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In one week, 3 Russian citizens requested asylum in Ukraine because of persecution in Russia
Over the past week, three Russians have asked for political asylum in Ukraine because of the persecution by Russian law enforcement, as reported on the website of the State Border Service.
"During last week three Russian citizens 45, 38 and 27 years old, who are being persecuted in the Russian Federation, asked employees of the State Border Service of Ukraine for refugee status," the report said.
Two Russians asked for asylum at the Kyiv Passazhyrsky checkpoint . They wanted to be recognized …
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Moscow prepares for a meeting between Lavrov and Tillerson in Vienna
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia has announced the possibility of a meeting between the heads of the foreign affairs agencies of the United States and Russia, to occur in Vienna on December 7-8, Radio Liberty reports.
The Russian Foreign Ministry stated that a meeting in Vienna between Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is "being worked out."
The US Department of State previously reported that a meeting between Lavrov and Tillerson had …
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Ukraine’s Navy conducts drills with US Navy destroyer USS James E. Williams
On Saturday, the Ukrainian Naval Forces conducted PASSEX type joint training exercises with the US Navy’s James E. Williams destroyer, the press center of Ukraine’s Naval Command reported.
“On December 2, the Ukrainian Naval Forces together with the USS James Williams conducted PASSEX type training exercises. Two Ka-27 helicopters from the Ukrainian Navy were involved in the event,” the report states.
The goal of the exercises was to work on cooperation with partner-states’ ships according to …
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Ukrainian President: launch of land reform in the country postponed for another year
President Petro Poroshenko stated at a meeting with business representatives on Friday, December 1 that the launch of the land market will be postponed for at least a year.
"We have so far failed to break through the defense of populists, who vehemently oppose the free circulation of agricultural land but I wish to underline my fundamental political stance. I am in favor of the land market," said the President.
Poroshenko explained that it is still necessary to do related work, such as …
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Poroshenko: conflict between Ukrainian law enforcement bodies reminds me of the Latin American Carnival
President Petro Poroshenko has said that inter-departmental conflicts, quarrels and intrigues are unacceptable, the presidential press service reports.
"In speaking about the work of the entire law enforcement system, I cannot, unfortunately, ignore public interagency conflicts. I will say again, unfortunately, they have gone beyond reasonable competition, which – to a certain extent - is still needed everywhere, because competition, including between law enforcement agencies, is the engine …