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Romania prevents Russian trucks from entering Ukraine
The Romanian customs service on the border with Ukraine isn’t allowing Russian trucks to pass through the checkpoint into Ukrainian territory. The movement of the Russian trucks has been locked down on both sides of the border between Romania and Ukraine, reported the Ukrainian media.
According to reports, the Romanian Customs announced a strike and are not allowing Russian trucks to cross the border with Ukraine to ensure Russian trucks are blocked from both sides.
On Friday, Ukrainian …
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Ukrainian PM Yatsenyuk survives no-confidence vote
Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk survived a no-confidence vote shortly after Ukrainian MPs voiced their dissatisfaction over the Cabinet’s work. The vote came hours after Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko asked Yatsenyuk to resign, saying that the public had lost trust in his ability to fight corruption.
“Is it not clear that successful reforms can only be conducted by a government that enjoys sufficiently high public support?” Poroshenko stated.
The Prime Minister arrived in the …
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US to provide Ukraine with more equipment and technology for border surveillance
The US will provide Ukraine with a modern system for the monitoring of their borders. Representatives of the US Congress and the manufacturing company have said that the first samples are just awaiting customs clearance in Ukraine. The Ukroboronprom state company, who is a partner in this project, has said that they are willing to establish a joint production with the US of similar equipment in Ukraine. Supporters of military assistance to Ukraine in Congress have not excluded cooperation …
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Turkish PM discusses situation in Crimea during visit to Kiev
The results of meetings between the Heads of the Ukrainian authorities and the Turkish delegation in Kiev were positively assessed. This discussion was held in the office of the Chairman of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar People, Mustafa Dzhemilev.
“During all negotiations, special attention was paid to solving the problems of occupied Crimea and the protection of the rights of the Crimean Tatar people. Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu's visit to Kiev is beneficial in solving the …
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Nariman Jelal: We were prepared for Russia to ban the activities of the Crimean Tatar Mejlis
The lawyers of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar People have examined the decision of the Russian Prosecutor of Crimea, Natalia Polonskaya, to ban the activities of the Mejlis within the territory of Russia. The First Deputy Head of the Mejlis, Nariman Jelal, discussed this with the Krym.Realii news portal.
“We have the statement and our lawyers are aware of the next steps to take. We have already seen that there are many items of a suspicious nature in the statement. The most conspicuous is …