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Ukrainian Verkhovna Rada discusses possible candidates for post of Prosecutor General
The Ukrainian Verkhovna Rada is discussing the possibility of appointing the Head of the Bloc of Petro Poroshenko, former Minister of Internal Affairs, Yuriy Lutsenko, and the Head of the Donetsk Regional Military and Civil Administration, Pavel Zhebrivskyi, to the post of Prosecutor General. This was said by the Head of the Anti-Corruption Committee from the Samopomich party, Yegor Sobolev, according to Ukrainian online news portal GORDON.
"I've heard from members of the Committee on the …
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Ukrainian Foreign Minister outlines plan for returning Crimea to Ukraine
In a television interview, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin outlined the strategy to return Crimea to Ukraine, stating that the plan consists of three basic parts: political, diplomatic and informational.
According to Klimkin, the first phase of the plan consists of the political and diplomatic elements, and includes western countries providing support to Ukraine. It also involves gaining support of the non-recognition policy of Crimea’s occupation, as well supporting sanctions …
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EU expects Ukraine to implement two more reforms before visa-free regime can be established
The European Union expects full implementation of two out of five commitments in the so-called “visa-free” package from Kiev.
A European diplomat said this to the correspondent of UKRINFORM in Brussels, commenting on the package of "visa-free" legislation approved by the Verkhovna Rada last week.
"Yes, indeed, there are still two important questions left: the National Anti-Corruption Agency and the law on electronic declarations," the diplomat said.
At the same time, he believes that the …
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US and Ukraine sign deal for construction of grain terminal in Odessa's port
Ukraine and the US have signed a $100 million investment agreement for the construction of a gain terminal in Odessa. The signing ceremony was held in the presence of US Ambassador to Ukraine Geoffrey Pyatt and Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk, as reported by Gordon.
According to Pyatt, the construction of the new grain terminal in the Yuzhny Port in Odessa will increase Ukraine’s export opportunities and create hundreds of jobs.
“I want to congratulate the American and Ukrainian …
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NATO to supply Ukraine with demining equipment for use in Donbas region
NATO intends to supply Ukraine with equipment to be used in the clearing of land mines in the Donbas region. This was reported by the Acting Head of the Mission of Ukraine to NATO, Yehor Bozhok, during the workshop entitled "Research challenges in the field of border security of Ukraine".
“Ukraine will receive the demining equipment in the spring. It will be ready by the beginning of the so-called season of clearance, which is in May,” Bozhok explained. According to him, the need for this …