Ukraine News. Saturday 2 February. [Ukrainian sources]

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Plans for something terrible: it became known about Putin's insidious plans for Ukraine.  To attack the first: in the USA sounded a cunning plan for Russia.  Ukraine as a drug: the United States voiced how not to "lose" to Putin the Azov Sea.  It became known about Manaufort's activities in Ukraine in 2018: to whom he helped. The mission of Ukraine to NATO sent a letter of support to journalist Suschenko, illegally condemned in Russia.  Russia demands Israel to stop blows on Syria. In Russia, the Witness of Jehovah was first imprisoned.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin makes new plans for aggression against Ukraine and the Baltic states. What is not known about Putin's mind at the moment, but unambiguously, it's something terrible.

About this "Apostrophe" was told by an American military man, captain 1st rank of the United States Navy, ex-representative of NATO in Russia Harry Tabach.

"How can Russia still destabilize the situation in Ukraine? It will try to do this not only in Ukraine. I recently was in a congress in one of the Baltic countries, they also have a very large fifth column, and they are very watchful for that, which takes place in Ukraine, "the expert said.

According to him, Putin does nothing spontaneously, he has everything planned in advance.

"The Kremlin has many options to try to destabilize the situation in the Baltic countries: it's protests based on discrimination on Russian-language or other issues, point-of-fact attacks, etc. Putin does not act situatively, unlike Trump, he is a KGB and strategist. He may change or adjusting plans, but they are always there, for example, when they said that they entered spontaneously in Georgia, it was a lie, they came in with columns, with reference points - this is not spontaneously. Likewise, with Crimea and Donbass, such things are not spontaneously made. But here They shot down a civilian plane spontaneously.

It is difficult now to imagine what Putin plans and what is happening in his head, but, of course, something terrible. From the person who has been in power for so long and with such powers, one can expect everything", - the American military is convinced.

In addition, he believes Putin will not release the Donbass at any price.

"Donbass is likely to remain at some time a bloody wound, like Transnistria and Abkhazia, which Putin will use. It does not like him something, and the phase of exacerbation in the East of Ukraine begins - the purpose is clear - do not give it away from you. Ukraine, that is, NATO and the EU - but the methods vary depending on the situation", - he concluded.

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The Chief of Staff of the US Navy, Admiral John Richardson, urged Washington not only to be prepared to resist Russia, which is expanding its presence in the Eastern Mediterranean, but also "the first to put pressure".

He stated this, speaking to the Atlantic Council, reports Business Insider.

"I think it would be great if we were able to force the Russians, our competitors, to respond to our first steps. From time to time the game on the white side of the board is an advantage," said Richardson.

Admiral believes that the United States must think not only about resisting, but also the fact that the first "to exert pressure in a couple of regions", since Russia has increased the naval presence in the Eastern Mediterranean.

Richardson also noted that the missile systems of the United States potential adversaries have recently improved, and called for not to think about a potential threat, but about new remedies that will be installed in the aircraft carrier in the coming years.

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In order to effectively counteract Russian aggression in the Azov and Black Seas, Ukraine needs to build armaments and seek allies.

This opinion was voiced by the American military man, Apostrophe, captain of the 1st rank of the US Navy, ex-representative of NATO in Russia Harry Tabach.

"If we continue to ignore the Sea of ​​Azov, the Russians will block it, and then the Black Sea. This will be the next move if Ukraine does not kill this queen or king - if you do not put him a shah or a mat, they will go on the offensive. If you give the dictators a will, they will not stop - for them it's like a drug.

So far, Ukraine acted correctly, did not provoke Russia, gaining military power, rebuilding, changing armaments. Today, Ukraine is a completely different combat unit than it was in 2014, "the expert believes.

According to him, the more Russia will "make mistakes", as in the case of a tanner of a Ukrainian ship in the Kerch Strait, the more will cause the wrath of world rulers.

"But what can we do now? To accompany cargo ships that go to the Azov port, military boats patrolling the sea, to involve independent experts and journalists in what is happening there. Let's see if they will be so bravely stabbed boats. It is a pity that Ukraine now has no opportunity to fight forehead with Russia, which means that Ukraine needs allies, a coalition. The more Russia will allow such mistakes as in the Kerch Strait, the more the world community will be formed around Ukraine, - the expert concluded.

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Former political party technologist of the Party of Regions and head of the US presidential campaign Donald Trump Paul Manafort continued to pursue political issues in Ukraine in 2018.

This newspaper The Washington Pos t referring to the minutes of the case Manafort.

The court session was held on February 4 at a closed door, and concerned, in particular, the charges brought against Manafort in the lie of an investigation.

"The prosecutors claim that Manafort continued to work on political issues in Ukraine in 2018 after he was charged," the statement said.

In particular, the meeting said that the political technologist could lie to the investigation in order to increase his chances of pardon. According to Attorney Andrew Weissman, Manafort could lie to hide the criminal scheme and send money to himself while he was performing unpaid work for the campaign Trump.

"If the judge admits that Manafort still lied to the investigation, this could affect his sentence," the newspaper notes.

According to the Voice of America resource , the protocol also states that the meeting in August 2016 of Manafort and Kostyantyn Kilimnik, who is accused in the United States of the work of the special services of the Russian Federation, "is important for the prosecutor's investigation."

As can be seen from the published documents, during this meeting, it was about Ukraine. According to the media, the so-called "peace plan" for Ukraine could be discussed.

"According to new court documents, Kilimnik, deputy Manafort associated with Russian intelligence, was in Washington at the instigation of Trump and met with Manaforth on a peace plan between the Russian Federation and Ukraine, which, as we know, foresaw a role for the pro-Russian former President Yanukovich", - wrote the Twitter journalist The New York Times Kenneth Vogel in Twitter.



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The mission of Ukraine to NATO is joining the action in support of the Ukrainian journalist Roman Sushchenko, who was sentenced by the Kremlin authorities to 12 years in prison for alleged fabrication of espionage.

As informs Censor.NET, this is stated in the message of the mission on the Facebook page.

The report says that the Ukrainian journalist was "a symbol of struggle for many Ukrainians all over the world."

"We want him to stand up and get back home as soon as possible so that the next birthday can be met at home in the family of his family," said the mission of Ukraine to NATO.

In a letter addressed to R.Sushchenko, the staff of the mission of Ukraine to NATO congratulates the journalist on his 50th anniversary and thanks "for courage and loyalty to Ukraine."

Recall that Roman Sushchenko was detained on Sept. 30, 2016 in Moscow, where he arrived on a private trip.

During the two days after the arrest, nobody knew about the journalist's fate, he was not allowed to contact his wife, nor with a lawyer, nor with representatives of the Ukrainian embassy in the Russian Federation. Later, members of the Public Observatory of Moscow accidentally found him at a detention facility at the FSB "Lefortovo" during an inspection visit. At that time, the Lefortovo District Court of Moscow had already arrested a Ukrainian for two months.

On October 7, 2016, he was charged with "espionage" under Article 276 of the Criminal Code, which provides for a penalty of 20 years imprisonment. The FSB of Russia stated that Sushchenko was an employee of the Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine and allegedly "deliberately collected information on the activities of the armed forces and troops of the National Guard of the Russian Federation, which is a state secret." In the GUR, the Ministry of Defense has denied it. The journalist himself rejects the allegations of the FSB of Russia and does not acknowledge his fault.

Later, Defender Sushchenko Mark Feigin was deprived of the status of a lawyer. He represents Sushchenko only as a public defender.

On June 4, 2018, the Moscow City Court condemned a Ukrainian journalist to 12 years of a colony of strict regime for espionage (Article 276 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation). September 12, the Supreme Court of Russia found the sentence lawful.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine expressed its protest, demanding that the RF immediately lift the illegal sentence in the case of Sushchenko and ensure his release and return to Ukraine. International organizations such as the EU, the OSCE, the International and European Federation of Journalists (IFJ / EFG) and others have joined these calls.

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Russia called unacceptable Israeli strikes on Syrian territory and demands that they be stopped.
As informs Tsensor.NET, this is reported by the Russian news agency TASS with reference to Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Vershinin.

According to the Russian diplomat, Israeli attacks "further destabilize the situation" and "no one should do in Syria that goes beyond antiterrorist goals."

"Regarding the latest Israeli attacks, we have said that such arbitrary strikes on sovereign Syrian territory should be stopped and impossible. In general, speaking about raids and attacks, I would note that our line of deconflicting the military line is clearly in place with us. year, and more. We improve it, "said Vershinin.

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On February 6, 2019, Olexiy Rudnev, a judge of the Railway District Court of Orlova (Russia), found guilty of a foreign missionary, Danish citizen Dennis Kristensen under Art. 282.2 (1) of the Russian Criminal Code ("the organization of the activities of an extremist organization")

He was sentenced to 6 years in prison for serving in a general-purpose colony, reports Espresso.TV with reference to the press service of the Russian Jehovah's Witnesses.

The decision has not yet entered into force.

Attorneys consider the verdict to be unjust and prepare an appeal.

Meanwhile, Kristensen will be in the SIZO No. 1 of the Orel region, where he has already spent 622 days.

"I condemned a man who did not commit any crime. It's sad that it was again a crime in Russia to read the Bible, observe its commandments, and talk about its faith with other people," the European Association of Jehovah's Witnesses said.

This is the first case in Putin's Russia, when Jehovah's Witness is sentenced to imprisonment.

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From 2017, about 200,000 Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia are officially banned from any activity. You can not even keep the literature they have given them or translate the Bible into them.

Representatives of this religious truce are also harshly persecuted in the occupied Crimea and in the ORDLO.

In addition, state propaganda is looking for new ways to increase harassment. In particular, pro-Kremlin religious figures and experts actively use the fact that the mother of 18-year-old Vladislav Roslyakov, who committed a terrorist attack at the Kerch Polytechnic College, belongs to the Witnesses and educated him up to 16 years after their rules .

On November 1, 2018, the Russian Archbishop of St. John Church of the Holy Roman Catholic Church (Kerch) addressed Valentin, who emphasized that if Roslyakov fell under the influence of Jehovah's Witnesses, then the sectarians could put the young man's worst thoughts on the head:

"See, peers do not perceive you, they do not see the leader in you, show them to them, they do not want to see You, as you are, then make them remember you for a long time."

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