Contents tagged with USA
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Poroshenko thanks Putin for 'European' Ukraine
Ukraine will never return to the “Russian Empire,” Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko stated in an interview with CNN. According to him, it is Russian President Vladimir Putin who made Ukraine a more “European country” because during the conflict in the Donbas, the level of support of European integration among the population grew from 33% to 74%.
“Who did this? Putin. So, thank you Mr. Putin for making my country much more European and much more ready to protect European values, …
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United States to stop using Russian rocket engines
The United States plans to stop using Russian RD-180 rocket engines within five years period, which they have been buying since 1997.
According to The Wall Street Journal, the company Blue Origin, owned by the Amazon’s founder billionaire Jeffrey Bezos, received a contract to supply replacement for Russian power plants. It will supply the new BE-4 engines for the next-generation Vulcan launches vehicles made by the United Launch Alliance (ULA). The company scheduled first launch in 2020. …
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Kyiv: Ukraine to reinforce its Azov Sea flotilla with American boats
Two Island-class patrol boats given to Ukraine by the US will be rearmed and sent to the Sea of Azov, Verkhovna Rada First Deputy Chairwoman Iryna Herashchenko wrote on Facebook.
“The US has given Ukraine two Island-class boats which will be fitted with weapons. They are ideally suited, among other things, to reinforcing Ukraine’s military presence in the Sea of Azov… They will serve our Navy for another 25-30 years, and will protect and patrol Ukrainian waters, even Ukrainian Crimea, I …
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Russian Foreign Minister: Putin received invitation to visit the USA
During the press-conference at the UN, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that Russian President Vladimir Putin received an invitation to visit the USA, RBC news agency reports.
“President Putin received an invitation from President Trump. President Trump was also invited to visit Russia,” the minister said.
Lavrov added that the dates are still unknown, and it is necessary to wait for suggestions and willingness from both sides.
The meeting between Putin and Trump took place on …
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Kyiv: Ukraine to receive weapons from the US worth hundreds of millions of dollars
The Ukrainian Embassy in Washington stated on Facebook that the US Congress approved the allocation of military assistance worth $250 million to Ukraine in 2019.
“The House of Representatives approved the previously agreed draft law with the Senate’s “US National Defense Appropriations Act 2019,” which provides $250 million to help Ukraine in the security sector,” the embassy said. It mentions that in 2019, the US will allocate $50 million more to Ukraine than it has sent in the current year. …
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Poroshenko: Ukraine spends more money on the army than any NATO country contributes to the Alliance
Ukraine spends 6% of its GDP on the defense sector, which is more than NATO’s member countries spend to maintain their minimum obligations to the Alliance, stated by Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, speaking at the ceremony of handing over two American Island-class patrol boats that took place at the US Coast Guard shipyard in Baltimore, Maryland, Ukrinform reports.
"Our military obligations are 6% of the GDP. This figure is now higher than minimal obligations for NATO members,” he said. …
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USA gifts two patrol boats to Ukraine
On Thursday, September 27, in Baltimore, Maryland, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko was presented with two Island-class patrol boats for the Ukrainian Navy. "These first two Island-class boats will become another brick in strengthening the naval alliance between the Ukrainian and American peoples,” Poroshenko posted on Facebook.
Island-class patrol vessels are boats designed for and used by the US Coast Guard for patrols and search-and-rescue operations in coastal waters. They are powered …
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Poroshenko urges UN to recognize Holodomor as genocide of the Ukrainian nation
During open debate at the UN General Assembly in New York, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko once again urged the UN to recognize the Holodomor (famine genocide) as a genocide of the Ukrainian nation.
Poroshenko said that between 2019-2021, in connection with membership in the UN Economic and Social Council, Ukraine will strive to implement the sustainable development agenda for the period leading up to 2030, and of the 17 goals, the UN’s initiatives towards overcoming world hunger are …
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US extends sanctions against Russian defense industry
The US Department of Commerce announced on Tuesday that new sanctions were being introduced against Russian companies.
According to a publication in the Federal Register, 12 new legal entities were blacklisted, meaning that it is prohibited to carry out operations with them, and they are banned from supplying technology.
The blacklisted entities include two of Rostec’s subsidiaries, the Vector scientific research institute and the Technologiya scientific production company. Washington …
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Ukrainian film director Sentsov awarded the title of honorary citizen of Paris
Ukrainian director Oleh Sentsov, who is imprisoned in Russia, has received the title of honorary citizen of Paris, announced the Ambassador of Ukraine in France, Oleh Shamshur on Twitter.
“The city council voted to award Oleh Sentsov the title of honorary citizen of Paris! Thanks to Mayor Anne Hidalgo, as well as to all who supported this decision, for the display of solidarity with the Ukrainian director!”, said the ambassador.
The municipal council of the French capital voted for it …