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From Russian media via our newsroom:
The head of the Russian-led Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) said the grouping is suspending efforts to "facilitate dialogue" with NATO but will develop relations with the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe.
Nikolai Bordyuzha, the head of the Commonwealth of Independent States' CSTO, met on June 16 in Moscow with the chairman of the Russian Duma, Sergei Naryshkin, and CSTO representatives in the Council of Europe's Parliamentary Assembly.
Bordyuzha said the foreign ministers of the CSTO countries (Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, and Tajikistan) had recommended suspending dialogue with NATO.
He added that the ministers favored strengthening ties with the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, with China, and with countries in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Bordyuzha said the world "is on the edge of open conflict," because of countries that interfere "in the international affairs of [other] states."
Nikolai Bordyuzha, the head of the Commonwealth of Independent States' CSTO, met on June 16 in Moscow with the chairman of the Russian Duma, Sergei Naryshkin, and CSTO representatives in the Council of Europe's Parliamentary Assembly.
Bordyuzha said the foreign ministers of the CSTO countries (Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, and Tajikistan) had recommended suspending dialogue with NATO.
He added that the ministers favored strengthening ties with the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, with China, and with countries in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Bordyuzha said the world "is on the edge of open conflict," because of countries that interfere "in the international affairs of [other] states."
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Via the "Kyiv Post," hopes for a return to relative normalcy from football club Shakhtar Donetsk's coach:
Asked whether he received a contract extension beyond next year, Lucescu, who marshaled the team to victory in the 2009 UEFA Cup, said it isn’t a concern at the moment. He continued: “We (first) must return to a normal life when we are not scared to walk the streets of Donetsk. I hope that the time will soon come. I would like to play our home games in our stadium. I hope a compromise is found and that sound reasoning will triumph at the negotiating table. I hope that I could see people taking quiet strolls during their leisure time."
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From Kramatorsk. Says it's a warehouse on fire.
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Chechnya's Kremlin-backed strongman assails Ukraine's acting foreign minister, Andriy Deshchytsia, on Instagram over the latter's decision to appear at the unruly protest in front of the Russian Embassy in Kyiv and his profanity directed toward Russian President Putin.
Among other things, he says the incident involving the "so-called foreign minister of Ukraine...shows that the people who came into power in Kyiv have no clue about policy, diplomacy, internationally recognized ethics, or principles of mutual respect between politicians from different countries." He adds that Deshchytsia "should resign immediately."
Among other things, he says the incident involving the "so-called foreign minister of Ukraine...shows that the people who came into power in Kyiv have no clue about policy, diplomacy, internationally recognized ethics, or principles of mutual respect between politicians from different countries." He adds that Deshchytsia "should resign immediately."
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We're treating such reports with caution, but the signals do appear to be mounting:
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The Russian Foreign Ministry says “[p]rovocative actions are taking place outside the Russian consulate generals in Odessa and Kharkov on June 16" and repeats its call for Ukrainian authorities to "take all necessary measures to ensure the security of the embassy and the consulate-generals in Odessa, Kharkov and Lvov in order to ensure their normal operation."