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• Day in Donbas: Three attacks, no losses in ranks of Ukrainian forces February 23, 2018
• MFA protests against Russian presidential elections in Crimea February 23, 2018
• Winter Olympics 2018: Schedule of Ukrainian team for February 24 February 23, 2018
• HIGHLIGHTS OF THE WEEK: FEB. 19 – 23 February 23, 2018
• Diary of Winter Olympics 2018: Day Fifteen February 23, 2018
• EU Council extended sanctions against Belarus for a year February 23, 2018
• Mingarelli: If you don't see reforms in Ukraine, you "either idiots or people with limited point of view" February 23, 2018
• League of Europe: Dynamo Kyiv to play with Lazio in 1/8 finals February 23, 2018
• Ukrainian National Guardsmen hold march with Soviet marks, investigation began, – Interior Ministry February 23, 2018
• If UN peacekeepers deployed at demarcation line in Donbas, it to be new border, – Kuchma February 23, 2018
• Russia tries to influence results of Oscar, – media February 23, 2018
• How Russia bypasses sanctions and buys foreign equipment for Crimea February 23, 2018
• Operation of the United Forces instead of ATO. What is going to change? February 23, 2018
• 27-year-old Ukrainian killed in Egypt February 23, 2018
• Winter Olympics Biathlon: Sweden wins men's relay, Ukraine comes ninth February 23, 2018
• Ukrainian illegally detained in Russia allowed to talk to Ukraine's consul February 23, 2018
• Ukrainian Railways, General Electric sign $1 billion contract on procuring locomotives February 23, 2018
• The New York Times puts photo of Ukrainian Olympic champion at Facebook's cover February 23, 2018
• It is necessary to help Putin to break deadlock, – Baltic-Black Sea Forum's President February 23, 2018
• Some 24,000 people renounce Ukrainian citizenship in 3 years, – Migration service February 23, 2018

en.censor.net.ua

• Soviet symbols used at parade marking anniversary of Kryvyi Rih liberation from Nazis. PHOTOS February 23, 2018
• Ukrzaliznytsia – General Electric $1 billion worth agreement will lead to modernization of Ukraine's railroads, – Poroshenko February 23, 2018
• Police show aftermath of bombardment that impacted Novotroitske village on Feb. 22. PHOTOS February 23, 2018
• Ukraine's troops kill enemy IFV near Russian-occupied Dokuchaivsk, – ATO HQ. VIDEO February 23, 2018
• EU Ambassador Mingarelli says only small-minded persons notice no reforms in Ukraine February 23, 2018

en.censor.net.ua articles

• Putin ally said to be in touch with Kremlin, Assad before his mercenaries attacked U.S. troops February 23, 2018
• In Ukraine, corruption is now undermining the military February 23, 2018
• Lure of Polish riches leaves Ukraine bereft of workers February 22, 2018

euromaidanpress.com

• Will a UN peacekeeping operation finally unfold in the occupied Donbas? February 23, 2018
• Ukrainian artist helps veterans forget troubles & bad thoughts in art therapy rehab February 23, 2018
• Polish pro-Russian far-right radicals behind arson attempt of Hungarian center in Ukraine February 23, 2018
• Identical statues to Russia's "Wagner" mercenaries erected in Syria, occupied Donbas February 22, 2018
• Should Poles be afraid of the Right Sector? A Polish journalist found out February 22, 2018

informnapalm.org

• Failed offensive at Deir Ezzor was planned by Wagner PMC Chief of Operations Sergei Kim February 20, 2018
• Ukraine's shield and sword: defense industry's main achievements in 2017. Part II February 19, 2018
• Militant who filmed truck which carried Buk that shot down MH17 is begging for a ticket to Russia February 18, 2018

en.interfax.com.ua

• Possibility of holding elections in Russian diplomatic mission in Ukraine depends on Moscow's actions in Crimea February 23, 2018
• Even if UN peacekeepers fail to solve Donbas conflict, they'll pave the way – Kravchuk February 23, 2018
• Kravchuk speaks about equality in Ukraine-Poland relations, Kuchma about not politicizing history February 23, 2018
• Ukrzaliznytsia, GE sign 15-year contract worth $1 bln on delivery of locomotives, their localization and maintenance February 23, 2018
• The New York Times has put on the cover a photo of Ukrainian Olympic champion Abramenko February 23, 2018
• Slovak Nafta ready to invest up to $200 mln in development of Yuzivska field February 23, 2018
• Kuchma warns against UN peacekeepers' deployment only on Donbas contact line February 23, 2018
• EBA advocates optimizing approval of orders for conducting clinical studies February 23, 2018
• Criminal cases could be opened due to sabotage by judges in Kurchenko case February 23, 2018
• Kuchma regrets that Donbas law has no reference to Minsk accords February 23, 2018

interpretermag

• 1 Civilian Killed, 1 Injured in Shelling of Bus at Olenovka Checkpoint January 21, 2018
• Death of Ukrainian Scout Said Unrelated to Battle January 4, 2018
• 2 Ukrainian Soldiers Wounded January 3, 2018

khpg.org

Human Rights in Ukraine

Website of the Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group

kyivpost (mostly for the other urls)

• The Ukrainian Weekly: 4 years after EuroMaidan Revolution, mother of slain protester seeks justice February 23, 2018
• Rick Gates pleads guilty, will cooperate in probe of ex-Yanukovych adviser Manafort February 23, 2018
• Entertainment Guide Feb. 23 – March 4 February 23, 2018
• 112.ua: Ukrainian illegally detained in Russia allowed to talk to Ukraine's consul February 23, 2018
• 112.ua: EU Council extended sanctions against Belarus for a year February 23, 2018
• Kyiv City Council allocates Hr 25 million for Champions League finals in May 2018 February 23, 2018
• Xinhua: Ukraine sees record demand for biometric passports amid visa-free regime with EU February 23, 2018
• Reuters: Former Trump campaign aide expected to plead guilty in Russia probe February 23, 2018
• UNIAN: SBU reveals 12 Russian provocations in February February 23, 2018
• Associated Press: Trump to announce new North Korea sanctions February 23, 2018

lb.ua english

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liveuamap.ua

• Mueller files new indictment that alleges former Trump campaign manager Manafort secretly paid former senior European politicians in 2012 to lobby for pro-Russia government of Ukraine February 23, 2018
• Mueller found this out on Manafort-Ukraine February 23, 2018
• Manafort hit with new (superseding) indictment by Mueller, hours after Gates pleads guilty, charged with secret payments to European politicians. February 23, 2018
• Special counsel accuses Paul Manafort of secretly paying former European politicians to lobby on behalf of Ukraine February 23, 2018
• Kuchma regrets that the law on the Donbass has no reference to the Minsk agreements February 23, 2018
• ATO spox: Russia-backed militants committed a total of 19 ceasefire violations in eastern Ukraine yesterday. Unfortunately, one Ukrainian serviceman was killed and one more wounded in action. February 23, 2018
• ATO spox: Donetsk sector – militants shelled Novotroitske and Pisky with 82mm and 120mm mortars. February 23, 2018
• ATO spox: Luhansk sector – Russian proxies violated the ceasefire 17 times, used 82mm mortars near Katerynivka, Krymske, Luhanske, Troitske, 120mm ones near Luhanske Troitske, and small arms in five other localities as well as in all the above. February 23, 2018
• US Navy EP-3E 157326 FARMR26 departed Souda Bay at 0606z – Black Sea mission February 23, 2018
• Today, the law on the Donbas, which defines the Russian Federation as an aggressor, entered into force February 23, 2018

qha.com.ua
News from Crimea

• Action demanding resignation of Petro Poroshenko held in Vinnytsia February 23, 2018
• Peacekeepers should be deployed on entire territory of Donbas – Kuchma February 23, 2018
• Pressure on RF must be doubled until de-occupation of Crimea – Johnson February 23, 2018
• Crimea experiences lack of specialists in labour occupations February 23, 2018
• 100 anniversary of Noman Çelebicihan's death February 23, 2018

RFERL.org

News - Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty

The latest news from RFE/RL's broadcast region.

RFERL.org Power Vertical

The Power Vertical - Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty

The Power Vertical is a blog written especially for Russia wonks and obsessive Kremlin watchers by Brian Whitmore. It offers Brian's personal take on emerging and developing trends in Russian politics.

uawire.org

• Ukrainian Foreign Minister: Russia will pay a huge fine in accordance with Kyiv's claim in The Hague Arbitration Court February 23, 2018
• Latvian Ministry of Foreign Affairs bans entry to 49 persons named in 'Magnitsky list' February 23, 2018
• US military aircraft conducts reconnaissance flight near Russia's Kaliningrad region February 23, 2018
• US Department of State: Nord Stream-2 pipeline will undermine Ukraine's energy independence February 23, 2018
• DPR Minister of Coal and Energy arrested in Donetsk February 23, 2018
• EU confirms cutting off financing of projects on modernizing Ukrainian crossing checkpoints February 23, 2018
• Russian Navy conducts drills in Baltic Sea February 23, 2018
• 389 kilograms of cocaine found in Russian Embassy in Argentina February 23, 2018
• Ukrainian intelligence reports arrival of 200 Russian soldiers in Donbas February 23, 2018
• Russia deploys new Su-57 fighters to Syria February 23, 2018

unian.info

• Wage arrears in Ukraine grow 32.4% in 2017 February 23, 2018
• Ukrainian MP explains when ATO to change format February 23, 2018
• PM Groysman says Rada should cancel taxation of Ukraine's top universities February 23, 2018
• Kyiv fulfills only 41% of tasks under Ukraine-EU deal in 2017 February 23, 2018
• Russia may unleash bloody massacre in Donbas to discredit peacekeepers, Ukraine – expert February 23, 2018
• UK Foreign Secretary to Russia: No country, however large, can dismember its neighbour without consequence February 23, 2018
• Ukrainian officer claims defense chief in 2014 misled public over Crimea takeover February 23, 2018
• Every third Ukrainian working in "shadow" – State Labor Service February 23, 2018
• PM explains EU's decision to shut down border infrastructure development projects in Ukraine February 23, 2018
• Policeman dies in Bilbao after clashes with Spartak fans – Reuters February 23, 2018
• "Clearing political field": Expert on why Poroshenko might favor snap elex February 23, 2018
• Another Ukrainian soldier killed as Russian proxy forces mount 19 attacks in Donbas in past 24 hours February 23, 2018
• U.S. comments on death of Ukrainian medic in Donbas conflict zone, calls on Russia to cease violence February 23, 2018
• Ukraine pins hopes on China International Import Expo to boost exports February 23, 2018
• USAF Gen.: Arrival of Russian stealth fighter jets to Syria to raise complexity for U.S. February 23, 2018

Around Ukraine

Balkan Insight

• Zaev: Macedonia 'May Wrap up Name Dispute by March' February 23, 2018
• Bosnians Query Goals of New Turkish Lobby Group February 23, 2018
• Centralised or Decentralised, Balkan States Get it Wrong February 22, 2018
• Bosnians' Homecoming Marred by Post-War Tensions and Poverty February 22, 2018
• 'Macedonians Don't Know What to Do with Their Freedom' February 21, 2018

Baltic Times

• American star cellist to give a free concert at the Rothko Centre – The Baltic Times February 24, 2018
• West trying to put Balkan countries before false choice: either with EU and NATO or with Russia – Lavrov – The Baltic Times February 24, 2018
• Lithuania wants to keep current structure of EU commissioners after Brexit – president – The Baltic Times February 24, 2018
• Baltic formins to meet Tillerson in March – The Baltic Times February 24, 2018
• Latvian ice-cream maker Rujienas Saldejums to enter new sales markets in Europe, CIS this year – The Baltic Times February 24, 2018

Belarus Digest

• Analytical paper: Non-formal education in Belarus: expanding the learning space February 22, 2018
• How EU money stimulates Lithuania-Belarus border cooperation February 21, 2018
• Stalin's victims in Belarus: to remain unburied and nameless? February 20, 2018

Black Sea News

Finland YLE

• SK: Teacher ousted from Helsinki school for harassment facing similar accusations at Tampere University February 23, 2018
• Finland's Olympic let-down February 23, 2018
• Animal welfare bill faces cross-party criticism February 23, 2018

Intelli News

• Survey determines 54% of Czechs want to stay in the EU February 23, 2018
• Bulgarian energy minister resigns over links to buyer of CEZ assets February 23, 2018
• Opposition activist Alexei Navalny will spend Russia's presidential elections in jail February 23, 2018
• Romania's justice minister launches procedures to replace anti-corruption chief February 23, 2018

Muscovy/RF

Meduza.Io

• Viral videos promoting the presidential election are popping up online in Russia and nobody is sure who's making them. The breadcrumbs lead back to the Kremlin February 23, 2018
• Chechen prosecutors say they found no evidence of public threats by Islamic theologians against the journalists who reported the police crackdown on gay men February 23, 2018
• Yandex stands up to Russia's federal censor, telling Roskomnadzor that it doesn't have to delete a damned thing February 23, 2018

MoscowTimes

• Russian Foreign Ministry Confirms Cocaine Raid in Argentina, Defends Moscow's Reputation February 23, 2018
• Russian Lawmaker Wants Female Journalists Barred From State Duma After Sexual Harassment Complaints February 23, 2018
• Man Dies in Police Custody in St. Petersburg After Complaining of Abuse February 23, 2018
• Second Russian Olympian Tests Positive for Doping at Pyeongchang February 23, 2018
• The Kremlin's Parallel State Is a Feature, Not a Bug (Op-ed) February 23, 2018

EU, USA and the World

Deutsche Welle on EUrope

• EU's Tusk says UK Brexit plans 'based on pure illusion' February 23, 2018
• Stolen Degas painting found on bus outside Paris February 23, 2018
• New French immigration bill provokes backlash February 23, 2018
• Italy's Five Star Movement feeds on voters' anger February 23, 2018
• Neanderthals – the oldest masters of cave art February 23, 2018
• Borussia Dortmund: Michy Batshuayi slams Europa League racist abuse February 23, 2018
• EU leaders meet to discuss post-Brexit budget gap and new EC president election February 23, 2018
• Marion Marechal-Le Pen calls for 'France first' in speech to US conservatives at CPAC February 22, 2018
• Dutch parliament recognizes 1915 Armenian 'genocide' February 22, 2018
• British university lecturers go on strike over pensions February 22, 2018

EU Observer

• EU agrees budget to focus on defence, security and migration February 23, 2018
• EU leaders nix transnational lists, cool on 'Spitzenkandidat' February 23, 2018
• [Ticker] EU calls for immediate ceasefire in Syria February 23, 2018
• [Ticker] UK's post-Brexit vision is 'pure illusion', Tusk says February 23, 2018
• [Ticker] EU leaders express solidarity with Cyprus in Turkey drill row February 23, 2018
• [Interview] Regions chief: calls for smaller EU budget are 'impossible' February 23, 2018
• [Ticker] EU to double funding for Sahel forces February 23, 2018
• [Agenda] Election fever picks up This WEEK February 23, 2018
• [Ticker] EU parliament president: 'The immigration problem is Africa' February 23, 2018
• [Opinion] EU-Morocco fishing deal casts doubt on EU future foreign policy February 23, 2018

Politico

• New indictments revealed against Manafort after Gates pleads guilty February 23, 2018
• Scott, Florida GOP lawmakers disagree on arming teachers, gun waiting periods February 23, 2018
• The top 10 governor's races of 2018 February 23, 2018
• Midterm campaign Trump debuts at CPAC February 23, 2018
• Kushner's security clearance and access 'up to Gen. Kelly,' Trump says February 23, 2018
• Trump: Florida deputy who sought cover during shooting 'doesn't love the children' February 23, 2018
• Trump directs Pentagon to schedule military parade for Veterans Day February 23, 2018
• Why 2018 Is Do-or-Die for Democrats February 23, 2018
• Kasich's team gears up for possible 2020 bid February 23, 2018
• Scott Walker wants to save Obamacare in Wisconsin February 23, 2018