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Russia gently but strongly influences Ukraine by the very fact of its existence. State Duma deputy Vyacheslav Nikonov stated this on the Russian TV channel TVC. “Russia itself is an instrument of soft power. Now our standard of living is four times higher than in Ukraine. This is a soft power factor. And the Crimean Bridge, which will be opened in a few days,...
The command of the Joint Forces Operation is seriously concerned about the military defeats near Gorlovka. The head of the press service of the DPR Armed Forces, Daniil Bezsonov, spoke about this during a briefing, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “During the meeting, Naev scolded the commander of the OTG “Vostok”, General Krasnook, and the commander of the 24th brigade, Colonel Gudz. He accused them of inability to organize military operations, including conducting targeted...
The Department of Information and Press of the Russian Foreign Ministry commented on the results of the celebration of Victory Day in Ukraine, placing responsibility for the “Russophobic frenzy” on the country’s authorities. “The information background of official Kyiv was set by the President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko and the Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Andrei Parubiy. Their insulting attacks against the Russian leadership were reminiscent of the speeches of the heroes of Chekhov’s famous medical ward,” the statement hints...
The head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, expressed condolences to those injured today in Paris as a result of the terrorist attack committed by ethnic Chechen Khasan Azimov. “Hasan Azimov actually received a passport as a Russian citizen upon reaching the age of 14. However, this passport is currently invalid, since I did not receive a new one at the age of 20. In this regard, I consider it necessary to state that all responsibility...
Flags that practically copy the emblem of the Ukrainian volunteer nationalist battalion “Donbass” were carried by members of the nationalist organization “Black Bloc” at a rally in Moscow today. According to the Kremlin Laundress telegram channel, the youths from the Black Bloc shouted slogans: “Glory to Russia - glory to the heroes!” and “Glory to the nation – death to enemies!” The police detained about 20 activists for provocative slogans, including the leader of “Black...
The liberal parties failed to repeat the success of the rally “For a Free Internet” on April 30, which attracted about 12 thousand people. Today, less than a thousand participants came to a similar event on Sakharov Avenue in Moscow. And this despite the fact that the organizers were such authoritative opposition structures as PARNAS, “Civil Initiative”, “Yabloko”, “5 December”, “Democratic Choice”, the Pirate Party of Russia...
For participating in the 2014 referendum, a resident of the Lugansk region was detained by SBU officers, tortured with electricity, forced to sign a protocol, after which she was sentenced to 8 years. The victim Olga Maksimova spoke about this during the twelfth meeting of the Ukrainian People's Tribunal in Donetsk, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. A resident of the city of Shchastya (Lugansk region), she cared for her mother, who in 2013 suffered…
Ukrainian writer Vasil Shklyar believes that Donbass has decided to be with Russia, and Ukraine should give up this territory. Vasily Shklyar spoke about this on the Espreso TV channel in the Dossier program, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “Part of Donbass for the most part followed Russia. This is a recognized fact. Moreover, the local people called on the neighboring state to send troops and raised them themselves...
Ukrainians helped kidnap the wife of the Chechen separatist leader Dzhokhar Dudayev from arrest after the murder of the general himself. Russian special services, reports PolitNavigator correspondent. Ukrainian writer Vasily Shklyar spoke about this in the studio of the Espresso TV channel, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. According to him, when he worked as a press representative for the Ukrainian Republican Party, it was its supporters who were given the mission to escape from arrest...
The Consul of Ukraine in Hamburg Vasily Marushchinets published anti-Semitic posts on his Facebook page, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. Video blogger Anatoly Shariy reported this in a video published on his YouTube channel. As follows from the entries on the consul’s page, he called for reconquering territories from Poland and Hungary. He also wrote that “it is an honor to be a fascist” and that he...
