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Showing posts with label Donetsk. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Donetsk. Show all posts
Tuesday 18 July 2017
Monday 3 November 2014
West slams leadership votes in east Ukraine. Russian President Vladimir Putin has not officially responded to the vote yet.
Pro-Russian separatists in the breakaway Ukrainian regions of Donetsk
and Luhansk went to the polls to choose leaders for their
self-proclaimed republics, bringing the rebellion in the country's
industrialized east to a climax in a move likely to exacerbate tensions
between Russia and the West over the Ukraine crisis.
Alexander Zakharchenko, 38, a mining electrician-turned-rebel leader, on Monday won the election for leadership of the "Donetsk People's Republic (DPR)," the separatists' political and military stronghold in eastern Ukraine.
Alexander Zakharchenko, 38, a mining electrician-turned-rebel leader, on Monday won the election for leadership of the "Donetsk People's Republic (DPR)," the separatists' political and military stronghold in eastern Ukraine.
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ceasefire,
Donetsk,
eastern Ukraine,
elections,
Lugansk,
Minsk Memorandum,
Russia,
Ukraine
Thursday 30 October 2014
Russian FM statement on the implementation of the Minsk agreements on a settlement in Ukraine and elections in its southeastern regions
From the Official Website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation (Statements and speeches):
Considering the ultimatum issued by Kiev and some Western capitals that elections not be held in the self-proclaimed Donetsk and Lugansk people’s republics, it would be logical to remind the following.
In accordance with the Minsk agreements reached in September this year by representatives of the President of Ukraine and the self-defence forces of southeastern Ukraine with the mediation of Russia and the OSCE, these elections can be held between 19 October and 3 November of this year.
Considering the ultimatum issued by Kiev and some Western capitals that elections not be held in the self-proclaimed Donetsk and Lugansk people’s republics, it would be logical to remind the following.
In accordance with the Minsk agreements reached in September this year by representatives of the President of Ukraine and the self-defence forces of southeastern Ukraine with the mediation of Russia and the OSCE, these elections can be held between 19 October and 3 November of this year.
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ceasefire,
Donetsk,
eastern Ukraine,
foreign ministry,
Lugansk,
Minsk Memorandum,
OSCE,
Russia,
Ukraine
Thursday 25 September 2014
G-7 Foreign Ministers' Joint Statement on Ukraine (U.S. State Department)
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ceasefire,
Donetsk,
eastern Ukraine,
G7,
Lugansk,
Minsk Memorandum,
OSCE,
State Department,
Ukraine
Saturday 20 September 2014
Parties at Minsk Talks Agree on Memorandum Regulating Ukrainian Ceasefire Implementation (MINSK MEMORANDUM, 20.09.14)
Kiev authorities and pro-independence
fighters in southeastern Ukraine have agreed on complete ceasefire,
establishment of the buffer zone, withdrawal of heavy weapons away from
the contact line on both sides, and deployment of the Organization for
Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) monitoring mission.
Early Saturday morning parties at the talks in Minsk – Russia, Ukraine, the self-proclaimed Donetsk and Luhansk People's republics and the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) – aligned positions and formulated a memorandum of nine provisions that will regulate the implementation of a ceasefire agreement between Kiev and independence supporters in eastern Ukraine. Leonid Kuchma, former Ukrainian president representing the country at the talks, read out the provisions of the memorandum at the conclusion of the talks.
Early Saturday morning parties at the talks in Minsk – Russia, Ukraine, the self-proclaimed Donetsk and Luhansk People's republics and the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) – aligned positions and formulated a memorandum of nine provisions that will regulate the implementation of a ceasefire agreement between Kiev and independence supporters in eastern Ukraine. Leonid Kuchma, former Ukrainian president representing the country at the talks, read out the provisions of the memorandum at the conclusion of the talks.
Ετικέτες
ceasefire,
Donetsk,
eastern Ukraine,
Lugansk,
Minsk Memorandum,
OSCE,
Ukraine
Monday 1 September 2014
Ukraine's troops retreat from vital airport. (NATO membership)
Ukraine's military has pulled its forces back from defending a vital
airport in the east against what is decribed as a column of Russian
tanks, as President Petro Poroshenko accused Moscow of "direct and open
aggression".
The withdrawal from the civilian airport outside the city of Luhansk was the latest in a string of reverses for Ukrainian forces fighting pro-Russian separatists who Kiev says have the direct support of hundreds of Russian troops and armour.
An army statement on Monday said Ukrainian paratroopers were engaging a Russian tank battalion near the airport.
The withdrawal from the civilian airport outside the city of Luhansk was the latest in a string of reverses for Ukrainian forces fighting pro-Russian separatists who Kiev says have the direct support of hundreds of Russian troops and armour.
An army statement on Monday said Ukrainian paratroopers were engaging a Russian tank battalion near the airport.
Thursday 28 August 2014
Poroshenko cancels visit to Turkey, calls urgent Security Council meeting
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has
cancelled a visit to Turkey and convened an urgent national security
council meeting over the situation in the Donetsk region, the
presidential press service said on Thursday.
"I have decided to cancel the working visit to Turkey in connection with the sharp deterioration of the situation in the Donetsk region, in particular in the Amvrosiyevka and Starobeshevo," he said.
"I have decided to cancel the working visit to Turkey in connection with the sharp deterioration of the situation in the Donetsk region, in particular in the Amvrosiyevka and Starobeshevo," he said.
Ετικέτες
Donetsk,
eastern Ukraine,
Petro Poroshenko,
Security Council,
Ukraine
Tuesday 5 August 2014
Ukraine: UN urges central registration system amid rising internal displacement
UN, 5 August 2014 – With thousands fleeing the intensifying violence in eastern Ukraine, the United Nations refugee agency today urged the Government to establish a central registration system which would help coordinate relief efforts for the already 117,000 internally displaced people (IDPs).
“In the past seven days more than 6,200 people have been forced from their homes,” Vincent Cochetel, the Director for the European Bureau at the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) told reporters in Geneva today.
“In the past seven days more than 6,200 people have been forced from their homes,” Vincent Cochetel, the Director for the European Bureau at the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) told reporters in Geneva today.
Monday 21 July 2014
MH17 Flight Crashed Within Ukrainian Missile Systems Firing Range (Russian Military)
The Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 crashed within the operating zone
of the Ukrainian army’s self-propelled, medium-range surface-to-air Buk
missile systems, the Russian military said Monday.
"The flight scheme indicates that the plane’s route and possible point of destruction fall into the operational range of Buk air defense systems deployed by the Ukrainian armed forces,” Lt. Gen. Andrei Kartapolov, the head of the Main Operations Directorate of the HQ of Russia’s military forces, said during a media conference in Moscow.
"The flight scheme indicates that the plane’s route and possible point of destruction fall into the operational range of Buk air defense systems deployed by the Ukrainian armed forces,” Lt. Gen. Andrei Kartapolov, the head of the Main Operations Directorate of the HQ of Russia’s military forces, said during a media conference in Moscow.
Ετικέτες
defense system,
Donetsk,
Malaysian airliner,
Ukraine
Thursday 17 July 2014
Malaysian jet 'shot down' over Ukraine (with 295 people on board)
A Malaysian airliner was brought down over eastern Ukraine, killing
all 295 people aboard and sharply raising the stakes in a conflict
between Kiev and pro-Moscow rebels in which Russia and the West back
opposing sides.
Ukraine accused "terrorists" - fighters aiming to unite eastern Ukraine with Russia - of shooting down the Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 with a heavy, Soviet-era SA-11 ground-to-air missile as it flew from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur on Thursday.
Leaders of the rebel Donetsk People's Republic denied any involvement, although around the same time their military commander said his forces had downed a much smaller Ukrainian transport plane. It would be their third such kill this week.
Ukraine accused "terrorists" - fighters aiming to unite eastern Ukraine with Russia - of shooting down the Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 with a heavy, Soviet-era SA-11 ground-to-air missile as it flew from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur on Thursday.
Leaders of the rebel Donetsk People's Republic denied any involvement, although around the same time their military commander said his forces had downed a much smaller Ukrainian transport plane. It would be their third such kill this week.
Ετικέτες
Cold War,
defense system,
Donetsk,
Malaysian airliner,
Ukraine
Saturday 17 May 2014
Security fears mount over Ukraine vote
Electoral commission calls for more security, saying 2 million people in east may be unable to vote because of violence....
Ukraine's electoral body has voiced fears that it may be impossible to hold next weekend's presidential poll in the east, where a pro-Moscow insurgency is threatening to plunge the country into a civil war.
The Central Election Commission said on Saturday it could not prepare for the vote in the region because of threats and "illegal actions" by separatists who have overrun more than a dozen towns and cities since early April, the news agency, AFP, reported.
It called for the authorities in Kiev to take urgent action to ensure security, saying that violence could prevent almost two million people from voting on May 25, when some 36 million overall will be called to the polls.
The warning came as Ukraine's embattled government held a second round of "national unity" dialogue under a Western-backed plan to try to defuse the crisis, but failed to report any progress.
Russia said Kiev must first halt its month-long offensive against the rebels, questioning the legitimacy of an election held under "the thunder of guns".
Ukraine's electoral body has voiced fears that it may be impossible to hold next weekend's presidential poll in the east, where a pro-Moscow insurgency is threatening to plunge the country into a civil war.
The Central Election Commission said on Saturday it could not prepare for the vote in the region because of threats and "illegal actions" by separatists who have overrun more than a dozen towns and cities since early April, the news agency, AFP, reported.
It called for the authorities in Kiev to take urgent action to ensure security, saying that violence could prevent almost two million people from voting on May 25, when some 36 million overall will be called to the polls.
The warning came as Ukraine's embattled government held a second round of "national unity" dialogue under a Western-backed plan to try to defuse the crisis, but failed to report any progress.
Russia said Kiev must first halt its month-long offensive against the rebels, questioning the legitimacy of an election held under "the thunder of guns".
Saturday 10 May 2014
Ukraine president warns of 'step into abyss'
As two of the most tense regions in eastern Ukraine prepare to vote
on declaring sovereignty, the country's acting president has warned them
against self-destruction.
Ukrainian acting president Oleksandr Turchynov, in comments posted on the presidential website on Saturday, said the pro-Russian supporters of independence for the Donetsk and Luhansk regions "don't understand that this would be a complete destruction of the economy, social programs and general life for the majority of the population".
"This is a step into the abyss for the regions," Turchynov said.
Ukrainian acting president Oleksandr Turchynov, in comments posted on the presidential website on Saturday, said the pro-Russian supporters of independence for the Donetsk and Luhansk regions "don't understand that this would be a complete destruction of the economy, social programs and general life for the majority of the population".
"This is a step into the abyss for the regions," Turchynov said.
Ετικέτες
Donetsk,
elections,
France,
Germany,
human tragedy,
referendum,
Russia,
sanctions,
Ukraine
Wednesday 9 April 2014
Lugansk occupation reinforced. -Protesters had found an arsenal of weapons within the building.
Pro-Russian separatists reinforced barricades around the state security
building in the eastern Ukrainian city of Lugansk on Wednesday and
called on Russian President Vladimir Putin for help after the government
warned it could use force to restore order.
"Of course we must ask Russia to take us in because I don't see an alternative," said a man dressed in camouflage who gave his name as Vasiliy and said he was the commandant of the building. "Putin help us!" he said.
"Of course we must ask Russia to take us in because I don't see an alternative," said a man dressed in camouflage who gave his name as Vasiliy and said he was the commandant of the building. "Putin help us!" he said.
Monday 7 April 2014
Russian diplomats face NATO HQ restrictions
BRUSSELS. -NATO has decided to limit access to its Brussels headquarters to Russian diplomats from Tuesday.
“The formerly extensive access to NATO headquarters will be denied to all representatives of the Russian Mission, except the Russian Ambassador, his Deputy Head of Mission, and two support staff”, according to a NATO official statement on Monday.
The Alliance said that other staff from the Russian mission requiring access for official business would have to be announced, registered and escorted during their visit.
“The formerly extensive access to NATO headquarters will be denied to all representatives of the Russian Mission, except the Russian Ambassador, his Deputy Head of Mission, and two support staff”, according to a NATO official statement on Monday.
The Alliance said that other staff from the Russian mission requiring access for official business would have to be announced, registered and escorted during their visit.
Ετικέτες
borders,
Donetsk,
government buildings,
NATO,
restrictions,
Russia,
sanctions,
Ukraine
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