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US provided $22 million worth of equipment to military training center in Ukraine
The Press Service of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine has reported that the US provided equipment worth $22 million for a military training center in the Lviv region.
"At the training center in Yavoriv, next month, a simulation center will open that will be one of the best in Europe, covering an area of 3.5 thousand square meters. The US has provided support in the form of equipment worth $22 million," the report said.
The Ukrainian Minister of Defense, Stepan Poltorak, made assurances …
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Ukraine developed a new thermobaric weapon
Ukroboronprom State Enterprise has developed a new thermobaric weapon, the infantry flamethrower RPO-16, which was developed by the research institute, Chemical Products, as well as RGO-27S and RGT-27S2 grenades developed by Artem State Enterprise, as indicated in a statement released by the press service of Ukroboronprom. The new thermobaric weapons were presented at the Honcharovskyi training ground of the Armed Forces of Ukraine before the Secretary of the National Security and Defense …
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Saakashvili: Poroshenko threatened me while trying to stop my political criticism
Mikheil Saakashvili, who was recently stripped of his Ukrainian citizenship, spoke in an interview with ZIK TV how Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko had threatened him in Malta.
Saakashvili said that he is in New York now, and the last time he met with Poroshenko was in Malta at the European People's Party summit.
“The conversation lasted two hours; it was two hours of threats and direct blackmail, calls to stop criticizing the President, to stop political activity. And if I stop the …
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Groysman: Ryanair canceled its launch in Ukraine because the government lacks proper strategy for developing air industry
Ryanair, the largest European airline, canceled its entry to the Ukrainian market, because the country had no strategic vision for the air transportation industry as a whole, as stated in an interview with Prime Minister Volodymyr Grossman for Novoye Vremya.
"I gathered everyone who had anything to do with it. It is important that we clearly understand the development strategy and where we are going," he said.
The head of the Cabinet noted that he attempted to resolve the issue with Ryanair, …
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Ukraine protests the statement by Italian Ambassador to Russia about 'Crimea's vote for independence'
Rome officially does not recognize the "annexation of the Crimea" and supports the integrity of Ukraine; however, the statement of Italian Ambassador to Russia Cesare Ragaglini contradicts the position of the Italian government.
This was noted in a statement by the Ukrainian Ambassador to Italy Yevhen Perelygin, which was distributed by the press service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) of Ukraine.
"Ragaglini stressed that" Crimea was not the first country to vote for its independence …