Contents tagged with Ukraine
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The Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine reveals plans to regain control over the Donbas
Ukrainian Minister of Internal Affairs Arsen Avakov said that Kyiv has a plan to regain sovereignty over the Donbas. "We have a very specific plan with regard to the Donbas, which has nothing to do with the concessions to Putin's regime," the head of the Interior Ministry of Ukraine stated in an interview with TSN news program on Sunday evening, February 26, Deutsche Welle reported.The Minister added that the strategy will be implemented if Russia, "under the pressure from the West" shows …
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Separatist leaders threaten Ukraine with the nationalization of companies because of the trade blockade
On the 27th of February, Alexander Zakharchenko and Igor Plotnitsky, leaders of the territories of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions not controlled by Ukraine, sent an ultimatum to Kyiv. If on the Ukrainian side the blockade of the Donbas [which was started by war veterans in Eastern Ukraine with the goal of freeing Ukrainian prisoners and putting an end to trade with the separatists] continues, the separatist leaders will take control of the companies under Ukrainian jurisdiction which are in …
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Crimean Political Scientist: Construction of the Kerch Bridge will not change anything
According to associated professor at Tavrida National University and Crimean political scientist Yevhen Goryunov, the construction of the Kerch Bridge will not change the economic situation of the annexed Crimean peninsula, as stated by him during the telethon “Crimea. Three years of resistance.”
According to him, if the Kerch Bridge is finished, it will not bring any benefits to the peninsula due to the economic situation in neighboring Russia.
“If it [the Kerch Bridge] will be completed, I …
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Klimkin: Attracting US business to Ukraine is a huge priority for Kyiv
Attracting American investments in Ukraine is one of Kyiv’s top priorities, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Pavlo Klimkin said.
In an interview with ZN.UA, Klimkin noted that the trading policy of the new U.S. administration is still under development. "I, for example, do believe in global markets, free trade, exchange of services, capital and, of course, labor. And I believe that the openness of Ukraine is its fundamental advantage, and we must use it… for attracting American business. …
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Iryna Herashchenko: Ukraine is being pushed to legitimize separatists
Ukraine will not agree to direct negotiations with the DPR–LPR separatists, despite the fact that Kyiv is being forced to do so, as written on Facebook by the Ukrainian Humanitarian Envoy of the Trilateral Contact Group on Ukraine, Iryna Herashchenko.
"Ukraine is by all means being pushed to legitimize the militants, for direct negotiations with the separatist districts of the Donetsk and Luhansk Regions, to create scenarios of direct negotiations, parallel to the Minsk negotiations, but …
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Who is next in chain of assassinations of separatist leaders
Author: Dmytro Snegiryov, Head of Prava Sprava public initiative.
The sudden death of the former head of the Luhansk People’s Republic, Valery Bolotov, and the assassination of the Chief of the LPR (Luhansk People’s Republic) People’s Militia, Colonel Oleg Anaschenko, in a car explosion, are connected with purges that have been taking place in the separatist republic after the failed coup.
In September 2016, during interrogations, the Deputy Commander of the LPR People’s Militia, Vitaly …
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Ukrainian Cabinet prepares to make a decision on Donbas blockade
At its next meeting, the Cabinet of Ministers will consider the issue of trade arrangements with the uncontrolled territories in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions. This was stated by the Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine, Arsen Avakov, in an interview on TSN on Sunday evening, February 26th.
“It is necessary to settle the matter of trade relations with the occupied territories. The corresponding decision was made by the National Security Council so that we could regulate this issue and …
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Yanukovych said that he was playing tennis during the Maidan crackdown
Former President Viktor Yanukovych said he did not give orders to crack down on Maidan in winter of 2013 and accused his entourage at the time of the intrigues against him. He had more to say during his interview with German weekly Der Spiegel, Deutsche Welle reports.
At first, when answering the question about the events on the eve of November 30, when security forces beat students, Yanukovych answered with accusations against "radicals" who "provoked the police." However, he then said that …
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Klimkin: Ukraine needs more high-tech weapons
Ukraine needs more defensive and high-tech weapons, as well as significant cooperation with the US and NATO, stated Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Pavlo Klimkin in an interview with ZN.ua news web site.
“We definitely need it. I have always said I do not like this division, between lethal and non-lethal. There is a clear concept of defensive weapons. We need it," Klimkin said, stressing that "we definitely need more high-tech weapons. “
Replying to the question of whether it was …
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Poroshenko approved Ukraine's Information Security Doctrine
President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko has approved an information security doctrine, whose main goal is "opposition to Russian influence." The new doctrine was reported via the website of the Ukrainian president's administration.
"The need for the doctrine is due to the occurrence of actual threats in the sphere of information to the national security of Ukraine, and the need to develop strategies to protect against cyber attacks during the free and globalized circulation of information," …