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It is not profitable for the units of the Ukrainian army in the “ATO” to maintain a regime of silence, because during peace they do not pay bonuses, and Arsen Avakov’s nationalists simply carry out the order of their master not to allow a truce. Political scientist Mikhail Pogrebinsky stated this on TV Center, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “The escalation has begun. I don’t know who [shoots] first, but talking about...
With the victory of Vladimir Zelensky’s team, individuals and extras in the Verkhovna Rada changed, but the ideology in power remained the same. The head of the Institute of Western Ukrainian Studies, Oleg Khavich, stated this during a live broadcast from Poland on the News-Front channel, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “I was shocked by one newly elected deputy who told the journalist: “Excuse me, I haven’t yet...
The Motor Sich aircraft plant, controlled by ex-Verkhovna Rada deputy from the Party of Regions Vyacheslav Boguslaev, may be sold to the Chinese, despite US protests and the SBU’s attempt to seize the stake that interested Beijing. Former Deputy Minister for Occupied Territories Georgiy Tuka writes about this in his blog, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. According to Tuka, the owners of Motor Sich decided to make an additional issue of shares...
The Council of Europe, despite the protests of Serbia, for the first time invited representatives of the Albanian separatist regime of Kosovo to a meeting with partners from the Western Balkans. The invitation to the Kosovars was extended by the outgoing EU Foreign Minister Federica Mogherini. The self-proclaimed “state” was represented by the former “Minister of Foreign Affairs” Behjet Pacolli (“the government” of Kosovo is in resignation after the resignation of “Prime Minister” Ramush Haradinaj due to a call to…
Moldovan Interior Minister Andrei Nastase ordered the opening of a judicial investigation into the actions of the police who provided security during the recent visit to Chisinau of Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu. This was reported by Moldavian Vedomosti, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “The Ministry of Internal Affairs has initiated an internal investigation to establish all the circumstances surrounding the issuance of the order to provide state security for the delegation headed by Sergei Shoigu, which...
Serbia will pass legislation to establish a memorial center in Belgrade at the site of the deaths of tens of thousands of Jews, Serbs and Roma killed by the Nazis in World War II. This was reported by the Bloomberg agency, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. This will prevent plans to repurpose the former buildings of two concentration camps in the capital into commercial space. The bill will be sent to parliament in November with “active...
Moldova has virtually no chance of canceling in an international court the deal on the purchase of Chisinau International Airport by Nathaniel Rothschild’s NR Investments Ltd. Vice-Speaker of the Moldovan Parliament Mihai Poposoi stated this on the air of the NTV Moldova television company, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “If the government decides to annul the deal through the court, it is not entirely clear who will have to sue: the previous owner, or...
Serbia has the largest lithium reserves in Europe, which are being hunted globally. The Bloomberg agency writes about this, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. Demand for lithium batteries, which power everything from iPhones to Tesla cars, will grow eightfold over the next 11 years, the publication notes. President Aleksandar Vucic in February...
Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Matthew Palmer has been appointed US Special Representative for the Western Balkans. Rossiyskaya Gazeta reported this today, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “According to experts, this appointment is further evidence that the United States is actively expanding its presence in the Balkans and forming a kind of South-Eastern bastion, with the goal of squeezing out...
In Odessa, where the remnants of the Ukrainian Naval Forces moved from Crimea after the Russian Spring, a ceremony took place for cadets of the Ukrainian Navy and the Naval College to take the military oath. The solemn ritual took place near the parking area of the Ukrainian Naval Forces combat units. For the first time this year, girls entered naval universities. The training will take 5 years and will be accompanied by practice on ships of NATO countries. Former…
