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Japan refuses to recognize Russian presidential elections in annexed Crimea
The Embassy of Japan in Ukraine released a statement on March 22 affirming its refusal to recognize the legitimacy of either the Russian Presidential elections in the Crimea or the annexation of the peninsula.
"Japan does not recognize the illegal annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation in March 2014, therefore, it does not consider the holding of the so-called Russian presidential elections in Crimea on March 18, 2018 as valid," the statement says.
The Embassy of Japan also emphasized …
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Nadiya Savchenko turns from Ukraine's hero into detainee
The decision to prosecute a Deputy of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, Nadiya Savchenko, was supported by 291 deputies, 277 of the people’s representatives voted for her detention, and 268 for her arrest. Savchenko was officially read the complaint claiming offenses she committed and was accompanied to the Directorate of the Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) in Kyiv. The press service of the General Prosecutor’s Office of Ukraine informed that a court session will take place on March 23rd to …
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Ukraine puts air force on high combat readiness as Russian warplanes approach its borders
On Thursday, the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine observed provocative actions by Russian Aerospace Forces for the second time in March, as reported on Facebook by the Air Force Command.
“Fighter and bomber aircraft of the aggressor country carried out flights from the Shaikivka, Krymsk and Belbek airfields and closely approached the Ukrainian border, the line of delimitation between the mainland of Ukraine and the Crimea; they came within 40 km of the shoreline of the Black Sea, and …
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US Congress approves $620.7 million for Ukraine
The House of Representatives of the U.S. Congress approved the Consolidated Appropriations Act for 2018, which provides for $620.7 million in support of Ukraine, as reported on Facebook on March 22 by the Ukrainian embassy in the U.S.
The diplomatic department noted that the law increased the amount allocated to support Ukraine.
“So, according to the Pentagon’s bill, $200 million are allocated to provide military-technical assistance to Ukraine, which is $50 million more than the …
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Kyiv: Russia will have to sign a new contract with Ukraine if Nord Stream-2 fails
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine is convinced that if the Nord Stream-2 gas pipeline is not laid at the bottom of the Baltic Sea, Russia will have to negotiate a new contract with Ukraine on the transit of gas to the European Union through Ukraine, said Ukrainian Deputy Foreign Minister for the European Integration Olena Zerkal on Pryamyi TV.
The diplomat expressed the conviction that the European Union can create equal conditions for all countries to buy and transit gas so that …