Germany has denied reports that Russia considers «the enemy»

German defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen told reporters in Berlin that the new version of the «White book», which is formulated in the military doctrine of Germany, Russia is not called neither «adversary» or «opponent», as previously reported.

Russian Foreign Ministry Continues to Record Humanitarian, War Crimes in East Ukraine

The Russian Foreign Ministry continues to record humanitarian and war crimes in the southeast of Ukraine, and is striving to put a halt to the violence in the region, the ministry’s Commissioner for Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law Konstantin Dolgov said Monday.

“We continue to record the most serious humanitarian crimes, war crimes that take place as there’s an armed conflict in Ukraine... Killing civilians and destroying civilian infrastructure is classified as war crimes in accordance with international law. ... What’s happening in the southeast of Ukraine is a further exacerbation of a humanitarian catastrophe, crisis,” Dolgov said at a hearing in Russia’s Civic Chamber.

Events in Ukraine’s south-east surpass all sad records. (Russia’s FM Commissioner for Human Rights)

Russia’s high-ranking diplomat has said what has happened in Ukraine’s south-east cannot occur in Europe.

“The events in Luhansk and Sloviansk surpass all sad records,” Russia’s Foreign Ministry Commissioner for Human Rights, Democracy and the Supremacy of Law Konstantin Dolgov said.

He was speaking at a presentation of the White Book devoted to large-scale violations of human rights and unrests in Ukraine in late 2013 and early 2014.