Ukraine News in brief. Saturday 4 November. [Ukrainian sources]

SATURDAY

TODAY'S HEADLINES:
Volker: Washington will not associate the decision of the Donbass issue with the de-occupation of the Crimea.  Trump may propose approving a grant for Ukraine to purchase lethal weapons in the US.  US has offered Ukraine not to make an alternative resolution on peacekeepers in the Donbas.  A resident of the Odessa region was killed as a result of a car bombing.  The number of destroyed mercenaries in the ATO zone is three times larger than the deaths of Ukrainian soldier.  The armed forces of Ukraine are in good shape. UAF tested medium-range anti-aircraft missiles in the Kherson region. A drunk Russian mercenary ran down two people in Makeyevka.

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The United States is not going to depend on a settlement of the situation in eastern Ukraine with the Crimea, despite the fact that they do not recognize the accession of the peninsula to Russia.

This was stated at a briefing by the United States Special Representative on Ukraine Kurt Volker, according to Censor. NET with reference to TASS.

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"If we have a chance to make progress in one of the conflict areas (the east of Ukraine)... then we should ensure progress, and not to doubt through the Crimea," the diplomat said.

He also added that the US's attitude to the annexation of the Crimea remains unchanged.

"We ... do not recognize this and will not recognize this," Volker said.

The US special representative also noted that the West would be ready to mitigate the sanctions applied earlier against Russia in the event of a situation in the Donbass. The diplomat stressed that if Minsk agreements were "fully implemented, then sanctions would be mitigated in proportion to that."

He also suggested that the international community would not allow the conflict in the Donbass to extend for several decades, for example, as a Cypriot one.

"I do not think that someone wants the same decision as in Cyprus. I do not know how many years ago there are peacekeepers in Cyprus, and I do not think that Ukraine wants it. She certainly wants to restore sovereignty and territorial integrity, so she has a great incentive for the implementation of the Minsk Agreements,"- added Volker.

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Advisers to US President Donald Trump can propose to him to approve the option of granting Ukraine $ 47 million in grants for the purchase of American weapons to curb Russia's aggression.

This is reported by ABC News and with reference to the staff of the State Department, informs Tsensor.NET.

"Donald Trump may be offered $ 47 million grant approval to allow the Ukrainian government to buy US defense weapons to curb aggression by pro-Russian separatists," the statement said.

According to the publication, the National Security Advisor, General Herbert McMaster, provided three variants of the Ukrainians' arms, as outlined in the interagency note that came last week to the National Security Council.

Of these three options, the Department of State and the Ministry of Defense support $ 47 million in procurement of weapons.

As you know, US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Defense Secretary General James Mattheys discuss the issue of providing Ukraine with weapons, in particular anti-tank missiles, requiring approval by the president and congress.

Special Representative of the State Department for Ukraine Kurt Volker has refused to comment on a possible solution.

"There has been a military conflict over the territory of Ukraine over the past three years ... it is entirely logical to defend the country, but it is also wise for others to help the countries defend themselves," he said.

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The United States has offered Ukraine not to make an alternative resolution on the United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Donbass in response to Russian.

According to Tsensor.NET , referring to Interfax-Ukraine, Kurt Volker, a special representative of the United States State Department in Ukraine , told a briefing on Friday in Washington.

"Ukraine presented the idea of ​​hosting a UN peacekeeping mission in eastern Ukraine a few years ago, and Russia was not ready to study it. When Russia presented its idea in September, Ukraine was ready to come up with its proposal ... We discussed it with Ukraine and said "Let's not nominate a rival resolution, let's start the discussion about the principles that should make effective peacekeeping mission, and see if we can reach an agreement," - said the US diplomat.

According to him, discussions are continuing on the principles and elements of the UN mission, according to the State Department.

"We are discussing the principles and elements that should be in the forthcoming resolution of the UN Security Council, and if we can agree, this will be the best option for moving forward," Volker explained.

According to him, the United States, except for Russia and Ukraine, conducts diplomatic discussions and coordination with France and Germany as Norman format partners, as well as the United Kingdom and Sweden, which are currently members of the UN Security Council.

According to Volcker, the peacekeeping mission was to be effective, control over the whole territory of the Donbas to monitor the movement of heavy weapons and to control the areas of the Russian-Ukrainian border.

"We are trying to see if it is possible to create conditions for the United Nations peacekeeping forces to locate the territories in eastern Ukraine, which would restore confidence between the parties, at least to the international forces of the UN, and this would create an opportunity for Ukraine move forward in the implementation of the Minsk agreements, in particular, in conducting the elections, which they can not do now, "quotes Volker Derzhdip.

, September 5, Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed the opinion that the presence of UN 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 corresponding draft resolution for consideration by the UN Security Council.

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

Russian Post-Preds to the United Nations, Vasyl Nebenzha reported that the Russian side had sent a draft resolution on the deployment of peacekeepers in Donbass to the UN Secretary-General and head of the UN Security Council.

In numerous statements by 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 especially not on the Russian-Ukrainian border.

Later, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said that Putin had agreed to deploy peacekeepers across the Donbas to protect OSCE staff.

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In the village The Mayaks of the Bilyaivsky district of the Odesa region died as a result of a car bombing of a 53-year-old driver, a resident of Teplodar.

This was reported by the regional police , informs Tsensor.NET.

It is known that the car explosion occurred on Saturday night at around 4:30.

"It was established that a resident of Teplodar, who works at one of the private fishing enterprises, with his acquaintances left the pier area located in Mayaky village, and headed for his Chevrolet Niva, which was parked nearby. When men got into a car and a driver having started the engine, there was an explosion, as a result of which the 53-year-old owner of the vehicle suffered bodily injuries, "the statement said.

The victim died in an ambulance by the road to the hospital. Passenger car injuries did not suffer.

The leaders of the SBU, the Regional Prosecutor's Office and the National Police in Odesa Oblast left the place.

On this fact criminal proceedings under art. 115 (deliberate murder) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. An investigation is under way, according to which law enforcement officers will draw conclusions on the grounds and circumstances of committing this crime.




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The number of destroyed Russian mercenaries in the ATO zone is almost three times greater than the number of dead Ukrainian soldiers.

According to Zenzor.NET , Pavlo Zhebrivsky, head of the Donetsk regional military-civilian administration , said this in an interview with Channel 5 .

"Orcs die 2.8 times more than our soldiers die today," he stressed.

According to Zhebrivsky, the Ukrainian side is not tracking information about the dead mercenaries according to the data about "cargo 200", because not all destroyed mercenaries are sent back to Russia. Instead, information on losses among militants and Russian troops comes from other sources.

"By various means and methods from several sources there is information that the dead on that side are much more", - summed up Zhebrivsky.

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Kurt Volker, Special Representative of the United States Department of State in Ukraine, said that Ukraine had done a great deal to restore its military forces after 2014, when they were defeated.
Reported Tsenzor.NET with reference to Interfax-Ukraine.

Volker said that there were no shifts in the provision of defense weapons to Ukraine. According to him, the Armed Forces of Ukraine are in good shape.

"Over the past three years, Ukraine has faced a conflict in its own territory, it produces a large number of armaments and has done a great deal to restore its forces after they were defeated in 2014. They were well restored, they are in good shape," he added. K. Wolker

"If we achieve security and peace for all people in the east of Ukraine, Russian-speaking and Ukrainian-speaking, and for all others, and we will have the implementation of Minsk treaties, the sovereignty of Ukraine will be restored, I would like to visit both Lugansk and Donetsk in order to to see that these territories are being rebuilt, "K. Wolker said at a briefing in Washington DC on Friday, according to the US Department of State website.

He noted that now all decisions in the temporarily occupied territories of the Donbas is taken by Russia, which is why it is in cooperation with the Russian side that K. Wolker intends to concentrate.

"As I said, the decision-maker (in ORDLO-Red) is Russia, and I think that I need to direct the efforts of the USA to do this - to interact directly with the Russian Federation," the diplomat added.

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In the Kherson region during the tests of medium-range anti-aircraft missiles more than forty shots from the Buk-M1, S-300 and OSA anti-aircraft missile systems were carried out.
According to the press service of the Air Forces Command of Ukraine , Tsensor.NET reports .

On November, 4th on a temporary site near the settlement Aleksandrovka of the Kherson region successfully completed control flying tests of anti-aircraft guided medium-range missiles.

In total, 23 rounds were fired by the Buk-M1 and S-300 anti-aircraft missile systems, 11 unmanned aerial vehicles of the type "BP-3" Reis "and at definite airspeed coordinates.

In addition, more than 20 launches were carried out by units of the Ground Forces from the anti-aircraft missile complexes "OSA"

According to the commander of the Air Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Colonel-General Serhiy Drozdov, this provided an opportunity to train the combat service personnel, who were suddenly relocated from permanent places to designated areas for practical launch. Successfully completing the march, they completed the task.

"Also, the conduct of flight tests made it possible to train combat service directly during the field exit in order to ensure their further training in the tasks of combat duty alternatives to protect the airspace of the state", - said Drozdov.

As a result of firing, the best soldiers were awarded diplomas, thanksgiving, money certificates and gifts.





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US President Donald Trump, during a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, can take action on Ukraine, agreeing to transfer it to North Korea.

This is stated in a column on "Apostrophe" by Russian political scientist Dmitry Oreshkin.

"Where it is quite difficult to find points of contact, this is Ukraine. Probably will talk about it, but it is unlikely to negotiate. Not in the image will be said, Ukraine for Trump - not a primary headache. And if you have a headache, it's mostly connected with Manafort. There is a very weak hint that both sides would need to froze the conflict in Ukraine, so that there would be fewer murders on both sides, and then it will be visible. The United States has already made a step towards Ukraine, Volker clearly and rigidly formulated everything. Putin does not like it - so he will complain. Let's say, in our opinion, we will introduce international observers to the line of differentiation. I think that Trump will not agree. Or will it agree, but under some conditions: let's say, we are changing Ukraine to North Korea. For Trump North Korea is more important, not Ukrainians will be told"- says a political scientist.

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On the evening of November 4, a telephone conversation was held by President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko and US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson.

This was announced by the official website of the President of Ukraine.

The parties discussed the situation with the deployment of the United Nations peacekeeping mission on Donbass.

"The interlocutors co-ordinated further steps for the deployment of the UN international mission in the occupied part of the Donbas, including the uncontrolled section of the Russian-Ukrainian border," the AP reported.

The President of Ukraine also emphasized the importance of sanctions policy against Russia, as well as "US leadership approaches in this".

Particular attention was paid to the release of hostages who were illegally detained in the occupied territory.

The parties expressed their satisfaction with the implementation of the agreements reached earlier.

Tillerson also said that the newly appointed Assistant US Secretary of State for Europe and Eurasia, Weight Mitchell, should arrive in Ukraine in November.



TRANSLATION:
In Modem speaking with public secretary usa tíllersonom coordinated further further for.

During the conversation, a special attention to the your of the hostages that it's illegal to be detained in the occupied territory and in Russian prisons.

Also stressed the importance of sanctions against Russia and leadership pídhodív states in this. Only this way can force agresora to return to. International Law, respect to sovereignty and teritoríalʹnoí̈ integrity.

It's important to us the important partnership between Ukraine and the United States.

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