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The fifth batch of Ukrainian Oplot tanks was delivered to Thailand
Ukraine has provided the fifth batch of new Oplot-T battle tanks consisting of five machines built at the Malyshev Factory as part of the $240 million contract signed in 2011.
The fifth shipment of Oplots arrived from Ukraine by sea at the Sattahip naval base, according to Interfax-Ukraine. According to the agency, the shipment of armored vehicles was shipped to the Thai customer in March. The next shipment, the sixth is planned for June. The contract is due to be completed by autumn 2017. …
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Ukraine and the United States signed a memorandum on cooperation between their legislative bodies
Ukraine and the United States signed a memorandum on cooperation between their legislative bodies, Ukrinform reports. The signing ceremony took place during a meeting between Verkhovna Rada Speaker, Andriy Parubiy and Speaker of the US House of Representatives, Paul Ryan.
"This is an important document that strengthens and structures cooperation between our parliaments," Parubiy said and added that it contains "very important wording" on Ukraine.
"The text of the memorandum states that …
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US returns funds to Ukraine which were taken out by Ministry of Justice under former president Yanukovych
The US returned to Ukraine $500,000 which was siphoned off by the former leadership of the Ministry of Justice during Viktor Yanukovych’s presidency and taken out of Ukraine through fictitious agreements on providing services with an American firm.
“Today the department of international legal cooperation of the Prosecutor General’s Office of Ukraine, in close cooperation with the US Department of Justice, has returned to Ukraine more than $500, 000,” Prosecutor General Yuriy Lutsenko wrote on …
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Two supporters of Russian opposition leader Navalny seek political asylum in Ukraine
Two supporters of the Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny have requested political asylum in Ukraine.
The website of the Ukrainian State Border Service reports that on the morning of June 15, two men with Russian passports arrived at one of the border entry points. They immediately asked the Ukrainian border guards to provide protection from political persecution.
During the screening process it was ascertained that these Russians belong to the “Navalny bloc”. They were allowed through …
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Prosecutor General’s Office of Ukraine accuses state railway company Ukrzaliznytsia of having business ties with separatist republics
The Main Military Prosecutor General’s Office, in the context of the case on financing terrorism, conducted 28 simultaneous searches of the accommodation and premises of companies, including Ukrzaliznytsia (Ukrainian Railways).
“It has been established that a number of commercial enterprises and officials of the public company Ukrzaliznytsia organized the shipment of the products of enterprises located in the LPR (Luhansk People’s Republic) and DPR (Donetsk People’s Republic), for the needs of …