CIVIC SECTOR OF EUROMAIDAN GRASSROOTS MOVEMENT 2020 EuroMaidan Newsletter # 341 Poland, Lithuania and Ukraine create Lublin Triangle New US Bill backing reforms in Ukraine 3 August, – other? Poland, Lithuania and Ukraine create Lublin Triangle to counter Russian aggression and expand 9 facts. What did the Wagner group actually do in Europe. Belarus? (Informnapalm) July 28 The price of PACE capitulation to Russia: Soaring number of Crimean Tatar and other Ukrainian Belarusian police join #NotMyPresident flashmob political prisoners. amid continued rallies for Lukashenka’s rivals. 341. # New Bill backing reform in Ukraine seeks to show Poland fines Gazprom $57 mln over Nord Stream U.S. 'will stand by its friend'. 2. Fourth week of protests in Russia’s Far East: everything you need to know. Russian media spread conspiracy about “Female Mafia in CIA”. Belarus detained group of Russian saboteurs who were preparing to destabilize country before In the wake of Russian propaganda: how the Election Day (Informnapalm) Kremlin attacks Facebook with Ukrainian media. Russian Wagner mercenaries arrested in Belarus: NEWSLETTER Anti-Westerners in the West: Vladimir Solovyov. ‘little green men’ scenario, fighters in transit, or Left: This week Russian propaganda continued its repetitive denial on MH17, Skripal, meddling in US election. Right: One century ago, rebellious Khabarovsk dreamt of becoming a Ukrainian colony Russia gearing up for meddling in elections in Belarus How Russia is trying to influence the Ukrainian information environment To outshout and overpower: how Russia is trying Russia gearing up for meddling in elections in to influence the Ukrainian information Belarus. environment and the opinion of the international Constitutions didn’t save USSR and won’t by community. themselves save Russia, Vanin says. Why were Wagner fighters from Russia seized in Belarus and can Ukraine get them extradited? Crimean 2014 anschluss exacerbates Kremlin’s fears about Khabarovsk protests now, Russian analyst says. 1 Ukraine’s first president to chair delegation to Minsk talks Russia threatens to send weapons to Donbas if U.S. clears military aid , 2020 Donetsk-Luhansk militaries. OSCE records 111 violations on first day of ceasefire. OSCE SMM records 225 ceasefire Angry father berates Zelenskyy for abandoning his violations in Donbas since July 27. wounded son in the war zone. 3 August – OSCE PA President is concerned over ceasefire EU: Construction of Russian ships in Kerch violations in Eastern Ukraine. violates Ukraine’s sovereignty and international law. Mass protests in Kyiv against disarming Ukrainian army as part of new truce in Donbas. Ukraine sends note of protest to Russian MFA over another 'humanitarian convoy' to Donbas. Kuchma quits as presidential envoy in group for 341. July 28 resolving conflict in Ukraine. Russia threatens to dispatch weapons to Donbas if # U.S. clears military aid package. Ukraine’s first president Kravchuk to chair the delegation to Minsk talks: what does that mean? NATO: Russia has significantly increased number of frigates and submarines in Black Sea. Kravchuk ready for compromises in talks on Donbas. Zaporizhia Oblast: the next flash-point in Russia’s hybrid aggression against Ukraine’s southeast? FM Kuleba elaborates on compromises Ukraine Youth initiative breathes life into Donbas’ first NEWSLETTER ready to make to regain control over Donbas. occupied city| Video. Kuleba said Ukraine is a unitary, decentralized state. The economic costs of hybrid wars: the case of Ukraine. New Ukraine ceasefire agreement officializes Left: Twitter storm makes #CrimeaIsUkraine trend again Right: Ukraine’s open colonial wounds Right: Trial of Crimean Tatar Mejlis leader exposes Russian lies Putin’s law aims to educate ‘patriots of Russia’, eliminate Ukrainian identity in occupied Crimea even death. Putin’s law aims to educate ‘patriots of Russia’ and eliminate Ukrainian identity in occupied Russia jails Crimean Tatar for eight years to Crimea. demonize a legal Ukrainian battalion. Trial of Crimean Tatar Mejlis leader exposes Kremlin hostage: From mock executions to Russian lies about invasion of Crimea. torture through solitary confinement. Ukraine was supposed to help Russia persecute Vulnerable Luhansk man sentenced to 12 years . Crimean Tatar leader Mustafa Dzhemilev. after cruel Donbas militant and Russian propaganda stunt. Russia’s brutality against Crimean Tatar political prisoners and their families knows no limits, not Ukraine cuts more links with post-Soviet CIS SBU unveils large-scale illegal logging in forestry enterprises , 2020 sign a memorandum of understanding with the Week's balance: Cabinet approves updated macro International Finance Corporation (IFC) regarding 3 August forecast, hryvnia stabilizes, while electricity tariffs financial inclusion in Ukraine. – rise. Dangerous changes proposed in Ukraine on Ukraine extends quarantine, micro-regionalizes compulsory psychiatric treatment. mitigation measures amid record daily new COVID-19 cases. Stolen billions: schemes of Ukraine’s fugitive President. The coronavirus crisis and statelessness in 341. July 28 # Ukraine. Access to even the most basic resources SBU unveils large-scale illegal logging in forestry like food, medicine, and hygienic products, has enterprises in western, northern Ukraine. been all but cut off due to the pandemic. Ukraine cuts more of last remaining links with post-Soviet Commonwealth of Independent States. Ukraine's economy to shrink by 6% this year – NEWSLETTER National Bank. iMoRe №138: “+” for the classification of goods and “-“ for preferential admission to universities. The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) is ready to Left: Ukraine startup RefaceAI targets global market with new deepfake technology Right: As Russian Far East protests enter fourth week, Khabarovsk residents now say ‘We are the power here!’ Eastern European startups seduce Silicon Valley investors Industry review: Eastern European startups seduce Mobalytics raises $11.25 million in California to Silicon Valley investors. “build world’s best personal gaming assistant”. Quadient acquires YayPay, a startup with Ukrainian co-founder, for $20.5 million. Left: ‘Art in a mask:’ , 2020 female artists present ust works in Kharkiv 3 Aug Right: – Castles and manors of Odesa 341. July 28 # Kharkiv artist presents paintings with augmented reality Lomachenko recognized as world's best lightweight boxer Kharkiv artist presents paintings with augmented Plogging, the art of picking up litter while reality. jogging, spreads in Ukraine. NEWSLETTER Lomachenko recognized as world's best lightweight boxer, according to Boxingtalk. Left: Enjoy the bouquet Kyiv stage festival 2020 Right: Volodymyr Mula’s new documentary “Uke” tells the story of professional NHL hockey players of Ukrainian descent. 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