Former Ukrainian PM Yulia Timoshenko met with Trump
The former Prime Minister of Ukraine, and leader of the All-Ukrainian Union Fatherland, Yulia Tymoshenko, met with U.S President Donald Trump. The meeting took place on the 2nd of February in Washington during the National Prayer Breakfast, BBC-Ukraine reported, citing several sources.
The details of the meeting have not yet been clarified. According to media reports, the meeting was short and Trump stated that he will not abandon Ukraine.
“Yulia Tymoshenko was waiting for Trump near the …
Media: Five Russian soldiers killed in a car explosion in Syria
Five Russian soldiers were killed in a car explosion on the road between the cities of Jableh and Baniyas in Latakia province, as reported by Al Jazeera citing a source in the Syrian opposition.
The incident happened on February 4. The source states that the army personal carrier was transporting ammunition and soldiers.
According to Al Jazeera, this was not a terrorist act. The likely cause of the explosion is a technical malfunction in the vehicle.
Al Jazeera reports that the place of the …
Residents of Avdiivka have enough drinking water to last 3-4 days
According to the head of Avdiivka’s military-civilian administration, Pavlo Malyhin, there is only enough filtered water in the city to last another 3-4 days, Radio Liberty reported.
The residents of the city are subject to water rationing.
Once potable water runs out, the Ukrainian State Emergency Service will provide residents of Avdiivka with drinking water.
The Donetsk filtration station that provides Avdiivka with water has been without power since January 30th. Attempts to resume the …
Poroshenko and Trump discuss escalation of hostilies in the Donbas
The President of Ukraine, Petro Poroshenko, had a telephone conversation with the U.S. President, Donald Trump, during which the parties expressed their concern over the escalation of the hostilities in the Donbas.
This was announced by the Poroshenko's press secretary, Svyatoslav Tsegolko.
"Special attention was paid to the settlement of the situation in the Donbas, and to achieving peace via political and diplomatic means. The parties expressed their deep concern over the escalation of the …
Ukrainian TV channel began broadcasting in the Tatar language to the Crimea
UATV Channel, which provides Ukraine’s international broadcasting abroad, began broadcasting in the Crimean Tatar language abroad and in the Crimea.
This was reported by a member of the National Council of Television and Radio Broadcasting of Ukraine, Serhiy Kostinsky.
"Ukrainian news in the Crimean Tatar language appeared on UATV for the Crimean Tatar diaspora. It is the first time the state prioritized Crimean Tatar as the language of public broadcasting to foreign countries,” he said. …