Eye Catchers
- “Russia can deny access to subsoil assets of Black Sea and Sea of Azov — decree — According to new rules approved by the Russian government, holders of Ukrainian licenses could be denied the right to use subsoil assets of the Black and Azov seas in case of a threat to the defense and security of the Russian Federation ….”
- “Defense sent for inclusion in the draft state budget for 2016 budget request in the amount of 86 billion 952 million UAH (CDN $5.2 billion)” (UKR MoD, in Ukrainian) – “Defense Ministry expects to get nearly UAH 87 bln in 2016”
- “Kremlin refuses to comment on Donbas referendum to join Russia”
- “European Water Experts Haven’t Arrived in the LNR and Refuse to Explain Why”
31 Aug 2015 Kiev/Rada Riot
- “Third-Guard soldier died of wounds sustained from an explosion in the Parliament of Ukraine” (National Guard statement, in Ukrainian) – “Third person injured in disturbances in Kyiv center dies – Ukrainian president’s advisor” – “Avakov denies death of third National Guard serviceman” – “Death of third National Guard serviceman not confirmed – Avakov”
- “Second Ukrainian National Guardsman Dies After Kyiv Clashes” – “NSU wounded soldiers of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. Second soldier died today” (National Guard statement, in Ukrainian)
- “Spot Report by the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM): Protest outside national Parliament in Kyiv turns violent”
- “Ukrainian people are proud of them – President of National Guard that ensure the rule of law in the Parliament” (Presidential statement, in Ukrainian)
- “Sich battalion commander confirms grenade thrower one of his fighters” – “Commander of Ukraine’s volunteer battalion confirms identity of man who threw grenade”
- “Ukraine Police Release 13 Suspects After Clashes Over Decentralization Bill”
- “Police reinforce patrol beats in Kyiv downtown”
- “UN Chief Regrets Deadly Violence in Ukraine After Decentralization Vote”
- “World Powers Condemn Violence, Urge Ukraine To Affirm Reforms”
- “Ten organizations file bids for actions at Ukraine’s Rada building – SBU chief”
- “(DPR’s) Pushilin sez Bloodshed at the Verkhovnaya Rada is the Price of Its Alliance with Radical Elements”
- “Ukraine’s Neo-Fascist ‘Tea Party’ Throws Grenades, Shoots at Police, Attempts Storm of Rada”
- “Clashes in Kiev prove that extremists not part of “mainstream” — Lavrov” – “Lavrov Warns Against ‘Flirting’ With Extremists Amid Kiev Clashes”
Updates
- UKR govt ATO map, 1 September 2015
- “Turchynov: Ukraine only to win war when last invader expelled”
- “Training for State Border Service officers will be considering the experience of ATO” (in Ukrainian)
- “The ‘Clown Hat’: Ukraine’s Latest Piece of Military Equipment From Israel”
- “In Poltava ATO reserved for participants more than 4 thousand hectares (7400 acres) of land” (Press service of the State Service of Geodesy, Cartography and Cadastre, in Ukrainian)
Crimea
Oh, those Russians ….
The Info-Fight
- “Debunking the fake article on 2000 Russian soldiers killed in Donbas everyone fell for”
- “Russian security council chief: Nazism revived openly, cynically in Ukraine, Baltic states”
Constitution/Decentralization
- “President: Constitutional amendments on decentralization provide a chance to return the occupied territories of Donbas via political and diplomatic means”
- “Decentralization to facilitate Minsk Agreements implementation – Mogherini”
Minsk/Other Talks
- “Russia proposes meeting of ‘Normandy Four’ foreign ministers in next 10-12 days – Lavrov”
- “Latvian FM Rinkevics Calls for Bigger EU Role at Normandy Talks”
- “Ukraine working group on political affairs resumes talks in Minsk”
- “Trilateral Contact Group holding videoconference with DPR, LPR participation – Kuchma’s press secretary”
Elsewhere In The Neighbourhood ….
- “Transdniestria leader says Russian peacekeepers will stay” – “Russian Peacekeepers Must Stay In Transdniestria , Safeguarding Peace”
- “Andreichenko: Belarus will spare no effort to further de-escalate situation in the region”
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