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Bill on sanctions against Russia signed by Trump envisages allocation of $30 million for Ukraine’s energy security
The bill on the new sanctions against Russia, Iran and North Korea, signed by US President Donald Trump envisages the allocation of funds to support Ukraine’s energy security, the Ukrainian embassy to the US announced.
“The legislative act envisages the creation of a fund to combat the Russian influence, and allocates $250 million to its budget for the 2018-2019 financial years. For the implementation of initiatives to support Ukraine’s energy security, an allocation of $30 million is …
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Ukrainian Defense Ministry: Russia intends to escalate military action in the Donbas in response to American sanctions
In response to the tightening of US sanctions as well as the US’s expected allocation of lethal weapons to Ukraine, Russia is planning a number of military and organizational events which will improve its abilities to escalate combat action in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine, LB.ua reports, citing a high-ranking source in the Ukrainian Defense Ministry.
“We are noting that alongside the increase in intensity of combat and, correspondingly, shipments of ammunition and weapons …
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Office of the Ukrainian President refuses to disclose information about the citizenship of foreign politicians working in Ukraine
The Presidential Administration refused to disclose information about the retention or revocation of Ukrainian citizenship of former government officials, including Natalia Jaresko, Alexander Kvitashvili, Khatia Dekanoidze, Eka Zguladze, David Sakvarelidze, and Aivaras Abromavičius, as stated in the reply of the Presidential Administration to a request by Ukrainski Novyny.The answer states that this information is confidential and "concerns the rights and legally protected interests of other …
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Head of DPR Zacharchenko wants to introduce death penalty for corruption
The head of the separatist, self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR), Alexander Zakharchenko, said during the broadcast of Donetsk Format TV program, that he plans to introduce the death penalty for corrupt officials.
"I have been thinking about it and I'm going to do it in the near future. I will toughen laws that deal with corruption and the punishment will be very serious. We will issue an order imposing the death penalty if necessary. More precisely this will be the highest measure …
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Lithuania to investigate local companies doing business in Crimea
The Lithuanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs released a statement appealing to the Prosecutor General's Office in case of media reports about possible violations by some Lithuanian enterprises of the sanctions against Russia.
"Lithuania consistently fulfills its obligations in accordance with EU Council Regulation No. 692/2014 from June 23, 2014 in implementing the restrictions that should be applied to the importation of goods of Crimean or Sevastopol origin into the European Union in response …