Contents tagged with Ukraine
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Budapest summons Ukrainian ambassador over the removal of the Hungarian flag from a town hall in Transcarpathia
The Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Péter Szijjártó, stated that the Ukrainian ambassador was summoned to the Hungarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs due to an incident in Berehove in Transcarpathia, where participants marched under the flags of "Freedom," "Falcon," "Legion of Freedom," and other national-patriotic organizations and removed the flag of Hungary from the town hall.
As a result, Szijjártó said, he called on Ukrainian authorities to restrain the nationalist …
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Ukrainian Ambassador to Austria condemns visit by Austrian politicians to the Crimea
Ukrainian Ambassador to Austria Olexander Scherba stated that the Austrian politicians who visited the ‘Friends of Crimea’ Forum, which was organized by Russian authorities, violated the neutrality of Austria and the decisions of the European Union, reported Krym.Realii.
"While Renat Paralamov spoke about the untold suffering that he had to go through, Linz Deputy Mayor Detlef Wimmer and newly-elected Member of Parliament Hans-Jörg Jenewein laid out their belongings in the luxury rooms of the …
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President of Poland: if we forgive Russia for Ukraine and Georgia, we are in for a tragedy
The President of Poland, Andrzej Duda, said that sooner or later relations with Russia will be restored, however for now the attitude towards them on the international scene is very cold and sanctions are in force. To improve this, Russia must return the wreckage of Tu-154 aircraft to Poland and begin to observe international law.
Polish President Andrzej Duda said that he had talked with German President, Frank Walter-Steinmeier about the return of the fragments of Tu-154 to Poland before the …
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Ukraine: Luhansk airport was destroyed by Tochka tactical missiles launched from Russian territory
Luhansk airport was destroyed in 2014 as a result of shelling by Tochka tactical missiles launched from Russian territory, said Deputy Minister of Justice and Commissioner for European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) Ivan Lishchyna in an interview with the newspaper Fakty.
Lishchyna said that the Ministry of Justice continues to gather evidence of Russia's participation in the fighting in the Donbas as part of its ECHR case. In particular, they were able to establish proof of the shelling of …
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Serbia files 45 cases against Serbs who fought in eastern Ukraine and Syria
The Serbian Prosecutor’s Office filed 45 cases against mercenaries who fought in eastern Ukraine and Syria, reported the Serbian newspaper Politika, citing as a source Tatiana Sekulich, who works in the Belgrade prosecutor’s office.
Last year the Prosecutor's Office filed charges against 24 persons, and rulings were made by the High Court of Belgrade in 28 other cases.
According to media reports, several dozen Serbs are still in Ukraine and Syria. Under Serbian law, mercenaries and their …
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Crimean authorities are preparing to allow Chinese tourists to visit the peninsula without visas
The Crimean Ministry of Resorts and Tourism reports on the preparation of a list of local tour operators which will be able to accept tourists from China as part of "visa-free travel regime”, reported the Ministry’s press service.
The Ministry noted that Crimean tour companies"willing to carry out activities on travel-related services and reception of Chinese tourists in 2018" have until December 15, 2017 to submit their applications.
The Crimean Ministry of Resorts said that this is their …
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Ukrainian MP: Severing diplomatic ties with Russia at this stage not beneficial for Ukraine
In an interview with LB.ua, Head of the Verkohvna Rada Committee on matters of National Security and Defense Serhiy Pashynsky believes that breaking off diplomatic relations with Russia would not be beneficial for Ukraine at this stage.
“Such [an amendment to sever diplomatic ties with Russia] cannot be included. In order to do this, the law on the Cabinet of Ministers needs to be revoked. An executive organ can be created in the Verkhovna Rada. Do you know that we have masses of MPs who don’ …
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Turchynov: Russia is deploying forces to the border with Ukraine 'disguising them as peacekeepers'
Russia began to deploy military forces to the Ukrainian border, which it is going to "disguise" as UN peacekeepers, as stated on Saturday by the Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council, Oleksandr Turchynov.
According to him, negotiations on the introduction of peacekeeping forces in the Donbas are very serious.
"However all of Russia's attempts to "disguise" its forces as peacekeepers, which it has already begun to build up near the borders with Ukraine, will be in vain," …
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Representatives of Ukrainian and Polish presidents to meet next week in an attempt to resolve tensions between the countries
Next week there will be an emergency meeting of the consultation committee of the Ukrainian and Polish presidents on the level of foreign policy advisors, Poroshenko’s press service reported.
On Saturday, Poroshenko spoke to Polish President Andrzej Duda on the phone on the occasion of Poland’s Independence Day.
The consultation committee is an advisory body intended to facilitate the implementation of agreements between the heads of the two states which are aimed at enhancing friendly …
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Ukrainian historian called his ban on entering Poland ‘a slap in the face of all Ukraine'
The Director of the Ukrainian Institute of National Remembrance, Volodymyr Viatrovych, was banned from entering Poland.
As Glavred news website reports, the historian himself considered this decision "a slap in the face of the whole Ukraine."
"It is not my personal problem. The problem is that the reason for banning my entry to Poland, in fact, is because of my demand, as an official, to our Polish partners to comply with Ukrainian legislation in Ukraine. That type of rationale is something …