Contents tagged with Ukraine
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Ukraine and Bulgaria agree on the construction of a transport corridor
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov agreed on the joint construction of a road between the Odessa region, Reni and Varna, Poroshenko’s reported on hist Twitter.
“We agreed with the Prime Minister of Bulgaria to step up the construction of the road between the Odessa region, Reni and Varna through the territory of Romania,” Poroshenko stated. “We will do everything so that it becomes possible to get to Varna from Odessa easily in a few hours in the …
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Poland ready to tighten sanctions against Russia
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Poland expressed their readiness to tighten the sanctions against Moscow if it does not demonstrate effective steps to return the annexed territories to Ukraine.
During the consultations, the heads of treaty and law departments of the Ukrainian and Polish Foreign Ministries discussed the legal consequences of the annexation of the Crimea, the Embassy of Ukraine to Poland stated on Facebook. The Foreign Ministry of Poland confirmed its unchanged position in …
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European Commission offers mediation between Russia and Ukraine on Nord Stream-2
The European Commission (EC) offered mediation services to Russia and Ukraine in the dispute over the new Nord Stream-2 gas pipeline construction. The goal is to conclude a detailed agreement on continuing of the Russian gas transit through the territory of Ukraine after 2019, said the Deputy Chairman of the EC, Maros Sefcovic on Friday in Brussels.
He claimed that Germany actively facilitated the coordination of such a tripartite meeting. On May 28, Sefcovic plans to discuss with Russia a …
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Kremlin states the officers responsible for downing MH17 flight were not part of Russian armed forces
The International Investigative Team Bellingcat reported that during their investigation, they managed to identify one more Russian military who is likely involved in the downing of the MH17 flight. In response, the Russian Ministry of Defense called their findings “speculation.”
“What attracts attention is that the investigators’ speculation, which is dismal in its stupidity, is based on the imitation of a radio intercept conversation of unidentified persons, which was published on July 18, 20 …
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Putin: Ukraine’s potential membership in NATO is a ‘red line’ the West should not cross
At the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF), Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed fears that Ukraine could become a NATO member and called on Western countries not to cross the “red line” in relations with Russia. If Ukraine joined NATO, missile defense systems could be deployed in its territory.
Putin expressed fears that the expansion of the North Atlantic Alliance could pose a threat to Russia. He asked NATO to treat the interests of the Russian Federation with …
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Ukrainian President: Russia's Gazprom will pay its debt down to the last penny
During the first meeting of the National Investment Council, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said he is confident that Ukraine will manage to get payments from the Russian company Gazprom granted by the decision of the Stockholm Arbitration Court.
"Now Gazprom does not pay us, but so that you have no doubts: every last penny [that Ukraine will receive from Gazprom] will go to the state budget," Poroshenko said.
In February 2018, the Stockholm Arbitration Court obliged Gazprom to pay the …
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Hungary requests NATO review relations with Ukraine
Yevropeiska Pravda reports that Hungary has submitted an official request to NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg regarding an initiative to review support programs for Ukraine. This was confirmed by NATO headquarters.
According to the information, a document entitled "Memorandum: Initiative for the Establishment of a New NATO Policy towards Ukraine" was approved at a solemn meeting of the renewed Hungarian government headed by Viktor Orban.
The document was sent from Budapest to the NATO …
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Ukraine imposes new sanctions against Russia
The National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine (NSDC) released an updated list of personal special economic sanctions and additional restrictive measures against Russia on May 2. These new measures were backed by a Decree of the President released on May 14, which appeared on the President’s website.
The list includes 1,748 individuals and 756 legal entities. One year ago, sanctions targeted 1,228 individuals and 468 legal entities.
During the meeting of the NSDC on May 2, it was …
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Minister of Finance: EU can impose sanctions against Ukraine due to failure to sign treaty on offshore companies
Minister of Finance Oleksandr Danyliuk warned that the European Union could introduce economic sanctions against Ukraine if the MLI or Multilateral Convention to Implement Tax Treaty Related Measures to Prevent BEPS (Prevent Base Erosion and Profit Shifting) is not signed.
"We must sign a multilateral convention to implement measures related to the taxation agreement before June 28. This is the so-called MLI. The relevant decision was made by the Cabinet of Ministers back in December last year, …
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Russia claims Ukraine owes money to CIS
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia has declared that Ukraine owes 300 million rubles ($4.87 million USD) to the budget of the bodies of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). This was announced today at a briefing in Moscow by the official spokesperson for the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova.
"For four years, Ukraine has not paid a single penny to the unified budget of the CIS bodies, thus creating significant financial difficulties for the work of the organization. To …