Contents tagged with Ukraine
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Media: Russia to spend billions of rubles on fences and checkpoints for Crimean bridge
The land sections of the Crimean Bridge will be fenced off, with access to the bridge controlled by checkpoints. Billions of rubles will be spent on this, Kryminform reported with reference to the Russian state purchases website.
The news outlet notes that a competition is being held for the state enterprise Russian Ministry of Transport Departmental Security Administration (RMTDSA). The Kerch and Taman coasts and Tuzla Island will be fenced off.
In addition, the Crimean Bridge is to be …
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Media: Kyiv may break diplomatic relations with Russia
The Verkhovna Rada may decide to sever diplomatic relations with Russia next week, reports Russian publication Kommersant, citing sources in the Ukrainian parliament.
The newspaper claims that Ivan Vinnyk, an MP from the Petro Poroshenko Bloc, correspondingly amended the Law on reintegration of the Donbas.
"In the Law on the reintegration of the Donbas, which the Rada should be considering in its second reading, Russia will be recognized as an aggressor country; I hope that [enough] votes …
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Ukraine expresses concern over the visits of Serbian representatives to Crimea
On November 7, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Pavlo Klimkin, held consultations with the Ukrainian Ambassador to Serbia Aleksandr Aleksandrovich, during which he expressed concern over Serbia’s contact with the annexed Crimea, as reported by the press service of the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry.
“Illegal contacts between representatives of Serbia and the occupied Crimea are causing considerable concern. It is hoped that Serbia will fully adhere to its declared principle of respect …
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Draft bill to recognize Holodomor as genocide against Ukrainian people submitted to US Congress
US Congressmen introduced a draft resolution in the House of Representatives on recognizing the Holodomor as a genocide of the Ukrainian people, as announced on Tuesday by the Ambassador of Ukraine to the United States, Valeriy Chaly, Ukrinform reports.
"Today we, as the Embassy of Ukraine and the diplomatic service, promote this idea in different countries of the world, particularly in the US, so that a resolution on recognizing the Holodomor as a genocide of the Ukrainian people will be …
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Ukraine introduced sanctions against 18 Russian companies
The Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of Ukraine, at the request of the Security Service of Ukraine(SBU), imposed sanctions against 18 Russian companies. The corresponding orders No.1582 and 1583 were adopted by the Ministry on October 30th, 24 TV reports.
Sanctions have been imposed on companies "for carrying out activities that could harm the interests of national economic security."
18 Russian companies have fallen under the sanctions: Loli-Pak Exports, the Snack Group, Belgorod …
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Russia refuses to extradite to Ukraine former commander of the Berkut special police suspected of killing Maidan protesters
The Russian Federation refused the request of the General Prosecutor's Office of Ukraine to detain and extradite Serhiy Kusyuk, the former chief of the Kyiv regiment of the Berkut Special Police Force of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine.
"Russia refused to extradite him," the head of the special investigations department of the Prosecutor General's Office of Ukraine, Serhiy Horbatyuk, told Interfax-Ukraine news agency on Tuesday, October 7. Horbatyuk said the Russian Federation …
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Poroshenko signed law requiring Russian artists to get SBU approval for their tours in Ukraine
The President of Ukraine, Petro Poroshenko signed a law that forbids Russian artists from touring in Ukrainian cities without the permission of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU), as reported on on the President’s website.
Under the new law, before inviting a Russian artist, concert organizers in Ukraine are required to provide the SBU with all the necessary information about the artist such as his or her name, surname, pseudonym, and other data.
This information must be collected and …
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Saakashvili threatens to start 'public impeachment' on December 3
Former Georgian president and leader of the Movement of New Forces party Mikheil Saakashvili suggested that the people should begin “public impeachment” if the MPs of the Verkhovna Rada do not vote in favor of the creation of an anti-corruption court and the removal of parliamentary immunity.
He made a statement to this effect at Constitution Square in Kyiv, Ukrainski Novyny reports.
“If they do not vote, I suggest that we begin public impeachment on December 3,” Saakashvili said.
He …
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Polish President Duda urges Poroshenko not to appoint officials with anti-Polish views
Polish President Andrzej Duda called on the leadership of Ukraine not to appoint people to important posts who proclaim anti-Polish views, according to Polskie Radio.
“I expect from President Petro Poroshenko and his staff, from Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman, that people who openly proclaim nationalistic and anti-Polish views will not occupy important positions in Ukrainian politics,” Duda said.
What exactly he meant by “anti-Polish views” and who should not be appointed, Duda did not …
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State Border Guard Service of Ukraine: new Triton combat systems are used to monitor Ukrainian border
The State Border Guard Service of Ukraine announced that they use the Triton armored vehicle’s visual and technical surveillance combat systems.
The deputy head of the Border Security Department of the State Border Guard, Volodymyr Marchuk told Interfax news on November 6 that the systems were developed for use on the state border, in the conflict zone in the Donbas and on the administrative border with annexed Crimea.
"The armored vehicle is equipped with a surveillance system that uses day …