Ukraine News in brief. Sunday 30 July. [Ukrainian sources]

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TODAY'S HEADLINES:
The US is asking Spain to extradite the Russian hacker Levashov. "Sanctions do not improve relations," - the Russian Embassy in the United States replied to Tillerson.  Released from captivity, Surzhenko was tortured in torture chambers "LNR".  "Georgia is returning to Moscow's orbit,".  Russian propagandist al-Khatib was killed in Syria.  Ukrainians will return home after 17 years of slavery in Azerbaijan.  Blackmail of Europe failed: Russia pointed to the Kremlin's loss in the gas issue.  Russia has declared the war on smuggling its own weapons from the territory of the Donbas.  In Ukraine, the number of victims of trafficking in human beings has increased sharply.

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The US authorities demand the extradition from Spain of Peter Levashov - a Russian hacker with the pseudonym Peter Severa.

As reported by Censor.NET , referring to the Voice of America , the 36-year-old Levashov, who, according to US law enforcement officers, is the pioneer of spam, is in custody in Spain, awaiting extradition to the United States.

Maria's wife Maria declares her husband innocent, claiming that he is more of a businessman than a programmer. When asked about his relationship with the Russian authorities, the woman replied: "I'm not the wife who knows everything about her husband."

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The US will not achieve improved relations with Russia through sanctions.

As reported by Censor.NET with reference to RIA Novosti, this is stated by the Russian embassy in the US, commenting on the words of US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson.

"The State Department's statement on July 29 on the Sanction Bill approved in Congress can not cause anything but bewilderment, and Washington has not realized that the methods of pressure and pressure on Russia do not work, and even more so sanctions can not improve relations, In the application.

Recall, Tillerson said that almost unanimous vote on the draft new sanctions in Congress shows "the desire of Americans to see.

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Deputy Chairman of the Lugansk Regional Military Civil Administration Yury Klimenko said that a woman who was taken prisoner by the LNR terrorists on July 13 by the Luganskaya Stanitsa from the territory under her control was tortured.

He wrote about this on his Facebook page , Tsenzor reports .

"MGB LNR" exerted pressure on our citizen, including physical (plucked finger on the hand) with a view to promulgating a video later with her "confessions" in work for Ukrainian special services, "he wrote.

According to him, on July 29, 2017 Lyudmila Surzhenko was released, she independently managed to cross the "Luganskaya Stanitsa" in the difficult psychological state, after which she was provided with the necessary medical assistance.

"The provincial power renders all necessary assistance to Lyudmila, appeals to international organizations and courts on the flagrant violation of human rights have been prepared!" Another material for the Hague Tribunal, "Klimenko said.

July 13, 2017, Lyudmila Surzhenko was detained at the "Luganskaya Stanitsa" in the KPVV. A woman with a child with hearing problems. According to her mother, at the time when she was on the line of demarcation, the batteries on the hearing aid went out of order and she could not respond to the terrorists when they applied to her.



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Today, Georgia, in which the oligarch and former Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili has a huge influence, returns to the sphere of Russian influence.

As informs Цензор.НЕТ , the former head of National police of Ukraine Hatija Dekanoidze on air "112 Ukraine" declared about it.

"Georgia is returning to Moscow's orbit, and the democratic processes that are important for the development of the country have stopped," she said.

According to her, the shareholder of Gazprom Ivanishvili now informally leads Georgia. "It's impossible for people who earned several billion rubles in Russia to have no relationship with Putin.This pro-Russian oligarch, Ivanishvili, was sent to Georgia and he wanted to seize power," Dekanoidze stressed.

"Pro-Putin oligarch came, Told people that he would feed them, and people woke up "scoop". They really believed, but right after the elections, as soon as he became prime minister, he returned through the budget his 80 million, which he spent after the disaster in Kakheti. Now in Georgia, not only a rollback, but democracy is no longer, because it rules informally. And this is the first principle of democracy: informally you can not rule.

All state institutions are subordinate to him, and now they want to change the Constitution and remove direct presidential elections, "the politician said." According to her, the present leadership of Georgia is "the red Soviet elite." "Ivanishvili keeps them for many years, pays salaries. And this elite is not interested in the modern Georgian state at all. They really think,.

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The correspondent of the Russian state-run television channel, Khaled al-Khatib, died in Syria.

According to Censor.NET, with reference to TASS , he was mortally wounded during the coverage of the Syrian army's operation against the terrorists of the IG. The journalist died in shelling by militants in the province of Homs.

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Ukrainian diplomats and police are involved in the return of a Ukrainian citizen who had been in slavery in Azerbaijan for 17 years.

This was reported by First Deputy Head of the National Police of Ukraine Vyacheslav Abroshkin.

According to him, Ukrainians were fired in April 2016 at a livestock farm in Baku, during a police special operation.

"Since 1991, a man has regularly come to this country for seasonal employment. Approximately in 1999, he got into an employer who, using physical violence, forced him into slave labor ", - said Abroshkin.

According to him, the man of 1952 was born from Dnipropetrovsk region.

"17 years old a man was held in slavery. During this time, this poor guy repeatedly "resold" for use as a worker in the household ", - he added.

The deputy head of the National Police noted that the citizen of Ukraine had a long course of rehabilitation. "Found in an extremely difficult state. For a long time he could neither talk nor adequately perceive reality, "he wrote.

In Ukraine, 13 years after the kidnapping, the husband was recognized as missing and removed from the register at the place of registration.

"In March 2017, the passport of a citizen of our country for this person has been restored and now, together with the Embassy of Ukraine in Azerbaijan, we are engaged in his return to his homeland", - said Abroshkin.

Involved in the illegal deprivation of liberty of a Ukrainian is threatened from 9 to 10 years in prison. The relatives of the victim were not found.

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Russia is trying to explain the introduction of sanctions against the US response to an attempt by Americans to push Russians out of the European gas market, but in fact, Russia itself has already lost much of its position in Europe.

This was told by Russian journalist Yulia Latynin on the air of the radio station "Echo of Moscow".

"As for the sanctions imposed by the Americans, we have the most amazing explanations, as always, have sprung up." In general, our politicians, you know, who are reminded? Here, imagine, a person is sitting. "One day he threw a cat down to his neighbor through the fence and wrote something else on His gate for the third time, he set fire to the chicken for the fourth time, and then his dog poisoned him for the fourth time, and then his neighbor takes some sort of sanctions against him, and here our man gets up and says: "It's because I do not like me." Well, dead cats do not need to be thrown. It is not necessary. Then, maybe, you will be differently put to you Xia, because it's not, it's not like me, the fact that it's someone you do not love. And hatred - that feeling is rarely without reciprocity"- said Latynina.

The journalist reminded that the Russian authorities explained the new sanctions of the Americans' attempt to enter the European gas market. That is why, according to the authorities of the Russian Federation, the United States imposed restrictions, which among them would hamper the construction of the North Stream-2.

"I want to mention a few things: First, we have already lost much of the European market, although recently Gazprom has lowered the price and started to recover this part of the market, and our loss of our share in the European market is not due to the efforts of Americans, but it Related to the unpredictable gas policy of Russia, which demonstrates to everyone that gas is a weapon that it intends to use at its own discretion," Litinina said.

"As a result of these actions, such countries, such as Lithuania, which have completely completely depended on Russian gas until recently, have got their gas terminals in order to not depend on blackmailers. Such a country as Finland, which is calm even in the Soviet Union. Consuming Russian gas now very soon becomes non-gas dependent.And such a wonderful country as Ukraine, which consumed a total of 50 billion cubic meters of gas annually, is now consuming all of this gas on the reverse of Europe, and when we tried to limit the supply of this gas to Europe after the Maidan To him It was not enough for Ukraine, we only hurt ourselves for billions, and Ukraine finally got rid of gas dependence on Russia", - summed up the journalist.

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Russia is afraid of an influx of weapons, which she sent to Donbass

Under the control of the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation, the Russian occupation forces commanded by the Russian occupation forces in the temporarily occupied territory of Donetsk and Lugansk oblasts launched comprehensive measures to detect and stop the channels of smuggling of weapons and ammunition into the territory of the Russian Federation, organized by Russian servicemen and representatives of special services. This is reported by the Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine.

According to him, in the units and units 1 (Donetsk) and 2 (Luhansk) of the Army Corps of the Armed Forces of Russia, the special commissions of the RAO Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, which included the members of the FSB of the Russian Federation, began to work.

The Commission detected numerous violations in the registration and storage of weapons and ammunition, as well as the facts of concealing unarmed weapons in units of 9 separate infantry assault rifle regiment (Novoazovsk), 11 separate motorized rifle regiments (Donetsk), 3 separate motorized rifle brigades (Horlivka), 1 AK, 6 separate Motorized Infantry Regiment (Kadyivka), 4 (Alchevsk) and 7 (Bryanka) of separate motorized infantry brigades 2 AK.

In addition, the FSB of the Russian Federation investigates the facts of theft of weapons, ammunition and explosives from the warehouses (storage bases) of the Russian Armed Forces, which according to the documents allegedly were sent to 1 (Donetsk) and 2 (Lugansk) AK of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.

The intelligence is convinced that these measures are aimed at preventing the arms of the opposition forces and social and political movements and organizations that are banned in Russia.

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Over the course of 6 months in 2017, the National Police established and assisted 156 victims of trafficking crimes

This is reported by the press service of the National Police on Sunday , noting that this is more than twice as much as last year.

Most among victims - women (119). Also, 37 men and 12 children were injured.

During the first half of this year, 69 attackers involved in trafficking in human beings were identified. In almost 100 criminal proceedings, under Article 149 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine, perpetrators have already been suspected of committing these crimes.

Specialists of the Department for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings (DPZPTL) The National Police note that there are now more and more widespread forms of trafficking in human beings that are not related to sexual exploitation. In particular, it refers to the so-called "labor" operation.

Victims of this kind of crime most often become men of working age or a person with obvious signs of disability, without a permanent residence and other low-income categories of citizens.

In addition, during 2016 and early 2017, cases of recruitment of Ukrainian citizens were discovered in order to engage them in criminal activities, in particular, through the possibilities of the Internet.

Police said the most vulnerable to human trafficking crimes were women aged 18 to 26, children aged 13 to 18, and men 25 to 60 years old.

As for the main destination countries of the "living goods", they are the Russian Federation, Poland, Turkey, Ukraine, Germany, Israel, Greece, United Arab Emirates.

July 30 marks the World Day Against Trafficking in Human Beings. According to the order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine, 2017 declared in our country as a year of counteraction to human trafficking.

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This was during a meeting with the press in Tallinn, said US Vice President Mike Pence. Pence is now on a visit to Estonia, where he met with the country's premier, Jüri Ratas.

As the Censor reports . No, the Voice of America writes about this .

Answering journalists' question about the consequences of the recent law on sanctions against Russia and the US position regarding the protection of their Eastern European partners against Russian aggression, Pence said: "The vice president made it clear that Russia's destabilizing actions, its support for criminal regimes, its actions In Ukraine, all this is unacceptable.The president made it clear that he will soon sign the bill on sanctions, which the Congress adopted to counteract it.While clearly demonstrating our intentions, we We expect that Russia's behavior will change.The president and I very much hope that the behavior of the Russian government will change, both in relation to Ukraine.

Pence also assured the Eastern European partners in the unshakable support of the United States." President Trump Sent me to Europe with a very simple message. Namely - "America above all" does not mean "America alone". My message to the Baltic countries will be the same as my message during a visit to Georgia and Montenegro - our Eastern European allies, we stand with you on the same side for the sake of freedom. It's a great honor to be on your side, "said Vice President Pence.

Monday, he should arrive in Georgia, Where he also expresses support for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of this country, two separatist parts of which are actually occupied by Russia. There he will also visit NATO exercises began in this country.

Pence's visit will end in Montenegro, the new NATO member, on Wednesday the US Vice President will attend the Adriatic Charter summit in Podgorica. There, he is expected to underline the US commitment to the ties with the Western Balkans and the need for good governance, political reforms and the rule of law in the region. The leaders of Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Macedonia, Serbia, Slovenia and Croatia should take part in the summit.

Two separatist parts of which are actually occupied by Russia. There he will also visit NATO exercises began in this country. Pence's visit will end in Montenegro, the new NATO member, on Wednesday the US Vice President will attend the Adriatic Charter summit in Podgorica. There, he is expected to underline the US commitment to the ties with the Western Balkans and the need for good governance, political reforms and the rule of law in the region. The leaders of Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Macedonia, Serbia, Slovenia and Croatia should take part in the summit.

Pence's visit will end in Montenegro, the new NATO member, on Wednesday the US Vice President will attend the Adriatic Charter summit in Podgorica. There, he is expected to underline the US commitment to the ties with the Western Balkans and the need for good governance, political reforms and the rule of law in the region. The leaders of Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Macedonia, Serbia, Slovenia and Croatia should take part in the summit.

Political reforms and the rule of law in the region. The leaders of Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Macedonia, Serbia, Slovenia and Croatia should take part in the summit.

Political reforms and the rule of law in the region. The leaders of Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Macedonia, Serbia, Slovenia and Croatia should take part in the summit.

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President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin signed a law that establishes a simplified procedure for obtaining citizenship and a residence permit in the Russian Federation for Ukrainians.

As the Censor reports. With the reference to "Segodnya", the law comes into force on September 1, 2017.

It is envisaged that citizens of Ukraine wishing to obtain Russian citizenship sign an application for the renunciation of Ukrainian citizenship, this document is notarized, one copy remains in the migration service of the Russian Federation, the second one is sent to Ukraine.

Such a statement will replace the certificate, which had to be received before in the authorized bodies of Ukraine. The same procedure is envisaged for Ukrainians wishing to obtain a residence permit in the Russian Federation.

Saakashvili The law also includes the text of the oath when entering into citizenship. The passport of a Russian citizen will be issued immediately after taking the oath.

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Such an opinion was expressed by the famous TV presenter and volunteer Alexei Mochanov in an interview with Gordon.

"If everything happens as it should happen in the Donbass during the near future ... even representatives of the Opposition bloc say that they need" blue helmets ", - said Mochanov, noting that in the Council, virtually all political forces were ready for such a scenario. Speaking about the Opposition Bloc, Mochanov added: "I think they consulted with the Russians and understand that there may be good in certain conditions there."

Discussing the fate of the leaders of the DPR-LNR militants, Mochanov said: "I think that such devious devils will be taken away to themselves and - a good development for events for them - they will settle there somewhere and they will survive, for example, our President Yanukovych fled."

According to the volunteer, it will be easier for the Kremlin: "Russia is such a size that it is easy to dissolve there, but to dissolve someone else is even easier, especially when you have power."

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