• Ukraine and Canada to sign free trade agreement

    According to the Prime Minister of Ukraine, Volodymyr Groysman, Ukraine and Canada will soon sign a free trade agreement. The Prime Minister made this statement in a post on his Facebook page.

    The agreement is expected to be signed after the first Canada – Ukraine economic forum which begins in Toronto on Monday June 20. Stepan Kubiv, the Ukrainian Minister of Economic Development and Trade, will take part in this economic forum.

    “Canada has always been and will remain one of the main …

  • Moldovan Defense Minister says his country's neutrality is 'harmful'

    Moldova's neutrality is an illusion and this has a negative impact on security, the Defense Minister of Moldova, Anatol Şalaru said on Friday, June 17th. According to him, neutrality is bad for Moldova, which should take care of its safety, given the challenges that exist in the region.

    "While Russian Forces are illegally located in Moldova, we cannot speak of neutrality. The neutrality of Moldova is an imaginary notion that is promoted by socialists paid by the KGB of Transnistria," Şalaru …

  • Poroshenko to meet with Hollande in Paris

    Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko will travel to France to meet with his French counterpart François Hollande, where the two leaders plan to discuss bilateral relations, sanctions against Russia, ending the war in the Donbas, and restoring the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine, Ukrinform reported citing diplomatic sources.

    Poroshenko will meet with Hollande on Tuesday, June 21st.

    The Ukrainian President is also scheduled to meet with the Chairmen of both chambers of the …

  • Kiev to ask for the Vatican's help to secure release of prisoners

    Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko believes that representatives of the Vatican could join the negotiations on the release of illegally detained Ukrainians. He discussed this issue with the Vatican Secretary of State, Cardinal Pietro Parolin.

    "We have agreed to coordinate our actions on the involvement of the Holy See in the humanitarian missions to free the hostages," Poroshenko said during a joint briefing with Parolin in Kyiv on Friday. Poroshenko also asked the Vatican to assist in …

  • NATO proposes the creation of a 'military Schengen zone'

    The commander of U.S. ground forces in Europe, Lt. General Ben Hodges, expressed the need for the unrestsricted movement of military units of the alliance countries.

    The U.S. commander of ground forces in Europe, General Ben Hodges, spoke in favor of the creation of a so-called military ‘Schengen zone’ in order to facilitate quick and unrestricted movement of NATO units. "We need a military Schengen zone so allied units can move at the pace fo the growing threats," Hodges stated during the …