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Ukrainian BTR-4M armored vehicle was tested in the tropics
The BTR-4M armored vehicle which has been used in the Donbas from the very beginning of the conflict, has been successfully tested in the tropical climate in Indonesia.
As reported by UNIAN, five Ukrainian armored vehicles were delivered to the Marine Corps of Indonesia as part of a contract signed in the beginning of 2014 between the Indonesian Defense Ministry and the State enterprise, SpetsTechnoExport, a part of Ukroboronprom.
During the tests in the presence of Ukrainian specialists, the …
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Ukrainian MP was elected Vice President of PACE
The Ukrainian MP of the People’s Front party, Georgii Logvynskyi, was elected Vice President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, the website of PACE announced. Logvynskyi himself noted that his candidacy was unanimously supported.
“Another victory of Ukraine at the international front line: I was unanimously elected the Vice President of the PACE in Strasbourg. It is a great honor, pride and responsibility for me,” Logvynskyi posted on Facebook. According to him, the post …
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Foreign investment in Ukraine increased by half in a year
Last year foreign investors invested in Ukraine 3.8 billion dollars, which is twice more than the money invested in 2015.
This was reported by the First Deputy Prime Minister - Minister of the Economic Development and Trade, Stepan Kubiv, Ukrinform reports.
"In 2016 foreign investors have invested in Ukraine 3.8 billion dollars – two times more than the money invested in 2015," Stepan Kubiv said.
He noted that the stabilization of the economic situation in the country resulted in Ukraine’s …
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PACE rapporteurs: 'Extensive corruption' is Ukraine's main problem
The winter session of the European Council’s Parliament Assembly (PACE) opened in Strasbourg on Monday, 23 January, where participants will discuss the report entitled, "The Functioning of Democratic Institutions in Ukraine." The report and relevant resolution will be presented by the representatives of the PACE Monitoring Committee on Ukraine: a Spanish Deputy from the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE), Jordi Xuclà, and the head of the European People’s Party in PACE, Axel …
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Language scandal in Ukraine: Three draft laws that upset the public
The Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Committee for culture and morality, Ukrainian MP Mykola Knyazhytsky, wrote on his Facebook page that there are three patriotic draft laws concerning language policy in the country: draft law #5556 “On languages in Ukraine,” draft law #5669 “On functioning of Ukrainian language as the state language and procedure for the use of other languages in Ukraine” and draft law #5670 “On the state language of Ukraine.”
Knyazhytsky promised that the specialized …