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Putin Warns U.S. Against Supplying Ukraine With Lethal Weapons.  Putin threatens the world with the weapons of terrorism.  Putin on the possible supply of US lethal weapons to Ukraine: The number of victims may increase.  Russia will sue because of restrictions on the work of diplomatic missions in the United States.  Putin threatened to expand the combat zone in Ukraine.  Peacekeepers in Donbas quite appropriate - Putin.  I'm not his bride: Putin surprisingly commented on his relationship with Trump.  In Russia, they named the reasons why there will be no invasion of Putin's troops in Ukraine. The EU will extend anti-Russian sanctions against the Crimea. Kremlin scenarios will fail; peacekeepers must be introduced across all Russia-occupied territories. Russia started gradually withdrawing its weapons from the Donbas. Putin feels Vladimir the Great and believes that he unites these Russians - Rice. In Russia, a pupil arranged shooting at a school. The adherent of the separatists told how Donbas was wrong in Russia's choice. Moldovan president has banned the military from participating in exercises in Ukraine.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that any decision by the United States to supply lethal weapons to Ukraine would fuel the conflict in the country's east.

Putin told journalists on September 5 after a BRICS summit in China that it was up to Washington to decide whom it sold or gave weapons to, but that delivering weapons to a conflict zone "doesn't help peacekeeping efforts, but only worsens the situation."

U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said last month that Washington was "actively reviewing" supplying Ukraine with lethal defensive weaponry to help it defend itself from Russia-backed separatists in the eastern regions of Donetsk and Luhansk.

"Such a decision would not change the situation but the number of casualties could increase," said Putin, who suggested that the separatists could to respond by expanding their own campaign.

"The self-proclaimed republics have enough weapons, including those they have seized from the opposite side," the Russian president said, referring to the separatists as self-proclaimed republics.

"It is hard to say how the self-proclaimed republics may react to the supply of U.S. weapons to the conflict zone," he said. "They might deploy weapons to other areas of the conflict that are sensitive for those who create problems for them."

Kyiv and NATO say Russia has supplied many of the weapons used by the separatists, and Putin's remark was widely interpreted as a warning that Russia and the separatists could respond by beefing up their firepower, increasing pressure on government forces, and trying to seize additional land in Ukraine.

Russia and the West are at deeply at odds over Russia's armed takeover of Ukraine's Crimea region in March 2014 and its backing of the separatists in the conflict that has killed more than 10,000 people in eastern Ukraine since April 2014.

Visiting Kyiv on August 24, the 26th anniversary of Ukraine's declaration of independence from the Soviet Union, Mattis said, "On the defensive lethal weapons, we are actively reviewing it."

He added that he would inform Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and President Donald Trump about his position on the issue "in very specific terms."

"Defensive weapons are not provocative unless you are an aggressor, and clearly Ukraine is not an aggressor since it is their own territory where the fighting is happening," Mattis said, appearing to signal support for Kyiv's request for defensive weaponry.

Russian officials and separatist leaders criticized Washington and Kyiv for discussing the provision of lethal weapons and rejected the assertion that doing so would not be "provocative."

U.S. media reported on August 6 that the Pentagon had recommended sending a package of lethal defensive military aid to Ukraine worth about $50 million.

The weapons package would reportedly include Javelin shoulder-launched antitank missiles, which Kyiv has long sought to defend against the Russia-backed forces it has been fighting in its east for more than three years.

Putin also supported on September 5 the idea of deploying an international force to eastern Ukraine to help protect monitors observing the conflict, saying such a deployment would be "completely appropriate."

He said Moscow intended to draft a UN Security Council resolution on deploying the force, saying it would "help resolve the problem in eastern Ukraine."

Putin cautioned that a number of preconditions would need to be met before any such deployment happened.

He insisted that the force should only ensure the security of the unarmed mission from the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) and be restricted to operating on the "demarcation line" between Ukrainian forces and the separatists...........................

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Putin threatens to supply weapons to world terrorism.

The NSDC Secretary Oleksandr Turchinov commented on a public statement by the President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin, about the possible supply of US weapons to Ukraine, reported Tsensor.NET in the press service of the National Security and Defense Council.

According to him, Mr Putin's hysterical comments about the inadmissibility of possible US supply of lethal weapons to Ukraine are "evidence of Russia's readiness to demonstrate continued funding and provision of weapons of global terrorism."

"The President of Russia allows himself to scare the United States and the international community by the fact that in the occupied Russian troops the Donbas area allegedly has" enough weapons "that can be sent to any hot spot of the world," sensitive to those who cause them problems"- that is, the USA", - said O. Turchinov.

The secretary of the National Security and Defense Council informed that there were no bases for storing military equipment and ammunition in the territory of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions occupied by the Russian Federation. "All military equipment, ammunition and weapons supply the hybrid troops and the terrorist group" Lugundon "exclusively to the Russian Federation," he said, adding that the border between the occupied territory of the Donbas and Russia is controlled by the Russian Federation. "That is why the supply of weapons and equipment threatened by Putin by the United States can only be on the Russian side," O. Turchinov said.

At the same time, the NSDC secretary asked the question "which opponents the US wants to supply with Putin's arms?". "They are not so many today. These are world-wide terrorist organizations such as IDIL and Al Qaeda, or the North Korean regime, which is threatening its nuclear weapons with global security, and it is precisely for them today that they want to arm Putin by covering themselves with self-imposed occupation forces - said O. Turchinov," Thus, - summed up the Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council, - today IDIL, North Korea and the Russian Federation are at one stage, which threaten the security of the world, as V. Putin reminded in his statement."

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Potential supply of lethal weapons to Ukraine in principle will not change the situation in the Donbass, but this could lead to an increase in the number of victims, to provoke the use of military force in other territories, Russian President Vladimir Putin said.
Reported Tsenzor.NET with reference to Interfax-Ukraine .

"This (lethal weapon delivery to Ukraine) is the sovereign decision of the USA to sell weapons or provide free of charge and the country that is the recipient of this assistance. We will not be able to influence this process, but there are common international rules and approaches, the supply of weapons in the conflict zone does not go in favor of pacification, but only worsen the situation, "Putin said on Tuesday at a press conference following the results of the BRICS summit.

According to him, "if this happens in this case, then in principle this decision (supply of lethal weapons in Ukraine) will not change the situation, in general, it will not affect the change of situation, but the number of victims, of course, may increase."

According to him, "there is another point at which one should pay attention - who carries such ideas."

"It consists in the fact that the self-proclaimed" republics "have enough weapons, among other things, seized in the opposite direction ... And if American weapons come to the conflict zone, it is difficult to say how the self-proclaimed" republics "will react - maybe they will direct the weapons they have in them in other conflict zones, which are sensitive to those who create problems for them, "Putin warned.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Russia will appeal to the court through the decision of the United States to restrict access to the territory of Russian diplomatic missions.

This is reported by the Russian agency Interfax.

"This is a clear violation of the property rights of the Russian side. Therefore, to begin with, I will commission the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to apply to the court. Let's see how the well-honed American judicial system works effectively, "Putin said.

He added that the decision of the US authorities to restrict access to buildings of Russian diplomatic missions is "unprecedented".

In addition, he said that Russia "reserves the right" to reduce the number of US diplomats in Russia by a third, but will not do so until now.

Putin stressed that the country's authorities have the right to reduce the state of the diplomatic mission of another state, but in the case of the United States this was "done in a rude manner that does not adorn US partners," Putin said.

August 31, the US responded to the reduction in the state of American diplomats in Russia . Washington has announced the requirement to close the Consulate General of Russia in San Francisco. In addition, the US called for a reduction in the number of diplomatic missions of the Russian Federation in Washington and New York.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin said that in the event of United States supply of lethal weapons to Ukraine on the Donbass, military action may be aggravated.

He announced this at a final press conference after visiting China, reports TSN.

"If that happens in this case, it is essentially an action or decision will not change. It did not affect the change in the situation. The number of victims could certainly increase. But I want to emphasize that it was clear, nothing will change. The number of victims can be enlarged and it's sad, "- says the president of the Russian Federation.

According to him, "there is one more point that one should pay attention to those who carry such ideas. This is that the self-proclaimed republics have enough weapons, including those seized on the opposing side."

In addition, Putin made a threatening statement about the possibility of extending the conflict zone to other regions of Ukraine.

"And if US weapons come to the conflict zone, it's hard to say how self-proclaimed republics will react, maybe they will direct the weapons that they have to other conflict zones that are sensitive to those who create problems for them," he said. - said the Russian president.

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President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin believes that deployment of U.N. peacekeepers in the Donbas is quite appropriate for solving of the conflict in the region, but only along the line of contact and with the aim of protecting the OSCE mission.

Censor.NET reports citing UNIAN.

Putin told a press conference following the BRICS summit in China that he agrees to the idea of deploying the U.N. peacekeepers in the Donbas only along the contact line to ensure safety of OSCE observers, and instructed the Russian Foreign Ministry to introduce a relevant resolution for consideration by the U.N. Security Council.

He stressed that the issue of the peacekeepers' dispatch cannot be "dragged" through the U.N. General Assembly because the organization's peacekeepers can be deployed only by decision of the Security Council.

"You say that someone wants to drag something through… In fact, I don't see anything wrong here. I have repeatedly said that I support the idea of arming the OSCE mission, but the organization itself, the OSCE, refuses to arm its employees, since it has neither the relevant personnel nor the experience of such work," Putin said.

According to him, the deployment of the U.N. peacekeepers or people who provide security for the OSCE mission is "quite appropriate."

"I do not see anything wrong here; on the contrary, I believe that this would contribute to the solution of the problem in the southeast of Ukraine, but, of course, it should be about a function of ensuring safety of the OSCE staff. Second: these forces must remain on the line of demarcation, not on any other territories. Third: this issue should be decided only after the parties are separated and heavy equipment is withdrawn," Putin said.

Ukraine's representative in Humanitarian subgroup of the Tripartite contact group in Minsk talks, deputy speaker of Ukrainian parliament Iryna Herashchenko commented on Putin's statement and said the Kremlin scenarios will fail; peacekeepers must be introduced across all Russia-occupied territories.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin peculiarly responded to journalists' questions about whether he was disappointed with US President Donald Trump.

UNIAN reports.

"As for disappointment, not disappointment, your question sounds very naive, but he (Trump, ed.) Is not my bride, and I'm not a bride, not a fiancé. We are engaged in state-owned activities, each country has its own interests," - said the Russian president.

According to Putin, Trump in his activities is guided by the national interests of his country, and he - his own.

Also, the Russian president hoped that Russia and the United States would be able to find compromises in resolving bilateral and international problems.

"I mean our special responsibility for international security," Putin said.

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Russia is currently not in a position to carry out a large-scale military invasion of Ukraine.

This was written in his column on "Apostrophe" by Russian journalist and publicist Leonid Radzihovsky.

According to him, a major military operation is now not pocketed by the Kremlin and could lead to the collapse of Putin's regime.

"Today (when it comes to today's time), neither an invasion, large scale or large-scale, can go, either in terms of the economic status of Russia or in politics. It is too expensive and terribly dangerous for Russia on the international plane. And this is a very insane behavior. on the eve of the Putin-presidential vote (in 2018, the "Apostrophe")"- said Radzihovsky.

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The European Union intends to impose sanctions against a company from the occupied Crimea

This was written by Twitter from Radio Cвобода journalist Ricard Yosvyak in his account on Twitter.

The European Union intends to include the Crimean Seaports company in the sanction list.

"The ambassadors intend to add the Crimean seaports company to the list of sanctions tomorrow," Yosvyak wrote.

Ambassadors are set to add the company Crimean sea ports to the sanctions list tomorrow. #Ukraine #Russia #Crimea

— Rikard Jozwiak (@RikardJozwiak) September 5, 2017

-On August 26, European Union ambassadors agreed to extend sanctions against Russia due to the scandal with supplies of Siemens gas turbines to the annexed Crimea.

-Recall that Russia uses its Siemens gas turbines in its power stations.

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U.N. peacekeepers must be introduced across all Russia-occupied territories of Ukraine.

Ukraine's representative in Humanitarian subgroup of the Tripartite contact group in Minsk talks, deputy speaker of Ukrainian parliament Iryna Herashchenko wrote on Facebook, Censor.NET reports.

"Putin, in keeping with the best traditions of hybrid war, is trying to distort the idea of the Ukrainian leadership on peacekeepers in the Donbas, to turn it upside down. He orders his loyal minister Lavrov to introduce a resolution in the U.N. Security Council on peacekeepers at the contact line. Wait a minute: the contact line became a contact line because of the Russian aggression. For us, it's a contact line with territories temporarily occupied by Mordor which we will definitely have back. It's a line that should disappear for good from the Ukrainian land on the day we regain control over the border. It's not a Ukrainian border, so there could be no peacekeepers only along the contact line," Herashchenko wrote.

She added that "the Kremlin scenarios will fail."

"The peacekeepers should be introduced across all Russia-occupied territories to monitor security and demilitarization. And their mandate should end at the Ukraine-Russia border. It's Izvaryne and other border crossing points, not Stanytsia Luhanska or Marinka, as the Kremlin chief desires," she said.

Earlier, Russian Defense Ministry spokesperson Mariya Zakharova said the initiative to have U.N. peacekeepers in the conflict area in the Donbas was an attempt to undermine the Minsk 2 process.

Ukraine's initiative to introduce U.N. peacekeepers in the Donbas was announced by President Poroshenko on Aug. 22.

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Russia began a process of reducing its presence in the temporarily occupied territories of the Donbas.

According to Tsensor.NET , Deputy Minister for Temporary Occupied Territories and Internally Displaced Persons Yuriy Grymchak told an interview with the Apostrophe .

According to him, Russia gradually withdraws its weapons from the Donbas, starting with the export of particularly valuable samples.

"For example, REEs are electronic warfare complexes. I had information that I began to display antibacterial systems, that is, what we supplied to Americans, and in Russia, too, they produce such. They are not so much in the Russian army itself, it's a fairly scarce weapon. And it is very expensive. There was information that Russians began to take out their unmanned aerial vehicles, "said Grimchak.

As previously reported, on the evening of August 22, a telephone conversation between the leaders of the "Norman format" countries took place. As a result of the conversation, a joint statement was agreed in which they expressed support for the planned decision of the Tripartite Contact Group to declare a ceasefire from August 25 on the occasion of the beginning of the school year.

The President of Ukraine, Petro Poroshenko, said that he hopes for a responsible position of the Russian Federation on the ceasefire in the Donbass in connection with the beginning of the so-called "school armistice".

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Russian President Vladimir Putin believes he unites Russians with his "grandeur," former US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said at the presentation of his book "Democracy" during the National Book Festival in Washington.
As informs Tsensor.NET with reference to Gordon , the Voice of America reports.

"When Vladimir Putin became president, power was in the hands of a man with authoritarian instincts." Russia's failure is a history of the importance of institutions. "Democracy can not depend on one person, it should be based on institutions." At one of the meetings, Putin told me: "Condi, you know us Russia was majestic only when it was ruled by great personalities, such as Peter I and Alexander II. I know you would like to call me Volodymyr the Great, but you are the secretary of state, and you can not say that, it would sound wild. "But that's what he thinks, and he thinks that he unites Russians with this greatness," she said.

Rice stated that "it was these instincts that allowed him to ruin all institutional ties, including independent courts, freedom of speech and civil society."

Putin was elected president of the Russian Federation in 2000. After two terms, in 2008, he became the head of the Russian government, and Dmitry Medvedev became president. In 2012 Putin was again elected president.

The next presidential election will take place in March 2018. Putin himself has not yet announced his decision to run.

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The attitude of the population of the occupied regions of the Donbas to Russia has changed significantly over the past 3 years.

One of the organizers of the "referendum" in the Voroshilovsky district of Donetsk Svetlana told about this in a comment to the "Apostrophe".

According to her, today no one would come to the so-called "referendum" about the status of the Donbas.

"When they called:" Putin, enter the troops, "they all thought that these troops would be somewhere on the border with the region and would be a shield. There was no war in Crimea, everything went without noise and dust. But it turned out not so : we have got real war, unemployment and the absence of any visible prospects. Enterprises are shutting down, beggar's salaries are real ... Just now people realized that if they go to vote, then they will vote for the war, "Svetlana said.

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Moldovan President Igor Dodon has banned military personnel from participating in international Rapid Trident-2017 exercises in Ukraine.

On September 5, the Moldovan leader posted an exchange of official letters with Deputy Defense Minister Georges Galbour on Facebook page.

In late August the deputy defense minister told the president of the administration involved in 57 military exercise Rapid Trident in Yavoriv ground in Lviv region to prepare for a peacekeeping mission in Kosovo, tells NewsMaker.

Galbura noted that the military forces of Moldova have been involved in exercises since 1996 under the Partnership for Peace program, and all equipment and accommodation are paid by the organizers.

In reply, Dodon noted that, in accordance with the current legislation, the permission of the president as the supreme commander-in-chief was necessary for the participation of the military in international exercises, and noted that he did not give such permission.

The head of state ordered to cancel all preparations for the exercises, and the organizers of the Rapid Trident announce that the Moldovan army will not take part in the events.

Earlier, the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine reported that more than 2,500 troops from Ukraine and 14 partner countries will take part in the military drills of Rapid Trident in 2017.

Previously, Dodon repeatedly stated that Moldova would not join NATO . He also said that " anti-Russian Moldova will not definitely be".

In May , the Moldovan president opposed the march in support of the LGBT community. He also became the only foreign leader who visited the parade in Moscow on May 9 . Dodon considers the Crimea Russian.

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The network published a video that was filmed in the first moments of shooting at a school in the city of Ivanteevka, Moscow region of Russia, hosted by one of the students .

During the attack, a local television channel was filmed in the school.

The operator of the channel "Ivanteyevka 24" conducted a shooting in the next class. In particular, the sound of the shots is heard on the video.

Recall that the nine-year-old Mikhail Pivnev attacked a computer science teacher with a knife and a kitchen apron, previously exploding explosive packages. The teacher got a head injury as a result of an ax kick and shots from the pistol.

Three classmates of the arrow who jumped out of the window were also injured.






As a result of the incident, four people were seriously injured - a teacher who was beaten up by an arrow and three classmates who jumped out of the window and received fractures as a result were hit hard. Also, the telegram channel Mash reports that the student shot and hit the head of the teacher.

"There was a shooting, explosions." The boy had a roof, he shot, shot, and shouted that he had come here to die. "We were in the next room." His classmates jumped out of the window, the girl hacked her leg, "one of the eyewitnesses said.

Media reports that the student planned his action in advance, taking a pistol and buying smoky checkers. Also, he wrote on his page in the social network, which is going to "end his life", and also warned his friends in social networks that will make a "surprise". It is noted that Mikhail kept a diary for a long time, in which he wrote about how he hated his teachers and classmates.



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