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Ukraine launches case against Russian general for events in Crimea in 2014

Zelensky’s office says attack on his aide was attempted assassination of key team member

Ukrainian police see three possible causes behind attempt on presidential aide's life

Zelensky’s aide says attack against him aimed at frightening Ukrainian authorities

Ukrainian President vows "strong response" to assassination attempt of his aide

Vladimir Zelensky noted that he didn't know yet what kind of forces could be behind the incident

Discussing Crimea's return to Ukraine at UNGA is useless — Russian ambassador

Russia's ambassador to the UN Vasily Nebenzya remarked that the Ukrainian diplomacy currently had no issues for discussion other than Crimea and Donbass

Baltic states’ treatment of Russians reminiscent of true apartheid, says Russian official

Nikolai Patrushev also recalled that "in Ukraine the authorities have been passing discriminatory laws against the Russian language and against indigenous people, while the US and Europe prefer to either turn a blind eye towards this or condone this"

‘Veiled colonialism’: Russian official blasts Zelensky's deals made during US visit

"The achieved agreements will benefit US businesses exclusively, which have been allowed once again to uncompetitively rake in profits from Ukrainian projects," Secretary of Russia's Security Council Nikolay Patrushev pointed out

Ukrainian Security Service opens criminal case into State Duma elections in Crimea

According to the press service, the case was launched on charges of high treason

Arranging Normandy Four summit in foreseeable future seems problematic — source

According to the Russian source, European partners and Ukraine only seek "to hold a Normandy Four summit, no matter what is discussed there and what agreements are reached"

Russia does not rule out Kiev may quit Minsk Accords to impede settlement — diplomat

Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Rudenko warned that Ukraine's military buildup and massive support from the West by no means contributed to a peace settlement of the conflict in the east of the country

There are no occupied territories in Ukraine, Russian mission to UN says

Gennady Kuzmin said that "the eastern part of Ukraine does not want to live under the reign of nationalists that seized power after the 2014 coup. So the headline of the point, invented in Kiev, does not reflect the real situation in this country"

‘Pitiable progress’: Kremlin backs Merkel’s assessment of Donbass peace talks

Commenting on how this situation could be changed, Dmitry Peskov noted that, perhaps, "one could influence Kiev, urging it to implement the Minsk agreements"

US could facilitate implementation of Minsk Agreements but chooses not to — Kremlin

The US has considerable influence over the decisions made by the Ukrainian leadership, Dmitry Peskov pointed out