Leader of the Justice civil-political movement: Crimea was lost because Tatars were unrepresented in Kyiv
The leader of the Justice civil-political movement, Valentyn Nalyvaichenko, believes that the Crimea was lost because of a systemic mistake made by Ukrainian authorities.
"The key mistake of all Ukrainian branches of power, including the President, was that the representatives of the Crimean Tatar people were almost completely unrepresented in the Ukrainian authority structure, both in Ukraine, and in the Crimea. This includes the government, courts, law enforcement agencies, and in particular, …
National Bank of Ukraine expects to receive fifth tranche of IMF loan
Ukrainian authorities will reach a consensus with the mission of the International Monetary Fund that is working in Kyiv now. They anticipate that the country will receive the fifth tranche of the Fund's loan within the framework of the program.
This was told to reporters by the acting head of the National Bank, Yakiv Smoliy on the sidelines of the research conference organized by the National Bank of Ukraine together with the National Bank of Poland and with the support of the Government of …
Kyiv began searching for Stalin’s and Beria’s accomplices in the deportation of Crimean Tatars during World War 2
The Ukrainian Prosecutor's Office for Crimean Affairs in Kyiv stated that it had gathered evidence of the involvement of Soviet leader Joseph Stalin and People's Commissar of the Interior Affairs of the USSR Lavrentiy Beria in the deportation of the Crimean Tatar people and representatives of other national groups from the Crimean Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic in 1944. A corresponding message was published on the official website of the Ukrainian supervisory authority.
As the Prosecutor …
Russian Foreign Minister: The US didn’t warn Russia about the airstrike on Assad’s forces
The United States did not warn Russia about the attack on the Syrian government forces in the south of the country which took place on May 18. This was stated by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in his interview with the journalists following the session of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe.
"We are still confirming all the details of this strike, but according to some reports, several dozen civilians have died as a result of it", said Lavrov.
The Minister said that …
Ukraine will appeal the decision on 'Yanukovych’s debt' on June 10
On June 10, the Ministry of Finance of Ukraine will appeal the High Court of London’s decision on the Russian Federation’s suit against Ukraine regarding Eurobonds worth $3 billion.
This was announced to journalists by Ukrainian Finance Minister Oleksandr Danylyuk, Interfax-Ukraine reports.
Danylyuk specified that this date corresponded with what had been previously planned and added that it might only be pushed back for one day at the most.
On March 29, the High Court of London considered …