Ukraine News in brief. Sunday 17 September. [Ukrainian sources]

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Cameron pointed to a trap for Ukraine. Putin talked about a new conversation between Tilerserson and Lavrov in Ukraine.  To resolve the conflict in Ukraine, we need not peacekeepers, but the withdrawal of Russian troops.  Lavrov and Tillerson discussed the situation in Ukraine and Syria with the phone.  Saakashvili will come to court in the case of crossing the border tomorrow.  Russia and China planned large joint military exercises.  58% of Europeans support Ukraine's accession to NATO - poll. "West-2017". NATO fears of accidental incidents that could conflict with the Russian Federation. "The issue of the release of Ukrainian hostages will be key at the UN session,". Putin would be responsible for Hungary and fuel the separatism in Transcarpathia. "For the year, we arrested 6931 bribe-takers in Ukraine,". Russia caused another blow to Syria in support of the US rebels. Russia will hold joint military exercises with China.

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Former British Prime Minister David Cameron believes that the introduction of a UN peacekeeping mission to the Donbas could be a trap for Ukraine.

He reported this in an interview with LB.ua during the forum Yalta European Strategy (YES).

"I think that all these ideas should be considered, but it seems to me that there is a potential trap for Ukraine if we are not careful. The real problem in the Donbass is that there is an aggression against Ukraine with the support of Russia. And the answer to it is a cease-fire, the withdrawal of all weapons, the return of control over the eastern border of Ukraine, as well as a number of constitutional and decentralized measures that reflect the problems in the country, which should not require the introduction of peacekeeping force, "said Cameron.

He noted that the introduction of peacekeepers could make the conflict in the East of Ukraine, albeit less "hot", but also permanent and frozen. According to Cameron, UN peacekeepers can become a new border between ORDL and the rest of Ukraine.

"The best option is for Russian separatist supporters to stop firing at OSCE observers, which is a problem: this is a Russian aggression and a disregard for Ukraine's sovereignty, rather than thinking that peacekeeping might be a solution to the problem. it is very important that it does not become a force that will create some sort of new border between the "republics" and the rest of Ukraine. After that, of course, having reached the necessary arrangements, Ukraine should become the only country, "- says the ex-prime minister of Great Britain.

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Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson discussed the situation in the Donbass during a telephone conversation.

This is stated in a message from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation.

Lavrov and Tillerson raised the issue of conflict in Syria, possible ways of its peaceful settlement and coordination of the anti-terrorist operation.

"The need to intensify efforts to implement the Minsk agreements on the settlement of the crisis in the Southeast of Ukraine was also touched upon," the statement said.


TRANSLATION:
On 16 September, a telephone conversation was held on the American initiative by the minister for foreign affairs of the Russian Federation, lavrov, with Tillersonom.
The current situation on the Syrian settlement, including the objectives of the anti-terrorist struggle on earth, the implementation of the decisions of the international meeting on Syria in astana on 14-15 September 14-15 and preparations for another round of the political
Also addressed was the need to intensify efforts to implement the inter-African agreements to resolve the crisis in South-Eastern Ukraine.

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A member of the US Congress William Hurd said that in order to resolve the conflict Ukraine does not need UN peacekeepers, but the withdrawal of Russian troops.

Reported Tsenzor.NET with reference to Interfax-Ukraine.

"Peacekeepers do not need to resolve the conflict. It is easy for Mr. Putin to withdraw more than 900 tanks and other forces from there," he said during the 14th annual meeting of the Yalta European Strategy " Did the world become new and what does it mean for Ukraine? " in Kiev on Saturday. At the same time, the congressman believes that there is no need for the United Nations to negotiate this issue. Read also: There is no civil war in the Donbas, so nobody will negotiate with militants, - Volker

Recall that on August 22, President Poroshenko announced that he intends to present to the General Assembly an idea on the deployment of a peacekeeping mission in the Donbas in September.

On September 5, Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed the opinion that the presence of United Nations peacekeepers in the Donbas would be in favor of resolving the conflict in eastern Ukraine, and instructed the RF Ministry of Foreign Affairs to make a draft resolution for consideration by the UN Security Council.

Irina Gerashchenko , thefirst vice-speaker of the Verkhovna Rada, a representative of Ukraine in the Trilateral Contact Group on the settlement of the situation in the Donbas, said that the introduction of a UN peacekeeping mission on the line of collision in eastern Ukraine can not be the language, the peacekeepers must be introduced to the entire territory occupied by Russia.

Russian Ambassador to the United Nations, Vasyl Nebenzha, said that theRussian side sent a draft resolution on the deployment of peacekeepers to Donbas to the UN secretary general and chairman of the UN Security Council. In numerous statements of the Russian authorities, it was emphasized that peacekeepers should be placed only on the line of delimitation of the conflicting parties, but not on the entire occupied territory of the Donbas and preferences not on the Russian-Ukrainian border. Later, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said thatPutin had agreed to deploy peacekeepers throughout the Donbas to protect the OSCE staff.

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The talks went from the American initiative.

On Saturday, September 16, a telephone conversation between the Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and US Secretary of State Richard Tillerson took place, Censor N.NET reports . This is reported by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation on its Facebook page . It is known that the talks were initiated by the American side. Read also: "Countries like Russia are threatening their democratic neighbors," Tillerson said. "The current situation regarding the Syrian settlement, including the counter-terrorism struggle" on the ground, "was discussed, implementation of the decisions of the international meeting on Syria in Astana on September 14-15. and preparations for the next round of the political process in Geneva ", - say in the Russian foreign policy department.

It is reported that the topic "the need to intensify efforts to implement the Minsk agreements on the settlement of the crisis in the Southeast of Ukraine" was also touched upon.

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Mikheil Saakashvili, leader of the Movement of New Forces party, will be present at the meeting of the Mostysky District Court of Lviv region, where they plan to consider materials about the crossing of them and his supporters of the Ukrainian border at PE Shegini.

As informs Tsensor.NET, this is stated in the message on the page of political force in Facebook.

"On Monday, September 18, at 15:00 in the Mostysky District Court (at the address: Mostyska St., Mykhailo Hrushevskyi St., 1/9, Lviv region) a case will be held on the crossing of the border of Ukraine with the leader of the" Movement of New Forces "Mikheil Saakashvili with his participation", - said in a message.

Recall that on Sunday, September 10, supporters of the ex-chairman of the Odesa Regional Administration Mikheil Saakashvili broke through the Ukrainian border near the "Shegini " PE and set up the leader of the "Movement of New Forces" and the accompanying politicians on the territory of Ukraine. After the breakthrough, he immediately went to a car, accompanied by a few more cars, went to Lviv.

The State Border Guard Service of Ukraine made an official statement about the breakthrough through the state border at the checkpoint "Shegini" and the mass illegal border breach. Oleksandr Slobodian, the assistant chairman of the State Tax Administration, later reported that the Ukrainian border guards did not use weapons during the events at the Chegini checkpoint because they had been ordered to use force in advance .

In the Ministry of Internal Affairs said that during the breakthrough of the group of "aggressive people" across the border in PE "Shegin" bodily injuries suffered 12 police officers and 5 border guards . Law enforcers emphasized that they would respond to what happened "in accordance with the letter of the law". The police opened a proceeding on an article on the illegal crossing of the state border (st.332). Later it was also reported that Saakashvili was included in the "Purgatory" section of the "Peacemaker" site.

For his part, the Attorney General of Ukraine Yuriy Lutsenko stated that those responsible for organizing a breakthrough of the border, as well as those who led and contributed to unlawful actions, should be prosecuted.

Later in the evening, former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili, along with Batkivshchyna leader Yulia Tymoshenko and Justice "Justice" leader Valentin Nalyvaychenko, arrived in Lviv, where on the Town Hall square they met with Andriy Sadov, Mayor of the city. Several thousand people met in the city of the ex-president of Georgia. Saakashvili said he would "protect the people who the authorities are now trying to blame for the illegal crossing of the border." Sadovy called the situation that has happened, a shame for the authorities of the country.

On September 12, in the framework of the investigation of criminal proceedings on the facts of the events at PE Shegini, police of the Lviv region detained five active participants of the events. Law enforcers also identified the six prospective organizers of disturbing public order near the state border, as well as 32 active participants in the events. On Wednesday, the court chose a security measure in the form of an arrest of 60 days in respect of two participants in the events at the "Shegini" PE.

On September 12, employees of the State Border Guard Service handed M. Saakashvili a protocol on illegal crossing of the border in Lviv. The politician signed it with his objections. On September 18, a trial session was held in the Lviv region to review this protocol.

Saakashvili said he intends to arrive in Kyiv on September 19.

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The naval forces of Russia and China will conduct joint exercises "Marine Interaction - 2017", which will be held from 18 to 26 September 2017 on the basis of the Pacific Fleet of the Russian Federation.

This was announced by the head of the department of information support of the press service of the Russian Foreign Ministry Vladimir Mikhnev, the agency RIA Novosti reports.

"During the naval phase from the Russian side, a large antidumping vessel Admiral Tributz, a corvette" Perfect ", a lifeboat" Igor Bilousov "with a salvage deep-water vehicle" AC-40 "on board and a rocket launcher" R-11 "will be involved. - noted Matveev.

China engages in Shi Jiu Jiang destroyer training, Da Tsing watchdog, Dong Pinchu Integrated Ship, Rescue Craft of 926 Chandao Rescue Dealer, and Elar-7 Deepwater Rescue Unit. Other ships will provide training.

It is noted that during the maneuvers the fleet will work out the interaction with aviation.

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Ukraine's accession to the North Atlantic Alliance is supported by 58% of Europeans, 48% - have voted for Ukraine's accession to the European Union.

According to the Censor.NET with reference to UNIAN , the results of sociological research Kantar Public, published on the website of the Yalta European Strategy, testify to this. During the survey, citizens from seven countries of the European Union - Germany, France, Italy, Lithuania, Great Britain, Poland and the Netherlands - were interviewed by a representative sample for each of the countries (more than 1000 people per country). "The majority of Europeans surveyed - 58% - support Ukraine's accession to NATO, while its accession to the European Union is only 48%. 12 years ago, during the first of similar polls, the picture was different: for Ukraine to become a member of the EU, was the majority - 55% - of Europeans surveyed, "the statement said.

Today, the greatest support for the idea of ​​Ukraine's accession to the EU was received in Lithuania and Poland (68% and 67% respectively), the lowest in the Netherlands (27%). Support levels in France, Germany and the UK - less than half of those polled. Sociologists have explained that those who oppose Ukraine's accession to the EU argue for a variety of reasons.

A third of respondents believe that at this stage of its development, the EU can not afford further enlargement. And the same number (31%) believe that Ukraine's adoption will provoke economic problems in the European Union. 40% of those who support Ukraine's accession consider the main argument that Ukraine is a part of Europe.

And 34% of adherents of admission emphasize that this step will help to strengthen democracy in Ukraine. With regard to Ukraine's accession to NATO, in most of the countries where the survey was conducted, the majority is in favor of accepting Ukraine as a member of the North Atlantic Alliance. "Even in France and the Netherlands, it stands at 49%, in other countries the level of support is greater, in Lithuania and Poland it reaches 72% and 76%, respectively. These two countries of the former communist camp provide the strongest support for Ukraine's accession to NATO," - the authors of the study note. Europeans consider the main argument in favor of Ukraine's integration into NATO NATO's confrontation with Russia (40% of those who support entry). In addition, 28% believe that Ukraine's accession to NATO will strengthen Europe's ability to resist Russian aggression.

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NATO fears of unintentional human-error incidents that could spark conflict.
According to Tsensor.NET , referring to Gordon , the head of the NATO military committee, General Peter Pavel, said in an interview with the Associated Press on September 16. He noted that Moscow did not provide objective information about the training, despite assurances that "NATO is not considered an enemy" and that training is not directed against NATO. Pavel draws attention to the inconsistency of the officially-announced number of troops participating in the "West-2017" with the actual. According to the general, training with the participation of the Russian Federation itself is not anxiety, but when looking at the "general picture", there are reasons for excitement, because "Russia is opaque."

American General on Learning "West-2017": "Russia Demonstrates US and NATO's Readiness to War."
He said that two weeks ago he personally met with the Chief of Staff of the Russian Federation Valery Gerasimov. Pavel noted that due to the high concentration of NATO troops in the Baltic Sea and Black Seas, incidents involving human mistakes are possible. The general expressed fears that an unintentional incident could turn into a conflict.

On September 14, the "West-2017" training started in Belarus, which will last until September 20. The Ministry of Defense of Belarus reported that about 10,200 people were involved in the territory of their country (from the Republic of Belarus - more than 7 thousand, from the Russian Federation - about 3 thousand), as well as 370 units of armored vehicles, in particular about 140 tanks; up to 150 units of artillery and RCC; more than 40 planes and helicopters.

According to the plan of exercises, Belarus seeks to prevent the resolution of armed conflict, destabilization of the situation in the region, and Russia gives it political support, financial, military-technical and military assistance.

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Today is the year after Volodymyr Zhemchugov's release.

As the Tsenzor.NET, about it wrote on his page on Facebook President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko.

"Exactly a year ago, we released our Hero Volodymyr Zhemchugov. The issue of the release of Ukrainian hostages and political prisoners will be one of the key issues during my visit to the United States at the 72nd session of the UN General Assembly..

Recall that in the period from December 28, 2014 to September 24, 2015, Zhemchugov conducted 30 special operations to destroy the enemy's military targets and the personnel of the occupation forces. Among the special operations carried out - damage to nine sections of the railroad canvas used by the enemy for the transportation of weapons, military equipment and ammunition from the territory of the Russian Federation into temporarily occupied areas of Donetsk and Lugansk regions; decommissioning of four power lines, three gas distribution stations and a transformer substation; the destruction of military automotive equipment and the personnel of illegal armed units.

On September 29, 2015, during the execution of another battle task and attempts to capture the enemy of the Zhemchugov, he made a decision to undermine himself, as a result of serious injuries - he lost both hands and eyes. In an unconscious state, he was captured by militants. He was detained for a long time in the Lugansk SIZO. However, during interrogations of the counterintelligence organs the enemy acted courageously. On September 17, 2016, with the direct participation of President Poroshenko, Vladimir Zhemchugov was released from captivity of the militants.

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Russia maintains close contact with the Hungarian political movements and in the near future intends to attempt to "tear off" part of Transcarpathian territory in favor of Hungary.

This is a source in the Ukrainian authorities familiar with the situation in the comments to the "Apostrophe".

"It is expected that the businessman Soyun Sadikov (a person of the head of Rosneft, Igor Sechin, who at one time was in the status of a trustee of Putin, decided on Rosneft's presence in Azerbaijan)," said the head of the "Danube" department in charge of Putin's team. source of publication.

Also, issues of Hungarian separatism in Transcarpathia will be dealt with by Deputy Chief of the Presidential Administration Sergei Kiriyenko.

"Contact with Russia is carried out with the help of the Hungarian oligarchs Arpad Habonah (the nearest advisor to the Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban) and Ishtvan Tibortsa (son-in-law of Orban)," the source said.

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In 2017, 6931 suspected of corruption were arrested in Ukraine, 3934 cases were filed in courts.

According to Tsensor. NET with reference to the GPU press service , said at the Yalta European Strategy conference the Attorney General Yuriy Lutsenko.

"I began to count the figure today and, to be honest, I was surprised myself. In a year, we arrested 6931 bribe takers in our country, of which 3934 are currently in court, a figure that the whole system can be proud of. small bureaucrats, it refers to members of the High Council of Justice, heads of regional state administrations, ministries, public services and, yes, ordinary officials, since each bribery is a torn chain, a torn vessel that drinks blood from Ukrainian society, and we do it. daily : on average three bribes They are detained every day in Ukraine, and the case is referred to the court", - said Lutsenko.

At the same time, the Attorney General noted that Ukrainians are more interested in court sentences in these cases. " For all these achievements there is a lack of courts with specific sentences. Source: / n455631 . I understand that. I understand that people are interested in restoring justice through a lawful sentence, which, unfortunately, is not there," Lutsenko said.

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The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDS), which is supported by the international coalition led by the United States, struck at the Syrian rebel forces in the area of ​​the city of Diyar-ez-Zaur.

This is reported by the representatives of the operation "Indomitable determination", conducted by the international coalition, reports CNN .

"Russia struck a location where the Syrian Democratic forces and the coalition advisers are located, which was known to the Russian Federation. Several SDS fighters were injured and received medical assistance as a result of the strike," the report said.

Representatives of the international coalition said they rejected Russia's request for a strike in the industry, but Russia still inflicted it. It is emphasized that none of the representatives of the international coalition received injuries.

Russia will officially declare fighting in Syria against the "Islamic State" and other terrorist groups, supporting the regime of Bashar al-Assad. However, it has already been repeatedly stated that the Russian air force is also striking on Syrian rebels (supported by the United States) who are fighting against the regime of Assad.

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The Navy of Russia and the Navy of China will conduct military exercises "Marine Interaction-2017" from 18 to 26 September, based on the Pacific Fleet, which will launch 11 surface ships and 2 submarines.

This is reported by Tsensor.NET with reference to the Russian Ministry of Defense . In the second stage of the international Russian-Chinese naval training "Marine Interaction-2017" 11 surface ships, 2 submarines, 2 deep-sea life-saving vehicles, 4 anti-submarine planes and 4 ship-operated helicopters will be involved.

The International Maritime Interaction 2017 will take place from 18 to 26 September 2017 on the basis of the Pacific Fleet. The training will include two phases - the coastal phase and the maritime part. The coastal phase will be held in Vladivostok from 18 to 21 September. During this, interaction meetings, tactical flyers, official receptions from both sides, sports and cultural events will be held. In addition, training of Marines from both countries will take place at the Gornostay Pacific Fleet Coast Guard. Marine part of the maneuvers will be worked out from 22 to 26 September in the waters of Japan and the southern part of the Sea of ​​Okhotsk.

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Company Facebook has sent a special prosecutor to the United States Robert Muller data on the sale of advertising on demand from Russia. Previously, the company found nearly 500 fake pages that were distributed by political advertising.

This is written by The Wall Street Journal, Censor.NET reports , citing the Voice of America.

According to the publication, the data transmitted exceeds those that were previously passed to the American Congress.

Recently, Facebook found a connection between the Russian "Internet Research Agency", which is called "the factory of pro-Kremlin trolls", and interference in American elections. Facebook reported that they found nearly 500 fake accounts and pages that distributed political advertising. According to the company, all management of these pages was carried out from Russia.

TechCrunch notes that Facebook may not be the only social network that involuntarily or deliberately engage in propaganda propaganda on behalf of a foreign state. According to the publication, in order to provide testimony in the US Congress, in particular, may call representatives of Twitter.

In the United States, an investigation into alleged Russian intervention in the US presidential election is underway. In early August, US Special Prosecutor Robert Muller convened a large jury panel to investigate the "Russian trace" in last year's elections. Müller finds out whether a trumpeh meeting with the Kremlin took place in order to undermine Tramp's rivalry from the Democratic Party, Hillary Clinton.

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The German company Siemens has refused to supply equipment for the modernization of the gas transportation system of Ukraine, fearing to lose orders in Russia.

About this the head of the board of NJSC "Naftogaz of Ukraine" said in a speech during the annual meeting of Yalta European Strategy, the correspondent of "European Truth" reports.

"When we started work on the modernization of the gas transmission system, we had agreements on the supply of Siemens compressor systems, but subsequently they refused such cooperation because it threatened their contracts with Russia," Koboliev said.

The head of the NJSC Naftogaz of Ukraine adds that the modernization of the gas transmission system requires guarantees of gas transit after 2019 when the contract with the Russian Federation expires.

"In order to invest in modernization, we need to know the prospects of the gas transmission system after 2019. It is clear that we are losing the southern direction of transit ( in connection with the construction of the" Turkish Stream "- Ed. ). Therefore, we need clarity from Nord Stream-2 ", - he concludes.

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Siemens Press denied the allegations

We looked into these allegations & can tell you this: We have no indication from our own service division that this is the case. Rgrds /pe

— Siemens Press Office (@siemens_press) September 17, 2017

Russian President Vladimir Putin will attend joint exercises of the armed forces of Russia and Belarus "West-2017" in the Leningrad region.

According to the Tsensor.NET, the Kremlin press service reports.

"On September 18, the Supreme Commander will inspect the actions of the armed forces of the Union State of Russia and Belarus at the main stage of joint strategic exercises" West-2017 ", which will be held at the Luga Polygon, " the statement said.

Training of the armed forces of Belarus and Russia "West-2017" began on September 14. On the territory of Belarus, there are landfills Lepelsky, Borisovsky, Losidy, Osipovichy, two landfills of the Air Force and air defense troops - Ruzhansky and Domanivsky, as well as two districts in the Vitebsk region - Dretuun and Glubokoe. In Russia, training will take place at the Luga, Struga and Krasnoyna districts of Pravdinsky in the Kaliningrad, Leningrad and Pskov regions.

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Batkivshchyna parliamentary faction will not vote for medical and pension reforms, which in the near future is going to "push" the authorities.

As Tsenzor.NE, it was announced the head of the political forces, MP Yulia Tymoshenko told the TV channel "Inter".

According to her, medical reform will deprive at least 60% of Ukrainians of the opportunity to be treated, and pension reform will deprive future pensioners of the right to retire due to requirements for 35 years of pensionable service and reduction of the coefficient of calculation of pensions.

Denisenko: Without reforms and retirement, and medical systems will just fall in a few years. Let's remind, the draft law "On Amendments to Certain Legislative Acts of Ukraine on Pension Revenues" was adopted by the Verkhovna Rada on July 13 in the first reading. On June 8, the Verkhovna Rada adopted the bill No. 6327 on state financial guarantees for the provision of medical services and medicines, but refused to take as a basis the bill number 6329 on amending the Budget Code in terms of financing health care. Both bills are part of medical reform.

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OPINION:
Seeming the elections are very near, Tymoshenko doesn't want Poroshenko to get credit for such an important issue that touches nearly everyone  in Ukraine. She'd rather have a chance to have it passed, IF she becomes the next president.
We all know her shenanigans and have, going further back than a decade, when she wanted to share powers, if she would've either been the next president or in partnership with Yanukovich, if he won.  As we can see how he thanked her, by putting her behind bars.
Lesson learned? Many haven't, yet.

Five NATO military planes conducted reconnaissance flights in the south of the Baltics, in the area of ​​joint Russian-Belarussian exercises "West 2017".

According to Tsensor.NET with reference to "Echo of Moscow" , reconnaissance flights were used by US, German, Danish, and Swedish military aircraft. Meanwhile, three Russian navy ships were seen at the borders of Latvia. According to the statement of the National Armed Forces of the country, Russian military vessels Andromeda, Kiloktor-1 and Bira have been identified in a special economic zone of the country. Read also on "Tsensor.NET": Putin will visit the Russian-Belarussian study "West-2017"

The training of the armed forces of Belarus and Russia "West-2017" began on September 14. On the territory of Belarus, there are landfills Lepelsky, Borisovsky, Loschyon, Osipovitsky, two airborne landfills and air defense troops - Ruzhansky and Domanivsky, as well as two parts of the territory in the Vitebsk region - Dretuun and Glubokoe. In Russia, training will be on the training grounds Luzsky, Struga Krasniy and Pravdinsky in the Kaliningrad, Leningrad and Pskov regions.

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The Moscow Arbitration Court appointed a preliminary hearing on the suit of joint venture Siemens and Silovykh machines, Siemens Gas Turbine Technologies (STGT), on October 20, against two structures of Rostech Corporation, Open Joint Stock Company and Technopromeksport LLC.

This is stated in the materials of the court, reports Tsensor.NET with reference to the Crimea. Realia.

Read also: Siemens has interrupted supplies of equipment for modernizing the Ukrainian gas transportation system through Russia, - the head of Naftogaz Kobolev

Details in the case file are not reported. The press service of Siemens in Russia has not yet commented on the content of the suit against the structures of the corporation Rostech.

Earlier, Siemens concern itself filed a lawsuit with Technopromexport due to a scandal involving the supply of turbines for the TPP in the annexed Crimea, the first meeting in the case scheduled for September 18.

Prior to this, the Moscow Arbitration Court twice denied Siemens the imposition of arrest on turbines that were circumvented by sanctions to Russia annexed to the Crimea as a safeguard measure.

Siemens Gas Turbine Technologies is a joint venture between Siemens AG (65%) and Power Machines (35%). The sphere of activity is the production and maintenance of gas turbines with the capacity of more than 60 MW for Russia and the CIS, is engaged in the development, assembly, sale and service of gas turbines, as well as the localization of production.

At present, TekhnopromekSport (a company created by the Russian state corporation Rostech - Ed.) Builds two TPPs in the annexed Crimea using illegally imported Siemens gas turbines.

In early September, it became known that the government of Russia had postponed the commissioning of the Simferopol and Sevastopol thermal power stations in Crimea in May-June 2018.

Earlier, Reuters reported the investigation , which established: turbines put in the occupied Crimea for further use at power plants built by Russia, were made jointly with the Russian concern "Power Machines" at the Siemens Gas Turbine Technology Plant. In March, a German company claimed that the equipment had been delivered to Taman, however, according to sources in Reuters, two of the four turbines were in Sevastopol, where they intend to install at a local power station. Read also: "These are their turbines or not, there was serious recycling," - Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation on the supply of Siemens to Crimea

The possibility of redirecting the turbines to the Crimea was said before, but Siemens noted that the turbines are intended solely for Taman, and not for the occupied Ukrainian peninsula, where the supply of such equipment is prohibited by EU sanctions.

Siemens categorically denies its involvement in the transfer of turbines from Russia to the Crimea. On July 11, Siemens concern filed suit with the Moscow Arbitration Court through gas turbines , which, despite the sanctions, were illegally shipped from Russia to Crimea. Defendants are two Russian companies.

On June 21, Siemens Concern announced in its announcement that it will stop supplying power equipment under the state contract with the Russian Federation . On August 4, the

European Union added to the sanction list three officials and three companies in Russia after a scandal with gas turbines Siemens, imported contrary to contracts to the annexed Crimea.

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The US administration is considering the option to strengthen the ban on entry to the United States for foreign nationals, said on Sunday the adviser to the US National Security Adviser Herbert McMaster.

Reported Tsenzor.NET with reference to Interfax-Ukraine.

"If you can not effectively check people to understand who is entering your country, then you should not allow people from this country to come," said G. McMaster on the air of the American TV channel "AiBiCi".

Earlier, US President Donald Trump, commenting on the terrorist attack on the London Metro, said that the ban on entry into the United States for foreign citizens should be much tighter.

"The prohibition on entering the US (foreign citizens - Ed.) Should be much wider, tougher and more specific," Trump stated.

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At the borders of Latvia, the military countries recorded three Russian warships.

This was reported by the Latvian National Armed Forces.

"The special economic zone of Latvia identified three Russian warships," Andromeda "," anchor handling tug supply vessel 1 "and" Bira ", - stated in a message on Twitter.

Recall that in Belarus on September 14, launched joint military exercises with Russia "West-2017". They will last until September 20th. In the Russian Federation, they said that 12.7 thousand troops participate in the exercises.

It was reported that the Belarusian opposition fears if Putin can use to start learning the annexation of Belarus, for its policy of "unpredictable."

President Poroshenko said earlier that military exercises "West-2017" of Russia and Belarus could threaten Ukraine.

Ukrainian border guards will strengthen control through the training "West-2017", as well as Ukraine will send observers to Belarus.

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