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Georgia threatens to recall its ambassador to Ukraine if Saakashvili is appointed deputy prime minister
Georgia will recall the ambassador from Ukraine if Mikheil Saakashvili is appointed to a position in the Ukrainian government, stated Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia, as cited by Echo of the Caucasus.
"If such a decision is made, we will at least recall the ambassador from Kyiv for consultations," Gakharia told reporters.
According to him, from Ukraine’s side, as a strategic partner of Georgia, it is "categorically unacceptable" to appoint Saakashvili to a high position, as he is …
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Kyiv: Russia conceals COVID-19 cases among military in Crimea
Russian authorities hide information about COVID-19 cases among the military stationed in annexed Crimea, stated the Ministry of Reintegration of the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine.
"In all temporarily occupied territories - both in the Donbass and in Crimea - there is an acute shortage of medical personnel to treat patients. The spread of coronavirus among military contingent is carefully concealed," the statement reads.
As the Ukrainian Ministry noted, representatives of the …
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Owner of one of the Ukraine’s largest internet providers indicted for treason
The owner of one of the largest Ukrainian internet providers has been indicted for treason (Article 111 of the Ukrainian Criminal Code).
He is accused of helping the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) to gain access to personal correspondence of Ukrainians in Crimea, which could be further used by the FSB to prosecute them, reported the press service of the Prosecutor General of Ukraine.
According to the investigation, the owner of the company, assisted by a lawyer and a Russian citizen, …
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Georgian Ambassador to Ukraine: Tbilisi will regard Saakashvili's appointment as deputy prime minister as an unfriendly step
The appointment of former Georgian president and former head of the Odesa regional administration Mikheil Saakashvili to the post of deputy prime minister could negatively affect relations between Kyiv and Tbilisi, stated Georgian Ambassador to Ukraine Teimuraz Sharashenidze in the commentary to Interfax-Ukraine.
According to him, Saakashvili's appointment to the Ukrainian Cabinet is likely to be perceived by the Georgian authorities as an unfriendly and unacceptable step, as he is "wanted by …
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Ukraine blocks Russian UN Resolution attempting to lift sanctions
Ukraine has blocked the UN declaration attempting to lift sanctions which was initiated by the Russian Federation, reported the press service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine.
"Russia does not give up trying to adopt manipulative resolutions in the UN General Assembly. Under the guise of fighting the COVID-19 pandemic, they aim to obscure the sanctions regime. On April 22, the Russian Federation submitted a new document for approval. The text has been revised, but its manipulative …
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Zelensky promises to end the war in Donbas during his presidency
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is confident that during his tenure he will be able to end the war in the Donbas.
"I am sure that we will end this war during my term. I'm sure personally. I said I was ready to wait one year. I was ready to work for one year. If the Minsk process does not work, we will change tactics. We are ready for this - a year has not passed yet," he said in the film "The Year of President Zelensky."
He pointed out that Kyiv had been able to speed up the Minsk …
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Saakashvili offered to become deputy prime minister of Ukraine
Mikheil Saakashvili, the former president of Georgia and ex-governor of the Odesa region, said he had received a proposal from Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky to join the Ukrainian government as deputy prime minister for reforms.
"I approach this proposal and my decision with a very high responsibility, because it is a very difficult time for the country. We have a very difficult period ahead of us both in the economy and in the whole life in the country. We now have more than ever to be …
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Russia blocks Ukrainian Ministry's website
Russian media watchdog Roskomnadzor blocked the website of the Ukrainian Ministry of the Temporarily occupied territories, reported the press service of the ministry.
“The website of the Ministry has been blocked at the request of the Prosecutor General's Office of the Russian Federation. The reason is the publication on the Ministry’s website of the information stating that Russia conceals the number of COVID-19 patients in the annexed Crimea and in the separatist-controlled part of the …
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Head of annexed Crimea asks Russians not to come to peninsula
The head of Crimea Sergey Aksyonov urged Russians not to come to the peninsula either on vacation or on business trips.
"I never thought that I would make such a request, but there is no other way today. I urge all our citizens to refrain from coming to the territory of the Republic of Crimea both for business and for recreation purposes, as all Crimean resorts and all recreation places are closed. As our president said, self-distancing is the only medicine for today," Aksyonov said in a video …
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Dutch politician who opposed Ukraine's agreement with the EU accused of having ties with Russia
Thierry Baudet, the leader of the Dutch far-right Forum for Democracy party, which initiated the referendum on the signing of the Association Agreement with Ukraine, admitted to contacts with Russia.
The investigative website of Zembla and radio station De Nieuws BV published Baudet 's correspondence on the WhatsApp messenger from 2016, Radio Liberty reports.
In messages sent four years ago, Baudet speaks about his contacts with Vladimir Kornilov, whom Baudet himself described as a "Russian …