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Hillary Clinton calls for immediate release of Nadiya Savchenko
The candidate for the Democratic nomination for President of the United States and former United States Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, issued a statement in support of the people of Ukraine as well as Nadiya Savchenko and called for her immediate release.
In her statement, Clinton emphasizes that she adds her voice to those heard around the world calling for the release of Ukrainian politician and officer of the Ukrainian Ground Forces from illegal detention in Russia, TSN reported.
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Turkey to decrease resort prices for Ukrainian citizens
Following the results of a meeting with the President of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, in Ankara, the President of Ukraine, Petro Poroshenko, stated that Ukraine and Turkey have agreed on reducing the cost of Turkish resorts for Ukrainians, the 112-Ukraine TV Channel reported.
“We have also agreed on the expansion of cooperation within the tourism industry, including the reduction of prices at Turkish resorts for Ukrainian citizens,” Poroshenko noted. Poroshenko also invited Turkey to …
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Ukraine and Turkey hope to sign free trade deal before the end of the year
Following a meeting with his Ukrainian counterpart, Petro Poroshenko, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan stated that Ukraine and Turkey should complete the negotiation process on the creation of the Free Trade Zone between the two States and finalize the agreement, Interfax-Ukraine reported.
“We attach great importance and a high priority to ensuring that the Agreement on the Free Trade Zone can be signed this year,” Erdoğan noted, speaking at the joint press conference in Ankara.
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Russian media confirmed that the EU will remove only deceased individuals from sanctions list
Only three people will be removed from the EU sanction list- people who have died since the sanctions were first imposed. These sanctions were placed on individuals and organizations who were found guilty of violating the territorial sovereignty of Ukraine.
This was reported by Interfax, citing its own sources in the EU.
According to the news agency, the EU Committee of Permanent Representatives (COREPER) will meet on Wednesday in Brussels. They will then approve the decision to extend …
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French fighters escorted two Russian Tu-160 bombers flying over English Channel
According to the French daily newspaper Le Figaro, General André Lanata, Chief of Staff of the French Air Force, announced that on February 17th two Russian Tu-160 strategic bombers flew over the Channel Tunnel and were immediately escorted by French fighter planes in order to avoid further incident.
"The aircraft remained over international waters. They turned back without entering French airspace," Lanata reported. The General said that the Russian bombers were escorted by Rafale and …