Contents tagged with Ukraine
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Ukraine and Iran continue negotiations on oil supply
Kiev and Tehran are discussing the possibility of Iran supplying oil to Ukrainian and European refineries, as reported by Trend, citing a source in the Ministry of Energy and Coal Mining of Ukraine.
The transport route of the oil supplies and the economic details of the project have not been specified yet.
Earlier, Ukrtransnafta announced that the transit of the Iranian oil to markets in Central and Eastern Europe are under consideration as well as the supply of raw materials for processing …
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Ukraine and Estonia to hold joint military exercises in 2017
Ukraine and Estonia are considering the possibility of holding joint military exercises in 2017. This was discussed during a meeting between the Ukrainian Defense Minister, Stepan Poltorak, and his Estonian counterpart, Hannes Hanso, which was held in Kiev on the 24th of August. This was reported by the press service of the Defense Ministry.
“The General of the Army of Ukraine, Stepan Poltorak, discussed the importance of the development and continuation of cooperation between the defense …
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Ukrainian Ambassador to Latvia: The West shouldn't abandon its principles with regard to Russia
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to the Republic of Latvia Yevhen Perebiynis stated in his interview to Latvijas Avīzē that Europe shouldn’t abandon its principles or its sanctions against Russia in the name of short-term economic benefits.
“We can’t fail to note that some EU countries, not without the influence of Russia, issued statements that sanctions could be lifted without implementation of the Minsk Agreements. We took care of this situation and clarified our …
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Ukrainian Prosecutor General: Courts have received 900 corruption cases in six months
In the first half of 2016, law enforcement officials have sent almost 900 corruption cases to the courts to begin criminal proceedings, as stated by the Prosecutor General, Yuriy Lutsenko, during his speech in honor of Ukrainian Independence Day, the press service of the General Prosecutor of Ukraine reported. "The verdicts have already been made on 276 of these corruption cases," Lutsenko said.
According to the Prosecutor General, losses amounting to more than 780 million UAH were established …
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Merkel: The situation with the Minsk Agreements remains complicated
The situation with the regard to the implementation of the Minsk Agreements remains complicated. This was announced by German Chancellor Angela Merkel at a joint press conference with Estonian Prime Minister Taavi Rõivas in Tallinn on the 24th of August.
“The situation with the implementation of the Minsk Agreements is extremely complicated. We have not achieved everything that we wanted,” she said, adding that “it's necessary to find a way out together and I hope that with joint efforts, …
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Donetsk People's Republic to open representative office in Czech Republic
The self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) reported on the opening of its first representative office in the Czech Republic. According to the DPR Ministry of Foreign Affairs press service, the official opening ceremony for the DPR-representative center in the Czech Republic will take place on September 1.
Earlier, the DPR Ministry of Foreign Affairs signed a Protocol of Intentions to cooperate with public organizations in the Czech Republic and announced the opening of a DPR- …
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Russia files lawsuit against Ukrainian military leadership
The Investigative Committee from the Russian Federation stated that it has filed a lawsuit against the Ukrainian Minister of Defense, Stepan Poltorak, and against other representatives of the Ukrainian military leadership. According to information released on the Russian Agency website, the case concerns the investigation of the use of prohibited means and methods of warfare by Ukrainian security agencies in southeastern Ukraine.
“The Investigative Committee has received sufficient data that …
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OSCE will not send observers to Russian elections in Crimea
The Ukrainian Ambassador to the OSCE, Ihor Prokopchuk, stated in an interview with journalists in Kiev that the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) will not send observers to Russian parliamentary elections that will take place in the Crimea, as reported by a correspondent of Ukrayinska Pravda. According to ODIHR, those elections, which are held in the territory of the Russian Federation, don’t concern the Crimea.
“Countries can invite the OSCE Office for …
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New US Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch arrives in Kiev
The new Ambassador of the United States to Ukraine, Marie Yovanovitch, has arrived in Kyiv, as reported by the press service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
It is reported that Yovanovitch presented her credentials to the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Chief of Staff of the Ministry, Vadym Prystaiko.
"During the meeting the high level of relations between the countries and the importance of their further development in all sectors in particular, security and economy, were noted. …
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Ukrainian MFA demands that Russian-backed separatists stop attempting to intimidate OSCE
The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry has demanded that Russian-backed separatists stop trying to intimidate OSCE observers in eastern Ukraine, Ukrainskaya Pravda reported.
"The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine strongly condemns the provocations that are regularly carried out by Russian-controlled fighters against the observers of the Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) of the OSCE in Ukraine with the aim of preventing effective operations of the mission," a statement posted on the ministry’s …