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Crimean authorities have warned of the dangers of travel to Ukraine. A statement was made by a member of the Crimean government Zaur Smirnov.   He noted that the Crimean people have been increasingly subjected to pressure and threats when crossing the Ukrainian border.   “Even today there is a real danger of staying on the Crimean territory of Ukraine”, – said Smirnov.   According to Smirnov, the main threats to the Crimean people comes from illegal armed groups. Photo: Serguei Fomine / Globallookpress

A Ukrainian military offensive on positions of the DNI in Svetlodarsk arc was meaningless. About this on air of the Ukrainian TV channel said the national guard under Lieutenant Sergey Kutrakov.   He called failure to Svetlodarskoye arc operation “operation “On” (Operation point” – APU so-called tactical maneuver, which ends in failure).   “I understand why it happened: there’s “green stuff” (the wooded part of the countryside – ed.), advanced in our direction, the wedge in the direction of the Ukrainian front,” explained Kutrakov.   “Now we have the same thing that had at the beginning of this operation”, – concluded the fighter APU. Photo: mil.gov.ua

The Deputy commander of the operational command of the DPR Eduard Basurin said today that Ukrainian troops are using civilians as human shields. This was reported by “Donetsk news Agency”.   “Thus, the command of the APU continues to capture locations that are in a gray area, as in the case of human settlements, Food, Water, Palopoli, and hide behind civilians as a shield, strongly blocking the exit of citizens from the danger zone,” — said Bastrykin, commenting on the capture of the village new Lugansk battalion “Donbass-Ukraine”.     According to Basurin, the capture of the village in the buffer zone needs to raise the morale of Ukrainian servicemen.   Earlier, the unit commander of the Ukrainian battalion “Donbass-Ukraine” Vyacheslav Vlasenko on his page in Facebook said that in the “daring attack” his battalion had no losses to take the village of Novoluganskoe in the buffer zone. Photo: Minsterstvo

In the near future, the price of Brent crude to return to $100 a barrel, even though it’s not very likely. About it reports Bloomberg.   According to data collected by the Agency, options for the oil cost about $1 million the cost will increase several times, if the futures prices will jump soon.   In addition, the International energy Agency believes that after OPEC, Russia and other countries – oil producers agreed to reduce oil supplies, oil demand could overtake supply in the first half of 2017, which will cause a sharp rise in prices.   In favor of optimistic forecasts is the fact that Brent crude oil on Friday in London grew 1.08% to $55,05 per barrel. Thus, the price of oil doubled from January’s lows, when a barrel cost $27-28.   In the end of November in Vienna at the summit of OPEC member countries agreed to

Do not believe the words of Vladimir Putin that created in Russia a system to overcome missile defense much more efficiently the system ABOUT the USA is that the Americans themselves. And then at narrow-minded level, but at the Pentagon if are not aware of thoroughly, it really guess accurately. And here’s the commander of strategic missile forces Colonel General Sergey Karakayev exactly know the capabilities of their missile formations. I bet he gave him a slight nod in response to the Russian President: “We are missile troops – we any goal is near!”.    USA, undeniably, has succeeded in creating a missile defense system, which was originally stated as countering nuclear threats from “terrorist countries”, among which was the declared North Korea and Iran. The DPRK has not yet serious means of delivering nuclear weapons, while Tehran itself, in the form of Intercontinental ballistic missiles, does not exist. While

President Barack Obama signed an appropriations bill for defense of the country. The document stipulates the limitation of military cooperation with Russia. It is reported by RIA Novosti.   “No funds allocated to the Ministry of defense in the 2017 financial year, may not be focused on bilateral military cooperation between the U.S. and Russia”, – the document says.   Obama signed the law States that the U.S. decision can be changed only in case if Russia “will cease the occupation of Ukrainian territory” and to implement the Minsk agreements.   Written separately in a paragraph, which prohibits funding for “any action that recognizes sovereignty of the Russian Federation over Crimea.” Photo: Olivier Douliery / ZUMAPRESS.com / Globallookpress

In Damascus the militants poisoned the water with diesel fuel. It is reported RIA Novosti with reference to the office for water supply in the region.   It is noted that the water supply to the city will restrict for a few days. According to the Ministry, in the coming days, will use backup water supplies as long as the problem not solved.   Other details yet aren’t reported. Photo: Yang Zhen / Xinhua / Globallookpress