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Poroshenko: 'The Russians do not need Donbass. I think they are ready to leave.'
President Petro Poroshenko, in an interview with Le Figaro, called the conflict in the Donbas a decisive one.
He said this while discussing his talks with U.S. President Donald Trump.
“I think that he [Trump] is paying special attention to Ukraine. Why? Because among all the international problems that he faces, particularly in the Middle East and North Africa, the conflict in eastern Ukraine is easy to resolve. The Russians don’t need the Donbas. I think they are ready to leave,” said …
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Hacker wanted in the US for theft of stock press release asks for Ukrainian citizenship
Vladislav Khalupsky, the Person of Interest in the theft of stock-company press releases in the US, who was detained in Ukraine at the beginning of the year, has requested Ukrainian citizenship, 368.media reported, citing a decision by the Malinovsky District Court in Odessa.
According to US authorities, a group of hackers, starting around February 2010, penetrated the computer servers of PR Newswire Association, Marketwired and Business Wire. There they obtained access to unannounced …
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US State Department: Separatists in the Donbas use children as human shields and as soldiers
The residents of the war-torn Donbas most often become victims of human trafficking in Ukraine. Sexual exploitation is not the only concern. Experts are increasingly recording cases of children being used as informers and human shields by separatists in eastern Ukraine. This is stated in the annual “Trafficking in Persons” report of the US State Department.
In recent years, Ukraine remains the source, transit and destination place for men, women and children who are victims of trafficking, …
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Ukraine has successfully tested its new Corsair rocket
The Armed Forces of Ukraine recently tested the latest Corsair shoulder-held rocket at one of their military ranges as reported by the Kyiv-based Luch design bureau on their Facebook page.
The Corsair prototype successfully hit an armored tank-type target at a distance of more than 2,000 meters under strong side wind conditions. All the strikes took place in the upper armored sheet of the target, which guarantees the complete destruction of the combat vehicle. It is reported that the result of …
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The EU will increase trade quotas for Ukraine
The Committee of Permanent Representatives of the EU member states agreed on preliminary agreements reached regarding inter-institutional negotiations with the EU Council and the European Commission on trade standards for Ukraine, as stated on Wednesday after the meeting of the Committee in Brussels, according to UNIAN.
On June 20th, a version of trade preferences, on which a compromise was reached, was supported by the Committee of the European Parliament on international trade. This issues …