Политика
Russian troops in the occupied Crimea
by Vigilant EditionCommander of the Joint Forces of Ukraine’s Armed Forces Serhiy Nayev informed that 200 armoured vehicles, 31 tanks, 100 artillery systems, 34 helicopters, 63 planes, 684 units of military equipment, 32,500 Russian servicepersons, including 11,500 members of a land force, currently stay on the territory of occupied Crimea. “Yes, this information is true. I want […]
NATO ships preparing for exercises in Black Sea
by Vigilant EditionStanding NATO Maritime Group Two, led by the Spanish frigate Alvaro de Bazan (F-101), has set course for the northwestern part of the Black Sea where multinational exercises will soon take place near the ports of Burgas and Odesa. “The ships will take part in naval maneuvers. Later, they will visit the Ukrainian city of […]
Ukraine & NATO agree to strengthen military presence in Black Sea region
by Vigilant EditionUkrainian Defense Minister Andriy Taran and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg discussed the security situation in eastern Ukraine and in the Black Sea and agreed to strengthen the military presence in the Black Sea region. They discussed these issues during a phone conversation on July 9, the press service of the Ministry of Defense reports. […]
Two Crimean Tatars detained during July 7 searches to remand in custody until Sept 9
by Vigilant EditionOn July 9, the so-called “Kyiv District Court” in the city of Simferopol in Russian-occupied Crimea has ruled that two Crimean Tatars, namely Alim Sufyanov and Seyran Khayretdinov, who were detained during the July 7 searches, will remand in custody until September 9. The hearings were held behind closed doors. However, over 100 people rallied […]
Ukraine at OSCE again urges Russia to implement Budapest Memorandum
by Vigilant EditionUkraine urges Russia to restore full compliance with its obligations under the Budapest Memorandum by ending its aggression and de-occupying Ukraine’s sovereign territories. “We urge the Russian side to restore its full compliance with the Budapest Memorandum by ending its aggression and de-occupying Ukraine’s sovereign territories, as well as compensating for the damage caused to […]
Politics
EU calls on Russia to end pressure on Crimean Tatars in occupied Crimea
by Vigilant EditionThe European Union has condemned systemic human rights abuses in the occupied Crimea and called on Russia to end the pressure on the Crimean Tatar community. “On 7 July 2020, seven individuals, mostly Crimean Tatars, were arrested in the Crimean peninsula for their alleged political affiliation. The European Union considers their detention to be politically […]
Ukraine calls on UN secretary-general to react to Russian terror in Crimea
by Vigilant EditionUkraine has called on UN Secretary-General António Guterres to react to Russia’s violation of international law in the temporarily occupied Crimea. “Russia raids homes in Crimea early in the morning [on July 7] when families are still asleep, unlawfully detaining six Crimean Tatars, including a person with a disability,” reads the statement “This is how […]
Putin wants a new age of empires
by Vigilant EditionRussian ruler Vladimir Putin is currently in the twentieth year of his reign – and he is not going anywhere. On the contrary, the Kremlin strongman has just staged a fig leaf referendum that will enable him to remain in power until 2036. Tellingly, in the weeks preceding the vote, Putin offered the Russian public […]
UN releases second report on Human Rights situation in occupied Crimea
by Vigilant EditionThe report notes that human rights violations involving torture and other ill-treatment perpetrated by law enforcement agencies continued in Crimea. It is particularly concerning that, in all documented cases in which victims made credible complaints to the courts and law enforcement authorities, no perpetrator was held accountable. The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle […]
UK imposes sanctions against Russians
by Vigilant EditionBritain has imposed sanctions on more than two dozen Russian individuals in connection with the death of lawyer Sergei Magnitsky as relations between the two nations remain frayed over what London calls Moscow’s destabilizing acts. Addressing parliament, foreign minister Dominic Raab said: “The first designations will cover those individuals involved in the torture and murder […]
Последние новости
Russian troops in the occupied Crimea
by Vigilant EditionCommander of the Joint Forces of Ukraine’s Armed Forces Serhiy Nayev informed that 200 armoured vehicles, 31 tanks, 100 artillery systems, 34 helicopters, 63 planes, 684 units of military equipment, 32,500 Russian servicepersons, including 11,500 members of a land force, currently stay on the territory of occupied Crimea. “Yes, this information is true. I want […]
NATO ships preparing for exercises in Black Sea
by Vigilant EditionStanding NATO Maritime Group Two, led by the Spanish frigate Alvaro de Bazan (F-101), has set course for the northwestern part of the Black Sea where multinational exercises will soon take place near the ports of Burgas and Odesa. “The ships will take part in naval maneuvers. Later, they will visit the Ukrainian city of […]
Ukraine & NATO agree to strengthen military presence in Black Sea region
by Vigilant EditionUkrainian Defense Minister Andriy Taran and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg discussed the security situation in eastern Ukraine and in the Black Sea and agreed to strengthen the military presence in the Black Sea region. They discussed these issues during a phone conversation on July 9, the press service of the Ministry of Defense reports. […]
Two Crimean Tatars detained during July 7 searches to remand in custody until Sept 9
by Vigilant EditionOn July 9, the so-called “Kyiv District Court” in the city of Simferopol in Russian-occupied Crimea has ruled that two Crimean Tatars, namely Alim Sufyanov and Seyran Khayretdinov, who were detained during the July 7 searches, will remand in custody until September 9. The hearings were held behind closed doors. However, over 100 people rallied […]
Ukraine
Russian troops in the occupied Crimea
by Vigilant EditionCommander of the Joint Forces of Ukraine’s Armed Forces Serhiy Nayev informed that 200 armoured vehicles, 31 tanks, 100 artillery systems, 34 helicopters, 63 planes, 684 units of military equipment, 32,500 Russian servicepersons, including 11,500 members of a land force, currently stay on the territory of occupied Crimea. “Yes, this information is true. I want […]
NATO ships preparing for exercises in Black Sea
by Vigilant EditionStanding NATO Maritime Group Two, led by the Spanish frigate Alvaro de Bazan (F-101), has set course for the northwestern part of the Black Sea where multinational exercises will soon take place near the ports of Burgas and Odesa. “The ships will take part in naval maneuvers. Later, they will visit the Ukrainian city of […]
Ukraine & NATO agree to strengthen military presence in Black Sea region
by Vigilant EditionUkrainian Defense Minister Andriy Taran and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg discussed the security situation in eastern Ukraine and in the Black Sea and agreed to strengthen the military presence in the Black Sea region. They discussed these issues during a phone conversation on July 9, the press service of the Ministry of Defense reports. […]
Two Crimean Tatars detained during July 7 searches to remand in custody until Sept 9
by Vigilant EditionOn July 9, the so-called “Kyiv District Court” in the city of Simferopol in Russian-occupied Crimea has ruled that two Crimean Tatars, namely Alim Sufyanov and Seyran Khayretdinov, who were detained during the July 7 searches, will remand in custody until September 9. The hearings were held behind closed doors. However, over 100 people rallied […]
Ukraine at OSCE again urges Russia to implement Budapest Memorandum
by Vigilant EditionUkraine urges Russia to restore full compliance with its obligations under the Budapest Memorandum by ending its aggression and de-occupying Ukraine’s sovereign territories. “We urge the Russian side to restore its full compliance with the Budapest Memorandum by ending its aggression and de-occupying Ukraine’s sovereign territories, as well as compensating for the damage caused to […]
Russia
Two Crimean Tatars detained during July 7 searches to remand in custody until Sept 9
by Vigilant EditionOn July 9, the so-called “Kyiv District Court” in the city of Simferopol in Russian-occupied Crimea has ruled that two Crimean Tatars, namely Alim Sufyanov and Seyran Khayretdinov, who were detained during the July 7 searches, will remand in custody until September 9. The hearings were held behind closed doors. However, over 100 people rallied […]
Ukraine at OSCE again urges Russia to implement Budapest Memorandum
by Vigilant EditionUkraine urges Russia to restore full compliance with its obligations under the Budapest Memorandum by ending its aggression and de-occupying Ukraine’s sovereign territories. “We urge the Russian side to restore its full compliance with the Budapest Memorandum by ending its aggression and de-occupying Ukraine’s sovereign territories, as well as compensating for the damage caused to […]
EU calls on Russia to end pressure on Crimean Tatars in occupied Crimea
by Vigilant EditionThe European Union has condemned systemic human rights abuses in the occupied Crimea and called on Russia to end the pressure on the Crimean Tatar community. “On 7 July 2020, seven individuals, mostly Crimean Tatars, were arrested in the Crimean peninsula for their alleged political affiliation. The European Union considers their detention to be politically […]
Lithuania bans Russian television channel RT
by Vigilant EditionLithuania’s media watchdog has banned RT due its connection with Dmitry Kiselev, a Russian national who is under EU sanctions for his role in promoting Kremlin’s propaganda during the annexation of Ukraine’s Crimea in 2014. The ban includes five different RT channels: RT, RT HD, RT Spanish, RT Documentary and RT Documentary HD. The move […]
Kremlin Blacklist: Who is next?
by Vigilant EditionChechen blogger Tumso Abdurakhmanov says no one was surprised to hear that Mamikhan Umarov had been killed. “All the world knew. Umarov himself knew it very well.” “The measures European countries have taken so far in response to these crimes are having no effect on Russia. Russia continues to eliminate its enemies in Europe and […]
