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Prime Minister of Ukraine demands residents of Donbas be provided with drinking water
Prime Minister of Ukraine Volodymyr Groysman demanded that urgent measures be taken to provide drinking water to residents of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions. The decision was made based on the results of an extraordinary meeting of the State Commission for Technogenic and Environmental Safety and Emergency Situations, reported the press service of the Cabinet of Ministers.
Groysman instructed that an uninterrupted supply of electricity be restored for Voda Donbasa water supply and wastewater …
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Ukraine detains former head of the Central Election Commission of Donetsk People's Republic
The Prosecutor General's office and the Security Service of Ukraine detained the former head of the Central Election Commission of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) Roman Lyagin, reported Ukrainian Prosecutor General Yuriy Lutsenko on his Facebook page.
He recalled that in 2014 the detainee organized and held a referendum in the DPR. "Citizen Lyagin is charged with treason against the country. Now he will have to pay for his actions," the Prosecutor General said.
In May 2014, …
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Russia starts issuing passports to residents of Donbas
On Friday, June 14, Russia issued passports to the first 60 residents of Donetsk and Luhansk regions that are not under Ukraine’s control, reports TASS News Agency.
Two specialized migration offices were opened in the Rostov region to issue passports. The office where passports are issued for the residents of Donetsk region is located in Neklinovsky District. The other office for the residents of Luhansk region is located in Novoshakhtinsk.
On April 24, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed …
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President Zelensky meets with families of Ukrainian sailors captured by Russia
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky had a meeting with the families of Ukrainian sailors who were detained by Russia last year near the Kerch Strait, reports the press service of the President.
Zelensky stressed that he keeps the situation under control. He also recalled the decision of the UN International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea.
"We are confident that the steps we are taking will allow us to return the sailors soon," the President said.
At the meeting, the question was raised …
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Ukrainian President Zelensky may visit the US after Ukrainian parliamentary elections
Valeriy Chaly, the Ukrainian ambassador to Washington, believes that Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky could visit the US and meet with Donald Trump after the early parliamentary elections to be held on July 21, reports Ukrinform.
“The President of Ukraine received an invitation from the President of the United States Donald Trump which sends a clear message. I really like its content, including the discussion of the strategic partnership, the President and the United States’ support for …
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Ukrainian President Zelensky to visit France and Germany next week
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky will visit France and Germany next week, reports Interfax-Ukraine News Agency.
Zelensky will meet with French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris On June 17. The visit of the President of Ukraine to Germany will take place on June 18.
The official representative of the German government Steffen Seibert said that during his visit Zelensky will meet with Chancellor Angela Merkel and President Frank-Walter Steinmeier. It will be Merkel's first meeting with …
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Gazprom offers to settle $2.6 billion dispute with Naftogaz of Ukraine
The Russian state-controlled gas monopoly Gazprom has offered to sign a settlement agreement with the Ukrainian oil and gas company Naftogaz in order to resolve a long-standing dispute, Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak told the press.
In February 2018, the Stockholm Arbitration Institute ordered Gazprom to pay Naftogaz $4.63 billion for failing to supply the volumes of gas stipulated in their transit agreement. Since previously the arbitrators had ordered Kyiv to pay Gazprom $2 billion …
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US promises to help Ukraine prepare for possible gas transit shutdown in 2020
In an interview with an Interfax-Ukraine News Agency, the Counselor for Economic Affairs in US Embassy in Kyiv John Paul Schutte said that the US is ready to help Ukraine prepare for a possible gas transit shutdown in 2020 by the Russian Federation.
"Ukraine should be prepared in case Russia shuts down gas transit through Ukraine in 2020, as it threatens to do. The United States is ready to help Ukraine prepare for this. Ukrainian companies should take measures to purchase and store gas for …
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Ukrainian Armed Forces form a new tank battalion in the Chernihiv region
A new and separate tank battalion is being formed in the Chernihiv region, reported the press service of the Ukrainian Operational Command North on its Facebook page.
“The 12th separate tank battalion under North command will be formed in the village of Honcharivske in the Chernigov region. The new military unit will not be part of the 1st separate Seversk tank brigade and will be a completely independent unit,” the report said.
Currently, the military unit receives equipment, weapons and …
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Ukrainian military say they have advanced nearer to Donetsk
Soldiers of the 24th Separate Mechanized Brigade named after King Danylo took up new positions in Marinka, now only 100-250 meters away from Aleksandrivka and Donetsk, announced the press officer of the brigade, Nazar Ilnitsky, on the air of the radio station Armia FM on June 12.
According to him, the brigade reconnaissance teams entered the “gray zone” in order to improve their tactical position - to shift away from the local population. This plan was developed by the command of the brigade …