Contents tagged with Ukraine
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Putin says it does not make sense to release Ukrainian filmmaker Sentsov
During a session of the Council for Civil Society and Human Rights, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Russia has been considering the fate of prisoners, especially the Ukrainian filmmaker Oleh Sentsov, but does not intend to “take a step towards Ukraine”.
During the session, filmmaker Alexander Sokurov pointed out that Russia is experiencing great tension in connection with foreign policy problems. In this regard, he was particularly interested in the fate of the Ukrainian political …
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Ukraine puts its cyber forces in combat mode
Russia orchestrated a powerful DDoS attack on the Ukrainian Defense Ministry website at the same time as its border guards were attacking and capturing the Ukrainian boats in the Kerch Strait, said Major General Volodymyr Rapko, head of the Ukrainian General Staff’s Main Directorate for Communications and Information Systems, at a press conference on Monday, December 17.
“In the entire state cybersecurity system, the Armed Forces of Ukraine hold one of the leading places. The relevant …
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UN General Assembly condemns militarization of Crimea and the Sea of Azov by Russia
The UN General Assembly supported the resolution proposed by Ukraine that expressed serious concerns regarding the militarization of the Crimea, the Sea of Azov and part of the Black Sea adjacent to the region, Interfax reports.
The resolution also calls on Russia to release the Ukrainian military ships detained on November 25. Moscow’s use of force has been called by other nations to be unjustified.
A separate paragraph of the resolution condemns the construction and opening of the bridge …
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Ukraine calls on Europe to introduce sanctions against Russia because of Kerch Strait attack
Ukraine and the European Union must consolidate the international pressure against the aggressor-country and strengthen the policy of sanctions. The Ukrainian government portal reports that this was discussed during the meeting of the Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman with the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini.
“We appreciate the readiness of our partners in the EU to support Ukraine in the conditions of the new aggression by Russia in the Azov …
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Ukrainian President proposes establishing Crimean Tatar autonomy in Crimea
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko expressed his readiness to introduce to the Verkhovna Rada a draft amendment to the Ukrainian constitution granting the Crimean Tatars autonomy. He stated at a press conference in Kyiv that he has already asked to convene the Constitutional Commission to fast-track adoption by Parliament.
"I am ready to introduce the issue of changing the Constitution regarding Crimean Tatar autonomy. I asked to convene the Constitutional Commission, to give the compromise …
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Ukrainian President on possible defeat in elections: if someone is more worthy, I will help them
President Petro Poroshenko stated that he has not yet decided whether to run in the 2019 election. At the same time, Poroshenko promised that if he runs for a second term and loses to a more worthy candidate, he is ready to help them.
“First of all: I really trust the Ukrainian people. Second: I am confident in its responsible choice. Third: If I decide to run and if it turns out someone is more worthy, I will help them,” said Porosheno said in response to the question of LB.ua about his …
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Poroshenko calls on Ukrainian Security Service to investigate government officials with Russian relatives
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has asked Vasyl Hrytsak, head of the Ukrainian Security Service (SBU), to have the counterintelligence department investigate civil servants to find out whether they have relatives with Russian citizenship.
The Ukrainian President announced this at a press conference on Sunday in Kyiv, when asked if the SBU had determined whether Serhiy Semochko, first deputy head of the Ukrainian Foreign Intelligence Service, has Russian citizenship.
“We have a large …
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Poroshenko: Martial law in Ukraine will be extended only in case of Russian attack
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko stated at a press conference in Kyiv that Ukrainian authorities won’t extend martial law unless Russia conducts "large-scale aggression."
“If there is no large-scale aggression or the invasion of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation into the territory of Ukraine beyond the demarcation line and the administrative border of the Crimea, the Martial law will not be extended,” TV Channel 112 Ukraine cited the President as saying.
Poroshenko also added …
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Ukrainian President: Putin refuses to talk about Kerch Strait incident because he has nothing to say
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko believes that Russian President Vladimir Putin is disingenuous when saying that the reason he is refusing a telephone conversation because of the election process in Ukraine. In Poroshenko’s opinion, the head of the Kremlin simply has nothing to say.
At a press conference on Sunday, the President of Ukraine said: “When, during the act of aggression, I called him to talk, he refused to have a conversation not because, as he explains, the election process in …
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Captain of ship captured by Russia tells investigators he is a prisoner of war
Bohdan Nebylytsya, captain of the Ukrainian armored boat the Nikopol, which was captured several weeks ago near the Kerch Strait, told Russia’s FSB that he considers himself a prisoner of war, reported attorney Mykola Polozov.
“As with the other sailors, Nebylytsya was investigated, we have been informed of several orders to set up expert assessments. They have also interrogated him. During the interrogation, he said that he is a prisoner of war,” Polozov noted.
“Emil Kurbedinov, the defense …