-
Dzhemilev said he talked with Putin before the annexation of the Crimea
People's Deputy and Commissioner of the President of Ukraine on the Affairs of Crimean Tatars Mustafa Dzhemilev spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the eve of "referendum" and Putin was trying to persuade him to cooperate. He revealed this information in an interview with Apostrophe news portal.
Dzhemilev commented on media reports that Russian authorities made an offer to lead the "government of the Crimea" to many well-known Crimean politicians.
"No, there was bribery of a …
-
Latvia assures Ukraine that it supports keeping sanctions on Russia until Minsk agreements are implemented
The State Secretary for Foreign Affairs of Latvia, Andrejs Pildegovičs, assured the State Secretary of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Andriy Zayats, that his country supports the continuance of sanctions against Russia until the full implementation of the Minsk Agreements. Andrejs Pildegovičs expressed this position during a visit to Riga by the Ukrainian State Secretary of Foreign Affairs, as reported by the press service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The public discussion entitled “25 …
-
Court releases $30 million belonging to the ex-head of Ukrhimtransammiak in Swiss bank
The Appellate Court of Kyiv released $29.6 million in an account in Vontobel Bank (Switzerland) which belongs to a company owned by Victor Bondik, the former general director of the state –run company Ukrhimtransammiak.
The court’s decision, handed down on January 31st, is available in the Common Register of Judgments.
The matter involves the non-resident company Spess Asset Management, of which Bondik is both the owner and ultimate beneficiary.
The funds were frozen by the Holosiivskyi …
-
Some Eurovision 2017 organizers left the project due to the appointment of new head of competition
A number of employees that were part of the organizing committee of Eurovision 2017 of the National Public Broadcasting Company of Ukraine, responsible for the preparation and holding of the song contest in Kyiv said that they stopped their work on the project, Deutsche Welle reported.
In a statement posted on Facebook on Monday, February 13, team members explained that their decision was a result of the new head of the competition in Ukraine blocking their work. The document was signed by 21 …
-
Ukraine filed a new lawsuit with the WTO against Russia
Ukraine filed a lawsuit against Russia with the World Trade Organisation due to the restrictions on the transit of Ukrainian goods.
This was reported on the website of the Ukrainian Ministry of Economic Development and Trade.
“On the 9th of February, Ukraine filed a request with the WTO to create a group of experts on the matter of the numerous restrictions on transit from Ukrainian territory through Russian territory and also that of other countries: Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan” the report …