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UN phases out the world food program in the Donbas
The UN has discontinued the World Food Program (WFP) in the Donbas, as was stated by international analyst and former spokesperson of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine, Michael Bociurkiw.
“A few hours ago I was informed that the World Food Program has stopped providing assistance in Eastern Ukraine. This is the only country in Europe that receives assistance,” he said.
According to Bociurkiw, this is due to problems with financing. He also added that unfortunately, in 2019 the …
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Georgia awaits Kyiv's decision on extradition of Saakashvili
Interfax-Ukraine reported on Saturday, January 20 that the Georgian Prosecutor's Office has sent all necessary materials for the extradition of former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili to its Ukrainian counterpart, and now awaits a final response from Kyiv. This was announced by Natia Songulashvili, a Prosecutor with the General Prosecutor's Office and a member of the Prosecutor's Council of Georgia.
"The Prosecution has enough evidence, which, we believe, should be the basis for a …
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Ukrainian military capture separatist fighter during fight near Shyrokyne
The Ukrainian Armed Forces detected and engaged into fight with a subversive armed group of pro-Russian separatists near the town of Shyrokyne, the press service of the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed forces reported.
According to the press service, Ukrainian military managed to capture one fighter of the subversive group.
“In the area of Shyrokyne, Ukrainian defenders detected a subversive group moving towards their positions. When the distance became critical, our soldiers opened fire …
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Ukrainian Embassy in Athens attacked with Molotov cocktails
On the night of January 20, unknown suspects attempted to attack the Ukrainian Embassy in the Greek capital of Athens, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin reported on Twitter. There were no casualties.According to the spokesperson for the Foreign Affairs Ministry, Mariana Betsa, incendiary bottles were thrown at an area adjacent to the Embassy building. The private cars of the Embassy staff were also set on fire by the group of unidentified persons.
"There was an attempt to attack our …
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Ukrainian President invites Georgia to encourage Europe to extend sanctions against Russia
President Petro Poroshenko held a meeting with Irakli Kobakhidze, Chairman of the Parliament of Georgia, during the latter’s official visit to Ukraine, as reported on the President's website.
Both sides stressed the importance of implementing the Declaration on the Establishment of a Strategic Partnership between Ukraine and Georgia, signed during a visit by Poroshenko to Georgia in July 2017.
“They expressed mutual interest in the enhancement of inter-parliamentary ties between the two …
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President of Kazakhstan: Trump proposed to move Donbas negotiations out of Minsk
The President of the USA, Donald Trump, has proposed to move negotiations on the Donbas from Minsk to another place, as stated by the President of Kazakhstan, Nursultan Nazarbayev, Interfax reports.
“We were saying that Minsk-1 came to a standstill, reached a deadlock, and we need Minsk-2. He [Donald Trump] said, ‘Let’s do it elsewhere’ [holding negotiations]. I said, ‘Let’s do it’,” Nazarbayev said at a press conference in New York following the meeting of the UN Security Council.
“Actually, …
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Ukrainian Media: President Poroshenko spent $500,000 for 6 day vacation in the Maldives
The President of Ukraine, Petro Poroshenko, paid a surreal amount from the point of view of an ordinary Ukrainian for his six-day vacation in Maldives, spending USD 500,000 (approximately UAH 14 million in local currency hryvnia), as journalists of the Skhemy (Schemes) investigative program uncovered during their investigation.
Journalists learnt from their own sources that the President and his family secretly left for a vacation to Maldives. Using the FlightRadar online tracking resource, …
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Ukrainian Parliament adopts a bill allowing participation of foreign troops in military exercises in 2018
The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine has approved the admission of foreign armed forces into Ukraine in 2018 to participate in six multinational exercises.
235 MPs supported bill No 7428, whereas the minimum required number of support votes is 226.
According to plans, up to 3,000 military personnel of the United States and NATO member states with weapons, military equipment, and up to six warplanes and helicopters are expected to participate in the multinational exercises to prepare the armed forces …
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EU: the draft bill on the Anti-corruption Court contradicts Kyiv’s commitments
The European Union formally criticized the Presidential Administration over the President’s submission of the draft bill on the Anti-corruption Court (ACC) contrary to Kyiv’s promises and the recommendations of the Venice Commission, according to a written statement by the EU press secretary published by Evropeiska Pravda.
Brussels recalled that their Ukrainian partners repeatedly made the commitment to establish the ACC.
“The establishment of a truly independent and effective Anti- …
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Ukraine adopts Donbas reintegration bill calling Russia ‘country-aggressor’
On Thursday, January 18, the Ukrainian Parliament (Verkhovna Rada) approved in the second reading and overall the draft law "On the specifics of the state policy on securing the state sovereignty of Ukraine on the temporarily occupied territories of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions" submitted by President Poroshenko.
The law recognizes Russia as an aggressor state. At the same time, the deputies refused to support the proposal to denounce the Treaty on Friendship, Cooperation and Partnership …