Valentina Matviyenko: “I hope the US President remembers that he is a Nobel Peace Prize winner”
The speaker of the Federation Council speaks about the integration of Crimea and the degradation of the Ukrainian authorities
Donetsk People's Republic (DPR)
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Sergei Mamedov: “There will be no Minsk-3; there will be another Maidan”
Interview by Vladimir Nesterov. Exclusively for Vestnik Kavkaza
Russian Foreign Ministry: Russia and Donbass are not violating Minsk Agreement
Russia, as well as the self-proclaimed DPR and LPR, is strictly implementing the Minsk Agreement, and if there are violations they are on Ukraine's conscience, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexei Meshkov said on Monday.
Bus route will connect Sochi and Donetsk.
On Monday March 16 a new bus route will open that will connect Donetsk with the Russian city of Sochi. This was reported today by the Ministry of Transport of the DPR. "Since March 16 with the assistance of the Ministry of Transport of the DPR, a new bus route is operating of international travel between Donetsk and Sochi ... Also on the timetable two additional Donetsk-Moscow bus routes have been introduced," RIA Novosti cites the text of the message.
Zhelezniak: Kiev provokes breakdown of Minsk Agreements
The task of Russia is to unite all efforts, including international, in order to force Kiev to implement the Minsk peace agreements - this was said in an interview to Vestnik Kavkaza by the deputy chairman of the State Duma of the Russian Federation, Sergey Zhelezniak.
EU extends sanctions against Russia till September
The EU Council has officially extended the individual sanctions against the representatives of Russia, DPR and LPR until September 15, 2015, the press service of the Council said.Previously it was assumed that the restrictions will be lifted on March 15, 2015, but the Foreign Ministers of the EU member countries have agreed to extend sanctions for six months against 150 persons and 37 entities, RIA Novosti reminds.
Ukraine: to escape from the dependence on militarized behavior
Tatiana Moskalkova: “In situations of armed conflict, the law stops operating”
Humanitarian disaster in Donbas is a consequence of non-fulfilment of the Minsk agreements
Bringing humanitarian aid to the south-east of Ukraine is difficult
Ukrainian authorities cannot reject warlike rhetoric
Adalbi Shkhagoshev: “Peace cannot be achieved in Ukraine due to the American position”
Lukashevich: an extension of sanctions is rending the air
Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman Alexander Lukashevich said that the Obama administration has again issued threats announcing the extension of the old sanctions and the possibility of introducing new ones.
Adalbi Shagoshev: "The Ukrainian authorities are losing the trust of the population"
A member of the State Duma Committee on International Affairs, Adalbi Shhagoshev, said that only the presence of such a strong diplomatic partner as Russia and its commitment to the people of the LPR and the DPR, constrain the United States.
Supplies of American arms to Ukraine is a matter of time
$1 billion is enough to fan the flames, but not enough to win the war
Oleg Tsarev: "Kolomoysky uses PMC for personal reasons"
The self-proclaimed President of the Parliament of the Union of the People's Republic of the confederal DPR and LPR, Oleg Tsarev, says supplies of US weapons to Ukraine have been going on for a long time.
Matvienko says Ukraine is threatened with disintegration
The uncompromising attitude of the authorities of Ukraine may lead to the disintegration of the country, said the speaker of Russia's Federation Council, Valentina Matviyenko.
Luhansk republic withdrew 80% of heavy weaponry
The self-proclaimed Luhansk people’s republic (LPR) has withdrawn almost 80% of heavy weaponry in line with the Minsk agreements, the head of LPR Igor Plotnitsky said. "The weaponry withdrawal is 80% complete, and the OSCE has confirmed this. But Kiev troops have withdrawn only 15%-20% of military hardware," TASS cited him.
Is establishing a united European energy market possible?
Western press on Russian gas for Ukraine and Europe
Withdrawal of heavy weapons in Donbas starts today
The head of the Ukrainian group of the military at the joint center of monitoring and coordinating issues of the ceasefire and stabilization of situation, Petr Kanonik, said that the withdrawal of heavy weapons from the line of contact in the Donbas is to begin on Sunday, February 22.
DPR plans to supply coal to Iran and Turkey
The self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) plans to supply coal to North African and Middle Eastern countries, head of the department for industry development strategy at the DPR’s leader’s office Yevgeny Lavrenov said.
