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Ukrainian Ambassador to the US criticizes Trump for his stance towards Russia
The Ukrainian Ambassador to the United States, Valeriy Chaly, said that the statements of the Republican Party nominee for President of the United States, Donald Trump, regarding Ukraine and the Crimea have caused considerable concern in Kyiv.
In the article in The Hill newspaper, Chaly emphasized that Trump sends the wrong signal to the world by his statements which call for the violation of international law. The Ambassador also noted that Trump’s statements run counter to the platform of …
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US company to build nuclear fuel plant in Ukraine
Ukraine has reached agreements with Westinghouse with regard to the increase of supply, and the future construction of a nuclear plant in the country. Interfax-Ukraine reported that this was said by the Minister of Energy and Coal Mining of Ukraine, Ihor Nasalik.
“We have agreed on the diversification of supplies to nearly half of the nuclear units. We have also agreed to build a nuclear fuel plant in Ukraine,” Nasalik said.
He said that they reached these agreements during his recent trip to …
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Latvia to spend one sixth of its defense budget on radio systems
The Latvian Ministry of Defense plans to modernize their tactical radio systems in the coming years. To accomplish this, the ministry plans to purchase equipment made by American manufacturer Harris Corporation for €67.4 million. As noted by BaltNews, this purchase represents more than one sixth of Latvia’s entire defense budget.
Latvian military experts say this is good equipment, and the intention is to make the purchase by 2019. The equipment to be purchased includes Falcon-II and Falcon- …
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Poland seeks to become mediator in pursuing closer relations between the EU and Belarus
Ryszard Terlecki, the Vice Speaker of the lower house of the Polish Parliament, said that Warsaw, to a certain extent, would like to be a mediator in pursuing closer relations between Belarus and the European Union, Radio Polsha reported.
Terlecki explained that due to the historical and cultural ties between Poland and Belarus, Warsaw would be able to fit the role of mediator quite naturally.
According to the Vice Speaker, Belarus is in an important geopolitical position, and the EU is …
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Polish state-owned company begins delivering gas to Ukraine
Polish State gas company PGNiG announced on Thursday, August 4, 2016 that it will begin to deliver gas to industrial consumers as part of an agreement with a private Ukrainian gas supplier, Eru Trading. Details about volumes and terms of the agreement have not been disclosed.
According to Reuters, Poland and Ukraine, which depend on natural gas supplies from Russia, intend to expand the exchange between the gas transportation systems to 5-8 billion cubic meters of gas from the current 1.5 …