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Tillerson in Kyiv: Sanctions against Russia must remain until it complies with Minsk agreements
Sanctions against the Russian Federation must be maintained until Moscow has fully complied with the Minsk agreement, stated the United States Secretary of State Rex Tillerson after meeting with the President of Ukraine, Petro Poroshenko, in Kyiv on Sunday, July 9.
"The territorial integrity of Ukraine must be restored. We call upon the Russian Federation to fulfill its obligations under the Minsk agreements. The sanctions of the US and the European Union against Russia will remain until the …
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Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Kyiv and Warsaw being put at odds
The Polish Foreign Ministry has stated that during a meeting with President of the Ukrainian World Congress Eugene Czolij, Polish Undersecretary of State Bartosz Cichocki claimed accusations that the Polish authorities have attempted to block the European integration of Ukraine are part of a hybrid war being waged against Poland.
"In reality, groundless accusations against the Polish authorities regarding the alleged obstruction of the process of European and Euro-Atlantic integration of …
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Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces: Part of Russian troops may remain in Belarus after the joint Zapad-2017 exercises
At a joint meeting of the Military Science Council of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, the Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Viktor Muzhenko, stated that judging by the actions of the Russians, part of the troops preparing to participate in the Russian-Belarusian exercises, Zapad 2017, could remain in Belarus after their completion.
It is likely that after the completion of the exercise, part of these troops will remain in the …
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VKontakte and Yandex remain in the top 5 visited websites in Ukraine in spite of sanctions
According to a study by Factum Group Ukraine, Russian resources VKontakte and Yandex, which have been banned in Ukraine, were included in the top-5 ranked websites visited by Ukrainian users in June 2017, the press service of the Internet Association reports.The top five are Google, Youtube, Facebook, VKontakte and Yandex. Odnoklassniki and Mail.ru made the top 10, in 6th and 9th place, respectively.
On May 16, 2017, President Petro Poroshenko signed a decree enacting the decision of the …
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Hungary to provide about $100 million of financial support to Ukraine
Péter Szijjártó, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Hungary announced a package of financial support for Ukraine in the amount of about $100 million.
“I am pleased to announce the allocation of a $50 million loan to Ukraine to upgrade the infrastructure. We also allocate EUR 40 million of irrevocable grants for the agro-industrial complex and farmers of Ukraine who intend to carry out an upgrade [of production facilities],” Szijjártó said.
Another statement by Szijjártó centered …