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Media: Ukrainian politicians paid $2 billion to American lobbyists
Ukrainian politicians have paid $2 billion to US-based lobbyists over the past three years, which can be seen from reports of lobbying companies that regularly disclose their contacts.
The most active customers of overseas lobbying services are the Ukrainian Presidential Administration and the Yulia Tymoshenko's Batkivshchyna (All-Ukrainian “Fatherland”) Party, writes Novoe Vremya news website, citing an investigation by journalist Tatiana Kozyreva. At the same time, the fact that both the …
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Crimean movement 'in support of the Russian president' calls for resignation of local Sevastopol administration
In Sevastopol on July 12, there was a meeting of the movement “In support of the President of Russia”. Its participants, including members of United Russia and the All Russia People’s Front, adopted a resolution calling for the resignation of the city’s Kremlin-controlled government and parliament. At the event it was also announced that on 15 July a rally would be held in protest against the city’s current management, Krym.Realii reported.
The meeting took place in a semi-closed manner. …
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Kyiv: Ukraine offered the EU an alternative to Nord Stream-2
Kostiantyn Yelisieiev, the Deputy Head of Presidential Administration of Ukraine stated that Ukraine offers to create an international consortium based on the Ukrainian gas transmission network as an alternative to the Nord Stream-2 pipeline project, reported Ukraine’s Channel 5 TV.
“With regard to energy, we clearly expressed our position on the inadmissibility of the Nord Stream-2. They have reacted with understanding to our reasoning and we will continue our dialogue because this project …
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Ukrainian Ministry of Defense: 28 combat units have been trained according to advanced NATO standards
The press service of Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense reported that 28 military units from its Armed Forces were trained according to NATO standards by instructors from Canada, Great Britain, the USA, Lithuania and Poland.
The report said that, “in 2017, 297 instructors were trained to Alliance standards. Overall, since the beginning of the military reform, about 1,200 military instructors have been trained, 600 of which had the benefit of foreign coaches’ participation.”
The Ministry also …
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The Prosecutor General's Office of Ukraine is investigating the appropriation of $3.8 million for the construction of a wall on the Russian border
The Office of the Prosecutor General of Ukraine has launched a joint investigation together with the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) into a criminal scheme involving embezzlement and the appropriation of more than $3.8 million "in the procurement of goods, works and services in the interests of the State Tax Service of Ukraine.", as reported on the website of the Prosecutor General's Office of Ukraine.
According to the Office of the Prosecutor General, officials of the State Tax Service (STS) …