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Russia to insist its monitors observe Ukraine elections Moscow intends to have their monitors observe Ukraine elections through international institutions, such as the OSCE. 14 713 263 Previously in trend: Presidential election 2019 
US regrets Russia's blocking of OSCE SMM expansion in Ukraine The official Washington has expressed its regrets regarding another blocking by the Russian delegation in the OSCE of the decision to expand the Special Monitoring Mission at the Russian-Ukrainian border. 48 726 257 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine 
Russian election monitors to be banned from Ukraine, - Poroshenko President Petro Poroshenko will order State Border Guard Service not to let Russian monitors in Ukraine during presidential elections. 8 235 222 Previously in trend: Presidential election 2019 
Voter turnout in local elections in Ukraine reached 36.2% as of 4 p.m. INFOGRAPHICS As of 4 p.m., Oct. 25, elections turnout in Ukraine reached 36.2%. 20 499 202 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015 
"Hello, my dear friend!" OSCE mission member hugs ‘LPR’ terrorist transferring Ukrainian soldiers’ bodies. VIDEO During the transfer of Ukrainian soldiers’ bodies, a representative of the OSCE special monitoring mission (SMM) hugged a member of the ‘Luhansk People’s Republic’ (‘LPR’) terrorist organization and performed a military salute to him. 162 091 192 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine 
Voter turnout at Kryvyi Rih elections extremely low, - CVU Voter turnout at the special election of the mayor of Kryviy Rih is extremely low at the moment. The turnout is significantly lower than it was observed at the local elections on Oct. 25, 2015. 23 742 182 Ukrainian Politics 
Head of the European Observers: 'I Haven't Seen Anything Like This in Any Other Country' The head of the European Network of Election Monitoring Organizations (ENEMO) Peter Navotny says he is disturbed by the number of violations in the Ukrainian elections. 32 161 158 Previously in trend: Elections 2012 
OSCE vehicle blast killed American, injured German and Czech, - Hug A United States national was killed in the yesterday's OSCE SUV blast near the village of Pryshyb in the militants-held territory of Ukraine's eastern Luhansk region. 43 508 140 Previously in trend: OSCE patrol vehicle exploded 
"One '200', one '300'. This is our territory," - 'LPR' militants posted video from OSCE vehicle blast site. VIDEO Militants from self-proclaimed "Luhansk People Republic" posted a video from the OSCE vehicle explosion site. 108 309 140 Ukrainian Politics 
OSCE observers recorded several convoys of terrorists' tanks OSCE recorded movement of unmarked military equipment in the occupied areas of the Donbas. 47 565 122 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine 
CANADEM observation mission: Ukraine's March 31 presidential election were free and fair The regular presidential election in Ukraine, taking place on March 31, was held honestly and freely, the election monitoring mission in Ukraine of the international non-governmental organization CANADEM has reported. 1 783 90 Previously in trend: Presidential election 2019 
Residents of occupied Pikuzy demand withdrawal of Russian mercenaries from residential neighborhoods, - OSCE Residents of occupied Pikuzy penned a letter to the U.N. and the Red Cross with a request to withdraw Russian troops from their village. 78 832 86 Previously in trend: Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas 
OSCE allowed to access Ukrainian-Russian border from occupied Donbas territory for the first time, - Poroshenko President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko announced that observers of the Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) of the OSCE were allowed to access non-government-controlled area of the Ukrainian-Russian border in the Donetsk region thanks to Paris agreements of the "Normandy Four." 29 968 80 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas Radio Svoboda published footage of OSCE car tripping mine in Luhansk region. VIDEO Radio Svoboda obtained an exclusive video of the OSCE car explosion after it tripped a mine in the Luhansk region which killed U.S. national Joseph Stone. 72 327 74 Previously in trend: OSCE patrol vehicle exploded Minsk process to be terminated if attacks on OSCE observers continue, - OSCE's Hug Militants put in jeopardy OSCE monitors’ trust in them, which may result in termination of the Minsk process. 30 550 68 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas 
Ukraine Foreign Ministry not to register Russian monitors for Ukraine presidential elections, - Klimkin Ukraine Foreign Ministry will deny registration to Russian monitors at Ukraine presidential elections and has sent a corresponding request to the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR). 4 852 57 Previously in trend: Presidential election 2019 
PACE: Ukraine is Living Under Authoritarian Rule The head of the observer mission from the PACE, Chairman of the Socialist Group in the PACE Andreas Gross believes that Ukraine is already under an authoritarian regime. 7 141 52 Previously in trend: Elections 2012 
Verkhovna Rada bans Russian observers from monitoring elections in Ukraine The Verkhovna Rada has adopted a law, which bans Russians from serving as official monitors during Ukraine elections. 4 646 50 Previously in trend: Presidential election 2019 
Zelensky suggested that G7 place mission of international observers on border with Belarus The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, proposed to the G7 to place a mission of international observers on the border with Belarus. 8 792 47 Ukrainian Politics 
OSCE Does Not Control Entire Ukrainian-Russian Border. Monitoring Mission Needs to Be Strengthened - NSDC The number of the OSCE observers and their efficiency is not sufficient for the monitoring of all the Ukrainian-Russian border. 4 292 45 Ukrainian Politics 
Parubii opposes participation of PACE observers in snap parliamentary election Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada, Andrii Parubii, is opposing participation of observers of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) in the snap parliamentary election over the reinstatement of the Russian Federation in the Assembly. 4 139 42 Previously in trend: Parliament elections 2019 
EU urges Russia to unblock access to occupied territories of Donbas for OSCE and humanitarian organizations The European Union has reacted to the actions of Russian mercenaries in Donbas, who banned OSCE SMM patrols and representatives of humanitarian organizations from entering the non-government-controlled areas, and urged Russia not to create new obstacles to efforts within the Normandy format and the Minsk process. 1 445 39 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas 
ENEMO: elections were conducted transparently and effectively The first round of the presidential elections in Ukraine was transparent and effective, mostly in line with Ukrainian laws and international democratic standards. 1 055 32 Previously in trend: Presidential election 2019 
ENEMO observers positively evaluate Ukrainian voting process Observers of the ENEMO International Election Observation Mission for Early Parliamentary Elections - Ukraine 2019 positively assessed the voting process, as well as the counting of votes and the transfer of protocols. 572 29 Previously in trend: Parliament elections 2019 
Elections to Svatove city council invalidated, - NGO At 3 p.m., the city election commission invalidated the elections to the Svatove city council (Luhansk region). 21 907 28 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015 
Ukraine's election competitive and free, with citizens' opportunity to choose, - OSCE observers The first round of the presidential elections in Ukraine was competitive and citizens had the opportunity to freely express their will, the OSCE PA Election Observation Mission in Ukraine has said. 1 940 24 Previously in trend: Presidential election 2019 
