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Ukrainian ambassador to Belarus: Ukrainian Donbas talks participants go to Minsk at own expense and are humiliated
The participants representing Ukraine in the Minsk talks have traveled and still travel to Belarus at their own expense, said former Ukrainian deputy prime minister and current Ambassador to Belarus Roman Bezsmertnyi, as reported by Gordon news website.However, the ambassador noted that the Ukrainian diplomats work on a volunteer basis and experience great humiliation because the government does not care about the people who are negotiating on its behalf.
“You work, but you have no documents …
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Ukrainian journalist reveals classified information of the Defense Ministry
Commenting on the information provided by journalist Yury Butusov that the Ukrainian Defense Ministry plans to purchase modern anti-tank weapons and drones, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine stated that any information on the planned supply of weapons to the Ukrainian army is classified, as reported by LIGA.net.
The press service of the General Staff stated that the procurement procedures of the weapons and equipment are determined by the state defense program, which is in force …
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New cyber security center opens in Kyiv
The Situation Center for Cyber Security, created to complement the Department for Counterintelligence Protection of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU), opened in the Kyiv, as reported on the website of the SBU.
"The key responsibilities of the center will be a system for detecting and responding to cyber incidents and a computer forensics lab that will prevent cyber-attacks, establish their origin, and analyze them to improve the countermeasures," the report said.
The Situation Center is …
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Ukraine to receive $6 million from the US for the demining of Donbas
The US will allocate $ 6 million to Ukraine for the demining of the Donbas, as reported by the Director of the Office of Weapons Removal and Abatement of the Bureau of Political and Military Affairs of the US State Department, Stanley Brown, Radio Liberty reports.
"We have a number of programs in Ukraine. First of all, the USA is implementing the Partnership for Peace program, in the framework of which we are destroying ammunition left over from the Soviet times. At the same time, the US is …
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Venice Commission disagrees with Hungary's demands for changes to Ukrainian 'law on education'
The Venice Commission denied Hungary's request to allow Hungarian to be the sole language for teaching in Ukraine, stated the Secretary of the Venice Commission, Thomas Markert during an interview with European Pravda.
The commission believes that a bilingual mode of instruction is an advantage. Markert stated, "We do not share this position. We believe that the country can move from a strictly Hungarian-speaking system to a mixed one, with part of the hours being taught in Hungarian and some …
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Ukrainian President thanks Croatia for sharing its experience in reintegration of uncontrolled territories
Ukrainian President and Croatian Prime Minister satisfied with the work of the working group on Zagreb’s experience with the reintegration of occupied territories
President Petro Poroshenko and Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenković are satisfied with the work of the bilateral working group studying Croatia’s experience in the reintegration of temporarily occupied territories, as reported on the Ukrainian President’s website, following a meeting between the two leaders on the sidelines of …
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Volker believes that war in the Donbas could be stopped within 12 months
In an interview with BBC, US Special Representative for Ukraine Kurt Volker believes that fighting in the east of Ukraine could cease within a year.
"We want to see peace and an end to hostilities. We want to see all citizens of Ukraine in peace and security. This could become the basis for beginning full implementation of the Minsk agreements. And all this could be achieved in 12 months," Volker said.
He also noted that the level of violence in eastern Ukraine increased significantly in 2017. …
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Russian press in Davos asks Poroshenko about 'law on war'
On January 24 at the World Economic Forum in Swiss Davos, a Russian journalist provoked Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko.
A journalist wearing a Vyshyvanka (a traditional Ukrainian embroidered shirt) without distinguishing marks asked Poroshenko in Russian: “Why did you adopt the law on war?”
The Ukrainian president reacted to her embroidered shirt and advised her to “take off the Vyshyvanka”. He also said that he will respond to the question if it is asked in the Ukrainian language. The …
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Ukrainian court sentences Russian soldier Ageyev to 10 years of imprisonment
Russian citizen Viktor Ageyev was found guilty of being part of terrorist organization and was sentenced to 10 years in prison. This decision of the Novoaydarskiy District Court of the Luhansk region was reported by his lawyer Viktor Chevguz on his Facebook page.
According to Chevguz, on January 24, during the judicial debate, the prosecutor stated that the LPR [self-proclaimed Luhansk People's republic] is a terrorist organization, which Ageyev joined as a contract soldier. He was also …
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Mayor of Kyiv: Starbucks considers entering the Ukrainian market
Starbucks, an American coffee company and coffeehouse chain is considering entering the Ukrainian market, as Mayor of Kyiv, Vitali Klitschko, said speaking at the Ukraine house in Davos on Wednesday.
He assured that he will do his best to ensure that the American coffeehouse chain can enter Ukraine.
The first-ever Ukraine House in Davos (Switzerland) takes place alongside the WEF's Annual Meeting in January 2018. The Ukraine House will run a week-long venue under the theme: 'Ukraine: …