Contents tagged with Ukraine
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Ukrainian President Zelensky withdraws from his business as promised during the election campaign
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has kept the promise that he made during his election campaign and has transferred his company shares to three advisors and partners, Liga.net reports, citing the Unified State Registry.
In this way, Serhiy Shefir, first assistant to the president, received a share in eight companies. His elder brother, Boris Shefir, editor-in-chief and screenwriter for Kvartal-95 Studio, received shares in two companies.
At present, Serhiy Shefir is the sole owner of …
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Crimean authorities intend to ask Ukraine to start supplying water from Dnieper
The authorities of Russia-annexed Crimea intend to ask Russia to negotiate with Ukraine to let water from the Dnieper river into the peninsula.
The idea was proposed by Georgy Muradov, “Vice Chair of the Council of Ministers and Crimea’s Permanent Representative to the Russian President”.
“We would like to ask for help to start sounding out, perhaps, a negotiation process with Ukraine so that they let our water into Crimea. It’s not the water of the Dnieper river, which belongs to Ukraine, it’ …
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President Zelensky makes it easier for Russians to obtain Ukrainian citizenship
Ukrainian President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky has signed a decree that simplifies the procedure for obtaining Ukrainian citizenship.
According to the document published on the website of the President of Ukraine on August 13, Russian citizens who have been subjected to "persecution on political grounds" are eligible to apply for Ukrainian citizenship. In addition, foreign nationals and stateless persons who contributed to the national security and protection of Ukraine will be able to apply …
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Crimean authorities consider using cryptocurrency instead of US dollars
The Deputy Chairman of the Crimean Council of Ministers, Georgy Muradov, said that Crimean authorities appealed to the General Director of the Russian Agency for Strategic Initiatives Svetlana Chupsheva with a request to support the initiative for the creation of a regional experimental cryptocurrency platform, reports finanz.ru.
On April 19, advisor to the Russian President Sergey Glazyev proposed to introduce digital money technologies in the Crimea to reduce cross-border restrictions and …
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Zelensky promises to put an end to illegal amber mining in Ukraine
The Ukrainian government will put an end to illegal amber mining in three provinces: Volyn, Rivne and Zhytomyr, President Zelensky said in a press statement after traveling to Zhytomyr.
“We understand that people are chasing after amber, it’s a real war of the crime bosses, who have used the police, the SBU, the prosecution office and the government as cover,” the president remarked.
Zelensky said that experts estimate that around $500 million worth of amber is sold on the black market in …
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Media: Putin, Merkel and Macron teach Ukrainian President Zelensky a ‘tough lesson’
After four Ukrainian soldiers were killed in the Donbas, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky requested an emergency session of the Normandy Format, but his request has gone unanswered, the Ukrainian news outlet Glavred writes.
The news outlet believes that Russian President Vladimir Putin, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron have taught their Ukrainian colleague a “tough lesson”.
They have made it clear that they do not intend to attend “emergency sessions” …
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Ukraine and Turkey establish joint arms production company
Ukraine and Turkey have established a joint corporation for producing precision weaponry and aerospace technologies, the National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) of Ukraine reports.
In particular, a contract has been signed between Ukraine’s UkrSpetsExport and Turkey’s Baykar Defence.
The primary purpose of the joint enterprise is to unify the capabilities of the two countries’ defense industries in order to serially produce new, modern weapons for their armies.
“One of the first …
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Volker: US to hold consultations with Germany and France on Donbas
US Special Representative for Ukraine Negotiations Kurt Volker said that representatives of the United States, Germany, and France are planning to hold "Normandy format" consultations at the beginning of next week, reports Voice of America.
Volker noted that he is in close contact with European partners on this issue.
The Joint Operation Command of the Ukrainian Armed Forces reported on August 10 that one Ukrainian military was killed and another was wounded because of the military activity …
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Kyiv: Donbas residents do not show interest in obtaining Russian passports
Ukrainian Deputy Minister for Temporary Occupied Territories Georgiy Tuka, in an interview on Pryarmiy TV channel, said that most of the residents of the territories of the Donbas which are not under Ukraine’s control show no interest in obtaining Russian passports using the simplified procedure .
"According to the information we receive from the Ukrainian special services, there was no desired response to the simplified procedure for issuing Russian passports. The Russians are frankly …
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US is ready to sell new batch of Javelin anti-tank missile systems to Ukraine
Chargé d'Affaires of US in Ukraine William Taylor said that Washington and Kyiv are discussing the possibility of supplying Ukraine with a new batch of anti-tank Javelin missile systems, reports Interfax-Ukraine.
"We are ready to sell these weapons to Ukraine. The two governments are working on the agreement," the diplomat said.
Besides, Taylor commented on a call of the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky to Putin after the death of four Ukrainian soldiers in the Donbas during a …