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U.S. Defense Budget with $350 million for Ukraine sent to Trump for signature
The U.S. defense budget for 2018, which provides $350 million to help Ukraine in security matters, has been sent to the U.S. President for signature, as reported on the Facebook page of the Ukrainian Embassy in the United States.
"The U.S. Senate approved a bill for the U.S. budget for 2018 military spending, which contains permission to allocate $350 million to provide security assistance to Ukraine. The U.S. Congress approved the bill, which was then sent to the U.S. President for his …
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Belarus declares its readiness to provide a peacekeeping contingent to the Donbas
Belarus is ready to provide peacekeeping contingent to the Donbas, if it receives consent from all interested parties, as announced at a joint news conference with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Belarusian Foreign Minister Vladimir Makei.
"We are ready to allocate an appropriate peacekeeping contingent, if it is acceptable to all interested parties, in order to participate in solving peacekeeping tasks," said Makei.
He also noted that in October 2014, Belarusian President …
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Poland banned entry to several Ukrainians
Several Ukrainians have been placed on an entry ban list composed by Poland, as stated by the Foreign Minister of Poland, Witold Waszczykowski, at a press conference in Warsaw, Ukrinform reports.
“The list is short, there are just a few names on it,” Waszczykowski said and stressed that Poland intended to work towards a resolution to all issues with Ukraine.
Waszczykowski also said he was looking forward to an upcoming meeting between representatives of the Consultative Committee of the …
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The European Parliament supported the creation of trust fund for Ukraine, Georgia and Moldova
The European Parliament voted for the recommendations of the “Eastern Partnership” summit to create a model of the “Eastern Partnership Plus” for Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia.
Over 519 deputies of the European Parliament voted for it, 114 were against, 47 abstained, UNIAN reports.
It is suggested in the EP report to create a model for countries that have association agreements with the EU and have made significant progress in implementing reforms, which "ultimately can lead to joining the …
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Serbia wants to recognize the Crimea as part of the Russian Federation
Serbian Parliament Deputy Alexander Šešelj informed Russian newspaper Izvestia that his country's politicians wanted to officially recognize the Crimea as Russian.
The Serbian Radical Party drafted a statement for the forthcoming meeting of the National Assembly of the Serbian Parliament that intends to emphasize the difference between the "reunification" of the Crimea with Russia and the violent secession of Kosovo.
"Belgrade cannot expect Moscow to support the disputed territorial issues …