Contents tagged with Ukraine
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Hungary invites Russia to join in putting pressure on Kyiv over Ukrainian Education Law
Deputy Head of the Committee on International Affairs of the Parliament of Hungary Márton Gyöngyösi called on Moscow and Budapest to join forces to put joint pressure on Ukraine because of the education law that was passed, which allegedly infringes on the rights of national minorities, as reported by RIA Novosti.
Gyöngyösi also invited other countries of the region, the natives of whom live in Ukraine, to unite.
“We have tried to influence the situation as much as possible, but so far, it …
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European Investment Bank allocates 400 million euro to Ukraine for small business development
The European Investment Bank provided Ukraine with a loan of 400 million euros for the development of small and medium-sized businesses. This was announced on Thursday, October 5 by the press service of the Ministry of Finance of Ukraine.
The loan comes in the form of agreements signed by Megabank and Ukrgasbank whereby loan funds will be used to finance investments and small business needs in working capital. Lending is designed for five years with the possibility of further extending the …
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Russian performers touring Ukraine will have to inform SBU about their visit 30 days in advance
The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine has required concert organizers to inform the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) about the events featuring Russian artists at least 30 days in advance. 232 deputies voted in favor of Bill 6682 which only required 226 to pass.
If a Russian artist is scheduled to perform at the event, the organizer must request information from the Security Service at least 30 days in advance to determine whether there are legal grounds preventing the artist from participating in …
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Muzhenko: Ukraine could lose 12,000 soldiers in 10 days in Donbas power struggle
Chief of General Staff of Ukraine Viktor Muzhenko pointed out that the Armed Forces are ready for a forceful resolution of the Donbas issue, if the matter is considered in terms of weaponry and control systems. According to preliminary estimates, ten days of an operation using aircraft could result in the loss of 10-12,000 soldiers, 3,000 of whom will be killed. He explained this to reporters on Thursday, Ukrayinska Pravda reports.
However, Muzhenko doubts that the Ukrainian society is ready …
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Ukraine: meetings of US representative for Ukraine Volker and Putin’s aide Surkov are an addition to Normandy talks
The meeting of the Special Representative of the US State Department Kurt Volker, and a personal advisor to the Russian President, Vladislav Surkov, is an additional platform for negotiations, which complements the Minsk and Normandy formats, the Political Director of the Directorate General for Policy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Oleksii Makeiev said, as reported by Radio Liberty. According to him, the Ukrainians were informed in advance about the details of this planned …
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Military Command of Ukraine: Kyiv has sent the US a list of weapons necessary for Ukrainian Army
Ukraine has sent the entire list of weapons which it would like to receive to the United States. All necessary negotiations have been completed, and now the decision depends on Washington, stated the chief of the General Staff of Ukraine Viktor Muzhenko, as reported by 112.ua.
According to him, Ukraine is asking for air reconnaissance, anti-tank systems, and radio electronic systems.
The chief of the General Staff added that now they must wait for a political decision.
Asked what could …
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The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development called privatization ‘one of the biggest failures’ in Ukraine
To accelerate economic growth and attract foreign investors, Ukraine needs to unblock the privatization process, stated the managing director of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) for Eastern Europe and the Caucasus, Francis Malige, reports Interfax-Ukraine.
According to Malige, the EBRD is still ready to provide technical support and, for certain targets, to act as a buyer of a minority stake. In particular, the bank may be interested in companies in the energy sector, …
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European Parliament calls on Russia to stop repression in Crimea
At a plenary session in Strasbourg on Thursday, the EU parliament adopted a resolution which accuses Russia of violating human rights in annexed Crimea, especially the rights of Crimean Tatars, Voice of America reports.
European parliamentarians have demanded the release of political prisoners and have called for representatives of the UN, OSCE and the European Council to be granted unobstructed access to Crimea.
The resolution states that the EU Parliament “condemns the sentences given to …
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Crimea is not meeting Russia’s conscription quotas for contract servicemen
The Military Registration and Enlistment office of the annexed Crimea, under the authority of the Kremlin, was ordered to recruit 1,400 contractors to serve in the Armed Forces of Russia, as reported on the Crimean website, Kryminform, citing the head of the Department of Training and Conscription, Vadim Meshalkin.
"We received an order for 1,400 contracted soldiers. So far, about 650 people have expressed their desire to serve...Documents submitted for the remainder are under consideration,” …
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More than 500 conscripts from Crimea will serve in the territory of Russia
About 500 conscripts from the annexed Crimea will be sent for military service in the Russian Federation, as stated by the military commissioner of the Crimea controlled by the Kremlin, Oleg Yermilov, as reported by Krym.Realii.
"We will send [for military service] about 500 people who will serve in different types of armed forces," he said.
Yermilov added that the recruits will be sent mainly to the Moscow and Rostov regions of Russia.The transfer of conscripts will take place after November …