on July 23, a special representative of the State Department and the US ambassador arrived in the area of ​​fighting on Donbass in the district of Avdeevka.

On July 7, US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson appointed Kurt Volcker as a Special Representative for Ukraine. This is a new post for the United States. Volker is planned to coordinate the efforts of the State Department for the Regulation of the situation in Ukraine.

Later, Tillerson said that the United States had appointed a special envoy for Ukraine on Putin's request.

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In the Dnipro River on Gagarin Avenue yesterday, July 24, a shooting took place, which killed two ATO veterans.

According to Tsensor.NET , video, shot by eyewitnesses on the scene, published by Informator .



In addition, YouTube Vitos has posted a video featuring real police talks during the event, as well as video shootings.



Recall that at the 20th hour on July 24 at the cafe "House" on Gagarin avenue, 92 in the Shevchenkivskyi district of the Dnieper, four people drove by car to the ATO veterans group. Began the exchange of replicas, and then these four suddenly opened a fire with automatic weapons.

As a result of the bombing, Alexei Wagner, a former volunteer soldier of the 20th Motorized Infantry Battalion of the 93rd Brigade, was a member of the battles with bandit groups on May 9 in the Dnieper. A former fighter of the 11th Infantry Battalion of the 59th Brigade of Maxim Ivashchuk was seriously injured, he died on his way to the hospital. In addition, a well-known lawyer, volunteer and former volunteer of the 20th Motorized Infantry Battalion, Edmond Sahakyan, were injured through the abdomen.

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The US National Archives has published 3810 FBI and CIA documents related to the murder of 35th US President John Kennedy.

Among the published documents - 17 audio files with interrogations records of the KGB agent Yuri Nosenko, who fled from the USSR to the United States in January 1964, after the Kennedy assassination.

Nosenko, in particular, said that he was involved in the cause of Lee Harvey Oswald when he lived in the Soviet Union in 1959-1962. Interview with Nosenko was recorded in January, February and July 1964.

In 1992, they passed a law obliging them to disclose investigation data.

John Kennedy was fatally injured in a shotgun on November 22, 1963, when he was driving by car in Dallas. Investigators came to the conclusion that the murder was committed by former Marine Leah Harvey Oswald, who acted himself.

Oswald died two days after the assassination - he was shot dead by the owner of the night club Jack Ruby.

Recall that the SBU issued archival documents of the KGB to suppress the Holodomor.

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The militants of the terrorist organization "DPR" did not allow OSCE observers to occupy Novoazovsk for three hours at the checkpoint.

As informs Tsensor.NET with reference to LIGA.net , this was reported today in the press service of the mission.

"On July 22, standing at the checkpoint on the road E58 north of Novoazovsk (40 km east of Mariupol, ed.), For about three hours in connection with the ban on access, the SMM team saw how through this checkpoint they drove Numerous military vehicles, "the press service said.

The observers recorded in a chronological sequence one armored personnel carrier (BTR-80), which traveled to Novoazovsk, a column of four police cars, two black off-road cars with flashing beacons, nine vans and five military-type trucks (many of them had the inscription "TBG", and apparently they were transported by people in uniform, ed.), Who traveled to the border with the Russian Federation.

There was also a single empty military truck that was moving towards Novoazovskaya, two black SUVs with flashing beacons that traveled to the border with the Russian Federation, five previously-registered empty military trucks that were moving in the direction of Novoazovsk, two empty military trucks Type that were moving in the direction of the border with the Russian Federation and two empty military-type trucks that were moving in the direction of Novoazovsk.

Earlier, they reported that militants did not let the OSCE mission patrols in the occupied village of Sedovo, declaring it "a border zone with a special status of entry-exit."

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In Riga, a citizen of the Russian Federation was arrested, who launched a drone near the building of the Ministry of Defense of Latvia.

According to the press service of the National Armed Forces of Latvia, Cenzor.NET reports with reference to Espresso .

"The military police arrested a citizen of Russia on July 19 this year after 22:00 for launching an unmanned aircraft over the Ministry of Defense. The operator of the unmanned aircraft was transferred to the state police," the statement reads.

It was noted that on July 4, the Latvian government approved amendments to the rules that prohibit unknown drones flying near the building of the Ministry of Defense at a distance of less than 50 meters.

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Almost all of the ground objects that were used to identify the route of the Russian Buk that downed MH17 Boeing in 2014 over the Donbas remain on their places even three years after the tragedy.

As reported by Censor.NET, journalists of Donbas.Realii project by Radio Svoboda visited all well-known landmarks of the Russian Buk's route on the way to and from its downing site of MH17.

The last time the Buk was seen in Luhansk the following day after the tragedy - at 5 a.m. July 18. The Buk was recorded on video by an Interior Ministry covert employee who worked on the occupied territory. The missile system was being taken back to Russia.

"The value of it [the video- ed.] is that, as experts found, it clearly shows the lack of one ground-to-air missile, and we have geo-referencing - a billboard," says Interior Ministry's communications department director Artem Shevchenko.



Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777, flying from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur, was shot down over the Donetsk region on July 17, 2014. 298 people died in the crash. The passengers were citizens of 10 countries. The majority of victims (196) were Dutch nationals. On July 21, 2014, the Russian MoD presented a series of fabricated and misleading information about the flight path of MH17, radar data, etc. Source: https://en.censor.net.ua/v449082

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On Tuesday, July 25, at the airport "Borispol" employees of the Kyiv city prosecutor's office together with the SBU and the State Border Guard Service arrested a man suspected of participating in the self-titled "DPR".

This is reported by the press service of the Prosecutor's Office of Kyiv region.

The man was arrested in accordance with art. 208 CPC of Ukraine. According to law enforcement officers, during November 2014 to August 2015, the attacker fought for militants.

It was established that the detainee was in the "DPR" "on the post" "commander of the department", had a military ticket "DNR" with him.

The detainee was informed about suspicion of committing a criminal offense under Part 1 of Art. 258-3 (creation of a terrorist group) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.

A petition has been filed to the court regarding the election of a preventive measure in the form of detention.

Pre-trial investigation continues. The suspect is threatened with up to 15 years' imprisonment with confiscation of property.

Recall that in early July in the Donetsk region, the police detained the head of the "Cossack Regiment" of the self-called "DPR".

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At the Ukrainian Embassy in Washington, they said that the Ukrainian government did not assist any of the candidates in the US presidential election in 2016.

This is stated in the statement of the embassy in Facebook.

"We declare responsibly: the Ukrainian government did not assist any of the candidates in the 2016 elections. We thank the United States for two-party support of Ukraine," the embassy said.



Earlier, US President Donald Trump accused Ukraine of attempting to sabotage his election campaign in favor of his rival, Hillary Clinton.

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In the Kremlin, they reacted to Volcker's statement about the possibility of supplying American weapons to Ukraine.

Deliveries of American weapons to Ukraine will be "removed" from the moment the conflict is resolved in the Donbas. This was stated by the press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov, reports TASS.

"We have repeatedly said that any actions that will provoke tensions on the dividing line and, on the whole, provoke a situation that is already difficult, will only distance us from the moment of settling this intra-Ukrainian issue," Peskov said.

Earlier, US Special Representative for Ukraine Kurt Volker said that Washington is actively considering the issue of arms supplies to Ukraine to help it in the fight against the Russian-backed separatists in the Donbas. According to Volker, the supply of arms to the Ukrainian army could change Moscow's behavior.

"Defensive weapons, which would allow Ukraine to protect itself and, for example, withdraw tanks, would help stop Russia threatening Ukraine," he said.

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The newly appointed US special representative in Ukraine, Kurt Volker, is looking for a way to put pressure on Russia because of the continuing intensification of the war on the Donbass.

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Olena Zerkal told the Public about this, after her meeting with the US special envoy.

According to her, Volker already has an idea about the situation in the Donbass and is currently "busy looking for possible scenarios."

"He saw that this conflict is not in a condition where everything is quiet and peaceful, and that it is really a conflict that really takes place between Ukraine and Russia. And this stage of exacerbation, which is constantly. It is a very difficult task for him, but in my opinion his task now is to find a strategic decision how to create for Russia a situation in which this conflict between Ukraine and Russia will be a headache for her, which will not leave her all the time " , - noted the Mirror.

Recall that on July 23, a special representative of the State Department and the US ambassador arrived in the zone of hostilities in the Donbass.

After the visit, Volker stated that arms supplies to Ukraine could change the behavior of Moscow. At the same time, he did not argue that Washington would go to the transfer of weapons to Kiev.

The Kremlin said that providing Ukraine with American weapons would divert the situation on the line of demarcation.

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