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Media: SBU prevented a murder attempt on MP Anton Herashchenko
The Security Service of Ukraine prevented the assassination of an MP from the faction People's Front, Anton Herashchenko, censor.net reported.
It was noted that two Ukrainian citizens, imprisoned in the occupied Crimea, were released on parole and agreed to attempt to assassinate the MP. One of them has faced similar charges three times already. According to the investigators, their actions were coordinated by Andrey Tikhonov, a former Ukrainian citizen, who fought on the side of the LPR, and …
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Ukraine supports OSCE's intention to have monitors working round-the-clock in the Donbas
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine supports the OSCE's intention to ensure round-the-clock operations of the organization’s monitors in the Donbas, as stated by the Chief of the General Staff Viktor Muzhenko, who met with the head of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission, Ertugrul Apakan.
"We support the intention of the OSCE SMM to provide additional equipment to its observers and to deploy advanced observation posts in the occupied territories of the Donbas", the Defense Ministry' …
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Switzerland will give Ukraine a tranche of $100 million in the coming weeks
The first loan tranche from Switzerland will be provided to Ukraine in the near future, as reported on the Swiss government’s website.
"The first loan tranche of $100 million will be directed to the National Bank of Ukraine in the coming weeks," the statement says.
After consultations with the Swiss National Bank, the Swiss Federal Council decided in February 2015 that the country would participate "in the international coordination of financial support to Ukraine," the report says.
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Poroshenko’s Roshen factory in Russia will close in April
The Roshen Corporation, which belongs to Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, will cease its operation at the Lipetsk confectionery factory. This was stated by the company’s press service on it’s website on Friday, January 20th. "This decision was made due to economic and political reasons," the statement reads, without providing any further details.
The production and the storage of the production facilities and infrastructure are planned to stop operating fully in April.
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Ukrainian Ambassador in Washington had a conversation with Trump before the inauguration
Before Donald Trump's inauguration ceremony, the Ambassador of Ukraine in Washington, Valeriy Chaly, said that he took the opportunity to discuss relations between the US and Ukraine with the now US president, and the conversation was considered positive, Ukrinform reported.
"I took the opportunity to speak briefly with the President-elect to ensure that the Ukrainian issue would not be ignored,” Chaly told reporters and clarified that the conversation took place two days ago, during the pre- …