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Ukrainian President Poroshenko: Russia continues to ignore its obligations
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said at a meeting of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) that Russia's behavior towards Ukraine has not changed over the past three years, that Russia continues to ignore its commitments, and that it [Russia] does not intend to return to the international legal order, as reported on the President's website.
Poroshenko noted that, as a former Ukrainian Representative at PACE, he understands what responsibility lies on the shoulders of …
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Chinese company signed a contract to repair two highways in Ukraine
Ukravtodor, the State Agency for Automobile Roads of Ukraine has signed contracts with the Chinese Xinjiang Communications Construction Group for the repair of two roads in Ukraine.
Ukravtodor’s website notes that for the first time in the history of Ukraine, a Chinese company will repair roads. The contracts were part of a project between Ukraine and the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development.
The first contract provides for repair works on the M-12 road from Holoskiv village …
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President of Czech Republic advises Ukraine to give up Crimea in exchange for compensation
On Tuesday, October 10, a speech was given by Milos Zeman, President of the Czech Republic, at the session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE). Members of the Ukrainian delegation said that he advised Ukraine to abandon the Crimea in exchange for compensation from Russia.
“The Czech president just insulted Ukraine at the PACE meeting in Strasbourg. In response to my question about the Crimea, he said that the Crimea was illegally annexed, but it is not necessary to …
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Member of Russia’s Presidential Council for Human Rights admits that Russia has annexed the Donbas and is unwilling to withdraw its forces
Ilya Shablinskiy, a member of Russia’s Presidential Council for Civil Society and Human Rights, admitted that Russia has effectively annexed and is controlling a part of the Donbas. Shablinsky made a statement to this effect in a broadcast of the “60 Minute” talk show on the Russian TV Channel “Russia 1”.
“These territories are controlled by our [Russian] armed forces. The ruble circulates, the territory is controlled by the Russian Federation, the leaders of these republics implement our …
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Kyiv considers disallowing Ukrainian government officials from traveling to Russia
Deputies of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine proposed a draft bill which proposes the introduction of a temporary restriction on Ukrainians travelling to Russia, as published on the parliament's website.
"Departure from Ukraine into the aggressor state is temporarily restricted to citizens who are civil servants (except for employees of diplomatic services, or in cases of departure with the purpose of urgent medical assistance or participation in the burial of a close relative)," the document …