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Amid the rising tensions in LPR, all cash has been taken out of separatist republic
There is no longer any cash in banks and ATM machines in Luhansk, said Colonel Oleksandr Motuzyanyk, the Speaker of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine.
According to Motuzyanyk, pensioners who spoke with the employees of financial institutions are told that there will be no cash until the end of the year.
"In the occupied territories, the living conditions of the local population are deteriorating. There is no more cash in banks and ATMs in Luhansk. According to preliminary information, all …
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President of Estonia: Ukraine should start preparing for EU membership now
Estonian President, Kersti Kaljulaid, believes that Ukraine should prepare for negotiations on their membership in the European Union even before the potential is recognized, as Kaljulaid stated in Brussels on the eve of the Eastern Partnership summit.
In answering journalists’ questions about when the EU will recognize the prospect of Eastern partners' membership, the President noted that they should not wait for formal recognition, but start to work now on preparing for the membership …
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Media reports explosions at ammunition depots in Donetsk
On the evening of November 23rd, explosions at two military facilities resulted in several deaths, as reported by Ukrinform, citing an informed source.
"Tonight in Donetsk two explosions occurred at two military facilities. There are casualties.
Zakharchenko forbade officials to comment on the events and warned about preventing information from leaking to the media," the source said.
According to him, these events are part of the ongoing conflict in Luhansk. Some analysts have assessed the …
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Media: head of separatist LPR Plotnisky left for Russia
The motorcade, in which the leader of the LPR (Luhansk People’s Republic), Igor Plotnitsky, the head of his administration, Irina Teytsman, the head of the State Television and Radio Company of the LPR, Anastasia Shurkaeva, and a number of others were traveling, left the Luhansk for Russia on Thursday, Novaya Gazeta reported.
Earlier, the Interior Minister of the LPR, Igor Kornet, who was dismissed from office by Plotnitsky, refused to leave his post and published a video message in which he …
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Head of the LPR Ministry of Internal Affairs states that he saved separatist republic from returning to Ukraine
During a “work conference”, the head of the Interior Ministry of the LPR (Luhansk People’s Republic), Igor Kornet, who organized a mutiny against LPR leader Igor Plotnitsky, said that his military coup saved the "Republic" from returning to Ukraine.
According to Kornet, the Armed Forces of Ukraine were ready to move into Luhansk with the support of the “top leadership” of the LPR.
"But we did not miss a blow in the back this time. We were only a few weeks away from returning to Nenka [mother …
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Poroshenko promises to do everything possible for Ukraine to receive next EU loan of €600 million
While speaking to the reported in Brussels, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko promised to do everything possible to prevent Ukraine from losing the macro-financial assistance from the European Union, reported Interfax-Ukraine.
In the summer of 2015, the European Commission opened a macro-financial assistance program for Ukraine in the amount of 1.8 billion euros. The term of the program ends on January 4, 2018. Ukraine has received two tranches of €600 million. To receive the third tranche, …
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Ukrainian military command: Ukrainian Armed Forces improved tactical positions in the Luhansk Region
Separate divisions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the area of Luhansk improved their tactical positions in order to improve conditions for observing the enemy and conducting defensive fire in response to shelling from the Russian forces, reported the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
“The Armed Forces of Ukraine strictly adhere to the Minsk Agreements, in accordance with which they can be strengthened or re-equipped, and also redeployed within the territories defined by these …
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Media: National Bank of Ukraine transferred data on Privatbank's clients to Moscow
The officials of National Bank of Ukraine (NBU), handed over all data on PrivatBank (PB) clients to Moscow, Oleksandr Dubinsky, the host of the program Groshi (Money), wrote on Facebook, citing personal sources.
"Complete data on all clients of PrivatBank, with the permission of the NBU, was transferred to certain servers in Moscow by company Kroll, which audits PrivatBank," he wrote, noting that the Russians were interested in the database of participants of the Ukrainian military operation …
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The Constitutional Court of Ukraine begins consideration of law on de-communization
The Constitutional Court has begun consideration of the constitutionality of the law on de-communization ("On the condemnation of the communist and national-socialist [nazi] totalitarian regimes in Ukraine and the prohibition of propaganda of their symbols"), announced acting head of the court, Viktor Kryvenko.
There are 14 judges at the hearing; none of the judges have recused themselves.
The examination is taking place in the form of written proceedings.
"I declare open the plenary meeting …
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Ukrainian Foreign Minister: events in Luhansk is a dispute between the special services of the Russian Federation
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Pavlo Klimkin believes that recent events in separatist-controlled Luhansk are not just a conflict between the leaders of the LPR but a dispute between Russian special services, reports Censor.NET.
"It's not only an internal dispute between these gangs; it's also a dispute between the relevant Russian special services. This very clearly proves that Russia controls everything in there. This is another argument for international cooperation," Klimkin said. …