Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada: Ukraine's accession to NATO must be defined by law
Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Andriy Parubiy wrote on his Facebook page that Ukraine’s accession to NATO should be put in its legislation.
"After visiting the NATO Parliamentary Assembly in Tbilisi this week and following the results of a very fruitful communication with our allies and partners from the North Atlantic alliance, it was decided that Ukraine's membership in NATO as a priority of the state foreign policy should be determined at the legislative level," Parubiy said.
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EU is considering to allocate 50 million euro to Ukraine
The President's Humanitarian Envoy at the Minsk peace talks regarding the war in the Donbas, Iryna Herashchenko stated on Facebook that the European Union Commissioner for European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations, Johannes Hahn made an announcement about the consideration of the allocation of 50 million euros to Ukraine for humanitarian and infrastructure projects.
"Today, Commissioner Hahn has announced that allocation of another 50 million is being considered, which should …
Polish Defense Minister : US President Trump acknowledges the threat of Russian aggression
The US does not approve of Russia's policy towards Ukraine and is ready to defend the eastern flank of NATO. The head of the Polish National Defense Ministry Antoni Macierewicz told Polish Radio that this was stated by American President Donald Trump at the last NATO summit in Brussels.
"President Trump is aware of threats from Russia on the eastern flank. The results of the Brussels meeting were clear. This concerns not only the defense of Poland, but also the disapproval of the seizure of …
Media: remains of other people found during exhumation of the coffins of Polish President Lech Kaczynski and stewardess
During the exhumation of the coffin of the youngest victim of the Smolensk plane crash, 23-year-old Natalia Januszko, forensic experts found parts of the bodies of five other people, as repored by Polish tabloid Super Express.
"During the exhumation of the coffin of stewardess Natalia Januszko, fragments of bodies of five other people were found," noted the newspaper.
The investigator in the case said that, specifically, the limbs, fragments of the palm and internal organs of other people …
The war in the Donbas has deprived Ukraine of a fifth of its GDP
The Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP) in Sydney published the Global Peace Index 2017. According to it, Ukraine's economic losses from the conflict in the Donbas in 2016 amounted to 20.4% of the nation’s GDP. In other words, the economic cost of violence in the country is $66.7 billion according to the index of purchasing power.
As follows from the rating, Iceland is recognized as the most peace-loving country. New Zealand is a close second while Portugal took third place. Austria is …