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Poroshenko is ready to submit a bill on Anti-corruption court
The President of Ukraine, Petro Poroshenko is ready to submit a bill on an Anti-corruption court, prepared by experts, to the Verkhovna Rada by the end of the year.
"As you know, I promised that the bill would be submitted to the parliament before the end of this year. Yesterday afternoon the possibility appeared, and I was extremely pleased that the group of experts had prepared its version of the bill and is ready to present it. I am ready to be lead this legislative initiative. As I …
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Top-official from the Yanukovych era was appointed to Ukraine's anti-corruption committee
A corrupt official from the era of former President Viktor Yanukovych, Andriy Skibiak, was appointed as a chief consultant to the anti-corruption committee, as reported by the Anti Corruption Action Centre on their Facebook page.
It was noted that Skibiak worked for the Lviv tax authorities, then later in the tax service of the Transcarpathian region, and in 2007 he became the Deputy Minister of Emergency Situations under Nestor Shufrych. Skibiak then worked as the first deputy head of the …
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The Netherlands ready to accept Saakashvili
The former Georgian president and leader of the Ukrainian party "Rukh novykh syl" Mikheil Saakashvili, if he decides so, will be able to obtain Dutch citizenship and the right for residence, as he is married to a Dutch citizen, the Foreign Minister of this country, Halbe Zijlstra, confirmed on Friday.
"He is married to a Dutch citizen, and according to the Dutch legislation he can get a passport if he applies," the Dutch television and radio company NOS quotes Zijlstra as saying.
Saakashvili …
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Poroshenko congratulates Ukrainians on the victory over Russia's Gazprom
The decision of the Stockholm Arbitration Court on the dispute between Naftogaz of Ukraine and Gazprom is "a historic victory", said Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, according to the Presidential press service. The outcome of the trial is of "the utmost importance" with regard to the country's national security, the president said. "If there had been a loss in this court, Ukraine would face a direct threat of default," Poroshenko stressed during a meeting with the head of Naftogaz, Andriy …
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US State Department confirms sale of weapons to Ukraine
RIA Novosti reports that US State Department spokesperson Heather Nauert has stated that Washington decided to supply defensive weapons to Ukraine to ensure the protection of its territorial integrity and sovereignty.
"The United States has decided to provide Ukraine with enhanced defensive capabilities as part of our efforts to help Ukraine build its long-term defensive capabilities to defend its sovereignty and territorial integrity, and to deter further aggression," Nauert said in a …