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• EU not to send observers to Russian and Azerbaijanian elections March 7, 2018
• Electricity prices for the population should not increase, – Poroshenko March 7, 2018
• Inflation in Ukraine slowdowns to 0,9% March 7, 2018
• Arrested shares of Gazprom should be sold at public auction, – Ukraine's PM March 7, 2018
• There is nothing bad in autonomy, but Hungary does not aim for Zakarpattia's autonomy, – Keskeny March 7, 2018
• Ukreximbank places Eurobonds worth $150 million March 7, 2018
• Justice Ministry to enhance measures of penalty demanding against Gazprom March 7, 2018
• National Bank of Ukraine fines TAScombank, Asvio Bank March 7, 2018
• Grenades in Kyiv were thrown by policeman suspected of arms trade March 7, 2018
• Law on education contradicts Ukraine's commitments to EU, NATO, – Hungary's Ambassador March 7, 2018
• Ukrainian Hungarians have a right for dual citizenship, – Ernő Keskeny March 7, 2018
• More than 25, 000 women serve in Ukraine's Armed Forces, – Poroshenko March 7, 2018
• 15 people exchanged with Ukraine turned out to be SBU agents, – Donetsk militants' Head March 7, 2018
• Ukraine sets new record in grain exports in 2017 March 7, 2018
• Gazprom: Naftogaz offer do not comply with Arbitration decision March 7, 2018
• Vodafone-Ukraine aims to invest in equipment for smooth development of 4G service March 7, 2018
• Ukraine can lose up to 70% of crop due to drought, – UN FAO March 7, 2018
• Ukraine to increase pre-war level of GDP until 2021 March 7, 2018
• Big 3 Ukrainian mobile carriers expect 4G service in 1800 MHz by July March 7, 2018
• Defense Ministry confirms death of Ukrainian soldier in Donbas March 7, 2018

en.censor.net.ua

• 32 persons killed as Russian cargo plane crashes in Syria March 6, 2018
• One of suspects in attack on Hungarian Cultural Association office remanded for two months. PHOTOS March 6, 2018
• Pedestrian got hit by Poroshenko's motorcade car in downtown Kyiv. SURVEILLANCE VIDEO March 6, 2018
• Bomb attack on Uzhhorod-based Hungarian Cultural Association office defined as act of terrorism, – prosecutor's office March 6, 2018
• Saakashvili: Our task is to take back power in Georgia March 6, 2018

en.censor.net.ua articles

• Could U.N. peacekeepers help end the war in Ukraine? March 5, 2018
• Manafort joined Trump as Ukraine work slowed, cash woes rose March 1, 2018
• Putin ally said to be in touch with Kremlin, Assad before his mercenaries attacked U.S. troops February 23, 2018

euromaidanpress.com

• Will Syria's Ghouta survive the long proxy war? March 7, 2018
• We must protect Crimea's human rights defenders March 5, 2018
• Putin's Falanga: meet the Polish neo-fascists who tried to burn down a Hungarian center in Ukraine March 5, 2018
• Putin's address reflects his and Russia's 'total weakness,' Pavlovsky says March 4, 2018
• Putin may not get a new Yalta but face a new Star Wars program, Pastukhov says March 3, 2018

informnapalm.org

• Artillerymen of Wagner PMC in the service of Russia from Donbas to Syria – 20 mercenaries operating 2S1 howitzers identified March 3, 2018
• Belarus: a Russian protectorate or a sovereign state? Monitoring 2017 March 1, 2018
• Tankmen of Wagner PMC in the service of Russia from Donbas to Syria – 25 mercenaries identified February 28, 2018

en.interfax.com.ua

• MHP studying possibility of refinancing 2020 eurobonds March 7, 2018
• Groysman instructs Justice Ministry, Naftogaz to coordinate actions on possible arrest of Gazprom assets worldwide if arbitration ruling not executed March 7, 2018
• Inflation in Ukraine slows down to 0.9% in Feb 2018 March 7, 2018
• Ukraine cuts oil transit to Europe by 4.7% in two months of 2018 March 7, 2018
• Court puts deputy education minister's son under house arrest for two months March 7, 2018
• Mogherini to meet with Poroshenko, Groysman during visit to Ukraine – EU delegation March 7, 2018
• EIB allocates EUR 16.4 mln for higher education, municipal infrastructure in Ukraine March 7, 2018
• U.S. envoy for Ukraine negotiations, Polish president's office head discuss support for Ukraine's territorial integrity March 7, 2018
• Viber audience in Ukraine expands by 11% in 2017 March 7, 2018
• Gerashchenko asks Ukrainian war correspondents to share evidence of attacks on them in Donbas with OSCE, CE March 7, 2018

interpretermag

• State Department Says US Has No Plans to Contact Rybka Re: Possible Revelations on Russian Interference in US Elections March 7, 2018
• Costs of Putin's Syrian Campaign Beggaring Russia March 6, 2018
• Putin's Phony 'Humanitarian Pause' in Syria: Russian and Western Media Coverage of the 'Hell' in Eastern Ghouta March 6, 2018

khpg.org

Human Rights in Ukraine

Website of the Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group

kyivpost (mostly for the other urls)

• What Women Want March 7, 2018
• Azerbaijani dissident fears kidnapping after Kyiv attack March 7, 2018
• Parliament drags feet on creating NATO-style sergeant corps in Ukraine's Armed Forces March 7, 2018
• Xinhua: Ukraine seeks at least 1 billion euro in new aid from EU March 7, 2018
• RFE/RL: Russian civil rights activist gets suspended prison sentence March 7, 2018
• Associated Press: US envoy hopeful Russia to seek peace in eastern Ukraine March 7, 2018
• RFE/RL: Weeks before Skripal incident, Litvinenko's wife warned of Russian reach March 7, 2018
• 112.ua: Hungarian ambassador- Ukrainian Hungarians have a right for dual citizenship March 7, 2018
• UkrInform: Groysman says Anti-Corruption Court should be independent March 7, 2018
• About 7,000 Ukrainian women have status of participants in hostilities March 7, 2018

lb.ua english

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liveuamap.ua

• @USNavy Whidbey Island class dock landing ship USS Oak Hill transits Black Sea-bound Bosphorus. LSD51 departed JEB Little Creek on Feb9 and currently is on Mediterranean and the Middle East patrol to conduct security operations. March 7, 2018
• Ukrainian authorities dismantle another online arms trafficking ring. Traffickers reportedly sold factory-built and converted weapons to clients found on Internet forums March 7, 2018
• ATO spox: Mobile monitoring group has investigated the results of militants' attack on Shchastia of March 5 (after the latest ceasefire came into effect), when Russian proxies attacked the inhabited village with 82mm mortars and small arms. March 7, 2018
• ATO spox: Russian proxies attacked Luhanske and Malynove (Luhansk sector) with heavy machine guns and mounted grenade launchers, and Avdiivka (Donetsk sector) with small arms. Ukrainian troops did not return fire. Unfortunately, one Ukrainian serviceman was killed in action. March 7, 2018
• Ukraine begins search for Gazprom's assets in Europe in preparation for the collection of the Russian company's debt to Naftogaz March 7, 2018
• Car at Lisova in Kyiv had been blown up with grenade March 7, 2018
• Police operation after car explosion at Lisova March 7, 2018
• US Department of State: In a phone call today with President Petro @Poroshenko, @VP Mike Pence reaffirmed the United States' steadfast support for Ukraine's efforts to combat Russian aggression, improve governance, and reform its economy. March 7, 2018
• Mnuchin says Trump supportive of Treasury work on Russia sanctions. Says to expect sanctions in next "several weeks". On February 27, he said to expect action with in 30 days. March 6, 2018
• President Poroshenko has approved sanctions against four banks with Russian capital March 6, 2018

qha.com.ua
News from Crimea

• Representative office of EU Advisory Mission opened in Odesa March 7, 2018
• Ukrainian soldier killed in ATO zone March 7, 2018
• Details of court hearings on case of Yalta group reported March 7, 2018
• Russia calls on foreign observers to monitor elections in Crimea March 7, 2018
• Emir-Usein Kuku's son wrote touching letter to his father March 7, 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

• European Parliament takes Ukraine's side in Kyiv's dispute with Russian Gazprom over gas transit March 7, 2018
• Russia refuses to take part in trilateral gas talks with Ukraine and the EU March 7, 2018
• Journalist: Russian Wagner Private Military Company continues to recruit mercenaries for operations in Sudan and Syria March 7, 2018
• Russia calls Great Britain's threats over poisoning of former spy 'absurdity' March 7, 2018
• Ukraine's Military Command announces new military operation in Donbas March 7, 2018
• Russia's Gazprom appeals Stockholm arbitration court ruling on Ukraine's claim March 7, 2018
• Russia opens criminal case after crash of An-26 in Syria March 7, 2018
• Poroshenko discusses war in Donbas with US Vice President March 7, 2018
• Russian general and 26 officers killed in plane crash in Syria March 7, 2018
• ​Poroshenko: Gazprom's threats to terminate gas delivery contract with Ukraine another argument against Nord Stream-2 March 7, 2018

unian.info

• Ukraine's Culture Ministry updates Russian showbiz stoplist March 7, 2018
• Poroshenko: Ukraine will "get everything to a penny" from Gazprom March 7, 2018
• Russia's FSB succeeds in abducting Ukrainian border guard officers at fourth attempt March 7, 2018
• Ukraine going to seize Gazprom's international assets March 7, 2018
• EUAM opens Odesa regional presence March 7, 2018
• ABC News: U.S. envoy hopeful Russia will seek peace in eastern Ukraine March 7, 2018
• Russia stages another "Ukraine ceasefire violation" show in Donbas March 7, 2018
• Donbas occupation forces cover up traces of Russian presence March 7, 2018
• Energoatom posts over US$49 mln in loss in 2017 March 7, 2018
• EU's Mogherini to visit Ukraine March 11-12 March 7, 2018
• Donbas war "leaves strong impression" on Putin – Documentary March 7, 2018
• Regulator buys almost $60 mln from banks in Ukraine on Mar 7 March 7, 2018
• No resting on oars for Ukraine in gas war with Russia – experts March 7, 2018
• Putin says "not disappointed" in Trump, seeks compromise with U.S. March 7, 2018
• Russia's Mi-8 helicopter crashes in Chechnya – Russian media March 7, 2018

Around Ukraine

Balkan Insight

• Journalists Caught in Political Crossfire between Moldova, Russia March 7, 2018
• Pierre Mirel: EU Must Get Tough on Balkan Backsliding March 7, 2018
• Russia Builds Cultural Centre to Boost Influence in Bosnia March 7, 2018
• Kosovo's Political Murders: Unpunished but Not Forgotten March 6, 2018
• Serbs Cast Critical Eye on Dodik's Vote in City Poll March 6, 2018

Baltic Times

• There is still no information about bribery cases mentioned in FinCEN report – Kucinskis – The Baltic Times March 8, 2018
• PM: Universities should focus on raising productivity in Estonian society – The Baltic Times March 8, 2018
• Liberalized power supplies to Lithuanian residents should not raise prices – energmin – The Baltic Times March 8, 2018
• Election results in Italy are negative signal for the Baltics – MEP Pabriks – The Baltic Times March 8, 2018
• Taavi Rõivas joins Blockchain Centre Vilnius Board to help connect Estonian and Lithuanian blockchain stakeholders – The Baltic Times March 8, 2018

Belarus Digest

• Exploring Belarus's massive gender longevity gap March 7, 2018
• Shrinking economic freedom and milk war with Russia – Belarusian economic digest March 6, 2018
• London conference, the Journal of Belarusian Studies, Holocaust memory, Lithuania – digest of the Ostrogorski Centre March 5, 2018

Black Sea News

Finland YLE

• Court upholds harassment claims against Finland's former ambassador to Sweden March 7, 2018
• Finnish authorities bust drug gangs, seize 2.8m€ of amphetamine March 7, 2018
• Former ministers: Finland's environmental monitoring under threat from regional reform March 7, 2018

Intelli News

• Ukraine president rejects "donor pressure" over anti-corruption court March 7, 2018
• Russian car sales up by a quarter in February as recovery continues March 7, 2018
• Russian President Vladimir Putin's popularity in large cities tumbled by 12 points in February March 7, 2018
• Bucharest-born UiPath raises $153mn in venture capital funding March 7, 2018

Muscovy/RF

Meduza.Io

• 'The female postgrad's brain is geared for marriage'. A student at a university in St. Petersburg papers her department in posters bearing the sexist comments of her teachers March 7, 2018
• Off for sentencing. Belarus is the only country in Europe that still executes people, and here's how they do it March 7, 2018
• Leonid Slutsky must resign from the State Duma. An editorial by Meduza March 7, 2018

MoscowTimes

• UK Police Say Nerve Agent Used in Attempted Murder of Former Russian Spy March 7, 2018
• British Police Suspect Russians Struck Former Russian Double Agent March 7, 2018
• Head of Duma Women's Committee Says Slutsky Was Probably Joking March 7, 2018
• Russian Factory Launches 'Poor Jew' Ice Cream Brand, Sparking Investigation March 7, 2018
• FC Spartak Moscow Put on Probation Over Fans' Racist Chanting March 7, 2018

EU, USA and the World

Deutsche Welle on EUrope

• France to fine companies breaking gender pay gap laws March 7, 2018
• Facebook removes Hungarian official's anti-migrant Vienna video March 7, 2018
• Ex-Russian spy poisoned by nerve agent, police say March 7, 2018
• EU urges Italy to tackle reforms after 'excessive economic imbalances' March 7, 2018
• EU, IMF and WTO warn US President Donald Trump: trade wars are 'easy to lose' March 7, 2018
• EU warns of post-Brexit trade 'frictions,' rejects UK ambitions for unique trade deal March 7, 2018
• Greek neo-Nazis arrested in police crackdown March 7, 2018
• Poland's PiS takes control of judicial watchdog March 6, 2018
• Anti-immigration League presents Italy with first black senator: Toni Iwobi March 6, 2018
• Greece issues formal complaint to EU and NATO over detention of soldiers in Turkey March 6, 2018

EU Observer

• [Ticker] Facebook removes Hungarian minister's migrant video March 7, 2018
• EU offers only free trade deal to post-Brexit UK March 7, 2018
• Commission opens debate on tax competition within EU March 7, 2018
• EU states tackle Dublin asylum reform 'line by line' March 7, 2018
• [Ticker] EU court confirms Le Pen has to repay parliament €320,000 March 7, 2018
• EU to hit US juices and peanut butter over steel tariffs March 7, 2018
• [Opinion] The populists may have won, but Italy won't leave the euro March 7, 2018
• [Ticker] EU offers free trade deal to UK post-Brexit, with zero tariff March 7, 2018
• [Ticker] Tusk hits back at Trump on trade March 7, 2018
• [Ticker] EPP backs plenary debate on Selmayr appointment March 7, 2018

Politico

• Top takeaways from the Texas primary March 7, 2018
• National Democrats' strategy comes up short in Texas March 7, 2018
• Why Isn't Wall Street Freaking Out About Trump? March 7, 2018
• 'Cannabis candidate' accused of abusing women and resume inflation March 7, 2018
• Sessions lashes out at California officials for resisting immigration orders March 7, 2018
• White House on Stormy Daniels: Trump 'denied all these allegations' March 7, 2018
• Stormy Daniels sues Trump March 7, 2018
• Trump eyes another trade crackdown March 7, 2018
• White House: Tariffs announcement expected this week March 7, 2018
• Trump's disdain for experts, even on his own staff, drives tariffs push March 7, 2018