Contents tagged with Ukraine
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Poroshenko announces a number of steps to deter individuals from creating offshore accounts
In an interview with Ukrainian media, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko announced a number of steps for “deoffshorization.”
“Attempts to prohibit the creation of and transfer of assets to offshore companies only led to an increase in their numbers. It is absolutely a dead end. I would like to present new steps which we should take to implement an effective, rapid and deep ‘deoffshorization’ process,” he said.
President Poroshenko announced that he assigned the Ministry of Finance, State …
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German diplomat: The situation in eastern Ukraine 'excites concern'
Gernot Erler, the Special Representative of the Federal Republic of Germany for Russian policy, noted that the threats to the members of the special OSCE monitoring mission are "unacceptable." Erler reiterated his call for the fulfilment of the Minsk agreements.Reports of observers of the special monitoring mission (SMM) of the OSCE about the increased ceasefire violations in the east of Ukraine, as well as the presence of heavy weapons there "excite concern,” Erler said. "I urge all parties to …
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EC may decide to open visa-free regime with Ukraine despite results of Dutch referendum
In April, the European Commission intends to propose the introduction of a visa-free policy for Ukrainian citizens, contrary to the results of the referendum in the Netherlands, Reuters reports, citing a source in the leadership of the European Union.
"It may seem that we are ignoring the Dutch voters. However, we should keep our word with Ukraine as they have fulfilled all the conditions," the source said.
For the policy to come into effect, it must be approved by a majority of the member …
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Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs concerned over Savchenko's health
The Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has expressed deep concern over the deterioration of Nadiya Savchenko’s health after 4 days on a dry hunger strike.
"Ukraine strongly protests that Ukrainian doctors and consular officials are not allowed to visit the Ukrainian pilot, [and] that the Russian political leadership ignores numerous complaints of world leaders, [and] the Ukrainian MFA, concerning this issue, [as well as the complaints of] human rights organizations and public leaders,” a …
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Fighting continues in Avdiivka
Fighting and artillery exchanges continue near Avdiivka, and both sides accuse the other of using artillery banned by the Minsk agreements. The distance between the positions of the separatists and the Ukrainian positions has shrunk to a mere 300 meters.
Both sides admit that the intensity of the fighting increases when OSCE monitors are not present in the area.
On Saturday a 71 year old woman was hit and killed by a mortar shell while working in her backyard in Avdiivka.
There are …
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Prime Minister of Ukraine announces his resignation
The resignation will be submitted to the Parliament of Ukraine, Verkhovna Rada, on April 12th.
Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk announced his decision during his weekly TV address.
"I have decided to submit my resignation from the position of the Prime Minister of Ukraine. On Tuesday, April 12th, the resignation will be submitted to Verkhovna Rada." Yatsenyuk stated.
The rumors about Yatsenyuk's resignation circulated as early as February. The Press Secretary of the Prime Minister …
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OSCE mission came under fire in the Donetsk region
On Saturday, April 9th, OSCE observers came under fire on territory controlled by the Ukrainian authorities in Zaitseve (Donetsk region), according to the Special Monitoring Mission’s report. No one was injured in the attack.
The patrol, consisting of five OSCE monitors in two armored vehicles, as well as the Ukrainian representative of the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of the Ceasefire (STSKK), heard an explosion at 12:52 pm, most likely caused by an 82-mm mortar or gun, at a …
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Belarus supports the territorial integrity of Ukraine without Crimea
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Belarus, Vladimir Makei, emphasized the need to preserve the territorial integrity of Ukraine, not including the annexed Crimea, as reported by news agency RBC.
Makei noted that Belarus’ support is based on the recognition of Crimea as part of Russia, who owns the peninsula. "In politics we must work within realities. As our President has repeatedly said: we must move forward based on who Crimea belongs to. Our economic cooperation in the past has not evolved …
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MEPs: The fate of Ukraine's Association Agreement should not be decided by 0.6% of the EU population
The fate of Ukraine's Association Agreement with the European Union should not be decided by 0.6% of the EU population, according to a joint statement of the head of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the European Parliament, Elmar Brok, the co-Chairperson of the Association Committee of the EU and Ukraine, Andriy Plenkovich, and the Rapporteur on Ukrainian Affairs of the EP, Jacek Saryusz-Wolski.
"We stress that the Association Agreement has already been ratified by 27 countries of the EU, the …
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Canadian instructors trained 150 Ukrainian soldiers
Representatives of the Ukrainian Military Law-Enforcement Service were trained in "pre-trial investigation" and "use of physical coercion" courses taught by instructors of the Canadian Forces Military Police Group. This was announced at a briefing by the press secretary of the Ministry of Defense, Oleksiy Chernobay, the UNN news agency reports.
"Also, in the framework of the Committee of Reforms of the Defense Ministry and the Armed Forces of Ukraine, military training of the Military Law- …