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Ex-President of Poland nominates Sentsov for Nobel Peace Prize
Polish ex-President Lech Walesa nominated the Ukrainian political prisoner Oleg Sentsov, currently imprisoned in Russia, for the Nobel Peace Prize, the Polish Film Academy reported.
Walesa noted that various international human rights organizations have already considered Sentsov's sentence illegal. In addition, according to the former President of Poland, the courage of a political prisoner, who does not require his own liberation, deserves attention.
In the late 1980s, Lech Walesa led the “ …
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Ukraine files a request with the US for the purchase of air defense systems
Kyiv has sent an official request to Washington for the purchase of air defense systems to meet the needs of the Ukrainian army, announced Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to the United States Valeriy Chaly, informs Novoye Vremya news outlet.
He said that the request was made at “the highest level” during the meeting of Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and US President Donald Trump in Brussels, as well as during the meetings of Ukraine's representatives with the US …
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National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine to discuss the situation in the Azov Sea
President Petro Poroshenko instructed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine to prepare proposals for the National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) meeting on securing Ukrainian interests in the Azov Sea in view of Russia's actions in this region.
“I look forward to proposals regarding promoting our interests in the Azov Sea. I strongly believe that the current situation is absolutely unacceptable and I’m not going to just accept it,” Poroshenko said at a meeting with leaders of foreign …
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Ukraine to terminate friendship treaty with Russia
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has confirmed that Ukraine intends to end the Russian-Ukrainian Friendship Treaty.
“Today we have come adequately prepared and legally protected for the next step: terminating the Treaty on Friendship, Cooperation and Partnership between Ukraine and the Russian Federation, which through Moscow’s fault has been anachronistic for a long time already,” Poroshenko said at a meeting with the Ukrainian ambassadors in Kyiv.
“I am expecting the Ministry of Foreign …
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Ukraine conducts exercises Storm-2018 on the Black Sea coast
Joint command and staff exercises of the Command of the Naval Forces of the Ukrainian Armed Forces Storm-2018 began on the Black Sea coast. During the maneuvers, it is planned to work out actions to repel armed aggression from the maritime direction, reported the press service of the Ukrainian Naval Forces.
“The purpose of the exercises is to practice command of troops during repulsing an armed aggression from the sea. They are aimed at improving the practical skills of commanders,” said the …