Contents tagged with Poroshenko
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G7 and World Bank urge Ukraine to reinstate illicit enrichment article of Criminal Code
The Group of Seven and the World Bank have criticized the Constitutional Court of Ukraine’s decision to revoke article 368-2 of the Criminal Code, which deals with illicit enrichment.
“The recent elimination of the illicit enrichment offence from the criminal code is a serious setback in the fight against corruption in Ukraine. This has weakened the impact of the whole anti-corruption architecture, including the soon to be established High-Anti-Corruption Court, which was expected to rule on a …
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Ukrainian President: EU will allocate 50 million euros to maintain Azov coast security
President of Ukraine, Petro Poroshenko, announced during the Regional Development Council in Odessa that the European Union’s special project to support the Azov coast security in the face of Russian aggression foresees allocation of 50 million euros to Ukraine, reports Ukrinform.
“A special 50 million euros project is directed to the Azov coast to support Mariupol and Berdyansk, as well as the Black Sea coast. This, unfortunately, is due to the Russian aggression in the neutral waters of the …
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Ukrainian Foreign Minister: Constitutional Court ruling could lead to 'crisis of trust' with EU
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin believes that the EU will not revoke its visa-free regime with Ukraine in light of the Constitutional Court’s recent controversial decision to declare the “illegal enrichment” article of the Criminal Code unconstitutional.
“The telephone is ringing non-stop with phone calls asking: ‘What’s going to happen to the visa-free scheme in light of the Constitutional Court’s high profile decision?’ Let’s try to calm down. I am confident that the EU will not …
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Poroshenko accuses Russia of cyber attacks on the Central Election Commission of Ukraine
The Russian Federation carried out DdoS attacks on the Central Election Commission (CEC) on February 24 and 25, said Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on Tuesday during a meeting with representatives of the IT sector in Kyiv, Interfax Ukraine reported.
“The Ukrainian National Security and Defense Council has developed protection mechanisms together with department for information security of the Security Service of Ukraine, the Cyber Security Police of the CEC jointly with our American …
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Ukrainian President signs law banning Russian observers from participation in elections
President of Ukraine, Petro Poroshenko, has signed the law prohibiting Russian observers’ from participation in Ukraine's elections, announced the head of state press service.
"President signed the law that prohibits representatives of an aggressor country from being official observers at the elections in Ukraine," said the report.
The law makes amendments to Ukraine's presidential, parliamentary, and local elections laws. It determines that a citizen of the country, recognized by the …
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Ukrainian President retains hope to become a member of the European Parliament
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko maintains hope of becoming a member of the European Parliament after completing his term as president.
“When I am asked what I want to do… after finishing the presidential term, I say: for me, there is one worthy job. I dream of working a member of the European Parliament,” he said at a youth forum in Pereiaslav-Khmelnytskyi.
In order to achieve this, Ukraine must become a member of the European Union, and Poroshenko is planning, if he wins the election, …
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Ukrainian military test surface-to-air missiles near annexed Crimea
The press service of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry reported that the Ukrainian military tested air defense systems in the Kherson region. The exercises using modernized 2К12-2D Kub and BM9K330 Tor air defense systems were conducted at Yahorlyk test range, near the annexed Crimea.
“Tests of the modernized air defense systems, which are being brought back to the Armed Forces of Ukraine, are in the final phase. It will give us the opportunity to form new units, to significantly increase …
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Ukrainian President suggests sending UN evaluation group to the Donbas to prepare for deployment of peacekeepers
Sending the UN evaluation group to the Donetsk and Luhansk regions can be an important step preceding the deployment of the international peacekeeping forces, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko stated. He stressed that Ukraine is ready to discuss the mission's mandate.
"A technical assessment mission that Secretary-General of the United Nations António Guterres could send to the Donbas for the development of the relevant scenarious would definitely contribute to this discussion,” Poroshenko …
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Poroshenko: Russia preparing to attack Ukraine
During debates in the UN General Assembly on “The situation in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine and the environment in New York”, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said that Russia is preparing for a military attack against Ukraine, and that future escalation to the level of full-scale war is no longer unrealistic, Interfax-Ukraine reports.
“Military experts unambiguously find that the armed group on the Russian border with Ukraine is an offensive assault group. It has …
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Poroshenko proposes bill to allow foreign troops into Ukraine for military drills
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has put forward a bill in parliament which proposes to allow foreign troops into the country for the purpose of conducting international exercises. According to the Verkhovna Rada’s information portal, bill No. 10067 was sent on Tuesday 19 February to the National Security and Defense Committee for consideration.
The president’s bill states that in 2019, six international exercises will be held in Ukraine: joint exercises with the US, UK and Romania, as …