The EU council has decided to offer Ukraine a visa-free regime  , wrote Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko  on  his Facebook page on May 11.

“The EU Council of Ministers has just accepted a final decision to offer us Ukrainian citizens the right to travel without a visa. On May 17 in Strasbourg, in the European Parliament building, as we agreed with our European friends, the relevant legislative act will be signed. This will probably be one of my most important visits in my three years of …

Executive supervisor of Eurovision Jon Ola Sand confirmed that the decision on imposing sanctions against Ukraine and Russia was postponed until after the end of the song contest in Kyiv.

“With regard to the imposing of sanctions against Ukraine and Russia, no decision has been made yet. This topic will be discussed only after the current Eurovision Song Contest has concluded. We are now focusing our attention on all of the countries participating in the competition to prepare three major …

Authorities in Lithuania have decided to erect a wall about 45 km (28 mi) long on its border with Russia.

This was reported on the website of the State Border Service of Lithuania.

“In total, the sections to be built along the border of the Kaliningrad region of Russia will be 44.6 km long. They will be metal fences two meters high with segments of additional equipment...The construction will cost €1.3 million. The funds will be allocated from the state budget,” stated the report.

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The state authorities of Ukraine are 98% clear of the officials involved in the violation of human rights during the presidency of Viktor Yanukovych, as stated in an interview with Deutsche Welle by the Director of the Lustration Department at Ukraine's Justice Ministry, Anastasia Zadorozhna.

According to her, the process of clearing Ukraine of all officials from the Yanukovych period is almost complete. "Those who were found liable under the law on lustration were fired. Sometimes people …

The Federal Service for Technical and Export Control of the Russian Federation (FSTEC) issued positive news regarding the contracts for providing LPG produced by Rosneft to Ukraine, according to OilNews.

“Rosneft received FSTEC's conclusions on this contract and the previously suspended supplies are being provided again," a source in Glusco Ukraine said.

The supplier of Rosneft’s LPG to Ukraine is the Proton Energy Group SA, the recipients of the resource in Ukraine are Glusco Ukraine, OKKO, …

Ukraine has agreed to joint munition production projects in the context of the International Defence Industry Fair (IDEF) 2017, which is taking place in Istanbul, as reported on the website of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine (NSDC).

Memoranda have also been signed regarding collaboration in the production of avionics, navigation and new planes.

“The number of signed contracts and memoranda on collaboration are evidence that Ukrainian weaponry and Ukrainian technology are …

Incomes in 2016 belonging to the head of the Crimea, Sergey Aksyonov nearly doubled his 2015 gains, amounting to 2.63 million rubles. This is evidenced by his income declaration, published on the portal of the Crimean government.Last year, Aksyonov’s declared annual income was 2,632,380.36 rubles or $39,178 going by the 2016 average annual exchange rate. In 2015, he only earned 1.4 million rubles or $22,842 rated at the 2015 average, and in 2014 he earned 1.6 million rubles or $41,591 at the 201 …

Russia's TASS news agency reported that the participation of the United States in monitoring the de-escalation zones in Syria will only be possible with the consent of Damascus, as stated by the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia.

"It is too early to talk about it, because, of course, all of this should be coordinated with the Syrian side, because Syria is a sovereign country, it has the leadership, so of course it is necessary to consult with them, to have their consent," he said, …