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Ukraine begins preparation for shipment of Javelin missile systems from US
At the end of the session of the Ukraine-NATO Military Committee in Brussels, Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces Viktor Muzhenko said that Kyiv is working on measures to adopt the Javelin anti-tank missile systems from the US into the armament, Ukrinform reports.
“Position one: we are talking about Javelins. There is a corresponding procedure for receiving them. It’s not as quick as we would like. In order to do this, the relevant experts need to work on matters relating to …
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Russian VKontake and Yandex are among the top 5 visited websites in Ukraine
Russian sites VKontakte and Yandex, which are banned in Ukraine, were included in the top five visited sites in December 2017, according to a study by the company Factum Group Ukraine.This was stated on inau.ua (Internet Association of Ukraine), as reported by Ukrainski Novyny.
According to the research, in the ranking of sites on the Ukrainian Internet, the top five sites in Ukraine are: Google, YouTube and Facebook (usage is 88%, 74%, and 54% respectively); in fourth place is VKontakte (39%), …
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Poroshenko: Russia’s actions aimed at destroying the Ukrainian state
Russia's actions in Ukraine are aimed at destroying the Ukrainian state and returning it back into its sphere of influence, as stated by President Petro Poroshenko, Interfax-Ukraine reports.
"Everything that Russia is doing in Ukraine today has one single goal: to return us into its so-called sphere of influence and to destroy the Ukrainian state," Poroshenko said during a meeting with the heads of diplomatic missions of foreign countries and internationally accredited organizations in Ukraine …
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Mingarelli: Russian aggression and ineffective governance are main threats to Ukraine's security
During a round table discussion entitled "Threats to the Security of Ukraine and Other Countries of the Eastern Partnership Region: Possible Responses" in Kyiv, the Head of the EU delegation to Ukraine, Hugues Mingarelli, has named two main sources of threats to Ukraine's security: external and internal, Interfax-Ukraine reports.
"In the EU, we see two sources of threats to the security of Ukraine and its neighbors. First, obviously, is the conflict with Russia. The second is a combination of …
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Ukrainian President thanks U.S. for the decision to provide lethal weapons
President Petro Poroshenko thanked the U.S. for its support of Ukraine in "the face of Russian aggression", reported the head of government’s press service.
“Last year, our American partners confirmed their leadership in opposing Russian revanchism. From the very first meeting with President Trump, we coordinated the strengthening of our strategic partnership on the basis of the great peace treaty and the great success plan,” said Poroshenko on Tuesday evening in Kyiv during a meeting with the …