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Ukraine fenced itself off from Russia with hundreds of kilometers of ditches
On November 10, the press center of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine reported that more than 250 kilometers of anti-tank ditches were excavated in Ukraine on the border with the Russian Federation over the past two years. Last year, UAH 400 million (USD 15.6 million) was allocated to equip the border with Russia in the Chernihiv and Kharkiv regions.
In addition to the anti-tank ditches, 40 kilometers of control-surveillance line, more than 110 kilometers of lateral road and 75 …
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Journalists discover villa owned by Poroshenko in Spain
Reporters of the Skhemy (Schemes) program revealed Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko’s villa in the Spanish city of Estepona.
The villa is registered as a possession of the Feruvita SL Company, formally listed in the declaration of the head of the state but the plot itself and the house separately were not declared.
The company bought the villa in the summer of 2008, when Poroshenko headed the NBU Council. In the financial statements, it is estimated at 4 million euros.
Villas belonging …
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Ukrainian Defense Ministry advises citizens to not visit Crimea for unnecessary reasons
The speaker of Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense on ATO issues, Olexandr Motuzyanyk, regards statements made by Russia’s FSB as a continuation of the country’s information war against Ukraine. These statements are with regard to the detention of persons preparing acts of sabotage in the Crimea.
“We officially deny this, and declare that it is a provocation against the Ukrainian state and is the next step in the information war,” Motuzyanyk said at a briefing in Kyiv on Thursday.
Based on this, he …
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Poroshenko will try again to meet with Trump
The president of Ukraine, Petro Poroshenko, intends to visit the United States in the coming year and meet with US President-Elect Donald Trump. As the deputy head of the presidential administration of Ukraine, Kostiantyn Yelisieiev, stated on air with the Ukraine TV Channel, Kyiv maintained a neutral position towards the US presidential candidates.
“Following the results of the election, we will establish a dialogue for further cooperation. We expect that Petro Poroshenko will pay a visit to …
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U.S. Ambassador in Kyiv: We will stand by Ukraine regardless of who is president
The US will continue to be Ukraine’s partner regardless of the elections result. Radio Svoboda reported that this was stated by the US Ambassador to Ukraine, Marie Yovanovitch, on the morning of the 9th of November.
“One thing I'm quite certain about is that no matter who the next commander in chief is, through the transition period and through the next administration, the United States will remain a strong partner of Ukraine,” Yovanovitch said while speaking to the press at the US Embassy in …