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Ukrainian President asks NATO countries for assistance in creating Anti-Corruption Court
In an interview to Ukrainian TV channels, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has called on the leaders of NATO countries to provide Ukraine with international experts to assist in the establishment of the Supreme Anti-Corruption Court (SACC), the press service of Poroshenko reports.
"During the meetings with the leaders of the NATO state members at the summit I discussed the issue and urged them to provide Ukraine with international experts as soon as possible to help us form an independent …
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In 2019 Latvia will disconnect from Russian power system in test mode
According to Delfi news agency, in 2019, Latvia and the other Baltic countries will be disconnected in a test mode from the Russian and Belarusian power systems. A representative of the state company Augstsprieguma Tikls explained that all the necessary power will have to be provided by the power stations in the Baltics. Additionally, the Baltic countries will need to ensure power grid connections with Sweden, Finland and Poland.
After the three Baltic electric power transmission operators— …
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Ukrainian President Poroshenko agrees to continue dialog with Prime Minster of Hungary Orban
In interviews with three Ukrainian television channels 112-Ukraine, STB and Inter, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said that he agreed to continue the dialog with Prime Minister of Hungary Viktor Orban regarding the language article of the Education Law.
He discussed this in interviews with three Ukrainian television channels- 112-Ukraine, STB and Inter.
“At the NATO summit, I had a short meeting with the Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban. We agreed that, at the level of foreign …
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Ukraine to provide maintenance for engines of Indian warships
Indian company Bharat Heavy Electricals will set up a joint venture with Ukrainian Zorya Mashproekt to maintain the gas turbine power plants of Indian warships, International Business Times reports. The factory will be set up in India so that the Indian military can save money by not having to send engines to Ukraine for service maintenance. According to International Business Times, Zorya turbines are extensively used in major Indian warships, including five Rajput class destroyers, three …
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Slovakia to replace Russian MiG-29 aircraft with American F-16 fighters
The government of Slovakia agreed to buy fourteen F-16 fighter jets to replace their aging Russian MiG-29 aircraft. “We picked the best solution because they are modern machines that we can afford from a price point of vew, quality and capability point of view, and that have no competition, Defence Minister Peter Gajdos said. The country also plans to cancel its maintenance contract with Russia for its MiG-29 that would have lasted until autumn 2019. The cost of contract with the US has not …