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President of Ukraine: 50 military aircraft will be upgraded this year
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said that this year, 2.5 billion hryvnia was allocated to the restoration of Air Force aircraft. "This year, the State allocated about 2.5 billion hryvnia for the restoration of the Air Force. After these repairs, we can get about 50 aircraft restored to operational capability: 35 airplanes and 15 helicopters," he said, speaking to first year students at the Ivan Kozhedub Kharkiv Air Force University in Chuhuiv on Friday.
Petro Poroshenko stated that 2016 …
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KGB investigates 138 Belarusians suspected of fighting in eastern Ukraine
The Chairman of Belarus' State Security Committee (KGB), Valery Vakulchik, stated that the KGB is investigating the activities of 138 Belarusian citizens who are thought to have been combatants in Ukraine's eastern regions of Luhansk and Donetsk.
He specified that there are people who are believed to be involved in the conflict in the Donbas and are fighting alongside both Ukrainian military forces and separatists of the self-proclaimed Republics.
According to Vakulchik, they will be charged …
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Kerry: Brexit decision will not affect common agenda in Ukraine
US Secretary of State John Kerry stated that the UK’s decision to leave the European Union will not affect the overall common agenda that the US shares in Europe on the issue of Ukraine, according to a press release issued by the State Department.
Following a phone conversation with British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond, Kerry stated “the British are in no way departing from the principles and values that undergird the Transatlantic Partnership or from the important role the U.K. plays in …
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Ukrainian Foreign Ministry demands that Russia cease provocations against OSCE SMM
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine demands that the Russian Federation cease provocations against observers of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM). Russia must also guarantee their access to all occupied territory of separate areas of Donetsk and Lugansk.“We demand that Russia implement its obligations within the Minsk Agreements, that they immediately cease provocations against OSCE observers and that they guarantee full, safe and unhindered access to all occupied territory of …
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Ukrainian Prosecutor General's Office summons Russian-Crimean authorities
The Prosecutor General’s Office of Ukraine has summoned the prosecutor of Russian-controlled Crimea, Natalia Poklonskaya, the head of the Russian government of Crimea, Sergey Aksyonov, and other representatives of the current Crimean government for questioning.
The relevant notices were published in the newspaper of the Ukrainian government, the Uryadovy Courier. According to the subpoenas, the interrogation is scheduled for the 29th of June.
The subpoenas also ordered them to appear before …