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European Parliament calls on EU to intensify sanctions against Russia over repressions in Crimea
The European Parliament (EP) has called on the European Union (EU) to expand the list of economic and personal sanctions against Russia and those involved in the persecution of the Crimean Tatars, as well as other Ukrainian hostages of the Kremlin.
The corresponding item is included in drafts of five registered resolutions of the legislative body of the EU concerning the cases of Crimean Tatar leaders Akhtem Chiygoz, Ilmi Umerov and journalist Mykola Semena, Ukrinform reports.
"The European …
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Ukrainian Minister of Foreign Affairs denies he has a conflict with President Poroshenko
The Minister of Interior Affairs, Arsen Avakov, denies his conflict with the President of Ukraine, Petro Poroshenko, as he discussed on Ukrainian News.
"We don’t have a conflict with the President," he said. The Minister added that he and Poroshenko have "absolutely friendly discussions concerning their work."
Earlier, the former adviser of the Minister of Interior Affairs, Verkhovna Rada People’s Deputy Anton Gerashchenko, stated that there has been a conflict between Avakov and Poroshenko …
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World Bank urges Ukraine to withdraw moratorium on land sale
The World Bank has prepared a thematic note on land reform in Ukraine, calling for the ban on land trade to be removed.
“The moratorium on the sale of agricultural land, in conjunction with the inadequate transparency in the area of land ownership rights and deals involving land, results in low productivity, a low level of investment in the agricultural sector, and low income from letting out land for millions of Ukrainians. Land reform is extremely important for improving the living standards …
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Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs demands that Russia stop military conscription in the Crimea
In a statement released on October 3 on the website of the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine demands that Russia cancel conscription for military service in annexed Crimea.
"The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine expresses its strong protest over the intention of the Russian Federation to draft citizens for military service in the temporarily occupied territory of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and in the city of Sevastopol," Ukrainian diplomats …
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U.S. calls on Russia to free Ilmi Umerov
The United States of America called on Russia to release Ilmi Umerov, deputy head of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar People.
“The United States is deeply troubled by the September 27, conviction and two-year prison sentence for Crimean Tatar leader Ilmi Umerov in Russian-occupied Crimea. He was convicted for his opposition to Russia’s attempted annexation of Crimea and given a harsher sentence than the Russian occupation prosecutor requested. This compounds past injustices in the case, …