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Former US Ambassador to Ukraine: Jaresko could become Prime Minister as early as this week
The former United States Ambassador to Ukraine, Steven Pifer, posted on Twitter that Natalie Jaresko could become the Prime Minister of Ukraine. “There is increased reporting from Kiev that the Minister of Finance of Ukraine, Natalie Jaresko, will be appointed as the Prime Minister of Ukraine, perhaps, as soon as this week,” Pifer wrote.
Earlier, the Minister of Economic Development and Trade of Ukraine, Aivaras Abromavičius, who resigned from his post because of political pressure on his …
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Stoltenberg calls for rapid reform of Ukrainian Armed Forces
The Secretary General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Jens Stoltenberg, in a meeting with the Ukrainian Minister of Defense, Stepan Poltorak, stressed the need to make decisions on reforms of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and their effective implementation, according to the published report of the March 8th meeting of the NATO-Ukraine Commission.
Jens Stoltenberg also assured him of NATO’s support of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine and noted that the Alliance will …
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EU expected to extend sanctions against Russia and former Ukrainian officials
The EU sanctions against Russian and Ukrainian citizens will be formally extended, without debate, on Thursday. Brussels holds these citizens accountable for undermining the territorial integrity of Ukraine.
It is predicted that the list will contain 146 people and 37 entities. This was reported by RIA Novosti, citing EU sources. Three people have been excluded from this list as they are now deceased. These sanctions will be extended until the 15th of September.
According to diplomatic …
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Petro Poroshenko to visit Turkey
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko is scheduled to pay an official visit to the Republic of Turkey on March 9th and 10th. According to the administration’s press service, “negotiations with the President of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu and the Speaker of the Grand National Assembly, Ismail Kahraman have been scheduled.”
The two-day visit will include the fifth meeting of the high level strategy council between Ukraine and Turkey. Formal meetings with Turkish …
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Iran plans to transport oil to Europe through Ukraine
The Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine, Hennadiy Zubko stated on 112 Ukraine TV Channel that Kiev and Tehran are discussing the possibility of supplying of oil from Iran to Europe via transit through Ukraine, as well as refining oil in Ukrainian oil processing plants. According to Zubko, Ukraine is interested in diversification of import supplies of oil products.
“On the other hand, Iran is interested in diversification of export of its oil and oil products. That is why the question is about …