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This is a myth. Gorbachev previously admitted that NATO’s expansion was not an issue in 90s
30.12.2021
Former Soviet state and party leader Mikhail Gorbachev has disproved the statement that in talks about German unification he had been promised that NATO will not expand to the east, zeit.de reported in 2014. During the negotiations in 1990, this was not an issue, said Gorbachev to the heute-journal on ZDF. He added: “The Warsaw Pact still existed. The question did not arise at the time.” The two-plus-four treaty of 1990 dealt with the territory of the GDR, said Gorbachev. When asked whether it is a myth that he was betrayed ...No harmless joke. Dota 2 League changes logo after potentially breaking Ukrainian law on decommunization
30.12.2021
Valve force EPICENTER to change its tournament logo after reports of potential violations of Ukranian law on promoting communism, esports.gg reports.The Pudge, featuring the hero’s face with a soviet-style motif, used in the Eastern European Dota Pro Circuit Tour 1 is no longer used. It is obvious that the DPC EEU logo was copying closely the logo of the Vladimir Lenin All-Union Pioneer Organization.According to EPICENTER, they had acquired a “legal opinion confirming that the logo is not a communist ...Myrotvorets combat drone passes factory tests
30.12.2021
Synergy Design and Production Company conducted factory tests of its robotic floating platform Myrotvorets , defence-ua.com reported.During the tests, the robotic platform performed a conditional task of urgently delivering medicine to the wounded in the combat zone. Myrotvorets successfully crossed a snowy field. It can be operated where SUVs will not pass and easily overcome snowy soils, rivers, and swamps.It is noted that the platform was controlled at a distance of 2000-2300 m in conditions of indirect visibility. At ...SBU exposed more than 20 russian diplomats as spies
29.12.2021
The SBU’s (Security Service of Ukraine) counterintelligence is conducting systematic work to prevent and neutralize the threats of russia’s hybrid aggression against Ukraine. Since 2014, more than 30 hostile intelligence networks have been neutralized in different regions of our country. More than 180 criminals have been convicted of treason and espionage.In addition, more than 20 russian intelligence officers who worked in Ukraine under diplomatic cover were exposed. According to the SBU, they were declared persona non grata.During this period, Ukrainian ...Military transport aircraft An-178-100P presented in Kyiv
29.12.2021
The first military transport aircraft An-178-100P has been presented at the Antonov state enterprise in Kyiv. Events marking the rollout of the aircraft took place on 28 December, ukrinform.net reported.Inspecting the plane, Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov noted that with the creation of the An-178-100P, Ukraine proves that Ukrainians know how to defend themselves.“All of us in our childhood dreamed of being pilots, flying, but the most difficult thing is to build a plane. It seems to me that it is ...Crimean Tatars demand russia to stop persecution and torture
28.12.2021
Elders of the Dzhankoi district in the temporarily occupied Crimea recorded a video to call “law enforcements” to stop abducting and torturing people on the peninsula. They also expressed outrage at the detention of activist Nariman Ametov.“We are outraged by such actions of law enforcement agencies. We demand to stop the persecution of our compatriots, to stop bullying them, to stop torture, ”Refat Yakubov said.Seidamet Dyulgerov added that Ametov’s abduction and torture show that they want to not only brand ...3DLOOK secures additional USD 3.5m in Series A
27.12.2021
3DLOOK, a Ukrainian startup that has developed a mobile body scanning technology, has raised an additional USD 3.5m in funding. As a result, the startup has closed an extended USD 10m Series A round. In February 2021, 3DLOOK received another USD 6.5m, representatives of 3DLOOK told ain.ua.The round was led by the European fund Spidertek with participation from the Ukrainian investment firms Flyer One Ventures and Startup.Network, as well as a group of American business angels.The funds raised will be ...Ukrainians back accession to EU, NATO
27.12.2021
According to a survey conducted by the Razumkov Centre’s sociological service from November 24 to December 1, most Ukrainians support Ukraine’s accession to the European Union and the North Atlantic Alliance, ukrinform.net reported.The poll found that if a referendum on Ukraine’s accession to the EU were held in the near future, 69% of respondents would take part in the vote. Some 56% of all respondents (or 78% of participants in the referendum) would vote for their country’s accession to the ...Ukraine launched production of Bayraktar drones
27.12.2021
The production of armed drones Bayraktar TB2 has been launched in Ukraine, according to Andriy Yermak, head of the President’s Office, ukrinform.net reported.In an interview with the Focus magazine, Yermak said the Ukrainian government is expanding cooperation with Turkey, which sent the first batch of Bayraktar TB2 drones to Ukraine in July this year.“Now we have launched their production in Ukraine. When they say that these are ‘Turkish’ Bayraktars, yes, we got them from Turkey, but it is important to point out ...US must increase amount of defensive lethal weaponry it sends to Ukraine – senator
27.12.2021
The US administration must increase supplies of defensive weapons, including lethal weapons, to Ukraine to strengthen the defense capabilities of the Ukrainian Armed Forces amid russian aggression, said US Senator Rob Portman, Co-Chair of the Senate Ukraine Caucus, following a video conference call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.“The United States must continue to increase the amount of defensive lethal military weaponry it sends to Ukraine and tailor it to the threat they will face so Ukraine can better defend itself,” ...putin recognizes leaders of militants in Donbas as his representatives
15.12.2021
The issuance of membership cards for putin’s United russia party to the leaders of the terrorist LDNR militants is an official recognition of their role as representatives of russia’s occupation administration.“Now the narrative of putin and his fifth column inside the country that we, the Ukrainians, and Ukraine must negotiate with them, is coming to an end. These are representatives of the russian occupation administration, who are recognized by putin and Medvedev as representatives of russia,“ the fifth President ...putin wants to oust NATO and EU from Eastern Europe – Poroshenko
13.12.2021
putin cannot be trusted because he does not keep his word, and European countries should always remember that. putin will not negotiate with anyone, he will only try to expand his influence in any way he can, pushing NATO and the European Union out of Eastern Europe and destroying Western values, the fifth President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko said in an interview with Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung.Poroshenko recalled talks with the kremlin leader on the release of hostages. In a conversation ...
