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Security Service of Ukraine: Some Ukrainian prisoners are still being held by separatist commanders
The Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) believes that some of the Ukrainian prisoners were captured by separatist commanders, as indicated by the Advisor to the Head of the SSU, Yuriy Tandyt, 112 Ukraine reports.
According to him, they expect the release of 47 Ukrainian prisoners in the near future. These POWs have been held in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions.
"I am confident that these men will be released. We have confirmed 47 hostages from Donetsk and Lugansk. We sent a list of 109 hostages, …
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Ukrainian government plans broad customs reform
During a meeting of the National Reforms Council, the Prime Minister of Ukraine, Volodymyr Groysman, stated that the Ukrainian government will introduce a strategy for reforming the Ukrainian customs policy, to start from January 1, 2017, reported Telegraf.
“We will submit proposals to the National Reforms Council to approve the strategy for the reform of Ukrainian customs, and we would like this large-scale process to start on January 1, 2017,” Groysman said.
Earlier, it was reported that …
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Ukrainian Foreign Ministry protests Putin's visit to the Crimea
The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry has submitted a note of protest to its Russian counterpart concerning Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit to the Crimea, Izvestia reported.
The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry’s press service said that it did not consent to Putin’s visit to the annexed peninsula.
"The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine expresses its strong protest to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation in connection with another… visit by Russian President Putin to the …
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US Ambassador to NATO: The EU should support sanctions against Russia until the Minsk agreements are implemented
The European Union, following the United States, must maintain sanctions against Russia until the full implementation of the Minsk agreements. This was stated by U.S. Ambassador to NATO Douglas Lute before the start of the meeting of NATO member countries' defense ministers in Brussels.
"We expect that the EU will join us in extending sanctions against Russia, until we see the full implementation of the Minsk agreements," Lute said. He stressed that the OSCE SMM provides convincing evidence of …
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U.S. surveillance aircraft fly near the Crimea and Russia's flotilla in the Mediterranean
U.S. Navy surveillance aircraft flew along the coast of the Crimea on Wednesday, Interfax reported. A separate surveillance aircraft flew near Russia’s warships in the Mediterranean Sea, according to websites that track the movement of military aircraft.
The first U.S. plane reportedly took off from the Sigonella Naval Air Station in Sicily, where it proceeded to fly over the Black Sea south of the Crimean coast.
The second aircraft also took off from Signolla, and flew over the eastern …