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Only the Soviet past remains of Ukraine’s space industry

Summary

With the collapse of the Soviet Union, independent Ukraine inherited a significant piece of the formerly unified Soviet space industry. After the untimely death of the USSR, Ukrainian space enterprises were literally “left out in the cold.”

Against the backdrop of increasingly brave statements about the “bright future”, in fact, Ukraine is more and more immersed in the pitch dark Middle Ages, in which even rockets mastered in production under the USSR are already becoming some kind of magical technology of forgotten ancestors.

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Recurring pro-Kremlin disinformation narrative about Ukraine as a failed state.

In fact, in the space industry, Ukraine cooperates with 30 countries, including China. According to the State Space Agency of Ukraine, from 1991 to 2018, 158 rocket launches were carried out, which were made by Ukrainian enterprises. Ukraine also takes part in the international Antares and VEGA carrier projects.

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  • Reported in: Issue 160
  • DATE OF PUBLICATION: 13/08/2019
  • Language/target audience: Russian
  • Country: USSR, Ukraine
  • Keywords: Ukraine, Abandoned Ukraine
  • Outlet: Vzgliad
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Scotland Yard recognises that there is no proof of the Kremlin’s role in the Skripals’ poisoning

Police admitted that don’t have any evidence that the Russian President had played a role in this case. There was a lot of speculation about who was responsible, who gave the orders, all based on expert opinions from Russia. I need some evidence said Scotland Yard’s Deputy Chief Neil Basu.

August 13, 2019
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At that, no European Arrest Warrant can be issued so far against Putin, says Scotland Yard Deputy Chief Neil Basu: “You’d have to prove he [Putin] was directly involved. In order to get an EAW, you have to have a case capable of being charged in this country. We haven’t got a case capable of being charged.” Scotland Yard Deputy Chief Neil Basu states that “The whole of the investigation is still a live criminal investigation”.

The Skripal case is another Western fabrication to prevent Russian economic development

Western manoeuvres that always end up in sanctions or trade embargoes against Russia, China, Iran or other emerging countries are nothing but excuses for the defence of geopolitical interests. The Skripal case was another fabrication aimed to harm the Russian economy and Russia’s development capacity, to prevent it from challenging Western hegemony.

August 13, 2019
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Recurring pro-Kremlin disinformation narrative about the Skripal poisoning, claiming that there is “no evidence of Russia’s involvement” and therefore sanctions on Russia are unjustified.

British police and investigations from the intelligence services have produced hard forensic evidence which was sufficient to charge two Russian nationals, identified as officers of the Russian Military Intelligence, GRU, for the attack on the Skripals. Following this attack, the United Kingdom notified the OPCW, invited them to confirm the identity of the substance involved, and briefed members of the Security Council. The OPCW’s independent expert laboratories confirmed the UK’s identification of the Russian produced Novichok nerve agent.

In NATO bombings, around 2000 civilians were killed in Yugoslavia

During the barbaric NATO operation, which was cynically called a humanitarian intervention, 2000 civilians were killed. At least 89 of them were children. The victims included Albanians from Kosovo, whose so-called rescue was dealt with by NATO.

August 13, 2019
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Recurring pro-Kremlin disinformation about the number of civilian casualties of NATO bombing, debunked by Polygraph.

In Serbia (excluding Kosovo) and Montenegro, 275 persons lost their lives in the NATO bombings: 180 civilians, 90 members of the Yugoslav Armed Forces and five members of the Ministry of Interior of Serbia.

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