Ukraine News. Sunday 18 March. [Ukrainian sources]

SUNDAY HEADLINES:
AP has learned about new evidence of Trump's ties with Russia.  Elections in Russia: the first data on the show appeared.  British Foreign Minister accused Russia of developing chemical weapons for political assassinations.  Putin in Ukraine predicted the collapse and told how it will happen.  In Kharkiv, the Russian Consulate brought a "coffin with Putin".  Britain may oblige Russian oligarchs to report property in the UK.  Attack of Russian hackers on the government network of Germany ended in failure.  UN has named the number of children killed during the war in the Donbas.  Britain refused Russia to access the poisoned intelligence explorer.  Elections in Russia: only diplomats are admitted to the polling stations in Ukraine.  Russia's ambassador to the EU: the British laboratory can be the source of the Violinist poison. There are massive violations in Russia at polling stations. Putin's election in Russia: there were some interesting photos and videos. In Ukraine, you can take away a visa-free travel: the reasons are mentioned. Russia will do everything possible to intervene in the next election in Ukraine. British intelligence agencies warned energy companies of possible cyber attacks from Russia. On Maydan, supporters of Saakashvili dismantle metal structures. Russia for 10 years secretly developed and accumulated matter "Novachok" - Boris Johnson. Anti-Russian rally in London: "When the last Ukrainian soldier falls, Putin will come after you".

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Formerly released former deputy head of the FBI, Andrew McCabe has been released documents that may have evidence of US President Donald Trump's affiliation with Russia.

This is with reference to its own sources reported AR.

According to journalists, these documents may contain details of talks between Trump and former head of his election headquarters, Paul Manaforth, who was also Polit Technologist Viktor Yanukovych.

It is noted that the information has already been transferred to the Special Prosecutor of the United States in the case of the Russian Federation, Robert Mueller.

Former deputy head of the FBI, McCabe was released on Friday, March 16, after 20 years of work in the department.

Earlier, Trump publicly criticized McCabe for bias in the FBI investigation of Russia's possible interference with the US presidential election in 2016.

Also, the president of the United States called the day of the release of McCabe as "a great day for democracy." In response, former director of the CIA John Brennan accused Trump of "corruption, moral unrest and political corruption."

apostrophe.ua  In Ukrainian/український

As of 12:00 in the elections in Russia, 35% of voters were registered.

This is reported on the page of the CEC of the Russian Federation in Twitter.

In comments to Interfax, deputy head of the CEC of the Russian Federation Mykola Bulaev said that there are reasons to believe that the turnout in these elections will be higher than the previous ones.

"The Far East and Siberia complete the vote. If you take the Far Eastern Region, then at 18:00 local time they had a turnout higher than in 2012, and there is reason to believe that the protocol will also be higher," Bulaev said.

As reported by the "Apostrophe", in Kharkiv on March 18, on the day of the election of the Russian president, another car of the diplomats of the Russian Federation suffered from acts unknown, he was depicted with the words "Our Crimea".

apostrophe.ua  In Ukrainian/український

British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson said that Russia had developed neuro-paralytic substances for political assassinations, and also had supplies of "Novachok" substance, which was poisoned by Salisbury ex-colonel of the GRU of the Russian Federation, Sergei Skripal .

He said this in an interview with the BBC.

According to Johnson, the British government has evidence that Russia "not only explores ways of delivering neuro-paralytic substances for political killings, but also creates and saves Novachok over the past 10 years.



Recall that recently the British chemical weapons expert Hemish de Bretton Gordon stated that "Novachok" could be made only in Russia.

apostrophe.ua  In Ukrainian/український

Russia's economy is forecast to collapse during the next term of President Vladimir Putin.

Oleksandr Solontai, an expert of the Institute for Political Education, told this "Apostrophe".

According to him, Putin could not stop the irreversible process of collapse in Russia, which lasted from the Soviet era, and during the next cadence, Russia's economy will begin to fall.

"Indeed, it will become a verdict for Russian imperialism. There is no formula and opportunity to leave the economy associated with the world economic space, and at the same time build an empire, which is impossible, in other words, it is impossible on the rubble of the Soviet Union, where the processes began to play in the opposite direction, "says Solotany.

When the inhabitants of Russia, even those of them who believed that their well-being grew under the current president, will turn away from him, Putin's economic death will take place. A sudden physical death, according to an expert, may occur if Putin decides to resume the cadence after this.

"And then, after this sudden physical death for a future incident, perhaps no successor will be able to do what Putin did - to make all together together and keep them in one's hands, possibly including the collapse of the Russian Federation. very incredible scenarios compared to what we have now, but it will not be soon,"- concludes Solotany.

apostrophe.ua  In Ukrainian/український

March 18, on the day of the presidential elections in Russia , a Russian coat of arms in Kharkiv brought a coffin with a doll depicting Vladimir Putin.

This is reported by the Twitter page "Root in the square."

The page has a photo published.



In addition, it is reported that there are many police stations near the consulate. Russian citizens who want to vote at polling stations that were about to open in diplomatic missions are not observed.

Recall that the "Apostrophe" reported that Ukrainian diplomats in Lviv and Kiev were painted with Ukrainian symbols on the cars of Russian diplomats.

apostrophe.ua  In Ukrainian/український

The British Parliament is required to oblige Russian oligarchs and politicians to disclose property data in the UK and report on sources of income

This is written by The Guardian.

With such an initiative, influential Liberal Democrats and representatives of the Social Democratic Labor Party came forward.

"According to their information, Russian politicians and oligarchs associated with the Putin regime have real estate in the UK (mostly in London) at least 1.1 billion pounds, but this figure may be understated because of the use of offshore schemes," the newspaper said. .

Read also: "We are polite people": a duel of British restraint and Russian rudeness in the UN Security Council.

The article refers to the first deputy prime minister of the RF, Igor Shuvalov, who owns two apartments in the prestigious district of London, not far from the building of the Ministry of Defense of the country.

"These apartments, worth £ 11.4 million, were bought by a company that according to the Russian oppositionist Oleksiy Navvalny, owned by Shuvalov in 2014. According to its declaration, the incomes of the first vice premier in 2014 were 112 thousand pounds sterling, "the publication writes.

The Guardian stresses that the British Parliament is planning to introduce so-called "Magnitsky Amendments" to the draft law on money laundering, to prevent entry into the country of persons involved in corruption or violation of human rights.

"But these measures will not be enough and they will have only a minimal effect," Labor and Liberal Democrats emphasize.

-Recall that on March 5, in the British city of Salisbury, former Russian intelligence officer Sergei Skripal and his daughter became ill in a shopping center, after which they were hospitalized with serious poisoning with an unknown substance.

-British officials are threatened with sanctions if it is confirmed that Russia poisoned its former spy on British territory.

-British Prime Minister Teresa May announced that the Russian Federation is likely to be poisoned by former Colonel Sergei Skripal, the Main Intelligence Directorate.

-Developers of the nerve-paralytic substance "Novachok", which allegedly poisoned the Violinist, doubts that the ex-employee of the GRU will recover after poisoning.

-The United States, Great Britain, France and Germany stressed that Russia's refusal to respond to Britain's question of Violinist poisoning indicated its responsibility.

-The British Prime Minister announced the expulsion of 23 Russian diplomats from the country . In addition, Britain called on the Russian ambassador and suspended bilateral ties with Russia.

-The White House acknowledged Russia 's responsibility for the Violinist poisoning.

-The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation has declared 23 British diplomats to be non-gratuitous. British diplomats should leave the Russian Federation in a week.

espreso.tv  In Ukrainian/український

The cyberattack on the government network of Germany, which became known at the end of February, is likely to fail: hackers were not able to access a secure government network

This is reported by DW.

According to a source from the secret services, hackers were able to penetrate the servers of the German Ministry of Foreign Affairs through the network infrastructure training courses for German diplomats and install malware on computers. However, they were not able to access the network outside of this connection. In particular, hackers did not have access to the documents of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the rights of the administrator.

-Previously, it was reported that Russian hackers attacked critical infrastructure networks in the United States.

espreso.tv  In Ukrainian/український

From the beginning of the armed action on the Donbass on both sides of the front line, 138 children (91 boys and 47 girls) were killed and 80 children were shot down by the Boeing MN17 flight. Thus, in the east of Ukraine, from the year 2014, 218 children perished.

This was announced by the head of the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission Fiona Frazier in an interview with the publication of the "Mirror of the Week".

"In 2017, we recorded 7 deaths: 1 - as a result of artillery shooting, 6 - as a result of careless handling of explosive remnants of war, of 138 child-related deaths associated with the conflict, 95 were recorded on the territory controlled by armed groups, 35 - the territory controlled by the government, and in 8 cases, it has not yet been established who controlled the site of the incident, "said Fiona Fraser.

apostrophe.ua  In Ukrainian/український

The British side refused Russia's request to grant access to Sergei Skrypka, as he sees him as a British citizen.

This was reported at the Russian embassy in London, the Russian agency Interfax reports.

"We requested consular access to the violinist with the same note as his daughter. We were refused because the British party regards it as a British citizen, "the statement said.

Russia's Ambassador to the United Kingdom Alexander Yakovenko said that London does not give access to Russians Sergei Skripal and his daughter, Julia, despite the fact that "they are citizens of Russia."

Earlier, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg claimed that the Violinist was poisoned as one of the most toxic substances in the world.

In the Foreign Ministry said that at Truro "Newbie" never developed in Russia and is not involved in the poisoning Fiddler. The Russian ambassador to the EU said that the British laboratory could be the source of the Violin poison.

On March 14, British Prime Minister Teresa May announced the expulsion of 23 Russian diplomats in connection with the poisoning of the former Russian intelligence officer Sergei Skripal. In addition, Britain has declared the freezing of Russian assets in the country. Sanctions can affect Putin's immediate surroundings.

Also, Britain has warned citizens about the danger of traveling to Russia . In addition, May announced the meeting of the NATO Council on Chemical Weapons in Russia . Due to an international scandal, the Royal Family and British ministers will not go on World Cup 2018 in Russia. The British regulator in the field of broadcasting did not rule out blocking the Russia Today channel, working in Britain. Russia threatens to ban British media in case of Russia Today blocking.

The Russian Foreign Ministry has announced the expulsion of 23 British diplomats "in response to Britain's actions." Also, the Russian Foreign Ministry has announced the closure of the British Council .

A United States spokeswoman at the UN, Nicky Hailey, said at an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council that Russia is responsible for a British chemical attack on Sergey Skripal and his daughter. The United States has supported the decision of Britain to send Russian diplomats.

Russian stock markets responded by a decline in Britain's statement.

A 66-year-old citizen of Russia Sergey Skrypal was hit by a hospital with severe poisoning on March 4. With him was his daughter .

Sergei Skripal, Colonel of Military Intelligence of Russia on retirement in 2006, was sentenced to 13 years in prison for espionage in favor of Britain. He was found guilty of giving testimony to Russian agents working under cover of the EU, the Secret Intelligence of Britain.

The former intelligence officer was fired in an exchange between the United States and Russia in 2010. He was pardoned by then Russian President Dmitry Medvedev. Then Russia, besides Violinist, sent Igor Sutyagin, Alexander Zaporizhzhya and Gennady Vasilenko to the United States. At the same time, 10 people charged with espionage in favor of Russian citizens were sent from the United States, including Anna Chapman. Soon, Violin became a political refuge in the UK.

hromadske.ua  In Ukrainian/український

The Russian embassy in Kiev on the day of the presidential election did not let citizens of Russia plan to vote or oversee elections.

Polling stations are allowed only by persons with diplomatic status, the correspondent of the Public. The same is true in the consulates in Lviv, Kharkiv and Odesa.

According to the correspondent of the Public, across the border of the police near the Russian embassy in Kiev, a man who refused to call the diplomatic corps tried to go to the diplomatic mission, but noted that he was an observer of the party "Yabloko" and wants to monitor the course of the presidential elections in Russia. He managed to get past the clutches, but he did not get to the building of the embassy.







At present, the diplomatic office in Kiev is closed. According to the police, this was done in order to "avoid provocations".

The Russian Embassy in Ukraine reported that the staff of the embassy vote in the building.

Representatives of nationalist organizations arrived at the building from the very morning , who launched sweaters and lit firecrackers.

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Recall, the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine Arsen Avakov said that Russians in Ukraine will not allow the deputies of the RF on March 18 to vote in the presidential elections.

He stressed that voting in diplomatic missions and consulates of Russia on the territory of Ukraine is possible only if Russia refuses to hold illegal elections in Crimea.

Russia sent a note to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine with a demand to provide the Russian diplomatic representation with an opportunity "to carry out the functions assigned to it". Russia also said it expects the UN and the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe to ban Russians from voting for the presidential elections in Ukraine.

In Russia, officially appointed presidential elections on the day of the annexation of the Crimea.

hromadske.ua  In Ukrainian/український

Russian Ambassador to the European Union Volodymyr Chyzhov stated that the British research laboratory could be the source of the source of the poisonous substance that was used against Sergey Skrypka and his daughter in the UK.

He said this in the comments of the Air Force.

"When you have a nerve-paralytic substance or something like that, you check it on certain samples that you store in your labs. And Porton-Dawn, as we all know now, is the largest military facility in the United Kingdom that deals with chemical weapons research, and it's actually only eight miles from Salisbury, "Chizhov said.

But, on the question of whether he considered the laboratory in Porton-Dawn "responsible" for the origin of matter, Chizhov said: "I have no evidence that something was used."

He added that it completely precludes the disappearance of any stocks of any chemical weapons from Russia.

"But there were certain experts, in particular some scientists, who today claim to be responsible for the creation of some nerve agents, they left Russia and now live in the UK," he added.

The British Foreign Office stated that Chyzhov's assumption of Porton-Down had "no ounce of truth."

"This is just another futile attempt by the Russian state to divert the story from the facts - Russia has grossly violated its international obligations," the representative of the agency noted.

Earlier, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation stated that the "Novik" torture had never been developed in Russia.

On March 14, British Prime Minister Teresa May announced the expulsion of 23 Russian diplomats in connection with the poisoning of the former Russian intelligence officer Sergei Skripal. In addition, Britain has declared the freezing of Russian assets in the country. Sanctions can affect Putin's closest environment, says Foreign Minister of Britain Boris Johnson.

Also, Britain has warned citizens about the danger of traveling to Russia . In addition, May announced the meeting of the NATO Council on Chemical Weapons in Russia . Due to an international scandal, the Royal Family and British ministers will not go to the 2018 World Cup in Russia . The British regulator in the field of broadcasting did not rule out blocking the Russia Today channel, working in Britain. Russia threatens to ban British media in case of Russia Today blocking.

The Russian Foreign Ministry has announced the expulsion of 23 British diplomats "in response to Britain's actions." Also, the Russian Foreign Ministry has announced the closure of the British Council .

The United States has supported the decision of Britain to send Russian diplomats.

A United States spokeswoman at the UN, Nicky Hailey, said at an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council that Russia is responsible for a British chemical attack on Sergey Skripal and his daughter.

Russian stock markets responded by a decline in Britain's statement.

A 66-year-old citizen of Russia Sergey Skrypal was hit by a hospital with severe poisoning on March 4. With him was his daughter.

Sergei Skripal, Colonel of Military Intelligence of Russia on retirement in 2006, was sentenced to 13 years in prison for espionage in favor of Britain. He was found guilty of giving testimony to Russian agents working under cover of the EU, the Secret Intelligence of Britain.

The former intelligence officer was fired in an exchange between the United States and Russia in 2010. He was pardoned by then Russian President Dmitry Medvedev. Then Russia, besides Violinist, sent Igor Sutyagin, Alexander Zaporizhzhya and Gennady Vasilenko to the United States. At the same time, 10 people charged with espionage in favor of Russian citizens were sent from the United States, including Anna Chapman. The violinist soon became a refuge in the UK.

hromadske.ua  In Ukrainian/український

March 18 in Russia, the presidential elections are held. The election day was appointed on the day of the annexation of Crimea, four years ago. Ukraine has urged the world not to recognize the results of such elections, and in Ukraine they do not allow Russians to vote. Meanwhile, there are massive violations of the voting procedure at polling stations in Russia.

Ensuring the appearance - the main task of non-alternative elections in the Russian Federation, said the correspondent of the Gromadsky, who is in Moscow. According to her, near constituencies, concerts, "seasons of food" and other measures are held for people to come to the polls.

In the same video, published in social networks, you can see the massive insertion of ballots.



Observers in the Kemerovo region and the Krasnodar Territory are not allowed to enter the polls in the Krasnodar Territory, people say "from the administration" in the Krasnodar Territory and say that the place of observers is already occupied, as reported on the site of oppositional Oleksiy Navvalny, who was not allowed to participate in the elections.

Как контролируют явку в Кемеровской области. Сидит женщина выдает талоны проголосовавшим. Можно смотреть онлайн https://t.co/mYRHsubIgD pic.twitter.com/y7MlsWb3zP

— Ivan Zhdanov (@IoannZH) March 18, 2018

Video surveillance records, for example, that in the Far East ballot papers are in ballot boxes before the opening of polling stations.

Южно-Сахалинск, УИК № 295
Запустили первого человека, а в урне уже бюллетени лежат. pic.twitter.com/w4cUB6vJ3C

— Alexander V. Litreev (@alexlitreev) March 17, 2018

The Central Election Commission of Russia wrote to it that "the members of the commission and observers working at the polls voted".

By law, before the vote, the urine should be blank and sealed.

Another example of a massive ballot.

Прелесть какая, посмотрите. Вброс. Приморский край, город Артём, УИК номер 326. pic.twitter.com/PJlStzW23B

— Alexey Navalny (@navalny) March 18, 2018

It also mentions the picking up of voters by bus with the numbers of the polling station electorate.

A group of observers from Moscow, St. Petersburg and Kazan, which monitors the course of the Russian presidential election in Dagestan, has stated numerous abductions and beatings at polling stations.

An official was attacked in Dagestan at a polling station on which a local media journalist's poll was covered. An employee of the administration of one of the districts of Makhachkala struck a journalist of RIA Derbent Malik Butaev by the face of the fact that he took off the work of the commission on the video. The offender was taken to the police station.

The Novosibirsk regional organization of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation has published on its website the first results of the presidential election in the Novosibirsk region. According to the law, publication of the results of the vote before the closure of all polling stations in Russia is prohibited.

And Saratov included a man who died 14 years ago in the voter list.

In Moscow, at two polling stations (No. 1204 and No. 1353) the urns became obstructed.

Meanwhile, in the annexed Sevastopol for participating in illegal elections, the occupation authorities are presenting medals.

In Russia, officially appointed  presidential elections on the day of the annexation of the Crimea. Russia also said that it  plans to hold elections  in the annexed Crimea.

On March 14, Putin  arrived in the annexed Crimea  and visited the construction site of the so-called "Crimean Bridge", the construction of which began in February 2016.

President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko believes that the visit of Russian President Vladimir Putin to the annexed Crimea is a  provocation .

The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine  called on the international community  not to allow Russia to hold elections in Crimea. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine was warned that  sanctions would be imposed against those  involved in the presidential elections in the Crimea .

Russian President Vladimir Putin, a candidate from the Communist Party of Ukraine Pavlo Grudinin, Liberal Democratic Party leader Vladimir Zhirinovsky, founder of "Apple" Grigory Yavlinsky and journalist Ksenia Sobchak take part in the Russian election.

hromadske.ua    In Ukrainian/український

In Russia, the turnout for the presidential election amounted to 51.9% as at 17:00 (16:00 Kyiv time).

This is reported by the Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation.

Also, people in strange costumes and dresses continue to come to the polls.





In addition, in the city of Tavda in the Sverdlovsk region of Russia, a woman loudly demanded to show her where Vladimir Putin's candidacy is in the ballot. It should be noted that, apparently, "de Putin" was shown to her by some man who most likely was an observer or member of an election commission, which is a violation of the law.

apostrophe.ua  In Ukrainian/український

In case of breach of agreements with the EU, Ukraine may lose visa-free regime.

This was stated by Irina Sushko, the newspaper DT.UA reports.

One of the main problems is the illegal obtaining of a Ukrainian passport by third parties that pose a threat to the security of the EU.

"In December 2017, British Ambassador Judith Hough was quoted as saying by the British Ambassador, Judith Hough, in an interview with New Time. She remembered the story of the illegal receipt of a Ukrainian biometric passport by a citizen of another state suspected of committing assassinated murders and, in particular, , in an attempt on Amina Okuyev and Adam Osmayev. At the same time, Ambassador Isabel Dumont spoke publicly about another passport story related to suspicions of corruption among the top officials of the DMS, "the article says.

apostrophe.ua  In Ukrainian/український

The Russian Federation did not allow citizens of Ukraine in 2014 to participate in presidential and parliamentary elections in the occupied Crimea and Donbas, and also to intervene in future elections in Ukraine.

About this the First Deputy Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Iryna Gerashchenko wrote on her page in Facebook, reports Censor.NET.

"As to the fact that the Russian Federation will succeed in a symmetrical answer and close the Ukrainian institutions on the day of the Ukrainian elections and will not allow Ukrainians to vote, as some are screaming here, I would remind you that Russia has not let the Ukrainians in the occupied Crimea and Donbas choose the president and the Verkhovna Rada in 2014 - Russia will do its best to intervene in the next election in Ukraine in order to set up a pro-Russian president and a massive fifth column in the Verkhovna Rada, which is what will be a threat to Russia's non-functioning regions, "said Ger Aschenko.

Let's remind, in Russia on March, 18th the voting in presidential elections of the Russian Federation continues.

Ukraine has sent a note of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia on the consequences of the presidential election in occupied Crimea. In the Russian CEC, in response, said that the presidential elections in occupied Crimea and Sevastopol will be held in regular mode.

ua.censor.net.ua  In Ukrainian/український

Leaders of British intelligence services warned key energy companies about the need to increase security through possible cyber attacks from Russia.

This was reported by The Times.

Representatives of the National Center for Cybercrime (NCSC) provided advice to The National Grid, which deals with electricity and gas supplies in England and Wales, to improve its protection to prevent power outages.

The probable preparation of the Kremlin-sponsored hacker attack after the poisoning in Salisbury was also warned by electricity, gas and water companies, Sellafield's nuclear power plants, Whitehall departments and the hospital were warned.

Officials from the National Cybersecurity Center told key organizations that they might face attempts to steal taxpayers' data and patients, or attacks that could stop their sites.

The Director of Operations at the National Cybersecurity Center confirmed this information.

"It's true that we give advice to the sectors to protect against cyber attacks. We are vigilant for cyber security and threats, wherever they come from, and are prepared to defend themselves from them, "he said.

Earlier, the United States accused Russia of cyberattacks on the country's energy system.

On March 14, British Prime Minister Teresa May announced the expulsion of 23 Russian diplomats in connection with the poisoning of the former Russian intelligence officer Sergei Skripal. In addition, Britain has declared the freezing of Russian assets in the country. Sanctions can affect Putin's closest environment, says Foreign Minister of Britain Boris Johnson.

Also, Britain has warned citizens about the danger of traveling to Russia . In addition, May announced the meeting of the NATO Council on Chemical Weapons in Russia . Due to an international scandal, the Royal Family and British ministers will not go to the 2018 World Cup in Russia. The British regulator in the field of broadcasting did not rule out blocking the Russia Today channel, working in Britain. Russia threatens to ban British media in case of Russia Today blocking.

The Russian Foreign Ministry has announced the expulsion of 23 British diplomats "in response to Britain's actions." Also, the Russian Foreign Ministry has announced the closure of the British Council.

The United States has supported the decision of Britain to send Russian diplomats.

A United States spokeswoman at the UN, Nicky Hailey, said at an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council that Russia is responsible for a British chemical attack on Sergey Skripal and his daughter.

Russian stock markets responded by a decline in Britain's statement.

A 66-year-old citizen of Russia Sergey Skrypal was hit by a hospital with severe poisoning on March 4. With him was his daughter .

Sergei Skripal, Colonel of Military Intelligence of Russia on retirement in 2006, was sentenced to 13 years in prison for espionage in favor of Britain. He was found guilty of giving testimony to Russian agents working under cover of the EU, the Secret Intelligence of Britain.

The former intelligence officer was fired in an exchange between the United States and Russia in 2010. He was pardoned by then Russian President Dmitry Medvedev. Then Russia, besides Violinist, sent Igor Sutyagin, Alexander Zaporizhzhya and Gennady Vasilenko to the United States. At the same time, 10 people charged with espionage in favor of Russian citizens were sent from the United States, including Anna Chapman. The violinist soon became a refuge in the UK.

hromadske.ua  In Ukrainian/український

On Sunday, March 18, at the Independence Square in the center of Kiev, activists of the New Forces

Movement began dismantling the metal structures set for the fourth anniversary of the illegal annexation of the Crimea.
According to Gromadskoye , the participants of the action break and throw into the heap metal structures on which the Crimean symbols and inscriptions "Yalta-Nasha", "Alupka-ours" were placed.

The head of the Security Service of Ukraine Vasily Hrytsak is at the scene. "I'm just watching, you do not need to disassemble what belongs to the communal property, but people have the right to say what they want," he added.

Учасники акції проти Порошенка зносять металеві конструкції на Майдані Незалежності pic.twitter.com/wLXnaORCTq

— Hromadske.UA (@HromadskeUA) March 18, 2018

-Participants in the Movement of New Forces came to the Maidan with the demand for the resignation of President Petro Poroshenko and against the annexation of the Crimea. Activists are holding posters with crossed out faces of Poroshenko and Putin and various slogans, like "Poroshenko is the enemy of the Ukrainian nation."

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British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson said that over the past decade, Russia has secretly been working on the creation of a deadly nerve paralytic "Novachok".

The official said in an interview with BBC, informs Tsensor.NET with reference to  112.

"We have evidence that during the past 10 years Russia has not only devised a substance for neuro-paralysis to kill, but also created and accumulated the" Newbie", the minister said.

According to Johnson, experts from the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons will arrive tomorrow in the United Kingdom for the analysis of the substance by which the former Russian military intelligence officer Sergey Skripal poisoned.

The British Foreign Ministry recalled that the use of Novachok gas was a violation of the Chemical Weapons Convention.

Earlier, on March 12, Prime Minister Teresa May announced that  the British government had come to the conclusion that the responsibility for the poisoning in Salisbury of a former GRU employee Sergey Skripal and his daughter, most likely, lies in Russia. She also reported that the victims were poisoned by the nerve-paralytic substance "Novachok", which was developed in the Russian Federation.

Mae also said that Britain, ahead of Tuesday evening, March 13, is waiting for explanations from Moscow in connection with the poisoning of the ex-employee of the GRU. After that London will be ready to take the most serious measures in response.

On Wednesday, March 14, May  announced the decision of  London to send 23 Russian diplomats who work for intelligence: "This will be the largest single expulsion in more than 30 years. This (this measure) reflects the fact that the Russian state is not the first time acting against our country".

The former Colonel of the GRU stockpiles Sergei Skryple, who lived in the United Kingdom and was convicted in 2006 for espionage in favor of British intelligence services, was  injured as a result of poisoning with paralysis in the Salisbury shopping mall.

Also Tsensor.NET reported  that former top-manager of Aeroflot and associate Boris Berezovsky Mykola Glushkov was found dead on March 12 in London with traces of strangulation.

March 17, the Russian Foreign Ministry stated that Russia would send 23 British diplomats from the country  in response to the actions of Great Britain.

 ua.censor.net.ua  In Ukrainian/український

An anti-Russian protest rally took place in London.

As informs Tsensor.NET, activist of the "Patriots of Ukraine" movement Irena von Berg reported that a protest action against Russian aggression in Ukraine took place in London.

The shares featured photos of Russian crimes, from Litvinenko's poisoning to the MN17 crash.

"When the last Ukrainian soldier falls, Putin will come after you".




"When Russia came to Chechnya, Georgia, Syria ... you did nothing."



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The US Navy took on the USS Colorado New Virginia Multipurpose Nuclear Submarine.

This is stated in the Twitter Navy.

USS Colorado became the fifteenth multipurpose atomic torpedo submarine of the Virginia class. The displacement of the submarine is 7.8 thousand tons, the length is about 115 m, the width is more than 10 m.

It is noted that the submarine in the immersed state can develop a speed of up to 46 km / h.

LIVE #Periscope: Commissioning of #USSColorado #SSN788 https://t.co/leBv6MLuEg

— U.S. Navy (@USNavy) March 17, 2018

Earlier, the head of the Strategic Command of the Armed Forces, General John Gayten, said that US submarines "are capable of destroying Russia if they make such a decision."

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The representative of the president in the Verkhovna Rada, Irina Lutsenko ("Bloc Petro Poroshenko"), stated that Verkhovna Rada deputy Nadezhda Savchenko (non-factional) was withdrawn from the session hall because of threats from her side.

Lutsenko told journalists about this, the "Ukrainian News" is being transmitted.

"Savchenko was taken out of the hall, there was a situation that bore certain threats to those around him." Nadezhda Savchenko was asked to leave the hall, "she said.

At the same time, Lutsenko did not answer the journalists' clarifying question as to what exactly was the threat.

It is worth noting that around 14:10 Savchenko after questioning in the Security Service of Ukraine arrived in the parliament building, talked with reporters and went into the session hall.

After that, the Chairman of the Rada, Andrey Parubiy, came out into the lobby and asked the journalists if they had seen Savchenko.

After the speaker learned the whereabouts of the deputy, he went into the hall.

Savchenko took her job in the hall and began to listen to the speeches of the deputies.

At this time, several deputies from the "Popular Front" faction approached her, in particular Andrei Teteruk and Andrei Levus. After a short conversation, Savchenko, accompanied by deputies, left the parliament building.



Earlier, the "Country" reported that Savchenko apologized to Parubia and said that it was not him, but Pashinsky had snipers during the Maidan.

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Also a video appeared, as Savchenko urged Ukrainians to overthrow the government.

In the network appeared cadres as a people's deputy Nadezhda Savchenko (non-factional) calls on Ukrainians to overthrow the "criminal power of Poroshenko."

Video on Youtube channel posted "Ukrainian Truth".

"Now there are many military men who hear me, agree that a military coup in Ukraine is quite an expected and probably quite a correct event," Savchenko said after being questioned by the SBU.

She added that there is no such understanding in the command, for there they play in power and against Russia, and they kill their people. "" But there are many military men who understand what is happening, "Savchenko said.

She accused the Ukrainian authorities of crimes against the Ukrainian people, in all those deaths that occurred during the period of the active criminal power of Poroshenko. "

"And now I urge Ukrainians - if you understand that if you do not now defend the right to your life, to your will, you will live worse than in Russia's totalitarian terrorist regime," Savchenko said.

People's Deputy recalled that the Ukrainians always knew how to rebel.

"I never called you on the square, I never wanted the bloodshed of the common people." It's always difficult to get to power in the government. "Not a single politician perished on Maidan, I'm not scared, as there was and never will be. scary, "- said Savchenko.



According to the SBU, the People's Deputy allegedly negotiated with the military and negotiator Vladimir Ruban about their participation in the military coup to overthrow Poroshenko. At the same time, according to the sources of the "Country", it is possible that in this case it is a question of provocation - the military, acting as agents of special services, offered Savchenko the idea of ​​a coup and wrote down conversations with it.

Earlier, the "Country" reported that Savchenko had called for a military coup in Ukraine in her book in 2014.

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