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Chairman of Ukrainian Parliament: Russia uses the Crimea as a springboard for its actions in Syria
In his speech at the solemn session of the parliament devoted to the 20th anniversary of the signing of the Charter on the distinctive partnership between Ukraine and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, the chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, Andriy Parubiy, stated that the Crimea has become a springboard for Russia's actions in Syria.
In speaking about the "occupation" of the Crimea, he noted that "the seizure of the peninsula and the possible deployment of nuclear weapons there …
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Ukraine calls on NATO to provide lethal weapons to defend itself from Russia
Ukraine has asked the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) to provide defensive lethal weapons, as stated by the Vice Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration, Ivanna Klympush-Tsintsadze.
"We are asking for defensive lethal weapons to protect ourselves and our land, in order to do it more effectively, so that there are fewer military losses and that there are fewer civilian losses," Klympush-Tsintsadze said.
She stressed the need for such weapons to counter Russian …
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The President of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly confident that Ukraine will join the Alliance in the future
The President of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, Paolo Alli expressed his confidence that Ukraine will become a member of the North Atlantic Alliance in the future. He stated this at a joint briefing with Andriy Parubiy, the Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada, who recently said that Ukraine should become the next NATO member after Montenegro.
“There is still much to be done along the way but we see very great progress and we are confident that Ukraine will become a NATO member. We, the …
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Prosecutor General of Ukraine: Yanukovych’s money should be publicly shared and given to healthcare reform
The Prosecutor General of Ukraine Yuriy Lutsenko said on Channel 5 TV that the “Yanukovych money” that was confiscated and added to the state budget should be shared with the public and that it should go to healthcare reform in particular.
“The state treasury got USD 1.1 billion and another USD 200 million in securities. The question is why politicians from the government do not share this money in the budget now. I publicly insist that these funds should be allocated in the budget for …
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Top Cossack commander from DPR detained in Ukraine
At the checkpoint near Volnovakha, Ukrainian policemen of the Donetsk region detained the so-called Major General of the separatists, who led the Cossack regiment of the self-proclaimed DPR (Donetsk People’s Republic), reported the press service of the main directorate of the National Police of Ukraine in the Donetsk region.
The detainee was a 66-year-old man carrying a certificate of the chieftain of the DPR and a permit for carrying Cossack weapons, namely sabers, daggers and whips.
"It was …