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Ukraine calls on Russia to hand over control of the Donetsk Filtration Station
Ukraine called upon the Russian Federation to help to ensure the transition of the Donetsk Filtration Station to Ukraine's control according to the Minsk agreements,reported Darka Olifer, the press secretary of Leonid Kuchma, the Ukrainian representative in the Trilateral Contact group.
She recalled that there continued to be systematic shelling around the station. In this case, Olifer noted, "Russia still does not provide sufficient safety guarantees for the Donetsk Filtration Station's …
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European Parliament approves allocation of 1 billion euros in macro-financial aid to Ukraine
On Wednesday, June 13, the European Parliament (EP) voted to allocate a new program of macro-financial assistance in the amount of 1 billion euros to Ukraine.
Radio Liberty correspondent Rikard Jozwiak reported that 527 members of the EP voted in favor of the aid disbursement, while 124 voted against it.
The first tranche of 500 million euros may be delivered in September.
“The absolute majority of the deputies have just voted in favor of the proposal of the European Commission to allocate a …
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Ukraine denies entry to trains carrying Russian liquefied natural gas
On June 13, the Ukrainian Railways (Ukrzaliznytsia) office denied approximately 160 tanks carrying liquefied natural gas (LNG) access to entry via the Russian-Ukrainian border crossings. Enkorr news outlet reported that this incident is connected with the entry into force of the National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) sanctions list, citing sources at Ukrzaliznytsia.
The tanks, which were banned from entering the country, belong to Russian companies named on the sanctions list.
On June 7, …
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Netherlands issues stamp with soccer player shooting down MH17
The Netherlands’ national mail operator, PostNL, has printed stamps depicting a connection between the FIFA World Cup in Russia and the MH17 aviation catastrophe of 2014, Dutch News outlet NOS reports. The stamp depicts a person kicking a ball so that it collides with a passenger plane. Below the image, the stamp reads “FIFA World Cup RUSSIA 2018”.
The stamps were ordered through PostNL’s website, where anyone can design and order stamps with a personalized image. The company confirmed that an …
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Ukraine will spend $35 million on the railway in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone
During a government meeting on Wednesday, June 14, the Cabinet of Ministers approved the project for the reconstruction of the railway from Vilcha station to Yaniv station in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone that will cost 908 million hryvnia or $35 million.
Reconstruction of the railway track will enable the construction and operation of the Central Spent Fuel Storage Facility (CSFSF) and storage facilities for intermediate storage of highly radioactive waste that will be returned from the …