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Wednesday August 16, 2017
(Brief Update)
Russian Admiral: 'US has become utterly shameless building naval base in Ukraine' / Translated by Inessa Sinchougova (Politnavigator) / Fort Russ
/ August 16, 2017 / The construction of the command center by the US
in Ochakov near Odessa is evidence that the US has become "utterly
shameless." The next step in Washington may be the transfer of old
American warships to the Ukrainian Navy. This was stated by the former
Commander of the Black Sea Fleet, Russia's Admiral Vladimir Komoyedov.
"By and large, I do not see danger per se. Moreover, the Black Sea Fleet
is now receiving new modern weapons: submarines, surface ships, new
types of missiles. I think that the Americans will not match it in this
part of the world, but, in my opinion, they have become utterly
shameless in their endeavours. They're jumping out of their own skin in
order to reach Russia's zone of responsibility..." said Komoedov. The
Admiral did not rule out that the US will give warships to Ukraine as
they formerly did to the Baltic states. "I think that something old will
be given. They have already trained many soldiers. Some kind of
personnel potential has been created. Then there is the matter of
technology, " Komoedov said. At the same time, he does not see the
danger of a military clash on the Black Sea. "There were clashes in
Soviet times. I think there will not be such stupidities now, the
international law on the prevention of incidents at sea operates. I
think the Americans will have enough brains not to provoke, albeit
they'd like to..." Komoedov said.
Entire Black Sea coast of Ukraine will become the military base of the USA / Translated by Inessa Sinchougova (Politnavigator) / Fort Russ
/ August 14, 2017 / It is imperative not to underestimate the
importance of the news of the American construction of a command center
at the naval base in Ochakov. In the future, the US plans to turn all of
the Black Sea coast of Ukraine into its base. The Americans already
have an fitting example - the deployment of their army at the Yavrovsky
training ground in the Lviv region, which is one of the largest bases of
NATO outside the alliance. The media finally noticed that in the
Ochakov area of the Odessa region, the US Navy is constructing "the
Navy Operational Fleet Management Center for the Ukrainian Navy." Work
began on July 25 and is carried out as part of the Foreign Military
Construction Sales (FMCS) program. The construction is carried out by
the first mobile construction battalion of the US Marine Corps (NMCB 1),
the so-called Sea Bees. According to the website of the US Navy, this
is only one of the three facilities currently being handled by the US
military in the Ochakovo naval base of the Ukrainian Navy. The other two
are facilities for maintenance of ships and checkpoints along the
perimeter of the base. The network has already managed to joke that the
checkpoints are designed to protect the de facto military base of the
United States from the Ukrainian military - after all, in the
constructed "operational center of the Ukrainian Navy" there will always
be officers of the US Navy, whose task will be logistical work related
to the presence in the region of American warships. The US military has
come for a long time and are trying to buy the sympathy of the local
population. As in their time in Yavorov, they repaired one of the local
schools, built a football field and a basketball court for it "as a
token of gratitude for the city hosting military exercises." Some
analysts suggested that Ochakov will become the main base of the US Navy
on the Black Sea coast, they say, they will threaten . . . READ MORE>>
US starts building strategic Black Sea navy base to Ukraine / DONi News
/ August 8, 2017 / The United States has begun constructing a maritime
operations center at the Ochakiv Naval Base in Ukraine, the US Navy said
in a statement on Monday. Ochakiv is located close to Crimean peninsula
and Ukrainian 73rd Naval Center of Special Operations is situated
there. "Seabees held a groundbreaking ceremony for a maritime operations
center on Ochakov Naval Base, Ukraine, July 25," the Navy said in the
statement, referring to the US Naval Construction Battalions, known as
Seabees. The Seabees arrived in Ochakov in April to establish contracts,
obtain construction permits and perform other logistical tasks for the
maritime operations center project. The center, which is one of three
projects that the Seabees will execute in Ochakov, will serve as a major
planning and operation hub during future military drills hosted by
Ukraine, the Navy said. "Beginning construction in Ukraine is a
significant accomplishment," said Lt. j.g. [junior grade] Jason McGee,
officer in charge of Det. Ukraine. "Our ability to maximize European
reassurance initiatives in Ukraine holds strategic importance, and will
ultimately improve host nation defense capacity and infrastructure,
strengthen relations and increase bilateral training capabilities." In
addition to building the operations center, the Seabees will also build a
boat maintenance facility and entry control points with perimeter
fencing at Ochakov.
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| Hwaesong 14 test launch, July 2014 (--Telegraph/KCNA/KNS) |
Rogozin: Ukraine could have sold missile engines directly to North Korea / Sputnik / August 16, 2017 / Russian
Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin said on Wednesday it is possible
that either details about Ukrainian missile engine technologies were
leaked to North Korea or Kiev sold the engines to Pyongyang directly.
/ MOSCOW (Sputnik) / The New York Times published an article on Monday
suggesting that Pyongyang may be using a modified RD-250
high-performance liquid-propellant engine (LPE) for its latest missile.
According to a study by Michael Elleman, which was quoted in the story,
such engines used to be developed at Ukraine's state-owned Yuzhmash and
Russia’s Energomash companies. Elleman said as quoted the engines for
North Korean missiles likely came from Ukraine, and probably by illicit
means. "There was either a leak of information, or a direct sale of the
engines. It would have been difficult [to produce engines] without
experts, who should be on the site and organize the production," Rogozin
told the Rossiya 24 broadcaster. Yuzhmash, as well as the State Space
Agency of Ukraine (SSAU), has denied any involvement in North Korea's
space or defense-related missile programs. The aerospace manufacturer
also pointed out that it had produced neither missiles nor missile
systems since Ukraine became an independent state after the dissolution
of the Soviet Union. Ukrainian National Security and Defense Council
Secretary Oleksandr Turchynov also said Monday that Ukraine's defense
and aerospace companies did not supply any weapons or military
technologies to North Korea. North Korea has carried out a number of
missile tests within the recent months, which have prompted
international criticism, resulted in new sanctions imposed by the UN
Security Council and caused an escalation of the situation in the
region.
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| North Korea's missile launch in May 2017 |
Ukrainian Weapons in N Korea: Missile Engines Could Be 'Copied', Developers Say / Sputnik
/ August 15, 2017 / Alexander Degtyarev, the head designer of Ukraine's
Yuzhnoye Design Office, denied Tuesday that the company's employees
could have taken part in designing engines for Nort Korea's missiles,
saying that "someone was able to make some copies somewhere." / MOSCOW
(Sputnik) / Some country might have been able to copy the designs of
missile engines developed by Ukraine's Yuzhnoye State Design Office, but
nobody among its staff helped North Korea acquire such engines,
Degtyarev said Tuesday, following reports that Pyongyang's success in
ballistic missiles tests might be linked to Yuzhnoe rocket engines. The
New York Times newspaper published on Monday an article suggesting that
Pyongyang may be using a modified RD-250 high-performance
liquid-propellant engine (LPE) for its latest missiles, the kind that
used to be developed at Yuzhnoe and Russia’s Energomash company. The
article, citing the study by Michael Elleman, senior fellow for missile
defense with the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS)
think tank, claimed that the engines for North Korean missiles likely
came from Ukraine, "probably illicitly." "I am certain that none of our
colleagues were involved in helping to build an engine for North Korean
missiles. But our engines are highly valued and used around the world…
Perhaps, someone was able to make some copies somewhere," Degtyarev told
Strana.ua outlet. Yuzhmash on Monday denied any . . . READ MORE>>
New York Times: Ukraine Is Source of North Korean Missile Engines / Russia Insider / August 14, 2017 / North
Korea’s leap in missile technology was made possible by black-market
purchases of powerful rocket engines from a Ukrainian factory according
to classified American intelligence agencies, reports the NYT. /
When the US State Department supported Ukraine domestic forces and
nationalist elements to stage a successful and deadly coup against then
pro-Russian president Viktor Yanukovych in 2014, the outcome was
supposed to be a nation that is a undisputed US ally and persistent
threat, distraction and non-NATO opponent to bordering Russia. Instead,
it now appears that it has been Ukraine which was, as the NYT writes,
the secret behind the success of North Korea's ballistic missile
program. Specifically, in a blockbuster report this morning, the NYT
alleges that North Korea has been making black-market purchases of
powerful rocket engines from a Ukrainian factory citing "expert analysis
being published Monday and classified assessments by American
intelligence agencies." The studies may solve the mystery of how North
Korea began succeeding so suddenly after a string of fiery missile
failures, some of which may have been caused by American sabotage of its
supply chains and cyberattacks on its launches. After those failures,
the North changed designs and suppliers in the past two years, according
to a new study by Michael Elleman, a missile expert at the
International Institute for Strategic Studies. According to the report,
analysts who studied photographs of Kim Jong-un, inspecting the new
rocket motors concluded that they derive from designs that once powered
the Soviet Union’s missile fleet. "The engines were so powerful that a
single missile could hurl 10 thermonuclear warheads between continents."
Since the alleged engines have been linked to only a few former Soviet
sites, government investigators and experts have focused their inquiries
on a missile factory in Dnipro, Ukraine, on the edge of . . . READ MORE>>
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| (--Sputnik/AFP/Anatolii Stepanov) |
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| Sergei Glazyev with Vladimir Putin (--DONi News) |
Friday, July 21, 2017
(Brief Update)
Donetsk Defense: Weekly Situation Report, 07/21/2017 / DONi News
/ July 21, 2017 / Last week, in the formations and military units of
the Armed Forces of the Donetsk People's Republic, control exercises
were held with the command staff and subunits in the form of
tactical-combatant and tactical fire training following the results of
the conducted coordination of the units. The DPR Armed Forces together
with the security agencies of the Republic continue to conduct active
measures to counter terrorism and combat enemy’s sabotage and
reconnaissance groups. Over the past 24 hours, the Armed Forces of
Ukraine committed 49 ceasefire violations. The enemy launched seven
projectiles of 122-mm calibre, 192 mortar-shells of 120mm and 82mm
calibre onto the Republic’s territory. In total, over the past week the
enemy committed 298 ceasefire regime violations and fired 1092 rocket
projectiles, tank shells and mortar rounds at the territory of the
Republic. AFU shellings affected 34 settlements of the Republic, in nine
of them 21 building were damaged and destroyed. Also, during artillery
shelling by the AFU, transformer substations were damaged, as a result
of which the settlements of Leninskoye, Dzerzhinskoye, Kominternovo,
Novaya Tavria and Zaichenko were left without electricity supply. Mostly
the bombardments affected . . . READ MORE>>.
Zakhar Prilepin: Malorossiya aims at creating a united state with Russia, Belarus / Interview / DONi News
/ July 21, 2017 / A well-known writer, Major of the DPR army and
adviser to the DPR Head commented on the creation of a new state
established in Donetsk. / Zakhar Prilepin, a well-known writer and
deputy commander for political affairs of a battalion of the DPR Army
described in an interview to the Komsomolskaya Pravda how he sees the
new state of Malorossiya proclaimed by the DPR authorities on July 18. Alexander Kots: - Wasn't this statement unexpected for you? Zakhar Prilepin:
- No, we really intended to surprise Moscow, Washington, and, of
course, Kiev, first of all. And also Odessa and Kharkov. And I can see
what is going on. In general, people still understand the historicism of
this event, but I think several officials are standing by the window in
Kiev eager to jump out with a scream, "The Russians are coming!" -
Zakhar, explain what was this done for and why exactly now? - Well,
because the topic is is long overdue. Because we have been watching the
suicide of Ukraine for all these three years and solving both current
military tasks, and diplomatic, political, and others. And we have
gained forces. Now Donetsk is absolutely serious to say on all grounds
that it is able to assume the functions of the capital and is ready to
ensure law and order with the help of its armed forces in any part of
Malorossiya. - Zakhar, what regions had joined Malorossiya by the
moment? Representatives of which ones have arrived? - I think that there
were representatives of all the regions, but only those from Kiev,
Odessa, Dnepropetrovsk and Kharkov spoke out. - Within which borders
will Malorossiya be established? And what are its borders at the moment?
- Zakharchenko said that we would not give up Lvov either. It lies
within the borders of the present, what used to be called Ukraine until
today. And then it is just the issue of establishing administrations... -
Is it correct to say that the DPR and LPR have been united into one
state? - No, I think it's too early for doing this. Well, Donetsk
announced being ready to undertake the functions of the capital and will
proceed to this. And there are coming some separate issues, of a
private nature already, concerning Lugansk, Poltava and Zaporozhye. I
think, we will discuss this. - What will happen to the Minsk agreements?
- The constitutional act we declared and adopted unanimously, in fact,
is absolutely in line with the Minsk agreements. Moreover, Donetsk has
extended a number of preferences envisaged by the Minsk agreements, in
order to create a common statehood. Firstly, in fact, we will cease
being separatists, we can not be called that way because we are acting
in favour of unified statehood. And we will for sure cease being,
because we are advocating a peaceful solution of the issue and have even
proposed the document necessary for this. Donetsk has refused many
advantages in order to simply dissolve in the overall state of
Malorossiya. - That is, there is already a course not to join Russia,
but to crate an independent big state? - This is an independent state,
which, of course, has set its task now to establish a unified state of
Malorossiya, Belarus, and Russia. --Source: Komsomolskaya Pravda
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| Donetsk, Caplital of Malorossiya |
Malorossiya vs. Minsk: Is Poroshenko a Naked Emperor? / By Karl Pomeroy / Quemado Institute
/ July 19, 2017 / Donetsk People’s Republic President Alexander
Zakharchenko declared on July 18, 2017 the creation of a new state, to
be called Malorossiya, or “Little Russia”. This new state comprises all
of the Oblasts (regions) of the former Ukraine, with Donetsk, rather
than Kiev, its capital. Representatives of every Ukrainian Oblast, from
Lvov in the far west, to Sumy in the north, to Lugansk in the east,
signed the document endorsing the creation of Malorossiya at Tuesday’s
ministerial summit in Donetsk. With the declaration of Malorossiya, the
State of Ukraine ceases to exist. Malorossiya takes its place. However, a
declaration is only as valid as the recognition it gets. So far, the
Declaration of Malorossiya has been noted by key foreign players,
including Moscow, Washington, Berlin and Paris. These enemy capitals (I
call Moscow an enemy because of frequent betrayals) have naturally
denounced the creation of Malorossiya, mouthing typical unrealistic
platitudes about the Minsk 2.0 Accords being the only solution to the
Donbass conflict. This is patent nonsense. The unconstitutionally
established post-coup regime in Kiev, presided over by Petro Poroshenko,
has stalled these agreements for almost two and a half years, delaying
reform of the Ukraine constitution subject to approval of the Donbass
representatives, and daily shelling civilian targets in the Donetsk and
Lugansk People’s Republics (DPR/LPR). Kiev refuses to implement Minsk
2.0 because the agreements were in fact a trick. Poroshenko signed the
endorsement document in Minsk, Belarus on February 12, 2015, after 19
straight hours of high-pressure negotiations with Russian President
Vladimir Putin, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, and French President
Francois Hollande (the Normandy Four). Other participants in these
negotiations were the Tripartite Contact Group and DPR/LPR
representatives Presidents Alexander Zakharchenko and Igor Plotnitsky.
All participants were sleep deprived by the time the process was done.
Whether Poroshenko knew it or not, he had just signed an agreement
granting his bitterest enemies, Plotnitksy and Zakharchenko, full veto
power over Ukrainian constitutional . . . READ MORE>>
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| DPR President Alexander Zakharchenko |
[Enemy Report:] Separatists in Ukraine declare creation of new 'state' Malorossiya / By Daria Litvinova / Telegraph.co.uk
/ July 18, 2017 / Russian-backed rebels fighting against Kiev announced
on Tuesday the creation of a new "state" that they said would take the
place of Ukraine and have its capital in their territory. The proposed
country - which has no chance of getting off the ground - would be
founded after a referendum and called Malorossiya, a tsarist-era name
meaning "Little Russia" that once described most of the area covering
modern-day Ukraine. A constitution presented by rebel leader Alexander
Zakharchenko said representatives from the insurgents' self-declared
Donetsk and Lugansk "People's Republics" and other regions had agreed to
"declare the establishment of a new state, which is the successor of
Ukraine." The document - released by the separatists' news agency - said
rebel bastion Donetsk would become the capital, while Kiev would be
reduced to the status of a "historical and cultural centre". Leader [of
the People's Council - NDS editor] of self-declared Lugansk “People’s
Republic” Vladimir Degtyarenko denied taking part the project and
expressed doubts about “the appropriateness of this decision,” the
Lugansk Information Center news outlet reported Tuesday. “Such decisions
can only be made based on people’s opinion. Aside from that, right now
we are complying with the Minsk agreements, and there’s no alternative
to that,” Degtyarenko was quoted as saying. The surprise proposal
elicited immediate reaction from Ukraine's pro-Western authorities in
Kiev, who have been locked in a conflict with the Moscow-supported
rebels since 2014 that has cost the lives of some 10,000 people.
Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko said on Tuesday that he would
“restore sovereignty over Donbass and Crimea,” and predicted that the
Malorossiya project would fall apart, just like the Novorossiya project
did earlier. The Kremlin used the tsarist-era name "Novorossiya" (New
Russia) to refer to the areas the rebels had seized, but the term was
later dropped. According to the rebels, 19 regions of Ukraine have
supported the move. The Kremlin hasn’t yet commented on it. Two Russian
lawmakers called creating a new “state” in Ukraine unavoidable. State
Duma deputy Leonid Kalashnikov told the state-run RIA Novosti news
agency that Ukrainian authorities have reached a dead end in Eastern
Ukraine, and the new state could be a way out. “People can’t be at war
forever; creating an independent state could be a way out for them,” he
said. Federation Council senator Sergei Tsekov echoed his sentiment:
“federalization” is necessary for Ukraine, he told the Lenta.ru news
website on Tuesday, and the decision to create Malorossiya would “push
Kiev [closer] to it.” In the meantime, German government expressed hope
that Russian authorities will officially denounce the project, RIA
Novosti reported. “We expect Russia to immediately denounce the move and
not recognize it nor respect it,” the German cabinet press service told
RIA Novosti in written comments. “Resolving the conflict in Ukraine is
only possible through negotiations, which entail complying with the
Minsk agreements.” It was not immediately clear why the rebels decided
to put forward the new plan, but it is likely a gambit aimed at pushing
forward their case in a stalled peace process. [Source: telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/07/18/separatists-ukraine-declare-creation-new-state-malorossiya/amp/]
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US to Deliver Lethal Weaponry to Ukraine: Wise Decision or Foreign Policy Gaffe? / By Andrei Akulov / Strategic Culture Foundation
/ July 21, 2017 / The United States will deliver lethal weapons to
Ukraine. There is no question whether the arms will be sent but rather
which exactly weapon systems are to be included into the package. The
Joint Staff is working with US European Command to determine what lethal
defensive aid to Ukraine might look like, said Air Force Gen. Paul
Selva on July 18 during a Senate Armed Services Committee confirmation
hearing considering his nomination by President Donald Trump to serve
another two years as Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. «It
will be more than just a military recommendation», the General said.
«This will be a policy choice on whether or not we are going to give the
Ukrainian government the tools they need to defend themselves against
what we believe to be a Russian-supported insurgency movement in the
Donbass». Army General Curtis Scaparrotti, the US top European
commander, is another staunch supporter of the plans to deliver lethal
arms to Ukraine. Also on July 18, the Senate confirmed Patrick Shanahan
as Deputy Defense Secretary – number 2 position at the Pentagon.
Questioned by Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., the Armed Services Committee’s
Chairman, he answered, “I support lethal defensive security assistance
to Ukraine.” Shanahan supported the idea of doing more in terms of
supporting Kiev. Senator McCain has called for the United States to send
anti-tank missiles and other military equipment to Ukrainian forces.
There are growing bipartisan calls to arm Ukraine on Capitol Hill. The
House version of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) cuts the
military aid to Ukraine from the initial $300 million to $150 million,
but it provides permission for lethal arms supplies. The idea is
strongly supported in the Senate. If the legislation . . . READ MORE>>
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American strategic UAV again seen flying over the Donbass / WeapoNews
/ July 21, 2017 / The strategic unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) USAF
RQ-4A Global Hawk with the call sign UAVGH000 yesterday made a long
reconnaissance mission along the demarcation line in Eastern Ukraine,
Interfax-AVN reports in the Western sites, tracking movement of military
aviation.During the flight, the drone cruised from North to South along
the entire demarcation line in the Donbas."Scout made at least five
passes at a short distance to the West at an altitude of about 16
thousand yards over the Luhansk region, he has also twice been close to a
distance of about 40 km to the borders of Russia in the area of
Belgorod and Voronezh regions", – stated in the message.It is noted that
taking into account the possibilities of reconnaissance to a depth of
300 km, the Global Hawk drone could monitor entire territory of the
breakaway republics, as well as the border regions of the Russian
Federation.According to open data, RQ-4A Global Hawk can stay aloft for
about 30 hours flying at a height of 15 to 18 thousand meters.This is
the second strategic flight of the drone over the Donbass since last
Sunday.
Ukrainian forces attack OSCE drone in Donetsk west / DONi News
/ July 21, 2017 / An unmanned aerial vehicle launched by OSCE monitors
in the western part of Donetsk was shelled by the Ukrainian forces on
July 20б reported a DPR representative to the Joint Centre for Control
and Coordination of the ceasefire (JCCC). "During the OSCE inspection in
the west of Donetsk, observers launched a UAV, soon afterwards it came
under the AFU fire," the official said. He added that all the units of
the DPR Armed Forces deployed in the indicated area were notified of the
drone’s launch by international observers. "Servicemen of the Republic
did not open fire," the DPR representative stressed. Earlier it was
reported that OSCE observers headed by the Principal Deputy Chief
Monitor of the special monitoring mission, Alexander Hug, arrived in the
village of Trudovskiye in the Petrovsky district in the west of
Donetsk. During the inspection, the Ukrainian forces shelled Trudovskiye
with automatic grenade launchers.
Putin: I would tell you more about Donald Trump
if journalists were not here!
Russia Insider - July 18, 2017
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Tuesday, July 18, 2017
(Brief Update)
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Alexander Zakharchenko announces creation of new state / DONi News
/ July 18, 2017 / Today, on July 18, the capital of the Donetsk
People's Republic held a historic event - the signing of a political
declaration on the creation of a new state, which will become the legal
successor of 'Ukraine'. The new state formation will consist of 19
regions of the former Ukraine and be called Malorossiya with the center
of the new state in Donetsk. Kiev remains a historical and cultural
center without the status of the capital city. "All of us here are going
to talk about the future. We propose a plan for the reintegration of
the country through the law and the Constitution. We must build a new
country in which the concepts of conscience and honour are not
forgotten. We offer the citizens of Ukraine a peaceful way out of the
difficult situation, without war. This is our last offer not only to the
Ukrainians, but also to all countries that supported the civil war in
Donbass. I am convinced that we will do everything possible and
impossible," said the Head of the DPR, Alexander Zakharchenko. The event
was attended by the Head of the DPR Alexander Zakharchenko, the Adviser
to the Head Zakhar Prilepin, the Deputy Chairman of the Council of
Ministers, the Minister of Inland Revenue and of the Republic Alexander
Timofeyev, as well as representatives of most of the regions formerly
part of Ukraine.
All the present delegates voted in open voting unanimously for signing
the political declaration on the creation of Malorossiya with the
capital in Donetsk. "Malorossiya is a federal state with wide autonomy
of the regions. The right of regional languages is guaranteed to be
preserved, the flag of Bogdan Khmelnitsky is recognized as the national
flag," Alexander Timofeyev cited the constitutional act. "The state
"Ukraine" showed itself as a failed state and demonstrated the inability
to provide its inhabitants with a peaceful and prosperous present and
future," one of the points of the political declaration emphasizes. Both
documents were unanimously approved by the delegates. Along with
representatives of Donbass, the creation of the new state was supported
by representatives of the Kharkov, Dnepropetrovsk, Zaporozhye, Kherson,
Nikolayev, Odessa, Sumy, Poltava, Chernigov, Kirovograd regions, Kiev
and the Kiev region, Cherkassy, Rovno, Volyn, Ternopol, Ivano-Frankovsk,
and Lvov regions.
Regions of Ukraine
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Donetsk Republic Declares Creation of New State of Malorossiya / Sputnik
/ July 18, 2017 / The Donetsk People's Republic has declared the
establishment of a new country - Malorossiya - which the local
leadership described as a successor state to Ukraine. / DONETSK
(Sputnik) / Self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) Leader
Alexander Zakharchenko proposed on Tuesday a three-year transition
period toward a new state called Malorossiya ("Little Russia") as a way
to settle the three-year conflict. "We propose to establish the state of
Malorossiya. Malorossiya is an independent young state. A transition
period of up to 3 years," Zakharchenko told reporters. Noting that
discussions within the DPR had "come to the conclusion that Ukraine has
shown itself as a failed state," he called on the international
community to support his proposal. "We should be supported by the
residents of the regions. This solution is possible provided that the
international community supports the idea," Zakharchenko said.
Malorossiya has been declared as a sovereign federation of states with
wide-ranging autonomy, with the capital of Donetsk and successor state
to Ukraine. The new state's constitution will be approved after a
referendum and broad discussion. The country's central authorities will
be in charge of the federal budget, army and security services,
according to DPR Income and Charges Minister Alexander Timofeev. "We,
the representatives of former Ukraine, declare the establishment of a
new state, Malorossiya, which is a successor state to Ukraine. We agree
that the new state's name . . . READ MORE>>
Five reasons the Malorossiya declaration is a modest proposal that the EU, Russia and US should support / By Adam Garrie / The Duran
/ July 18, 2017 / Today's Malorossiya declaration gives most
international parties who are observing the conflict in Donbass, most of
what they have wanted for years. On inspection, the proposals are the
opposite of radical, they are entirely reasonable. They do not require
the Russian Federation to absorb new territory and it would restore
human rights in Ukraine/Malorossiya to pre-2014 levels or better.
Predictable condemnation of the declaration of the state of Malorossiya
has come from EU states, the Kiev regime and even Russian officials. But
on closer inspection, Malorossiya could be a win-win situation for
Europe, Russia, the United States and for the people of Malorossiya.
Here’s why. 1. Malorossiya to remain sovereign from the Russian
Federation: For those who have been following measures that many
politicians in Donbass and The Russian Federation have taken to
integrate the bureaucratic, financial and logistical ties between
Donbass and Russia, today’s announcement does not call for Malorossiya
to become part of the Russian Federation. According to the statement
released from Donetsk, Malorossiya is defined in the following way,
“Malorossiya is an INDEPENDENT, SOVEREIGN state with a new name, a new
flag, a new constitution, a new state structure, new principles of
social and economic development, and new historical prospects. But this
is NOT A REVOLUTION! This is a return to history. This is . . . READ MORE>>
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Germany and France demand that Russia condemn the creation of Malorossia / Fort Russ
/ July 18, 2017 / The German government expects Russia to "condemn" the
idea of transformation of Donetsk Republic into Malorossia, claiming
that a solution of the conflict in Ukraine is possible only through
negotiations and involves the implementation of the Minsk agreements.
"We expect that Russia will immediately condemn this step that expresses
neither respect nor recognition." - is the position of the German
government. Similar language is shared in Paris: France calls on Russia
to "condemn the project to create a state of Little Russia as running
counter to the Minsk Agreement." "We call on Russia to condemn this
stept violating the Minsk agreement and betraying the spirit of the
negotiations in the Normandy format. Russia should increase its efforts
to bring an end to the conflict ", - said the spokesman for the French
Foreign Ministry, Agnes Romat España at a briefing on Tuesday, July
18th. [Fort Russ Editor: A ceasefire is part of the Minsk
negotiations, which the Ukrainian side has never fulfilled in the
Donbass. Who will condemn this?]
Malorossiya: Information War Ploy or Real Revolution? / By Eduard Popov / Fort Russ
/ July 18, 2017 / On July 18th in Donetsk, the leader of the Donetsk
People’s Republic, Alexander Zakharchenko, proclaimed the founding of a
new state, Malorossiya ("Little Russia"), in the place of Ukraine which
was declared to have finally “demonstrated its bankruptcy.” According to
Zakharchenko, the establishment of a new, independent state in the
likes of Malorossiya could help stop the conflict in Donbass. As the
DPR’s Minister of Revenues and Duties, Alexander Timofeev, has stated,
the proclaimed Malorossiya will be a federal state featuring broad
autonomy, its capital in Donetsk, and the flag of Bogdan Khmelnitsky as
its state flag. According to Timofeev, a constitution will be adopted at
a popular referendum. The minister also emphasized that the creation of
Malorossiya does not contradict the Minsk Agreements. The
Constitutional Act on the Establishment of Malorossiya declares that the
established state will maintain a non-aligned status but will continue
to pursue accession to the Union State of Russia and Belorussia. The
document also enumerates the social policy of the new state in
considerable detail, emphasizing struggling against oligarchy,
developing people’s control in the economy, establishing state concerns,
etc. The founding document also declares that elements of direct
democracy will be introduced alongside criminal liability for
propagating the ideas of Ukrainian Nazism and its collaborators
(OUN-UPA, etc.). To say the least, this news is like a thunder . . . READ MORE>>
Kremlin silent on the creation of 'Malorossia' in the Donetsk Republic / Fort Russ
/ July 18, 2017 / The Kremlin has not made a statement on the intention
of the head of the Donetsk People's Republic, Alexander Zakharchenko,
to create a new state Malorossia. "I do leave this topic without comment
for now. It is subject to reflection and analysis" - said Peskov.
According to him, "Russia remains committed to the Minsk agreements,
while not able to comment on the rest at this stage." The creation of
Malorossia is outside the Minsk agreement obligations. "We believe that
the government of Ukraine in its current form cannot be fixed. We, the
representatives of the former regions of Ukraine, with the exception of
the Crimea, declare the establishment of the new state, which is the
successor of Ukraine. We agree that the new state will be called
Malorossia (Little Russia) "- Zakharchenko said.
DPR, LPR Separatists In East Ukraine Declare New Country “Malorossiya” / By Brandon Turbeville / Activist Post
/ July 18, 2017 / On July 18, Donetsk People’s Republic leader,
Alexander Zakharchenko, announced the creation of a new country that
will be made up of the DPR and LPR regions in Eastern Ukraine. The new
country will be called “Malorossiya” or “Little Russia.” Local
leadership is describing the country as a “successor state” to Ukraine.
Zakharchenko is proposing a three-year transition period toward the
creation of the new state as a way to settle the ongoing conflict. “We
propose to establish the state of Malorossiya. Malorossiya is an
independent young state. A transition period of up to 3 years,”
Zakharchenko told reporters. On July 18, Donetsk People’s Republic
leader, Alexander Zakharchenko, announced the creation of a new country
that will be made up of the DPR and LPR regions in Eastern Ukraine. The
new country will be called “Malorossiya” or “Little Russia.” Local
leadership is describing the country as a “successor state” to Ukraine.
Zakharchenko said that discussions taking place within the DPR have
“come to the conclusion that Ukraine has shown itself as a failed state”
and called on the international community to support the new proposal.
“We should be supported by the residents of the regions. This solution
is possible provided that the international community supports the
idea,” he said. Malorossiya has been declared a sovereign federation of
states, with Donetsk being the capitol. The Malorossiyan constitution
will be drafted and subsequently debated and put up for referendum and
public discussion. Central authorities will be in charge of the
government’s budget, army, and security forces said Alexander Timofeev,
DPR Income and Charges Minister. “We, the representatives of former
Ukraine, declare the establishment of a new state, Malorossiya, which is
a successor state to Ukraine. We agree that the new . . . READ MORE>>
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