Sixty-two percent of Ukrainians are ready to take part in a referendum regarding Ukraine joining NATO. Of these, 72% would vote in favor of Ukraine becoming part of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. These were the results of a survey conducted by the Razumkov Center and the Democratic Initiatives Fund.

Forty-four percent of the respondents feel that joining the alliance is the best way to ensure the security of the country.

Sociologists note that since 2014 there has been a noticeable …

Ukrainian and Russian ombudsmen, Valeriya Lutkovska and Tatyana Moskalkova, agreed to transfer 18 Ukrainian prisoners from the annexed Crimea to Ukraine. The parties agreed on this in Geneva on March 6th as part of the annual meeting of the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions, the press service of the Ukrainian Ombudsman reported.

"During the meeting of the ombudsmen, special attention was paid to the implementation of previous agreements made by the parties, in particular, …

On Thursday, March 9th, the Committee of the European Parliament on Civil Liberties, Justice, and Domestic Affairs will approve the draft legislative resolution on the inclusion of Ukraine in the list of countries for which citizens’ visa requirements are abolished. This issue was urgently added on to the agenda of the Committee meeting, Ukrinform reports.

According to procedures, the EU legislative body will vote on the draft resolution on abolishing the visa regime for Ukraine during a …

The coal mines located in the occupied territories of the Donbas, including those where so-called external management was introduced, halted supplies of high-energy coal to Ukraine, Interfax-Russia reported. Nevertheless, enterprises continue to work and the extraction of coal continues, the DPR (Donetsk People's Republic) Council of Ministers told Interfax news.

The LPR (Luhansk People's Republic) Government also confirmed the cessation of coal supplies to the territories controlled by …

The Director General of Russia's Rosoboronexport concern, Alexander Mikheev stated in his interview with Interfax that Russia will start supplying Ka-52 Alligator attack helicopters to Egypt in 2017. “No, the supplies haven’t started yet. They will start this year. Everything is covered under the terms of the contract,” Mikheev said.

On Tuesday, Russian Deputy Defense Minister Yuri Borisov confirmed that Egypt will begin receiving Russian-built Kamov Ka-52 attack helicopters later this year. …

The US Embassy in Ukraine has noted the need to create an anti-corruption court in the country as soon as possible.

"The need to establish independent anti-corruption court is clear and growing more urgent," the embassy said in a tweet.

In addition, the diplomatic mission also positively assessed the call of Ukrainians for a transparent judicial process: "Inspiring to see Ukrainian civil society in action calling for effective and transparent judicial process."

The Embassy statement follows …

Estonian Minister of Justice Urmas Reinsalu announced that the country has reasons to demand apologies or compensation from Russia, the successor to the USSR, for damage incurred during the years the Soviet Union stayed in the country.

This succession was preserved "after annexation by the Soviet Union in 1940," according to him.

This issue was agreed upon by the Estonian government in 2004 based on international law, as reported by Interfax-Ukraine. The authorities came to the conclusion …

According to RIA Novosti, French authorities have decided not to utilize electronic voting during the upcoming parliamentary elections in June due to the high possibility of cyber threats, as indicated in a statement released by the French Foreign Ministry on Monday.

It was originally planned to use electronic voting for French citizens living abroad. It was used for the first time during the parliamentary elections in 2012, in one of the constituencies outside France and was successful, with …