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Ukrainian politician accuses Russia of changing the demographic composition of the Crimea
Deputy Minister for Temporarily Occupied Territories and Internally Displaced Persons George Tuka said during an annual meeting with European partners that Russia is constantly building up its military potential on the territory of the annexed Crimea, the ministry’s press service reports.
In Tuka's opinion, this could be a threat not only because of possible aggression of Russia against the mainland of Ukraine but also because of changes in the ethnic composition of the population of the …
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Media: Ukrainian President will meet with Trump next week
The President of Ukraine, Petro Poroshenko, will meet with the US President, Donald Trump next week, as reported by the Evropeyskaya Pravda news website with reference to its own sources in the diplomatic circles.
"This is a full-fledged state visit of Poroshenko to Washington, which will include meetings with key persons, including President Trump," one of the sources told Evropeyskaya Pravda.
Another source also added that Poroshenko's trip to the United States had already been agreed on …
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Ukrainian officer sentenced to 12 years for attempting to steal Su-24 plane and fly it to Russia
The Kmelnitskyi city district court sentenced a major of the Ukrainian Armed Forces who tried to steal a plane and take it to Russia in September 2014.
The case was considered repeatedly in court. The first time, the major was sentenced to 11 years of imprisonment, but for procedural reasons, the ruling of the Starokonstantinovsky court did not come into force, and a new trial was appointed, the press service of the Military Prosecutor General’s Office of Ukraine reported.
In the second …
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Turchynov: Ukraine must transition to a new format of defense against Russia’s hybrid aggression
Secretary of the Defense and Security Council of Ukraine (NSDC), Oleksandr Turchynov believes that Ukraine needs to end the anti-terrorist operation (ATO) and transition to a new format of national defense against Russia’s hybrid war.
“Military actions have been going on in the east of our country for three years already, and they have escalated both in duration and in the massive format of the military operation (ATO). At the same time, it must be pointed out that the anti-terrorist operation …
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Ukrainian politician claimed Putin is a good godfather to his daughter
RIA Novosti reported that the representative of Kyiv in the humanitarian subgroup on the Donbas issues, the leader of the All-Ukrainian Social Movement "Ukrainian choice - the right of the people," Viktor Medvedchuk said that Russian President Vladimir Putin is a good godfather to his daughter.
"When I'm with my family in Russia, I meet with President Putin, of course, not only there. These meetings are primarily dictated by Ukraine's interests, and this channel of communication could be used …