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Ukrainian Ministry of Energy proposed banning the import of anthracite from Russia
The Ministry of Energy and Coal Mining of Ukraine submitted a draft resolution to the Cabinet of Ministers to ban the import of steam coal from Russia.
"The Ministry submitted to the Cabinet of Ministers a proposition to ban the imports of steam coal from Russia," Minister Ihor Nasalyk told journalists before the meeting on Wednesday, Interfax-Ukraine reported.
Nasalyk noted that presently, with the support of the US Embassy in Ukraine, negotiations are underway regarding the possibility of …
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Ukraine versus Russia at the Hague: court agrees to take measures against Russia to protect minorities in the Crimea, but has not 'seen evidence of Russia financing terrorism in the Donbas'
In January 2017, Ukraine initiated a lawsuit against Russia at the UN’s International Court of Justice (ICJ) in the Hague. Kyiv is accused Moscow of violating two UN conventions, namely the Terrorist Financing Convention and the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination. On April 19, the court in the Hague published several rulings on this case. The verdict was read by presiding judge Ronny Abraham.
Notably, the ICJ acknowledged its jurisdiction over Ukraine’s case against Russia. “The …
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Ukrainian authorities lack the commitment and resolve to indict former government officials who contributed to the start of the war
Author: Dmytro Snegiryov, Head of Prava Sprava public initiative.
On July 30, 2016, the former head of the Party of Regions faction, Oleksandr Yefremov was detained at Boryspil airport on suspicions of infringing on the territorial integrity and inviolability of Ukraine.
According to the Prosecutor General Yuriy Lutsenko, Yefremov is charged with embezzling Luhanskvuhillya company property, committing intentional actions that aimed to change the borders of Ukraine, violating the Constitution, …
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IMF tells Kyiv how to reform pension system. Ukrainian vice prime minister calls this statement 'unprofessional'
In an article for the Economichna pravda (Economic Truth) online newspaper, Ron van Roden, head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission to Ukraine, wrote that Ukraine’s pension system is in need of urgent reform, since it does not meet current challenges.
He explained that if no changes are made to the state pension system soon, the pension fund will become even more unstable, and may not be able to provide a subsistence level pension (1544 hryvnia ($57.6 USD)) for the older …
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Russia-backed separatists carry out military exercises in eastern Ukraine
Author: Dmytro Snegiryov, Head of Prava Sprava public initiative.
In recent weeks active military exercises of the individual units of the so-called "people's militia of the LPR" were held in the separatist-held areas of the Luhansk region. In particular, the separatists conducted air defense exercises, held tank crew practice, and conducted tactical training for engineering units, as well as electronic warfare units.
At the Uspenskyi training ground, exercises with the engineering units of " …