Contents tagged with Poroshenko
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Poroshenko and Patriarch of Constantinople agree on establishment of independent Ukrainian Orthodox Church
President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko and the Patriarch of Constantinople, Bartholomew signed the agreement on cooperation and collaboration between Ukraine and the Patriarch of Constantinople, Interfax-Ukraine reports.
“The agreement that we signed today, completes this process… creates all conditions for the process of granting tomos to be implemented in strict compliance with orthodox canons,” Poroshenko wrote on Twitter. According to Patriarch Bartholomew, the agreement “will lead to unity …
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Erdogan: Turkey will never recognize the annexation of Crimea
President of the Republic of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan, during the joint briefing with the President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko, stated that Turkey has never recognized and will not recognize the annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation.
He once again assured that the position of Turkey is to support the sovereignty, independence, territorial integrity, and political unity of Ukraine, reports 112 Ukraine.
At the same time, Erdogan stressed that Ankara will continue to protect the …
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Ukrainian President invites Erdogan to send Turkish troops to Donbas
During a meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Istanbul, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko asked his colleague to include a Turkish military contingent in the peacekeeping mission in the Donbas. The meeting was broadcast by the TV channel 112 Ukraine.
“I suggested to Mr. President that he make our dialog more active, including support of the decision to deploy peacekeepers in accordance with the UN Security Council mandate. We trust Turkey, and would be happy if Turkey took …
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Erdogan invites Poroshenko to visit Turkey
Andolu news agency reported that President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko will pay an official visit to Turkey at the invitation of the President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. There, he will take part at the seventh meeting of the High Level Strategic Cooperation Council Turkey-Ukraine, which will be held in Ankara on November 3.
Diplomatic sources in Ankara report that Mejlis’ representatives of the Crimean Tatar people will also take part in the meeting. The parties will discuss the signing a free …
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Poroshenko calls on Russia to withdraw its forces from the Donbas
Speaking at the forum of Ukraine and Belarus regions in Gomel, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko called on Russia to withdraw its troops from the Donbas.
“It was in Minsk, where the document was agreed and signed. It will be a part of the history of diplomacy in times to come. What are these agreements called? Minsk Agreements. Then the Minsk Agreements were included in the documents of the UN Security Council. In what form did they appear there? As Minsk Agreements. And what does the …
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Ukrainian President: we do not want Russia to attack us through Belarus
President Petro Poroshenko during his visit to Belarus expressed the hope that a Russian invasion from the north will not threaten Ukraine.
“This is a border of friendship, and we do not want to allow any threat to Ukraine from the Belarusian territory. We are not expecting it, we know that it will not happen, and of course, we do not want Russia to use Belarus to get to our flank,” said Poroshenko in Gomel at a meeting with representatives of the Ukrainian community.
The President of Ukraine …
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Poroshenko: gas prices in Ukraine can only be lowered through 'Russian gas cabal'
During a meeting with a team from the Accounting Chamber in Kyiv on Monday, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko urged Ukrainians not to believe the populists who promise to bring down the price of natural gas, because this can only be done by going back to Russian gas supply contracts. “Listen today to the populists’ promises to bring the gas price down to half, a third, a quarter – some have even agreed to lower the price to one sixth. This can only be done by returning to the Russian gas …
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Yarosh announces withdrawal of volunteers from the frontline in the Donbas
Participants of the Ukrainian Volunteer Army (UVA) are leaving the frontline in Donbas, stated Commander Dmytro Yarosh, former leader of the Right Sector.
“This day I announce that the 5th and 8th separate battalions of the Ukrainian Volunteer Army are leaving the frontline but we are not leaving the war. As long as there is a war, we will participate in it," he said. According to Yarosh, the UVA is now planning to establish resistance “in any area” and unite those who took part in the …
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Poroshenko: Ukraine preparing to respond to Russian aggression in Sea of Azov
The Ukrainian military is preparing to fight back against Russian aggression in the Sea of Azov. Ukraine’s Navy shows a high level of combat readiness, drills are being held in the north coast of the Sea of Azov, and Ukrainian soldiers are being trained to repel enemy attacks, said Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko at the swearing-in ceremony of students at the Ivan Bohun Military High School in Kyiv.
“We are preparing to repel Russian aggression in the sea of Azov. The gunpowder must be …
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Ukrainian President appoints first female army general
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko signed six orders to confer the rank of general. Among them, receiving the title of major general, is Lyudmyla Shuhaley, head of the Military Medical Office of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU). The orders were published on the president’s official website.
The order states that the title of major general is to be awarded to colonel Shuhaley Lyudmyla Mykolayivna, head of the SBU’s medicine service.
In addition, Poroshenko has conferred another 12 …