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Regional Updates

March 2016 | № 13 Regional Updates: Contents

Cyprus...... 3 Egypt...... 5 ...... 7 Western Balkans...... 10 Russia...... 12 Ukraine...... 14

GPoT No. 13 | 2 7. 6. 5. 4. 3. 2. 1. CYP Regional Updates: Cyp and Greek Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades. ,federal Additionally, Schulz held meetings with Turkish Cypriot Mustafa leader Akinci guarantee best the 27 that be EUwill the for aprosperous and bright future context inthe of a hisDuring official visit to Cyprus, European Parliament President Schulz saidMartin on March intention to proceed with athird hydrocarbons exploration round. claims rejected ofministry Turkish the sideas “provocative and destabilizing”, and confirmed its not allow foreign companies to explore hydrocarbons disputed inthe area. The Cyprus foreign decision violates also Turkey’s continental shelf rights, and due reasons to these Turkey would violates Turkish the Cypriot side’s rights equal on common natural resources. Additionally, this decision to opentender the for third the hydrocarbons exploration round within island’s the EEZ On March Turkish 25,the Foreign pointed Ministry out that Greek the Cypriot government’s fromconditions 24to 14months service to cut starting military next year. air forces. Furthermore, Fokaides said that recruitment of professional soldiers would up set reforms include modernization, redeployment and armament programmes for army, navy and On March 21,Cypriot Greek Defense Minister Christophoros Fokaides announced that military make Turkey its interlocutor instead. intention of Greek the Cypriot sideto exclude Turkish Cypriots from reunification the andtalks in Brussels. In awritten statement dated on March expressed 17,Akinci concern over possible the that Cyprus the settlement on depends Greek Cypriots, and island’s the problem cannot solved be Regarding EU-Turkey the Agreement on migrants, Turkish Cypriot President Mustafa said Akinci Turkeybetween and EU. Negotiator,Chief Volkan on EU to the called prevent Bozki Cyprus to spoil a migrant agreement accession negotiations. Following Anastasiades’s statements, Turkish Minister for EUAffairs and According to Anastasiades, Cyprus block opening the of will any chapters new inTurkey’s EU with Turkeydeal on migrants ifTurkey notits does obligations fulfill the in Cyprus question. On March 15,Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades said that Cyprus not will accept EU’s the more comprehensive system of guarantees on current the based situation inCyprus. of Turkey’s guarantees for apost-solution Cyprus but he pointed out necessity the of creating a Cypriot Mustafa leader Akinci,the confirmed importance On March Burcu,8, Baris spokesmanthe for Turkish Davutoglu on March 3. conference inAnkara with Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Donald Tusk. Tusk saidinastatement this during apress and EU,the according to European President Council`s favorablebe to strategic the relationship Turkey between A comprehensive solution to Cyprus the dispute would RUS rus GPoT No. 13|3 MFA

Global Political Trends Center 9. 8. Regional Updates: Cyp the totalthe €10bn earmarked bailout. inthe Cyprus officially exited anEU-IMF bailout programme on March the 31, island €7.25bnused of Representative and of head UNPeacekeeping the Force inCyprus (UNFICYP). On March BanKi-moon appointed 30,UNSecretary-General Spehar Elizabeth as Special his new rus GPoT No. 13|4

Global Political Trends Center 9. 8. 7. 6. 5. 4. 3. 2. 1. EGYPT REGIONAL UPDATES: EGYPT Politi 1. 2. 3. 4. Ec onomi President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi announced agovernment-led development plan, financed partly by Egypt’s removed Bank Central restrictionsthe on individuals and corporations to deposit or The CentralBank that dismissed The reports it is preparing to negotiationsstart forfrom aloan the The 10th The meeting 10th the of Egyptian-Russianjoint committee fortrade,economic, scientific, and the government.the comments about worth losses $76billion the resulted which from widespread corruption within A presidential decree relieved Egypt’s top auditor Hisham endGeneina in the of March, due to his to include more air assaults, raids, and explosive disposals. personnelAfterbombing a security in 15 killed North Sinai, counterterrorist operations intensified a cabinet reshuffle of10ministers. On March 21,Prime Minister Sherif Ismail met with President el-Sisithe to first finalize phase of punishments for rights violations committed by police. the The Egyptian Parliament submitted new amendments the to LawPolice to introduce harsher leaving Parliamentary Affairs Minister Magdi el-Agatithe interimas Justice Minister. Egypt’s Justice Minister was relieved of his duties following his reportedly blasphemous comments, Sisi’s current government. Former presidential candidate Hamdeen for Sabbahi called amore democratic alternative to el- veil,wearing or full the niqab, inpublic places. The Egyptian Parliamentbegan drafting a bill to ban women from Constitution”. the Protect to non-governmental organization “Egyptian the Institution called Public figures led by Amr Moussa announcedthe formation of a shot adriver dead Darb inthe el-Ahmar of district Cairo. Lawyers demanded harsher charges for sergeant police the who peninsula and further connect it andpeninsula to further Egypt. Saudi Arabia $1.5billion) (via for Sinai, to help improve socio-economic the condition of Sinai the crisis. withdraw dollars. The measurelast was imposed year to combatthe country’s foreign exchange International Monetary Fund (IMF). technical cooperationtechnical took place on January 31st to bolster cooperation fields. inseveral cal Development c Development s s GPoT No. 13|5 ABC News

Global Political Trends Center 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. REGIONAL UPDATES: EGYPT International Development A $23 billion deal between SaudiA $23billion between Arabia deal and was agreed Egypt upon for former the to increase the Egypt’s Defense Minister and his Cypriot counterpart Christophoros Fokaides amilitary signed In to respect state sovereignty, President el-Sisi emphasized importance the of not Egypt intervening President el-Sisi met with Saudi King Salman following “Thunder the the of North” military 16 Egyptian organizations16 Egyptian sent aletter to UNHigh the Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid In response to PhD student Giulio Regeni’s murder, European the Parliament anon- passed AftertheCooperation Council’s Gulf (GCC) and decisionsLeague Arab labelto as a Hezbollah After denyingthe Interior Minister Magdy Ghaffar’sAbdel claims thatcoordinated it the Developments on candidate doctoral Giulio Regeni’s murder: acompilation of documents from Hamas al-Haya seniorKhalil official Egypt theGazacalled blockadeallowease for to and more The DefenseThe Ministers of 27 andAfrican Arab states attended a in meeting fromSharm el-Sheikh A man hijacked an domestic EgyptAir flightfrom AlexandriaCairo to and diverted it landto in Foreign of State Minister met with Secretary inWashington Shoukry Kerry to bilateral discuss quantity of imported oil from 500,000to 700,000tons year per for upcoming the 5years. cooperation agreement on March 1to strengthen and marine cooperation. and security energy militarily inLibya. exercise toregional the discuss developments and bilateral relations. Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry. organizations society civil and restrictions. ease The criticism was immediately rejected by Egypt’s to probe the into NGO for John activities, government called Egyptian the Kerry to work with al-Hussein, expressing concern for human the rights situation Similarly, inEgypt. inreference in domestic affairs,the resolution was the rejected by Egyptian Parliament. binding resolution to support reassess of export the military to Viewed Egypt. as an ‘interference’ terrorist organization, proceeded to Egypt ban its leadersfrom entering state. the removed. intelligence. Once concluded, public signs of support for Muslim the Brotherhood inGazawere Hamas sent a delegation of senior officials to Cairo totalks with hold officialsEgypt’s from military assassination of Prosecutor Hisham General Barakat with members of Muslim the Brotherhood, doubt on gang’s the linkage to murder. the shootout forces. with police the between Italian Prime Minister Matteo immediately Renzi casted of bilateral relations; and gang acriminal to linked murder allegedly the of ina Regeni was killed questionsseveral on murder the of Regeni and voiced importance the of maintaining strength the Giuseppe Buitoni to share findings the the investigation;of ina speech by President el-Sisi, he raised Cooperation; on March 14,Prosecutor-General Nabil Sadek met with Italian Attorney General investigationthe into Regeni’s murder was sent to office the of the of Ministry International traffic through the Rafah throughtraffic borderRafah the crossing. cooperation. trafficking.They concludedwith an agreement to strengthen and military counter-terrorism March 24-26to address issues of deteriorating security, conflict resolution, andand drug arms demands to deliver aletter to his divorcee, he surrendered and was arrested. Cyprus, claiming that he was wearing asuicide belt. After releasingpassengersthe and making relations and developments inSinai, Syria, Libya, and Yemen. s GPoT No. 13|6

Global Political Trends Center 10. 9. 8. 7. 6. 5. 4. 3. 2. 1. S Regional Updates: S YRIA Kurdish groups represented. should be also that Syrian the government would attend and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that the would inanthey attend effort inGeneva theto end talks war in peace the Syria. Russia confirmed Despite claims that al-Assad is preparing for an upcoming escalation, Syria’s HNC announced al-Shishani. Initial reports by Syrian opposition groups claimed that he is “critically injured”. airstrike conducted near Syrianthe town of al-Shadadi, which targeted ISIS Minister of War Omar Pentagon Correspondent Barbara Starr said that U.S. the intelligence is assessing result the of an amount of time. rebootingthe of atraining program for Syrian the rebels to improve skills specific over a shorter U.S.Retiring Lloyd General Austin III, currently overseeing operations against ISIS, requested accession to EU. the Turkey would receive regulations visa eased for its citizens of and Turkey’s talks reopen stalled the Turkey on condition the that one refugee inTurkey would resettled EU. inthe be In addition, outlineof “oneone in, out” entailed that asylum-seekers all reachingGreece would sent be to breakthrough agreement was reached on management the of refugee the crisis. The agreement Following an overnight PMDavutoğlu meeting inBrussels between and EUleaders,an aid to displaced the populations. meeting that Iran both and Turkey share of goal the wanting to end war the inSyria and provide Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu agreed ina Rights (SOHR) announced that Syrian border rebels the seized crossing of Tanaf from ISIS. regions and for civilian utility. military both In for southeast Syria, Syrian the Human Observatory In northSyria, U.S. the nearly completed construction the of two inKurdish-controlled air bases and Saudi Arabia outlined concerns their of humanitarian aid and al-Assad’s fate respectively. agreement, which appeared holding,to be apart from a number of reported violations. The HNC U.N. Envoy Special to Syria Staffan de Misturabolster delayedto talks thetruce the peace Syria hundreds of protesters rebel-held inseveral towns anti-Assad organized peaceful protests facilitate of supplies expedited delivery the medical to rebel-held areas in Syria. On samethe day, On March 4,U.N. Adviser to Syria deMistura, , said that is concluded being adeal to continued hostilities and accumulating reinforcements insome areas. expected”, was “close truce the to collapse” of because the Committee (HNC) said that although going “better than onof March Electricity 3.Meanwhile, High the Negotiations A nationwide power outage was reported by Syrian the Ministry Homs,Latakia, and Hama. Units (YPG)have not abided inAleppo, by especially truce, the Syrianthe regime, its rebels,the allies, and People’sthe Protection reports from purported differentSeveral sides the conflict of that YRIA GPoT No. 13|7 News.CN

Global Political Trends Center 17. 16. 15. 14. 13. 12. 11. Regional Updates: S Mogherini called forMogherini inorder called progress talks ISIS the to peace tackle regional Geneva in the threat. High Representative of European the Union for Foreign Affairs Security and Policy Federica One day afterthe terrorist attacks the on Brussels’Zaventem and airport Maelbeek metro station, of refugees to Europe. emphasizingwhile that latter the to needs address root the cause of conflict the to stemthe flow addition, for he called release the of prisoners; and heightened the involvement of U.S. the and EU, Alloush said atransitional to needs have body powers of president, the parliament, and courts. In matter, instead focusing on procedures technical the HNC of top talks. the negotiator Mohammed governing body, deMistura conceded that Syrian the out regime ruled any discussion of the representation. While opposition the presented an elaborate paper on operation the of atransitional U.N. Envoy Special deMistura shuttled meetings with opposition the between and government as “unacceptable”, as well as U.S. Ash Defense Chief Carter. byrejected Turkey and Syrianthe government as having “no basis” legal and by viewed HNCthe “model the to see of federalism applied of to all Syria.” The announcement was immediately Syria,in northern comprised of three Kurdish-controlled regions. expressedalso their They hopes representation negotiations. inthe Meanwhile, Syrian Kurds declared an autonomous federation complementary—not acompetitive—role. They strongly forcalled the inclusion of Kurdish and Istana groups, to talks play later who peace joinGeneva a thatthe confirmed will they On March 17,Staffan de Mistura withmet ‘pro-Russia’ oppositionfrom the Moscow,Cairo, negotiator and representative of Army of Islam Mohamed Alloush, hima“terrorist”. calling Syria’s U.N. ambassador Bashar al-Jaafari to refused engage with HNC’s the indirect talks top Governmentthat confirmed thewithdrawal was agreed upon and coordinatedboth sides. between preparation for withdrawal the of majority the of Russian armed forces from Syria. The Syrian Third, meeting the as useful. and described Russian President PutinVladimir announcedthe firstthe threeof rounds of negotiations, de Mistura withthemet Syrian government delegation from collapse talks andpeace not setting preconditions for negotiations. the Subsequently, to start second, U.N. Adviser to Syria deMistura underlined importance the of protecting Geneva the coordinate its actions with U.S.-led the coalition to reverse ISIS’ gains eastern inthe city of Raqqa; On March 14,there were three significant developments: first, Russia expressedwillingness its to warplane was shot down by Syrian rebels city inthe of Hama. While clashes continued cities inthe of Dar’aa, Aleppo, and governorate the of Dimashq, Rif a and inGeneva; drew ared line talks on Opposition’s the peace demands for an interim government. concept the rejected of federalization as asolution; out ruled presidential elections and from the Syrians’ role indeciding country’s the future; and third, Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem Foreign Minister MikhailBogdanov similarly denounced plans of federalism and affirmed the First, Head the of HNC the claimed that it was “not acceptable at all”; second, Russian Deputy itviewing as apossible key to ending war, civil the tothe conflict the three parties proposal.rejected Despite some international powers showing toproposal willingness the discuss of federalism, YRIA GPoT No. 13|8

Global Political Trends Center 21. 20. 19. 18. Regional Updates: S Syria, the country will rely will Syria, country the on Russia, Iran, and for China assistance. forces loyal to state” the of part government. could anew be He highlighted that also inrebuilding presidential elections ifthat was desire the of Syrian the people and that “opposition forces and In with Russia’s an interview RIA agency, news President al-Assad said that he would hold early U.S.the and Russia on future the of al-Assad. Kremlin spokesman Peskov Dmitry reports denied that claimed there was any agreement between makes it of strategic importance. site, Palmyra the connects southwest the to northwest the through anetwork of roads, which terrorism operations and al-Zor. Deir in Raqqa In addition to World being a UNESCO Heritage ISIS afterthree-week a operation, boasted and possibleits efficiency and expansion of counter With support the of Russian airstrikes, Syrian government forces retook city the of Palmyra from Assad to agree to acompromise. first the the that roundtalks there peace risk is a of of failure ifPutin is not ablepersuade al- to governing body. In meantime, the HNC spokeswoman Bassma Kodmani issued awarning after government and opposition, the are which on to scheduled April begin 11,to create atransitional draft constitution, [...] by August”.agreed also tofacilitatethe between They Syriantalks direct agreementtheir for “establishing a framework for transitiona political [in Syria] and a also U.S. of State Secretary John concluded Kerry with Lavrov talks inMoscow and announced YRIA GPoT No. 13|9

Global Political Trends Center and transiting Macedonia. emergency until 31 along December its borders as a result of an increased influx of migrants entering respond to refugee the crisis.OnMarch Macedonian 29,the Parliament to extend decided state the of Bulgaria agreed to conduct joint operations for border control and protection in order to effectively were ongoing instability political inMacedonia and refugee the crisis.OnMarch 17,Macedonia and meetings with four the and main parties state political leaders.The main topics these meetingsof DeputyThe Assistant of US, Secretary Hoyt Brian visited Yee Skoplje on Marchwhere 3, he held 3. and Serbia. Biden stated that USstrongly the supports on normalization the talks the of relations between paid an official visit wherethe US, to she met the USwith Vice President,Joe Biden. meeting,their In forcall holding early parliamentary elections. On March President 24, the of Kosovo, Atifete Jahjaga citizens, once criteria the are met. OnMarch 23,Prime Minster Isa Mustafa opposition the rejected on other the sideMogherini confirmed EU’swillingness to provide visa-free a regime for Kosovo Mogherini. Mustafa pointed out that Kosovo delivered criteria the for EUliberalization the of visas, met inBrussels with High the Representative of European the Union for Foreign Affairs, Federica warrant issued byof First Court the Instance inPristina. OnMarch 17, Prime Minister Isa Mustafa On March 2,Kosovo arrested police ofDetermination leader the Self the Party Visar Ymeri due to a 2. verdict would contribute to divisions new within Bosnia. Furthermore,Belgrade. President the of Republika noted Srpska Milorad that Dodik Karadzic the elements incriminating former Serbian leadership, lawsuit a file new genocide will against for and Balkans, the entire the world. Izetbegovic said that verdict ifthe against Karadzic includes new Herzegovina Izetbegovic Bakir stated that Karadzic the verdict is not only important but for Bosnia, out of 11and sentenced himto 40years inprison.Chairman The the of Bosnia andPresidency of Karadzic of genocide and againstcrimes humanity. found The ICTY Karadzic guilty on 10 charges Yugoslavia convicted Radovan leader political former Serb Bosnian On March 24,The International Criminal Tribunal forthe Former and Presidencythe of Herzegovina Bosnia from Dragan Covic. Izetbegovic18, Bakir took over position the of Chairman the of anniversary was not celebrated inRepublika Srpska.OnMarch on March recent inthe 1,likewise years independence Bosnian the and HerzegovinaOn FBosnia marked 24years of independence 1. WES Regional Updates: WES FYR M Kosovo: Bosnia andHerzegovina:Bosnia TERN B acedonia: ALK ANS T B

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Global Political Trends Center committed by 1991and Serbian militias between 1993. Party Vojislav leader Radical not Seselj guilty for against crimes humanity inCroatia and Bosnia during conflict. On Bosnian Marchthe 31, Haguetribunal forthe former Yugoslavia foundSerbian undermine Republika Srpska,and to indicate are that Serbs collectively all guilty for committed crimes MarchSerbian 25,The governmentsaidthe verdict convictingRadovan Karadzic must tonotbe used On March commemorated 24,Serbia anniversary of 17th the NATO the bombing of Yugoslavia. On 10. Following Nikolic meeting, the said that Moscow continue will to back Serbia’s claim to Kosovo. EU accession. President Nikolic met with Russian President Vladimir Putin inMoscow on March said that cabinet new the a“clear needs mandate” to push through economic reforms and complete forto call early general for elections. is set Serbia early elections on April 24afterthe government On March Serbian 4,the President Tomislav Nikolic adecree dissolving signed parliament inorder 4. situationsecurity inBalkans. officials.focus The meeting the of was on Montenegro’s accession to EU, aswell as political on and Montenegro Milo Djukanovic paid atwo-day official visitBrussels, towhere he met high EU with to resign inorder to Prime solely Minister on focus for his candidacy of UNSecretary-General. the On March Minister 24,the of Foreign Affairs of Montenegro, Igor confirmedLuksic his intention in public procurement, healthcare, education, spatial planning, privatization and construction sectors. measures. Moreover, resolution the marked corruption inMontenegro as aseriousconcern, particularly in EUaccession with Montenegro talks and its commitment to implement international restrictive On March European 10,the Parliament inanon-binding resolution welcomed progress the made M Regional Updates: WES ontenegro: Serbia:

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Global Political Trends Center 9. 8. 7. 6. 5. 4. 3. 2. 1. RUSS Internati Regional Updates: RUSS 1. Internal Affairs Russian President Vladimir Putin. “Anglo-Saxon” outlets media out are who anegative carrying campaign against Moscow and the Russia’s presidential Peskov, press-secretary Dmitry said on March 26 that Russia is at war with said thatradio interview dispute the Russia between and Turkey is only temporary. Russian combat OnMarch jet. 26,Russian Foreign spokesperson Maria Ministry Zakharova ina normal relations with Turkey on condition that Ankara blame the takes for downing the of the Federation Valentina speaker Council Matviyenko said on March 25that Russia is ready to resume that Russia and UScould the find common interest to address bilateral and international issues. Syria the ceasefire as the well situationdiscussed as in Ukraine. Followingthe Putin said meeting, President Putin of received State Kremlin inthe USSecretary John on Kerry March 24.They anti-aircraft guns to Kurdish forces in northern on March 21. Russia has officiallystarted to provide the Iraqi Kurds weaponswith and delivered the first batch of withdrawal foster will resolution apolitical of Syrian the conflict. to Putin, Russian armed force completely taskits in fulfilled andSyria he expressed thathope the Russia’s inTartous bases military continue and will Khmeimim normal their operations. According Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered atroop withdrawal from Syria on March 15.However, a decisive reaction of international the community due to Turkish the shelling of Syrian territory. in Syria whereare they conducting of asort “creeping expansion”. OnMarch 17,Lavrov on called On March Russian 13,the Foreign Minister Lavrov said Russia that has evidence Turkish troops are and 37companies for sixmore months. The European Union on Marchsanctions 10extended against 46 Russian and Ukrainian individuals results of Syria the ceasefire. counterpart Sameh Shukri held a telephone conversation on March 8 and positively assessed the resumption of Russian flights Theto Egypt. Russian Foreign MinisterSergey LavrovEgyptian and his emphasized significance the of creatingthe conditions forthe President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi held atelephone conversation and On March 7,Russian President Vladimir Putin and Egyptian sanctions on North Korea. must Council said adopt UNSecurity the resolution the to tighten On March Russian 1,the Ambassador to UNVitaly the Churkin chaired by of State, aformer USSecretary Madeleine Albright’s aseriousthreat poses to Russian On March Prosecutor 11,the General’s thatdecided Office the DemocraticNational Institute (NDI), IA onal Affairs IA GPoT No. 13|12 IBTimes

Global Political Trends Center 4. 3. 2. Regional Updates: RUSS term. Furthermore, Putin said that he personally hopes that Kadyrov for run presidential new the will of head acting Chechen the Republic until presidential elections are for scheduled September 18. On March 25, Russian President Vladimir Putin orderthe signed appointing Ramzan Kadyrov foundbeen guilty for deaths the of two Russian journalists ineastern Ukraine inJune 2014. charges of murder border and illegal crossing and sentenced her to 22years inprison. Savchenko has On March 21,acourt insouth Russia convicted Ukrainian combat pilot jet Nadia Savchenko on reunification with anniversary Russia. TheCrimean peninsula. mass was rally organized in Moscow samethe on day celebrating Crimea’s On March 18,President Putin visited on Crimea second the anniversary of Russia’s annexation of the in Russia. security. The decision proposes includingthe NDI the liston of undesirable foreign organizations IA GPoT No. 13|

Global Political Trends Center 7. 6. 5. 4. 3. 2. 1. UKR Regional Updates: UKR home. Following decree, the approximately 45,000conscripts of fourth the mobilization wave returned Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko a demobilization signed on decree of March military the 26. deteriorationthe of Savchenko’s condition health during her detention. Foreign Affairs of Ukraine expressed strong protest againstthe Savchenko verdict, emphasizing verdictthe against Ukrainian combat pilot jet Nadia Savchenko. Furthermore, of Ministry the On March 21,Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said that Ukraine never recognize will with European the Union. announced on March 18 that Ukraine hadrequirements met all to enter into regime a visa-free liberalization action plan, obliging officialsdeclare to their property. The European Commission On March Ukrainian 15,the Parliament adopted bill the required by EUunder the Ukraine’s visa two the countries,between as well as situation the ineastern Ukraine and Crimea. met with Turkish President Tayyip Recep Erdogan. ways discussed They to increase cooperation On March 9-10,Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko paid an official visit to Turkey where he Minsk deal. peace On March 4,foreign ministers from Ukraine, Russia, France, and Germany met inParis over on March 3,deploying large-caliber weapons against Ukrainian the army. separatist forces made agrave violation of Minsk the agreements Donbasthe on March 2.According to ATO, the Russian-backed that 3Ukrainian soldiers were and another killed 14wounded in The press center the of Anti-TerroristOperation (ATO) reported and accountability. “serving state the and public,” the neutrality, political transparency institutions. The governmental decree introduces principles of from expressing public criticism towards work the of state March Ukrainian 1,the government banned government officials AINE AINE GPoT No. 13|14 Sputnik

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