#Commentary of Vladislav Berdichevsky on Ukraine’s intentions to denounce Treaty of Friendship with Russia

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine has prepared several options for both suspension and denunciation of the Treaty of Friendship, cooperation and partnership with the Russian Federation. Currently, Ukraine believes that the CIS is a Soviet model that has exhausted itself.Logically, the cancellation of agreements on cooperation and partnership with Russia cancels articles on mutual recognition of territorial integrity. And besides,
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Denis Pushilin’s statement regarding need to reconcile “Easter truce”

In accordance with the instruction of the Head of the Donetsk People's Republic, Aleksandr Vladimirovich Zakharchenko, today an appeal was sent to the OSCE requesting assistance in organizing an extraordinary meeting of the Contact Group in videoconference mode to discuss the "Easter truce" from April 1 and its main parameters.We suggest focusing the attention of the armistice participants on the conditions important to its success: the
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Contact group in Minsk agrees to exchange information with aim of restoring Vodafone’s signal in DPR

On March 14, another meeting of the Contact Group on the peaceful settlement of the conflict in the Donbass took place in Minsk. The agenda included issues of compliance with the armistice, the implementation of the agreement on the disengagement of forces and facilities in Stanitsa Luganskaya, the preparation of the exchange of prisoners and the implementation of the Steinmeier's Formula. In addition, the negotiators raised the issues of
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#Commentary of Alexander Kostenko on ban of number of websites of DPR, LPR and Russia on Ukraine’s territory

The Kiev authorities replaced the concept of “freedom” with “supervision” and “dictatorship”. Guided by personal interest in politics, economy and other spheres of life of the state, the Ukrainian leadership is interested in preventing any manifestations of democracy, humanity, justice and independence.In particular, this applies to the work of media and communications. So, there are dozens of websites that are going to get banned and which,
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Denis Pushilin comments on possibility of hasty end to conflict in Donbass

The Chairman of the DPR People's Council, the Permanent Representative of the DPR at the talks of the Contact Group in Minsk, Denis Pushilin, expressed doubts that the civil armed conflict in the Donbass will be resolved before the end of this year, provided that the position of the Ukrainian leadership remains unchanged.Earlier, in an interview with the Belarusian portal tut.by, OSCE Special Representative to the Contact Group Martin Sajdik
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Denis Pushilin visits Russian stars’ concert dedicated to International Women’s Day (video)

On March 10, a concert dedicated to International Women’s Day and supported by the Russian centre was held in the concert hall of the Centre of Slavic Culture in Donetsk. The event was attended by the Chairman of the DPR People’s Council, the Permanent Plenipotentiary Representative of the DPR in the Contact group’s negotiations in Minsk Denis Pushilin.The Speaker of the Parliament announced an increase in the number of concerts with Russian
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#Commentary of Sergey Zavdoveyev on Poroshenko’s intention to sign decree on beginning of “Joint Forces Operation” in Donbass

The Representative of Legal Groundwork of the General Staff of Armed Forces of Ukraine Yuri Bobrov declared readiness to conduct a so-called “Joint Forces Operation” in Donbass, stressing that the corresponding decree of the head of the Ukrainian state can be signed in the near future. Thus, Kiev irrevocably renounces the peaceful settlement of the conflict and a dialogue with the Republics.However, “more powers” for the AFU do not guarantee
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#Commentary of Denis Pushilin on US Special Representative for Ukraine Kurt Volker’s statement on ‘liquidation’ of Republics

If Mr. Volker is really set on a peaceful resolution of the conflict, we would like him to concentrate his attention on his mentees in Ukraine, on systematic violations by Kiev on the obligations assumed in the framework of the Minsk agreements. This would bring a much greater result. Denis Pushilin, the Chairman of the DPR People's Council, the Permanent Representative of the DPR to the negotiations of the Contact Group in Minsk
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Denis Pushilin: Everything that depends on us in matter of restoring Vodafone signal fully implemented (video)

The Chairman of the DPR People's Council, the Permanent Representative of the DPR to the talks of the Contact Group in Minsk, Denis Pushilin, spoke about the results of the discussion in Minsk on the problem of restoring Vodafone's connection on the air of the Panorama programme on the Union TV channel."We managed to ensure that the last meeting in Minsk was attended by a Vodafone representative. Accordingly, there was also a specialist of the
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#Commentary of Marina Zheynova due to appeal of Naftogaz to Ukrainians to reduce gas consumption, or: We have gas in out flat, and you?

Gazprom decided not to supply gas to Naftogaz of Ukraine from March 1. The actions of Gazprom, in turn, were caused by the decision of the arbitration court in Stockholm of February 28.Let's try to understand what happened and who and what is to blame for. It should be recalled that on February 28 the court ruled on the second transit claim, and the decision on the first lawsuit on gas supplies was made in December 2017. According to this
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