Contents tagged with Ukraine
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Ukrainian Intelligence: Russia deployed naval ship carrying cruise missiles to the Crimea
On the 5th of August, the Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine released data indicating the strengthening of the naval component of the Russian Armed Forces in the annexed Crimea. In particular, the Agency reported on the addition of ships with powerful missile complexes.
According to the press service of the Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, the inclusion of the Admiral Makarov frigate, which is armed with a Caliber-NK …
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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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Naftogaz believes their chances of beating Gazprom in Stockholm court are high
Director for Business Development at the national joint-stock company Naftogaz of Ukraine Yuriy Vitrenko stated that Ukraine has a good chance of obtaining a positive decision for their claim against Gazprom in the Stockholm Arbitration Court.
“In short, we are in the home stretch. Trials will start in the next few months. Our position is very firm, as demonstrated by the fact that, in particular, even Putin had to change his favorite statement about Gazprom: that since 2020 they will not need …
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Despite ban, Russian airliners frequently fly through Ukrainian airspace
Russian passenger airliners, flying from southern Europe, occasionally cross the Ukrainian border, despite the ban, Ukrainian TSN news channel reported.
In the last few days of July, Ukrainian airspace has been violated, in particular, by Aeroflot aircraft. Ukrainian air traffic services confirmed that the Russian airliners do fly over Ukraine.
"All of these cases are related to the avoidance of hazardous weather conditions, all allowable by protocol. They are allowed to pass through the …
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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 …
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Pope Francis donates money to help victims of the war in eastern Ukraine
Pope Francis has donated €5 million from a personal fund, in the framework of charitable assistance, to victims of the conflict in the Donbas.
These funds will be added to the aid collected from all Roman Catholic churches of Europe and from the Greek-Catholic Church of Ukraine as per the initiative of the Pope, which was implemented on the 24th of April. This was reported by the Apostolic Nunciature, which is the Vatican Embassy in Ukraine.
The representatives of the Vatican and the '' …
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Former Ukrainian PM Mykola Azarov summoned for questioning over criminal organization allegedly led by Yanukovych
The Prosecutor General’s Office of Ukraine has summoned the country's former Prime Minister, Mykola Azarov, for questioning on August 9th. The relevant summons was published on the website of the Prosecutor General’s Office.
According to the document, the former head of the Ukrainian government is summoned for questioning at 2:00 p.m. on August 9th, to participate in the conduct of procedural actions in the framework of criminal proceedings on embezzlement of property owned by PJSC Ukrnafta …
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Ukraine: Russia is moving troops to the administrative border of Crimea
On August 4, a representative of the State Border Guard service, Oleh Slobodian, stated that Ukrainian border guards had observed a rotation of Russian Federation Forces in the Crimea near the administrative border, Krym.Realii reports.
“A rotation of Russian Armed Forces is taking place at the administrative border between the occupied Crimea and the Kherson region. From July 27 to July 30, a significant part of military equipment and personnel from the Russian Armed Forces moved from the …
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OSCE: Human trafficking has increased considerably due to the war in eastern Ukraine
The OSCE’s Special Representative and Coordinator to Combat Trafficking in Human Beings, Ambassador Madina Jarbussynova, announced at a press briefing that the war in eastern Ukraine has led to a significant increase in the number of people who find themselves in human trafficking networks.
"Ukraine remains a country of origin, transit and the country of those who fall into the hands of traffickers. The crisis in Ukraine only increased the number of people who are at risk and end up in …