Ukraine News. Sunday 15 July. [Ukrainian sources]

SUNDAY HEADLINES:
The White House does not believe that Putin did not know about Russia's interference in American elections, Bolton.  Promotions of supporters and opponents of the Russia-US summit began in Helsinki.  "Russia separates the nation through social networks".  British Prime Minister May says Trump advised her "to sue the EU" through Brexit.  Head of the German Foreign Ministry warned Trump from unilateral agreements with Putin.  Ukraine is not Russia: the Russians have called explicit differences.  Macron will not invite Putin to the G7 summit due to a lack of progress on Ukraine.  The heads of the Foreign Ministry of G7 require Russia to be held accountable.  Save Oleg Sentsov: activists in masks Sentsov, Trump, Merkel and Putin organized performances on Independence Square.  Twitter blocked accounts associated with Russian intelligence. The death of a Ukrainian after a Russian beating in Turkey.  The network was outraged by Putin's words about Russia's hospitality in World Cup 2018.  Tymoshenko and Kolomoisky were found at a hotel in Poland.  Pussy Riot ran to the field during the soccer finals.

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Donald Trump's adviser on national security John Bolton said that Russian President Vladimir Putin had to know about Russia's alleged interference with the US presidential election in 2016.

Reported Cenzor.NET with reference to Interfax-Ukraine.

"I find it difficult to believe that Vladimir Putin personally did not know (about Russia's interference with the American elections - Ed.)," Said Bolton on Sunday in an interview with the BBC BBC.

At the same time, he stressed that during his meeting with Putin in late June, the Russian president "clearly stated that the Russian state had no relation to interference in the US elections."

"He clearly told the translator exactly this word (" the state."- Ed.) And he wanted to say it," said J. Bolton.

Special Prosecutor Robert Muller conducts a US investigation into Russia's alleged interference with the 2016 election, as well as possible ties between US President D. Trump's election headquarters and Russia. Moscow rejects all allegations.

Recently, the US authorities reported that they had charged 12 officers of the Russian intelligence services, and made public their names. They are accused of breaking the computer networks of the National Committee of the Democratic Party of the United States, the Democratic Party Congressional Committee, the former US presidential contender, Hillary Clinton, and the publication of stolen emails hacked on the Internet.

For his part, the president of the United States D.Tramp said that he intends to discuss the topic of the alleged Russian intervention in the American elections in the negotiations with Putin in July. "We do not want anyone to interfere in our election," he explained.

The meeting of D. Trump and V. Putin will take place on July 16 in the capital of Finland Helsinki.

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In the event that at the upcoming meeting in Helsinki, President Vladimir Putin will be able to negotiate with US President Donald Trump on the issues of Crimea and Donbas, this could lead to an internal political crisis in Ukraine.

Such an opinion was expressed by "Istor" by Igar Tishkevich, expert of the program of international and domestic policy of "Ukrainian Institute of the Future".

"The maximum option, one of the worst for Ukraine, is the big deal when crises change into crises, that is, the United States gets Russian actions on the DPRK, Iran, possibly the North Stream 2 and Syria, and Russia is taking sanctions on Ukraine. And the worst option when the United States de facto recognize the control over Crimea and in a package with it is a certain format of peacekeepers, For us it is just dangerous from the point of view of the explosion of the domestic political situation, "- he explained.

According to Tishkevich, if the worst scenario is implemented, the Ukrainian authorities will have to declare their support for these agreements.

"How will the Crimean Tatars react to the statements of the authorities, that we recognize that the nearest number of years of Crimea will be under Russia's control, and we will not make sharp movements? And the position of the Crimean immigrants, part of the patriotic right forces, especially since before the elections It's ok and anyone will criticize the authorities, and then it just gets screwed up to the limit, so for us, such an option is the most unpleasant", - said the expert.

At the same time, he noted that the best outcome of the Trump and Putin meeting for Ukraine would be if they mark their positions without reaching large agreements, and each direction will be dealt with separately.



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US President Donald Trump does not expect great expectations from his upcoming meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

He stated this in an interview with the CBS News channel.

According to him, he has no great expectations from the forthcoming meeting with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Trump said he does not expect "nothing bad" from meeting Putin and considers the fact of the meeting to be positive.

At the same time, Trump did not rule out that "something good will get out" from these negotiations. The meeting between Trump and Putin is scheduled for Monday, July 16th in Helsinki.

We note that the capital of Finland is preparing for the arrival of Russian and American leaders. Residents of Helsinki were not recommended to look out of windows and go to the balconies during the movement of tuples presidents. Security measures in the city have intensified.

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In Finland, on Sunday, a series of actions was launched by both supporters and opponents of the meeting between Russian and US presidents, Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump.

Reported Cenzor.NET with reference to Interfax-Ukraine.

The first such event was the Helsinki Calling march to support human rights and democracy, organized by Amnesty International, Helsinki for Human Rights and left-wing youth. He started on Sunday from Kaisaniemenpuisto Park, passed the city center and ended up rallying in the Senate Square (Senaatintori).

As the organizers of the march earlier asserted, about 10 thousand people were promised on the social network Facebook for the action. However, according to the police, about 1,500 people took part in the march.

In the hands of the demonstrators - the banners "Human rights for all!", "Helsinki calls for peace!", "We are freedom, we are equality, we are changes", "Wake up - throw up Trump!" Rainbow flags were also seen in support of non-traditional sexual orientation supporters.

In the Senate Square among the speakers were, in particular, known by sharp criticism of the Russian leadership, European Parliamentarian Heidi Hautala, writer Sofi Oksanen (Sofi Oksanen).

On Sunday, a rally of the young people of the ruling party "True Finns" Welcome Trump was held in support of US anti-immigration policy. About 50-70 people took part in it, with appeals to make America a great one.

On July 16, shares of public organizations will continue. In general, the Helsinki Police received 11 applications for holding 15-16 July mass events.

On Monday, protest actions of the coalition party against the US trade policy and against Russia's foreign policy are expected. A public meeting of the Presidents for Peace will be held in support of the meeting between the Heads of State of Russia and the United States, the Russian Federation-Finland Rufi ry under the motto of Putin & Trump, rallies against Russia's Stop Putin policy to protect the rights of women for peace in Afghanistan, for human rights in Cameroon.

The Russia-US summit is expected to take place in Helsinki on July 16.

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US Internal Security Minister Kirsten Nielsen said that Russia is trying to disunite Americans through social networks.

She said this on Saturday, July 14, in Philadelphia at a meeting with officials responsible for holding elections in the US, reports Censor. There is no reference to RFE / RL.

According to Nielsen, US intelligence recorded "Russia's persistent attempts to use social networks, expressions of sympathizers and other approaches to sow discord and cause disunity among Americans."

She added that this is not always related to the names of individual politicians or political campaigns.

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British Prime Minister Teresa May said US President Donald Trump advised her to "sue the EU" through the Brexit talks.

This was reported by Associated Press.

Earlier, Mae warned that Brexit could not happen at all "because of attempts by legislators to disrupt its plan to leave the country with the European Union".

Recall that US President Donald Trump, on the eve of his visit to the UK, in an interview with The Sun, said that "soft Brexit" could "bury" the forthcoming UK-US Free Trade Agreement.

Ex-Foreign Minister of Britain, Johnson accused Premier May of turning the country into a "colony".

Let's remind, the new minister of foreign affairs of the United Kingdom became the former health minister Jeremy Hunt.

On July 9, Boris Johnson resigned from the post of British Foreign Minister.

Teresa May has resigned, but stated she regrets and is a little surprised by Johnson's decision.

Earlier, Brexit minister David Davis resigned due to dissatisfaction with the results of a meeting with Prime Minister Teresa May, who discussed the exit plan from the European Union. For several hours in Britain, a new Brexit minister was appointed - Dominique Raab was named.

Johnson and Davis criticized the UK's exit plan with the EU, agreed by the British government. Queen Elizabeth II gave royal consent to Brexit's law . This plan includes, in particular, the preservation of the free trade area with the EU.

On June 23, 2016, a referendum was held in Britain, which showed that 52% of Britons prefer to leave the European Union.

On March 29, 2017, the United Kingdom officially informed the European Union of its intention to leave the EU by launching the Brexit procedure.

At the talks, Britain and the EU decided to extend Brexit's transition to 2020. It was reported that Brexit's final cost for Britain could reach 55 billion euros. This amount will be paid by the country to the EU by 2064.

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German Foreign Minister Guy Mac Maas warned US President Donald Trump of agreements with Vladimir Putin, for which he would have to sacrifice the interests of Western partners.

This is reported by Censor.NET with reference to the Deutsche Welle.

"Unilateral agreements to the detriment of our own partners will ultimately hurt the United States," Maas said in an interview with Bild am Sonntag, published on Sunday, July 15.

Meanwhile, Gayko Maas noted that he generally welcomed the summit of Trump and Putin. According to the Foreign Ministry, the German authorities have always said that it is necessary to intensify the dialogue with Russia. "If this meeting gives impetus to nuclear disarmament, it would be progress," Maas emphasized.

Earlier, German Chancellor Angela Merkel (Angela Merkel) also expressed the hope that the parties during the talks would give a new impetus to nuclear disarmament. "For everyone it would be a good sign if the negotiations were resumed," she said.

The meeting between US and Russian presidents is scheduled for July 16th in Helsinki. It is expected that the Russian-American summit will discuss possible Russian intervention in the US elections, the situation in Syria and Ukraine.

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Ukraine is not Russia, because it does not have a sacred attitude to higher power.

This is on air "Echo of Moscow" said Russian political scientist Stanislav Belkovsky.

According to him, this became evident even during the "orange revolution".

"Ukraine is not Russia" is the name of the flagship book of Leonid Kuchma (ex-president of Ukraine, ed.), Which, in general, reflected the main idea of ​​Ukrainian independent statehood, is to push away from Russia, because all the same in Ukraine and Russia There is so much in common, including historical, that only distancing itself from Russia in every possible way, politically and culturally, Ukraine can indeed become a full-fledged independent country, including at a mental level that is far more important than formal independence,"- Belkovsky said.

The political scientist added that after the "orange revolution" the question arose whether something similar could happen in Russia.

"No, nothing like this can happen in Russia, because - why Ukraine is not Russia - because there is a sacred attitude towards Russia in the highest instance of power, an absolute monarch, which in this case is President Vladimir Putin, which de facto combines the powers of the three branches authorities", - he stressed.

Belkovsky explained that the elections in Russia are not a real choice from several candidates, but a referendum on the recognition of the legitimacy of the absolute monarch, which was all the Putin elections since 2000.

"This is a referendum on confidence in the authorities formed before the elections and without elections. While there are really elections in Ukraine, no matter how much falsification and whatever resources they are accompanied, and there is no sacred attitude towards the president in Ukraine, he is not afraid of it. It's just a chief official, no more and no less than what can be removed from power in exactly the same way as the resulting democratic, albeit with a deviation of procedures,"- he concluded.

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French President Emmanuel Macron, during a meeting with Vladimir Putin, will not invite the Russian president to the summit of the G-7.

"This writes Reuters, reports Censor.NET.

"The source in the Elysee Palace said that the situation in Ukraine did not normalize for Macrona to invite Putin to the summit of the G-7 in Biarritz in southern France in the summer of 2019," the newspaper notes.

Earlier it was reported that Macron is going to discuss Ukraine and the Minsk agreements at a meeting with Putin in Moscow.

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The Foreign Ministers of the G7 member countries strongly condemn the destruction of the MN17 passenger airplane and demand Russia to be held accountable for its role in this.

This is stated in a statement circulated by the Canadian Foreign Ministry, which currently heads the G7, said Cenzor.NET, referring to Ukrinform.

We, the G7 Foreign Minister, are the only ones in Australia and the Netherlands who urge Russia to respond to its role in this incident and to cooperate fully with the investigation in order to establish the truth and achieve justice for the victims of the MN17, "the document said.

The G7 ministers also supported the findings of the International Panel on Aircraft Crash and reminded the UN Security Council Resolution 2166, which requires all States to cooperate with the investigation. "We fully support the work of the International Investigation Team headed by the Netherlands, Australia, Belgium, Malaysia and Ukraine." The group's conclusions about Russia's role in pushing MN17 are persuasive, significant and very alarming, "the diplomats said.

According to the statement, "based on rules of the international order, responsible for such unacceptable actions as the launch of the Russian-made BUK missile, which killed a civilian plane, should be brought to justice."

"In view of this, we urge Russia to immediately engage in genuine cooperation with the Netherlands and Australia in order to answer all questions regarding possible violations of international law," the document said.

The statement also expresses deep condolences to the relatives of the victims. "We are the only front against impunity for those who participated in aggressive actions threatened by rules based on international order, anywhere, anytime, under any circumstances," summed up the heads of the G7 Foreign Ministry.

Recall that the Boeing 777 aircraft of the Malaysian Airways, which traveled from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur, was shot down July 17, 2014 in the Toreza area (Donetsk region). As a result of the fall, 298 people died.

Censor.NET repeatedly reported on the investigation of the causes of the Boeing disaster of the MN17 flight, and also unveiled exclusive hangar photos and photographs of the elements of "Buk-M1-2", which appear in the materials of the criminal case. The prosecutor's offices in the Netherlands and Australia have prepared a very convincing evidence base. In particular, it was found that the elements that struck "Boeing" exactly coincide with the filling of the combat part of the most recent Russian anti-aircraft missile "Buk-M1-2". The "Buk-M-1-2" complex was developed in 1997, put into service by the RF Armed Forces in 1998 and never delivered to Ukraine. Also, independent experts from Germany, England and Poland, studied fragment fragments and made their point: it is part of the Russian missile "Buk". The modern chemical examination absolutely accurately established the composition of the metal, discovered the particles of the material of the sheath and the glass of the destroyed liner, which pierced these elements before striking people.

In November 2015, President Petro Poroshenko stated during a visit to the Netherlands that Ukraine was using membership in the UN Security Council to investigate the Boeing tragedy of the MN17 flight.

In May 2016, the Australian law firm LHD filed a lawsuit against Russia and Russian President Vladimir Putin in the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) on behalf of the relatives of the Boeing victims of the Malaysian Airlines flight MH17, shot down on July 17, 2014 over uncontrolled territories of eastern Ukraine parts of the country. The lawsuit, in which RF and V. Putin are identified as defendants and who claim compensation of $ 10 million for each passenger, was filed on May 9.

Last autumn, the International Investigation Team (JIT *) presented the findings that Malaysian "Boeing" was shot down by the "ground-air" missile from the "Beech" installation, which fired from the area of ​​the Donbas town of Snizhne (which at that time was under the control of the DPR ") The investigation team is represented by five countries: Malaysia, the Netherlands, Belgium, Australia, Ukraine. Russia refused to participate in the joint investigation of the group.

On May 24, the International Joint Investigation Team informed that the MH17 flight over the occupied Donbas area on July 17, 2014 was shot down by the Buk missile system, which belongs to the 53rd Air Defense Forces missile defense team of the Russian Armed Forces, which is stationed in Kursk.

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On July 15, in Kiev, an action was held in support of the Ukrainian director Oleg Sentsov, who was convicted by the Putin regime in the Russian Federation.

This is reported by the correspondent Censor.NET.



According to the organizers, the action is held on the eve of the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, as well as the meeting between US President Donald Trump and President Putin. Its purpose is to attract the greatest attention of world politicians and the community to the fate of Ukrainian political prisoners held by the Kremlin.

The main requirement of the activists is the unconditional release of all Ukrainian political prisoners. In order to recall who exactly became a victim of Putin's regime, a banner with their names was launched on Maidan. Also, a symbolic performance with Sentsov, Trump, Merkel and Putin took place.








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Twitter blocked 2 accounts linked to 12 Russian citizens accused of interfering in the US elections.

As informs Censor.NET, about it informs Reuters with reference to the manual of Twitter.

Locked accounts @DCLeaks_ and @ Guccifer_2.

It is noted that these accounts are mentioned in the indictment on 12 military intelligence officers of the Russian Federation.

"Accounts were blocked for connecting to a network of accounts that were previously blocked for violating the use rules," the representative of Twitter said in a statement.

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Ukrainian Andriy Sova, who was severely beaten by a Russian in Turkish Alania after watching one of the matches of the 2018 World Cup, was hospitalized in a hospital with craniocerebral injury and brain hemorrhage.

This is stated in the story of the TSN.

It is reported that an angry defeat of his team of Russians struck a Ukrainian, and then he fell and hit his head. An unattended owl was taken to a private hospital. The insurance company refused to cover the cost of its treatment, as in the blood of the Ukrainians found alcohol. A week later Owl died.

Meanwhile, the director of the Department of Consular Service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Vasyl Kirillich said that Russian is forbidden to leave Turkey.

"The suspect is forbidden to leave the territory of Turkey. The embassy appealed to the prosecutor's office with a request to report on the progress of the investigation of the case," the diplomat said in comments to RBC-Ukraine .

Earlier, it was reported that a suspect in a deadly beating of a Ukrainian, a Russian, paid $ 800 (about 21 thousand hryvnias) and left home.



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The network was outraged by the words of the President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin, who declared the hospitality of Russia and destroyed myths about the country during the 2018 World Cup.

Putin's words point to "Vesti.ru".

"We sincerely welcome the fact that the world championship has succeeded in uniting millions of people around football, and our athletes, who created all the conditions in order to show their full potential, and the representatives of the media, whose employees worked round-the-clock, appreciated our efforts. 11 city press centers of the championship, and, of course, fans.

We are grateful for the millions of good words told by the guests of the championship to Russia and our people, we are pleased that they enjoyed its hospitality and openness, nature, culture, traditions of our great country. We are glad that our guests have all seen with their own eyes that myths and prejudices have been destroyed, "Putin said.

The Russians reacted indignantly to the words of the president.

"The waterfalls of the cleanest water, the barracks were covered with posters. Dust in the eyes," "It is not necessary to think about myths, but about the people", "For this reason it is possible to abolish pensions at all!", "And also myths about the great Russia that Putin built" was destroyed. - Comment on this news online.

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Batkivshchyna Party leader Yulia Tymoshenko and Ukrainian oligarch Igor Kolomoisky noticed in one of the hotels in Poland.

This is reported by journalist Bogdan Kuzmich, informs Censor.NET.

According to him, at first the oligarch Igor Kolomoisky was noticed in the lobby of the hotel, and in the same time, a politician Yulia Tymoshenko appeared there. It is noted that Tymoshenko and Kolomoisky were in one place not by chance and, most likely, they held a business meeting there.

"The hotel is good near the airport, and here it is altar. At first, Igor Kolomoisky with the head of the Volyn Regional Council Igor Palitsya came to the hotel, and after about 15 minutes, Yulia Tymoshenko appeared in the hotel lobby, and it was impossible to ignore it all in white. Do you believe that Yulia Tymoshenko and Igor Kolomoisky were at random in one place?" - wrote Kuzmich and published photo evidence.

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Four Pussy Riot members ran out of the field during the final match of the FIFA World Cup where France and Croatia are playing.

About this Pussy Riot stated on Facebook.

They did so within the framework of the action "The policeman joins the game".

So the Pussy Riot requires:

-Release all political prisoners.
-Do not plant for a word.
-Stop illegal arrests at rallies.
-Allow political competition in the country.
-Do not fabricate criminal cases and do not keep people just like in a jail.
-Due to this action, the match had to be paused for a moment, while the Pussy Riot players were not taken out of the field.

Earlier, Pussy Riot asked the French president to facilitate the release of Oleg Sentsov.

Ukrainian national team at the FIFA World Cup is not represented. It should be noted that Ukraine has urged not to conduct the World Cup in Russia, as this country holds political prisoners and wages war.

In Russia and in the annexed Crimea, there are 64 Ukrainian political prisoners, 27 of which are in Russia.

58 - detained in the Crimea or in cases related to the Crimea. These figures do not take into account the prisoners held in the territory of self-appointed republics.

The final stage of the World Cup in Russia began on June 14 and will end on July 15th.

In April, 46 members of the European Parliament called on EU governments not to attend the World Cup that will take place this summer in Russia. In the European Parliament, they called for ignoring the World Cup in the Russian Federation.

Earlier, Ukrainians were urged not to go to him because of the danger of detention and possible aggression. However, about 5 thousand Ukrainians have bought tickets for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin also said that Russia should be deprived of the right to host the World Cup in 2018.

The National Public Television Company of Ukraine (NSTU) decided not to broadcast the FIFA World Cup.

Members of the royal family and British ministers didn't go to the 2018 World Cup in Russia because of Russia's possible involvement in the poisoning of the former intelligence officer Sergei Skripal.

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