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Ukrainian Minister of Internal Affairs promises to develop plan for return of Donbas by summer
The Ukrainian Ministry of Internal Affairs is working on a plan to regain control over the Donbas, which should be ready this summer, reported the Ministry’s press service, citing the Ukrainian Minister of Internal Affairs, Arsen Avakov.
"We should have this document in our hands by the summer. It will cover two parts: preparatory and practical. The main purpose of the plan is to liberate the temporarily occupied territories, restore the constitutional order of Ukraine, [and] protect the …
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Merkel: Allies will support and protect Ukraine’s sovereignty
Foreign allies will continue to make efforts to speed up the process of restoring Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity no matter how long it takes, said German Chancellor Angela Merkel during her speech in Aachen, Germany, Ukrinform reports."We know that it often takes a long time to solve international conflicts but we will continue our efforts to ensure the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine,” she assured at the annual ceremony to present the Charlemagne Prize to …
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Hague Arbitration court to commence hearings for Ukraine's Naftogaz case against Russia on May 14-20
Next week, the Ukrainian National Joint-Stock Company [NJSC] Naftogaz and six of its subsidiaries will initiate a court hearing against Russia in the Arbitration Court in Hague. Naftogaz is pursuing legal action to recover lost company assets which were seized by Russia in the Crimea, the Naftogaz press service reports.
During the hearings scheduled for May 14-20, the court will determine whether Naftogaz has grounds to take Russia to court under the Russian-Ukrainian bilateral agreement on …
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SBU to investigate Ukrainian media broadcasting of Victory Day parade in DPR
The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) will conduct an investigation regarding broadcasts of a military parade in the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) on May 9 by a number of Ukrainian media outlets, SBU reported via its Facebook page.
“The State Security Service of Ukraine will consider a request from National Security and Defense Council Secretary, Oleksandr Turchynov, regarding a live broadcasting of the so-called military parade from annexed Donetsk by certain Ukrainian …
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Ukrainian President Poroshenko meets with Merkel and Macron in Germany
On Thursday May 10, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron met in the German city of Aachen. The key topics of the trilateral negotiations were sanctions against Russia, the implementation of the Minsk agreements, and the matter of peacekeepers in the Donbas.
At the meeting, the heads of state discussed the possibility of placing new sanctions on Russia for holding illegal elections in annexed Crimea.
“Obviously we spoke …