Contents tagged with Ukraine
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Russia: Ukraine's banning of the St. George's ribbon will postpone the implementation of the Minsk agreements
The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs belives that banning St. George's ribbon in Ukraine will postpone the implementation of the Minsk agreements. This was stated by the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova at a briefing in Moscow, UNIAN reports.
"Regarding the ban on the distribution and manufacture of St. George's Ribbons, you know perfectly well that this will not affect the Russian Federation in any way but it will have a huge negative impact on …
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Stoltenberg assured Ukraine of NATO's support
The North Atlantic Alliance will continue to provide practical and political support to Ukraine, as stated by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on Thursday, Interfax-Ukraine reports.
"When it comes to Ukraine, it was clearly stated by many allies – and the whole Alliance is behind the message – that we are going to continue to strengthen our close partnership with Ukraine to provide practical support and political support," he said at a press conference in Brussels.
He noted that the …
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Ukraine's NSDC did not consider the termination of passenger rail transport with Russia
The termination of passenger rail transportation between Ukraine and Russia was not considered at the meeting of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine.
"The issue of stopping passenger transportation by rail to Russia was not considered at the meeting of the National Security and Defense Council," the NSDC press service stated, responding to a request from Interfax-Ukraine.
Russian newspaper "Kommersant" cited several sources close to the government of Ukraine, reporting that …
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OSCE: The number of civilian deaths is increasing in the Donbas
Martin Sajdik, Special Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office in Ukraine and in the Trilateral Contact Group said that the number of deaths of civilians in the Donbas increased 120 percent over the last year, Interfax reports.
"It is very sad that the number of civilians killed during the year increased by 120 percent," Sajdik said in Minsk, having provided the relevant data. He noted that "this is the result of the continued use of heavy weapons and the delaying of mine clearance." …
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Media: Kyiv intends to discontinue rail commuting between Ukraine and Russia
From July 1, Kyiv plans to completely stop the railway passenger commuting between Russia and Ukraine. This was reported on Thursday by Kommersant newspaper with reference to several sources that are close to the government of Ukraine.
One of the newspaper’s interlocutors notes that the pretext for such a decision will be the JSC Russian Railways’ unwillingness to stop passenger transportation to Russia from the territories of the Donbas that are uncontrolled by Kyiv, which "violates the …
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Head of Ukrainian Mission to NATO: the matter of Ukraine will have primary status at Alliance meeting
The topics of Ukraine and Russian aggression will be “everywhere” at a special meeting of the head of states and governments of NATO member-states in Brussels, although the official program of the “mini-summit” does not contain announcements about separate consultations on this topic, said Yehor Bozhok, acting head of the Ukrainian Mission to NATO in Brussels.
“Ukraine will be everywhere at this event: everything which will be spoken about there will be in connection with the fact that in 2014 …
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25 top tax officials from the time of Yanukovych arrested during special operation in Ukraine
On May 24, the Prosecutor General’s Office of Ukraine (GPU) and the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) carried out a massive anti-corruption operation. After searches, 25 former high ranking regional officials of the Ministry of Revenues and Duties from 15 eastern and southern regions, as well as from Kyiv, were arrested. The former officials are suspected of involvement in organizing so-called tax platforms.
Arsen Avakov, head of the Ukrainian MIA, explained what “tax platforms” are.
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Ukraine will issue residence permit to foreign investors
On Tuesday, the Verkhovna Rada adopted the whole of bill No. 4541 on the second reading. The bill is designed to reduce barriers to attracting foreign investment. 239 deputies voted for it.
One of the regulations of this bill provides for the issuance of residential permits for investors. To get one, an investor must own or control a stake in a Ukrainian legal entity, valued at a minimum of 100,000 euros.
The bill also introduces a three-year work permit in Ukraine for foreigners. Previously, …
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Ukrainian Ambassador: Black Sea states refuse to cooperate with Russia until the Crimea’s annexation has been repealed
Prior to the de-annexation of the Crimea, the countries of the Black Sea region will not sign any major agreement with Russia in the economic sphere. The former Ukrainian Ambassador to Turkey, Sergiy Korsunsky explained this on Radio Krym.Realii while commenting on the 25th summit of the Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC) held in Istanbul, in which both Ukraine and Russia took part.
"Russian representatives tried to promote a policy. They say, “let's talk about …
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Ukrainian politician: Reduction in social network usage among Ukrainians will complicate the work of Russian special services
Although it is impossible to completely block Russian social networks, it would be an achievement if their audience was significantly restricted, which will reduce the possibility of data collection by Russian special services, as stated by the Deputy Head of the Presidential Administration, Dmytro Shymkiv, on Monday, as reported on 112 Ukraine's website.
"In actuality, it is impossible to block all (Russian websites) completely, and this is a fact. The blocking systems that exist at the URL …