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Sri Lankan Anarchy
^Nation-wide

After MOSL leader Asanka Nandasiri took over the nation yesterday, President Chandranehru and Prime Minister Anandasangaree have seeked refuge in Trincomalee. Tamil Sri Lankans and other Sri Lankan patriots and loyalists have fled to the nation's north and east, into the area known as Tamil Eelam. Although the region is not independent, it has been the unoffical safehaven for Sri Lankan loyalists and Tamils. Many sinhalese families have fled to Tamil Eelam, the least violent parts of Sri Lanka due to being under Sri Lankan Government and LTTE control.

Asanka commanded an air raid and invasion by MOSL and Sri Lankan Military forces, the first of it's type during the conflict. Sinhalese extremists and Government Loyalists agreed to the attack, which never occured, but around half of the military left, fleeing to join LTTE. Sri Lankan citizens, Tamil and Sinhalese alike, who have fleed to Tamil Eelam have been seen replacing the Sri Lankan flag with the Tamil Eelam (LTTE) flag.

The rest of Sri Lanka, now named Sinhali, who's capital is Ratnapura, has cut the orange and green stripes off it's flags, which represent Tamils and Moors (and Islam) respectively. Colombo is disputed territory. The parliament building was burnt overnight as Nandasiri fled to the nation's south.

The border between Eelam and Sinhali have been likened to 'the trenches of the second world war' (Anderson, CNN)

^{June 6, 2019
Bay of Bengal 1445 (2:45 PM local time)
Coordinates: 8.763626, 86.094562
361.12 miles East from Izham}

_{The US 7th Fleet, under the command of Commander Phillip G. Sawyer, have arrived at the designated coordinates to initiate US intervention within Sri Lanka. Back in Washington DC, the Washingtonians with President Joe Biden sat in the Situation Room directly monitoring the situation and communicating with Phillip G. Sawyer to determine the best way to commence operations. After a few moments, the commencing of operations toward Sri Lanka would begin. Establishing a well-guarded parameter around the USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76) Aircraft Carrier with radar and detection systems and anti-air/missile systems activated and functional. To begin operations, the USS Antietam (CG-54) guided missile cruiser have been ordered to launch 3 x BGM-109 Tomahawk cruise missiles toward the town of Ella to target specifically the Kital Ella Railway to incapacitate MOSL transportation capabilities. With the launching of the BGM-109 Tomahawks, 3 x F-35C Lightning II Carrier-based Fighter aircraft have been deployed from the aircraft carrier with the intentions of coordinated aerial assault on MOSL occupied areas, primarily in Ella, Tangalle, and Waskadura. The F-35C Lightning II Carrier-based Fighter aircraft would be equipped with AGM-158 JASSM for their initial strikes in the three heavily occupied MOSL towns. The priority of the United States, in addition to strategic cruise missile attacks within MOSL territory via the 7th fleet, is to establish air superiority over MOSL occupied parts of Sri Lanka.}

_{From the USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG-54) Destroyer, 2 x BGM-109 Tomahawk Cruise Missiles have been launched toward Waskadura and 1 x BGM-109 Tomahawk Cruise Missile toward Tangalle. After 20 minutes, 10 x F-16 Fighting Falcon Fighter Aircraft and 5 x F/A-18D Hornet Multirole fighters have been deployed with the intentions to establish a tight US airspace control over MOSL-occupied lands. The United States has informed the Izham government of the beginning of US involvement within MOSL territory. The F-16 Fighting Falcon Fighter Aircraft would be equipped with 4 × AGM-88 HARMs and the F/A-18D Hornet Multirole fighters equipped with AGM-84H/K Standoff Land Attack Missile Expanded Range (SLAM-ER) to directly target areas of MOSL activity, transportation, weapon depots, transportation routes, and storage facilities. The USA will use GPS satellite for reconnaissance/intelligence operations to gather more layout of MOSL dominated areas of Sri Lanka. With aerial operations ongoing, the 7th fleet will continue on its course to get closer in order to deploy 2 NAVY Seal companies (300 soldiers) once the coast of Sri Lanka is visible, secured, and viable for safe landing of the soldiers. The intentions for the soldiers would be to coordinate with the Navy-Air Force and to directly combat MOSL forces with asymmetrical/guerrilla warfare training and tactics.}

The Great Sri Lankan Divide

by Izham

The Militant Order of the Sinhalese Lions
සිංහල සිංහයන්ගේ මිලිටරි නියෝගය

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Also known as

MOSL
Sinhalese Lions

Leader(s)

Asanka Nandasiri

Ideology

Sinhalese Ultranationalism
Anti-immigration
State Buddhism
Antisemitism
Anti-Islam
Left-wing populism
Revolutionary Socialism
Isolationism

Status

Active since 23rd of April, 2019

The Militant Order of the Sinhalese Lions (සිංහල සිංහයන්ගේ මිලිටරි නියෝගය, or MOSL) are an extremist militant organisation founded in Galle on the 23rd of April 2019.

They were founded in responce to the Colombo church bombings two days prior, claiming that the attack would never have happened if Sri Lanka was purely Sinhalese. The group, who are now 5 million members strong, are set on the removal of non-Sinhalese citizens from Sri Lanka, and to enforce state Buddhism. The group's motto was said by it's leader, Asanka Nandasiri from Ratnapura, in its early weeks;

"A strong Sri Lanka is a Pure and Buddhist Sri Lanka"

MOSL are known to use guerrilla warfare tactics to 'divide and conquer' their opponents. MOSL is thought to house some of the greast snipers in Sri Lanka, and it's many of its members (around 2 million) came from the Sri Lankan Armed Forces after it's collapse on the 9th of June 2019.

The group were originally based in Galle, but moved further inland after the Great Sri Lankan Divide to better safeguard itself from a naval attack from the south.

MOSL is known for its common use of suicide attacks, assassinations (include those of President Rajavarothiam Sampanthan and Prime Minister Appathurai Vinayagamoorthy and 98 other members of the Tamil National Alliance on the 10th of May 2019), attacks on civilians, ethnic cleasings, child soilders, executions of PoWs, and various other war crimes.

The group have been identified as a terrorist organisation by the legitamete Sri Lankan Government and Australia. They have been recognised as an illegitamete government by Japan, Denmark, Egypt, Australia, and the United States.

MOSL is identified by the symbol of a golden lion on a marron background. Marroon is thought to symbolise it's Buddhist population, but may also represent blood, power, and strength.

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MOSL troops outside Padaviya, near
Sinhali's border with Tamil Eelam

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MOSL-seized buffalos in Colombo

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Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam
[தமிழீழ விடுதலைப் புலிகள்

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Also known as

LTTE
Tamil Tigers

Leader(s)

Avira Thamotharampillai

Ideology

Tamil nationalism
Separatism
Revolutionary socialism
Secularism

Status

5 May 1976 – 18 May 2009
Active since 24th of April, 2019

The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (தமிழீழ விடுதலைப் புலிகள், LTTE) is a Tamil militant and political organization that is based in northeastern Sri Lanka. Its aim was to secure an independent state of Tamil Eelam in the north and east in response to the state policies of successive Sri Lankan governments towards Tamils, and recently, to liberate minorities from MOSL rule.

Founded in May 1976 by Velupillai Prabhakaran, it was involved in armed clashes against the Sri Lankan state forces and by the late 1980s was the dominant Tamil militant group in Sri Lanka. The escalation of intermittent conflict into a full-scale nationalist insurgency however did not commence before the countrywide pogroms against Tamils.Since 1983, more than 80,000 have been killed in the civil war that lasted a decade, a large number of whom were Sri Lankan Tamil civilians.

The LTTE which started out as a guerrilla force, over time, increasingly came to resemble that of a conventional fighting force with a well-developed military wing that included a navy, an airborne unit, an intelligence wing, and a specialized suicide attack unit. It was designated as a terrorist organisation by 32 countries, including the European Union, Canada, the United States, and India. The Indian state's relationship with the LTTE in particular, was complex, as it went from initially supporting the organization to engaging it in direct combat through the Indian Peace Keeping Force, owing to changes in the former's foreign policy during the phase of the conflict.

It was known for using women and children in combat and is recognized for having carried out a number of high-profile assassinations, including Sri Lankan President Ranasinghe Premadasa in 1993 and former Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi in 1991.

Over the course of the conflict, the Tamil Tigers frequently exchanged control of territory in the north-east with the Sri Lankan military, with the two sides engaging in intense military confrontations. It was involved in four unsuccessful rounds of peace talks with the Sri Lankan government and at its peak in 1990, the LTTE was in control of 76% of the landmass in the Northern and Eastern provinces of Sri Lanka. Prabhakaran headed the organisation from its inception until his death in 2009.

Since the civil war ended in 1993, LTTE has remained quiet, disbanding in 2009 after talks with the Sri Lankan Governmentand the death of Parabhakaran. It has since been refounded after the foundation of MOSL late April 2019, in which LTTE saw MOSL as a direct threat to Tamil sovereignty.

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The Great Sri Lankan Divide
මහා ශ්රී ලාංකික බෙදීම් || 10th of June 2019 || பெரிய இலங்கை பிரிவினை

Sinhali (MOSL-led, Ratnapura de jure)

Northwestern:
Kurunegala

Nortern Central:

Anuradhapura
Polonnaruwa

Central:

Matale
Kandy
Nuwara Eliya

Uva:

Badulla
Moneragala

Sabarahamuwa:

Kegalle
Ratnapura

Western:

Grampaha
Colombo District (Colombo City disputed)
Kalutara

Southern:

Galle
Matara
Hambantota

Tamil Eelam (LTTE-led, Trincomalee de jure)

Northwestern:
Puttalam

Northern:

Mannar
Vanuniya
Mullaitivu
Kilinochchi
Jaffna

Eastern:

Trincomalee
Batticaloa
Ampara

Orange = Tamil Eelam (LTTE) || Marroon = Sinhali (MOSL)

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(OOC: The groups and divide)

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MINISTRY OF DEFENSE AND GENERAL STAFF OF ARMED FORCES ACCEPTED A PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEE'S CONCLUSIVE ACT REGARDING EUROCORP

After Skupština has passed the resolution regarding Serbian participation in EuroCorp less than a week ago, the parliamentary committee was elected to debate the size of Serbian participation in the project. Skupština resolution made it clear that size should be somewhere between 10% and 25%, and now committee has decided that total 20% of Serbian troops should be integrated into EuroCorp. That means that in total around 14 thousands of Serbian soldiers would now march under the flag of EU, if the conclusive act is to be accepted. Majority of that number are ground infantry forces, but it is also planned to involve motorized and tank brigades and maybe even some Air Forces with their equipment.

This conclusion act now passed to the Ministry of Defense, where Minister Ania Zloporubovich and her team met with the Chief of the General Staff of Serbian Army general Alexander Markovich and his team to discus how realistic this parliamentary proposal is. After a four hours of session, they wrote a requested opinion over the changes that should be made due to practical matters, regarding the choice of exact troops to be transformed based upon their geographic locations in Serbia. All in all, both Minister Zloporubovich and general Markovich were satisfied with previous proposals coming from Skupština, and all their comments are now being passed to the Constitutional Court.

Due to the delicate matter of transforming a part of national Armed Forces into a EuroCorp troops, the opinion of Constitutional Court is needed about the legality of the matter. If the Court decide that everything is perfectly in accordance with the Third Constitution of the Republic, then President would be able to sign or veto the decision. But, if the Court decide that the transformation goes against the Constitution, the entire process of transformation would be voided. For now, it is highly unpredictable what the results would be, due to fact that judges are not present in media, and they do not often give a comments for press, so it is not known what their pre-positions over the matter are.

And from the Camp David, where he is currently attending a meeting between Balkan leaders and US President Biden, Prime Minister Markovich applauded the decision of Ministry and General Staff, calling it: "The large victory for European values in this year". He also called the Constitutional Court to analyze the legality of proposal carefully, due to the significance of the matter. Opposition leader Chaslav Krstich condemned this part of matter, as an example of political pressure on the work of independent institutions of Serbian justice system.

IGOR MITTENOVICH ATTACKED WITH POWDER ON SDP RALLY

While holding a rally in a village near Kruševac, which has always been a hostile area for SDP, party leader Igor Mittenovich was attacked by unknown feminist activist, who threw a powder on him from the first raw of the auditorium. Mittenovich, who is known for his elegant lifestyle despite his self-promoted understanding for class struggle of proletariat, now found himself incapable to be protected by security guards who didn't knew what to do in the moment. Shorty after, she was arrested after trying to get closer to podium, because some time was needed unless police officers achieved to overstrengh her. During her arrest, she shouted: "Is this a pluralism of thinking you're promoting, you fake-socialist?" and "People are hungry of better living standard, and not of better political fairy tales!", while Mittenovich stood on podium covered in powder and looking into her shocked.

If there was no large applauds, he would probably stay in shock for next few minutes. He then asked for a pause, to go wash the powder from him. After pause ended up, he returned to podium, thanking the present fans for support and stating that SDP was always against any kind of political violence, even if it is as harmless as this incident was. No matter his good rhetoric after he came back to stage, his first-minutes shock and lack of any reactions sends a strong message to public about a party leader who seek a post of President of Serbia and still is unable to understand that there exist those who disagree with his policy up to the level of personal physical attacks.

China told to 'go home,' Australia redirects Sri Lankan funding
^{Sydney, New South Wales}

Three Chinese naval ships, which were supposed to go back to The-peoples republic of china yesterday, have been asked to leave. China has been told that they have 'long overstayed their welcome' and have been requested to leave immediately.

As for Sri Lanka, Australia has redirected 71.4 million AUD to Tamil Eelam to help fund the LTTE and Government in Exile. Most of this money has been directed from Palestine. The 43.8 million dollars given to the territory has been sent to Tamil Eelam, with Australia annoucing it hopes to see the 'peaceful reunion' of the two nations and the 'reinstallment of the legitamete, peaceful, democratic government.'

Palestine now recieves no funding from Australia. Australian trade minister Simon Birmingham said that Australia 'doesn't fund terrorists' and is glad to see the money diverted to 'a real country.'

Who is John Setka?
^{Melbourne, Victoria}

Mr Setka has led the Victorian branch of the CFMEU since 2012
He was the leader when illegal union blockades disrupted work on several CBD building sites being run by Grocon — action which later saw the union handed millions of dollars in fines
He was one of the first on the scene of the 2014 fatal wall collapse in Melbourne, in which Grocon was found to have breached workplace safety law
His 2017 threats to "expose" inspectors working for the building industry watchdog were referred to police
He drew widespread condemnation the following year when he tweeted a photo of his children holding a sign with explicit language attacking the watchdog
Mr Setka and his colleague Shaun Reardon were engaged in a stoush with construction supply company Boral, which resulted in blackmail charges being laid against the union pair last year, which were later dropped

John Setka defies calls to quit CFMEU leadership after moves to expel him from Democratic Socialist Party
^{ABC News}

Victorian construction union boss John Setka has defied calls from both sides of politics to step down, after days of intense scrutiny over his position.

Democratic Socialist Party officials yesterday suspended the party membership of Mr Setka, who is the Victorian and Tasmanian secretary of the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU).

Federal Democrat leader Anthony Albanese moved to expel Mr Setka from the Democratic Socialist Party after reports he disparaged the work of anti-violence campaigner Rosie Batty.

The report in The Age newspaper said he had told a union meeting that men had fewer rights because of Ms Batty's work.

"What was reported in relation to Rosie Batty was completely false," Mr Setka said at a defiant press conference in Melbourne today.

"There's no reason for me to resign," Mr Setka said.

"I'm staying as the secretary."

He said he did not denigrate Rosie Batty during his speech, but instead spoke about changes which had been made since a national commission into family violence.

The Victorian branch of the CFMEU elects its leaders through its members, who Mr Setka called his "bosses".

"As long as I am elected leader, one thing won't change: I will always put our members first," he said.

Pressure has been mounting on Mr Setka to stand down, with Democrat politicians joining President Scott Morrison in calling for his resignation.

Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) secretary Sally McManus, who has been under pressure to respond to the issue, released a short statement after Mr Setka's press conference.

She said she had heard what Mr Setka had to say and would meet with him on Thursday.

"I have arrived back in the country and have consulted with union leaders who are concerned by Mr Setka's words and actions which are not compatible with our values and have impacted on our movement," Ms McManus said.

"I have heard what Mr Setka had to say today. I have sought a meeting with him tomorrow to discuss these matters. I will have more to say following this meeting."

Mr Setka is a heavyweight in the CFMEU, which has long-standing links to the Democratic Socialist Party and provides political donations on a state and federal level.

He said there appeared to be "some sort of push" inside his union to remove him.

"I've got a view of where the union should be in regards to the DSP, and some people probably don't share that view," he said.

"So there's a lot of dirty politics at work here."

Mr Setka was flanked by his wife Emma Walters at the press conference, who said her family had been "dragged through the mud".

"We've both said and done things that we aren't proud of, but this is not an opportunity to get John Setka," Ms Walters said.

Following the press conference, Mr Setka was backed by Electrical Trades Union Victoria secretary Troy Gray, who called for Mr Albanese to end his bid to have Mr Setka removed from the party.

"Yesterday Anthony Albanese made disparaging remarks about Mr Setka and his alleged 'views'," Mr Gray said.

"Today we've learned they were based off of a complete fabrication and Albanese needs to withdraw."

Mr Setka was also backed by the national president of the Maritime Union of Australia (MUA), Chris Cain, who was at the meeting in which Mr Setka was accused of making disparaging remarks about Ms Batty.

Mr Cain said "false allegations" and "misinformation" were being peddled and called on the Opposition Leader to apologise.

The MUA is a member of the national CFMMEU, following a merger of the two unions.

Yesterday, Mr Albanese said the move to expel Mr Setka was due to a range of factors, including the reported comments about Ms Batty.

He also pointed to comments Mr Setka made about inspectors working for the Australian Building and Construction Commission, which drew widespread condemnation at the time.

"If people want to expel me from the Democratic Socialist Party over false accusations and over things I've never said, then so be it," Mr Setka said.

Earlier this year, Mr Setka was charged with using a carriage service to harass a woman.

Mr Albanese yesterday said the moves to remove him from the DSP were unrelated to those court proceedings.

Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews said he would not weigh in on whether the CFMEU should dump Mr Setka, but confirmed he had removed the union leader from a government advisory board.

UNIAN news

Denmark PM visits Ukraine on 11th and 12th June

13th June 2019

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Danish Prime Minister Kristian Dahl visited Ukraine for 2 days.

On the 11th and 12th of June, Danish Prime Minister Kristian Dahl held a state-visit to Ukraine for discussing investments and co-operation in and between Paragos and Ukraine. President Arseniy Yatsenyuk welcomed his visit to Ukraine and met with Kristian Dahl on the 11th June, after Kristian Dahl arrived at Kyiv Boryspil International Airport. The military bands play both national anthems, Shche ne vmerla Ukraina and Der er et yndigt land. President Yatsenyuk shook hands with Kristian Dahl after they met each other. During the discussion between President Yatsenyuk and the Danish Prime Minister, both had agreed to sign an agreement of over 150 million UAH, for investments in reconstructing infrastructure, transportation upgrades, clean energy-upgraded industries and environmental protection. However, it's still unknown that did both leaders had talked about the current situations between Ukraine and Russia.

Danish Prime Minister Kristian Dahl also visited Verkhovna Rada, the Ukrainian's parliament, and given out a speech to the members of Verkhovna Rada. He praises the motivation of Ukrainian pushing a dictatorship state towards a democratic and transparent nation, he also mentioned Ukrainian hero Stephan Bandera, "A hero of Ukrainian and a martyr of resisting communism dictatorship." Said by Kristian Dahl.

At the night of that day, Kristian Dahl was also invited to an inter-party dinner, with President Yatsenyuk, the Batkivshchyna Party leader Yulia Tymoshenko, Svoboda Party's leader and former president Oleh Tyahnybok and Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko. They had talked about the current politics in Europe and in Ukraine and in Denmark. The Ukrainian government had booked a president suite for Kristian Dahl in Kyiv.

In the 12th June, Kristian Dahl flew to Lyiv in the early morning. The locals have welcomed him passionately. He met with the Mayor of Lyiv Andriy Sadovyi and had lunch with him, discussing the point of view in Western Ukraine. Kristian Dahl also visited Lychakiv Cemetery to pray Stephan Bandera. At 6 PM, Kristian Dahl flew back to Denmark from Lyiv Airport.

Analysis pointed out that the state visit is not only the other chance of integration between EU nations and Ukraine but also showing to the international, that Ukraine is getting closer and closer to the EU and western Europe, another step move away from the influence of the Russian government, and there's maybe more and more state visit to Ukraine.

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...THỜI ĐẠI...

^{FOR THE SAKE OF ALL HUMANITY . . .}

^{l Construction of suspension monorail systems announced. l}

^{_{Earlier today, Phan Thiên, the Director of Vietnam Railways announced that the company has had planned the construction of suspension monorail systems in Saigon and Hanoi, Vietnam's two largest cities, which will begin on the 15th of June, 2019. "The approximate total length of the monorail is 12.4 kilometers, 7.4 kilometers in Ho Chi Minh City and 5 kilometers in Hanoi, with a projected price of 770 billion dongs ($33 million) per kilometer," explained Phan Thiên. In total, the price is approximately 343 million dollars, or 8 trillion dongs. Vietnam Railways also announced that it will be ordering monorail cars from US manufacturing companies.}}

Operation Lifesaver
^{Albury-Wodonga}

Australia has made the move to begin 'Operation Lifesaver.' Operation Lifesaver was proposed by Zoos Victoria last year after seeing the steadying of Panda populations in China. Australia has decided that, as well as promoting overseas conservation efforts for endangered Australian species, Australia will be gifting it's allies with Tasmanian devils, Greater Bilby, Tasmanian wedge-tailed eagles, Gilbert's potoroos, and Northern Qualls. These animals range from critically endangered to endangered, and is hoping that the operation will encourage conservation of Australian animals and build diplomatic relations.

Yleisradio - Vikslandian Broadcasting Company

Lauantai — 15.06.2019

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Muurmanni Nuclear Research Center Operational

MUURMANNI, KUOLA - Work on the Muurmanni Nuclear Research Center began all the way back in the early 1960s by the Järvenpää cabinet, but it never finished due to shifting priorities of the subsequent administrations. Officially the plan was to tap into the developing nuclear power and research markets, while under the table talks with Sweden had borne fruit to co-operate together on a nuclear program that the Swedes had already begun in the 1950s. It never came to be, however, and since the 1980s the Research Center has laid dormant in the hinterlands outside Muurmanni in the Kuola Peninsula.

With the ascension of Susanna Korpela to the Office of the President, the government owned VTT Nuclear Research Agency was given control of the center and instructed to begin work on making it operational. With help from the French Areva and Oreno energy companies, the center is today marking it's first day of operations after a 10 month refurbishment period. Parts of the north wing, which is going to be researching and developing small modular reactors, are still under construction. They are expected to be operational within the next two months.

The center will focus on research surrounding the methods and engineering of the disposal of nuclear waste, as well as reactor safety. It is already equipped with state of the art hot cells, radiological and metallography labs, and microscopy, making it one of the most advanced nuclear research centers in the world.

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"Kiev Duo" Sentenced by Äänislinna Court

ÄÄNISLINNA, AUNUS - The Äänislinna court has today held a trial regarding the very publicized situation surrounding what the media calls the "Kiev Duo", two Vikslandian nationals who traveled to Ukraine in late 2016 and joined an Ukrainian state-sanctioned paramilitary organization as fighters, and sentenced them both to 11 years of imprisonment for treason, petty war crime, and incitement to hatred. One of the sentenced agreed to serve his sentence in a labor camp, cutting it by 40%.

Both of these individuals were active in social media and posted pictures about their time on the front, with some of the first ones confirming their presence in the Battle of Svitlodarsk in late December. Their presence in Eastern Ukraine was furthermore confirmed by statements from their relatives, who had been in occasional contact with the duo. The state prosecutor also presented new evidence, including pictures, recordings and written statements, that showcased the duo's involvement in war crimes during their stay in Ukraine.

The duo was detained and arrested earlier this year in the Syväri border crossing by the Vikslandian Border Guard, and then interviewed by the Valtiollinen Turvallisuuspoliisi (VATU, National Security Police). Afterwards they were taken into the Äänislinna Prison to await their court hearing.

The judge dismissed the state prosecutor's claims for aggravated war crimes due to a lack of evidence, and instead sentenced the duo for petty war crimes.

The state prosecutor released a statement afterwards saying that she was "pleased with the outcome of the trial, although [she is] still convinced that the accused took part in aggravated war crimes during their stay in Ukraine", and that the state prosecutor's office will not attempt a re-trial to pin the aggravated war crimes on the sentenced.

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The Flag Day of the Defence Forces Brings Thousands Out to Watch

ROVANIEMI, LAPPI - The birthday of the national hero and ex-president of Vikslandia, Carl Gustaf Mannerheim, was again celebrated last week as the Flag Day of the Defence Forces brought out thousands to watch two parades, one in Viipuri and one in Rovaniemi, as well as a display of firepower outside of Vienanlinna. The Conscript Band of the Vikslandian Defence Forces also began their summer tour of Vikslandian cities, starting with Viipuri.

The day began with the the Minister of Defence, Jussi Niinistö, and the Commander of the Defence Forces, General Aapo Turpeinen, laying a wreath at the heroes' grave in the Malmi Graveyard in Helsinki. The laying of the wreath was followed by a three-volley salute and a short speech by the Minister of Defence. In it, he commemorated the actions of the veterans in the wars that Vikslandia has endured throughout it's history, and reaffirmed the government's stance that a strong military is a necessity. A number of veterans from the Punakapina (Red Insurrection) as well as the Talvisota (Winter War) were present during the event.

Troops and materiel totalling around one thousand persons and 49 vehicles from the Army, Navy and Air Force, National Defence University, Lapland Border Guard District and veterans' and national defence organisations took part in the parade accompanied by Air Force and Army aircraft in the sky in Rovaniemi. The Lapin Lennosto (Lapland Air Command) was responsible for the parade arrangements, assisted by the Jääkäriprikaati (Jaeger Brigade).

A similar amount of troops and vehicles took part in the parade in Viipuri, with Kannaksenprikaati (Isthmus Brigade) being responsible for the parade arrangements. Two notable things during the parade were the EPSA 15 Anti-Insurgency Vehicles that the Vikslandian Rapid Deployment Force has been training with, as well as the newly purchased ITO 18 (S-300PMU-2) from Russia.

Lastly, the Sissiprikaati (Ranger Brigade) and Vienanprikaati (Viena Brigade) held a public display of firepower in the outskirts of Vienanlinna in the province of Viena. The exercise included an prepared ambush of a mechanized force by the Sissiprikaati (Ranger Brigade), and a mechanized assault of a defensive position with fire support by the Vienanprikaati (Viena Brigade). Afterwards, the public was allowed to inspect the weapons, equipment and vehicles used by the Vienanprikaati (Viena Brigade) in a static display.

Nago TV
News from All Haiti

15/06/2019

^{Haiti Junior Squad (U-13) Wins Three in a Row}

_{Written by Ukichi Dez}


Chinese Taipei had trouble keeping up with the Haiti U-13 National Team in an 11-2 loss on Sunday. Chinese Taipei got things started in the first inning when Shi Z singled on a 0-1 count, scoring one run.

The Haiti U-13 National Team pulled away for good with two runs in the second inning. In the second David M singled on a 0-1 count, scoring one run. The Haiti U-13 National Team scored seven runs in the sixth inning. Jovan H, Jamarco W, Dajuan S, and Demonde H all contributed in the big inning with RBIs.

Demonde was credited with the victory for The Haiti U-13 National Team. He lasted six innings, allowing seven hits and two runs while striking out ten and walking one. Bo Qiu Y took the loss for Chinese Taipei. He allowed 14 hits and 11 runs over six innings, striking out nine.

Fen Jie L led Chinese Taipei with two hits in three at-bats. Chinese Taipei was sure-handed and didn't commit a single error. Fen Jie made the most plays with nine. The Haiti U-13 National Team racked up 14 hits in the game. Demonde, David, Jamarco, Jovan, and Dajuan all managed multiple hits for the Haiti U-13 National Team. Demonde went 3-for-4 at the plate to lead the Haiti U-13 National Team in hits. The Haiti U-13 National Team didn't commit a single error in the field. Jamarco had ten chances in the field, the most on the team.

It was a tough day on Tuesday for South Japan, who lost 10-2 to the Haitian U-13 National Team. The Haiti U-13 National Team scored four runs in the sixth inning. Haiti U-13 National Team bean scored its runs on a grand slam by Jovan H. Jamero M pitched the Haiti U-13 National Team to victory. He went three and two-thirds innings, allowing one run on zero hits and striking out ten. Tyrus S threw two and a third innings in relief out of the bullpen.

Masamune T took the loss for Southern Japan. He allowed 11 hits and ten runs over six innings, striking out 11. Masamune, Takanobu T, and Seiji A each managed one hit to lead Southern Japan. Southern Japan was sure-handed in the field and didn't commit a single error. Takahiro K had the most chances in the field with 12.

The Haiti U-13 National Team collected 11 hits. Jamero, Jovan, Jeron L, and Dajuan S each racked up multiple hits for Caribbean. Jamero went 3-for-3 at the plate to lead the Haiti U-13 National Team in hits.

Korea stayed in it until the end, but the Haiti U-13 National Team pulled away late in a 12-7 victory on Friday. The Haiti U-13 National Team trailed 7-6 in the top of the sixth inning when Jeron L homered on a 1-0 count, scoring three runs. Despite the loss, Korea did collect 11 hits in the high-scoring affair. Unfortunately, the Haiti U-13 National Team had 17 hits on the way to victory.

The Haiti U-13 National Team got things started in the first inning. Jamarco W homered on a 0-1 count, scoring two runs. In the bottom of the first inning, Korea tied things up at two. Korea scored one run when Tae-Woo N singled. Korea tallied three runs in the second inning. Seong-Jin S and Tae-Woo all contributed in the big inning with RBIs.

Dajuan S was credited with the victory for the Haiti U-13 National Team. He went four innings, allowing seven runs on nine hits, striking out three and walking zero. Jeron threw two innings in relief out of the bullpen. Jeron recorded the last six outs to earn the save for the Haiti U-13 National Team.

Jung-Ho R took the loss for Korea. He went one-third of an inning, allowing five runs on five hits and walking zero. Seong-Jin started the game for Korea. He lasted five and a third innings, allowing 12 hits and seven runs while striking out three and walking zero. Korea socked one home run on the day. Jung-Su C had a four-bagger in the third inning.

Korea totaled 11 hits in the game. Seong-Jin, Jung-Su, and Song-Jin K all managed multiple hits for Korea. Song-Jin, Jung-Su, and Seong-Jin each managed two hits to lead Korea. Korea was sure-handed and didn't commit a single error. Tae-Woo made the most plays with four. The Haiti U-13 National Team racked up 17 hits on the day. Jamarco, David M, Evander B, Jeron, Devain P, Tyrus S, and Dajuan each managed multiple hits for the Haiti U-13 National Team. The Haiti U-13 National Team didn't commit a single error in the field. Jamarco had five chances in the field, the most on the team.

Duterte Administration

With signing of the Sino-Vietnamese alliance, Luvindanao will be bolstering its relations with the Japanese and the APA to ensure that a balance of power is to remain, as both China and Vietnam have heavy claims on the South China Sea, possibly to leave Luvindanao in such a disadvantageous position that would see it losing any of its claim on the South China Sea. Luvindanao does not seek conflict or tension, but this alliance is more than provocative for us, a Western associated nation. The Duterte Administrations main foreign policy stands where it seeks to better relations with all the major powers. But we do sense that there is greater depth between this Sino-Vietnamese alliance.

Prime Minister Rodrigo Duterte
War is not an option, and we certainly have no intentions in fighting the Chinese. We share a region, and harmony is to be a top priority for all of us to continue flourishing. But with this new alliance, we're certainly put into the corner where we are going to get double teamed by China and Vietnam. We do not want that and I hope that they are not going to do that. But my first priority as leader of the nation, is to the Luvindanaon people. I must keep them safe and secure, and we will have to take precautions given the history of the region. I understand that this alliance is one for peace, but China is a giant nation, so powerful that when it moves it causes great waves. Luvindanao is a nation with great interests. We have to be careful when looking at this.

Q & A session with Foreign Minister Eko Ali

Is there fear with this new union of nations?

No, there is no fear. The Chinese government has been in discussion with us and have said that they are willing to negotiate for peace in the region. This was just unexpected.

So in saying that this was unexpected. How will the government react?

The issue with this is, there is absolutely nothing wrong with what they did. But the fact of the matter is, China has had tensions with many of its neighbours in the past. The government will not be reacting in a manner as a response, we will be acting in a way that ensures we are not put in a position that will cause is disadvantage.

Will that insurance of us not being put into disadvantage be a closer military alliance with the Americans?

No, not at all. Our relationship with the United States is not dictated by the actions of our neighbours. As you might all be aware we're actually trying to branch out with our partnerships. We want to work more closely with Europe and other Asian countries. We also have the APA standing with us. Luvindanaon-American relations is close, and I believe that we're in a position that doesn't require us to further relations. The Americans have made promises of support for Luvindanao, we're absolutely hoping that the new administration will be willing to do the same. But we really don't want to get into the situation were we'll need that kind of American support. Prime Minister Duterte doesn't want war, and the country doesn't need war.

Does the government want to open dialogue with the Chinese in regards to this? Maybe to voice our concerns?

Yes, we absolutely will open dialogue. China understands our position, and understands why we will have concerns. We want to maintain a working relationship and its absolutely a must that we keep discussions open. We will be initiating discussions with the Chinese soon. As for Vietnam, they are of little concern. We believe that we are on good terms with Vietnam, but if something is wrong and they want to open discussions, then we invite them to do so.

Could this lead to a great conflict in the area, between the APA and the China-Vietnam alliance?

No, there isn't going to be a great conflict. Like I have said before Luvindanao is trying to really work with China here, and we feel that attempts for bettering relations is mutual. So you know, there isn't going to be a Cold War. We'll be maintaining cooperation between us and the Chinese and the Vietnamese. We will be discussing with the APA, Japan, and the United States, looking into avenues into how we can approach this without escalating conflict.

Last question.

How is it looking for a Vietnamese membership into the APA?

Well there has been little interest from the Vietnamese that I know of. But it's all up to the Membership Committee of the APA if an invitation will be sent out.