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US suspends duty-free import of 155 types of goods from Ukraine
On April 26, the Office of the US Trade Representative suspended the operation of the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) for a portion of Ukrainian goods, as reported on Saturday by the Press Office of the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of Ukraine.
The GSP allows for duty-free importation of over 3,500 types of goods from Ukraine into the United States.
155 types of goods fall under the restrictions, including some food products, light and woodworking industry, engineering, …
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Ukrainian military capture a separatist soldier in the Donbas
The press service of the Ukrainian Joint Forces Operation reports that on May 5, 2018, during a raid, one of the units of 25 Separate Motorized Infantry Battalions of 54th Separate Mechanized Brigades of the United Forces captured a separatist soldier. The captured militant is a member of the 3rd Battalion of the 7th Motorized Rifle Brigade of Russian forces. The detainee has been already turned over to the officers of the Security Service of Ukraine.
Servicemen that participated in the raid …
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Former Ukrainian Deputy Defense Minister: Kyiv has to prepare for a blockade of the Kerch Strait by Russia
Following the detention of Ukrainian vessels in the Sea of Azov, Ihor Kabanenko, Ukraine’s former Deputy Minister of Defense and Admiral of Reserve, called on Kyiv to patrol the sea, escort the Ukrainian ships, and prepare for Russia to blockade the Kerch Strait. In his interview with Obozrevatel news outlet, Kabanenko suggested that patrols could be provided by U.S. Island-class patrol boats, which have yet to be delivered to Ukraine. Kabanenko stated that during the escort of military convoys, …
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Ukrainian President promises to establish the Anti-Corruption Court before the end of June
President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko expressed confidence that the Anti-Corruption Court will be established in the first half of the year, possibly in May. He stated this in an interview with the German magazine Focus, which was shared on Twitter by the Ukrainian Ambassador to Germany, Andriy Melnyk.
"We want to accelerate the creation of an independent Anti-Corruption Court, and I am very confident that it will be possible to do this in the first half of the year, possibly in May," …
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Ukraine’s Minister of Internal Affairs accuses Russia of using laser weapons in Donbas
During a recent briefing, Arsen Avakov, the Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine, accused Russia of using a new “laser weapon” that affects the eye’s retinas, 112 Ukraine reports.
“Today we are giving awards to two servicemen. One of these soldiers has been hit by a new weapon of the Russian aggressors—a laser weapon that affects the retina of a soldier’s eyes,” Avakov stated
Avakov noted that this new weapon is especially dangerous for border guards, as they constantly look through …