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Kyiv sentences Ukrainian colonel to 13 years in prison for treason
On April 7, the Shevchenko District Court in Kyiv sentenced Colonel Ivan Bezyazykov to 13 years in prison for treason, according to a statement published on the website of the Ukrainian Prosecutor General.
During the trial, the prosecution argued that the soldier, having been captured on August 25 2014, had joined the intelligence agency of the pro-Russian militants and had taken up the position of the so-called "deputy head of the 1st Analytical Division".
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Ukraine prepares $17 billion worth of new claims against Gazprom
Naftogaz is ready to put forward another $17.3 billion in claims against Gazprom after transitioning to the European standard of regulation of the gas industry, announced the company's executive director Yuriy Vitrenko on his Facebook page.
"My team has clearly formulated and submitted for approval to the supervisory board of Naftogaz additional "issues" to Gazprom for the amount of $17.3 billion. There will be a lot of work ahead of us if this is approved," he wrote.
Vitrenko also commented …
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World Bank to allocate $135 million for medical reform in Ukraine
The World Bank is ready to allocate $135 million to Ukraine for the purchase of medical equipment, reconstruction of family medicine clinics and medical reform in the regions, said Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal on Telegram channel.
"Today, I held a meeting with the World Bank Country Director for Belarus, Moldova and Ukraine Alex Kremer. We spoke, in particular, about a joint project of the World Bank and the Ukrainian Ministry of Health, "Serving People, Improving Health," Shmyhal …
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Lukashenko: Ukraine should do everything possible to hold elections in Donbas
President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko believes that Ukraine should hold elections in the Donbas in order to end the conflict.
"All the leadership (of Ukraine), not only the president, who is trying to do something there (his legacy is difficult) (...) should take unpopular steps and hold these elections today in order to go take control of the border with Russia, so that it would be the Ukrainian border, these 400 km," Lukashenko said in an interview with Mir TV channel.
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Ukrainian Armed Forces report 3 coronavirus cases
As of 4 April, 3 cases of acute respiratory disease COVID-19 caused by the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus have been reported in the Armed Forces of Ukraine, reported the press service of the Medical department of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
"This is the second case of acute respiratory disease COVID-19, which involves a soldier from the Kyiv garrison. The soldier had been treated at home with cold symptoms since the end of March. Because of afebrile temperature, two tests (rapid test and extensive) …
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Russia accuses Ukraine, Germany and France of undermining agreements to create joint council with Donbas militants
The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs believes that the rejection of the agreements reached with representatives of the militant authorities in the Donbas was not only Kyiv’s initiative.
"Unfortunately, strange things began to happen after the breakthrough. During the telephone talks, the assistants of the “Normandy" leaders, Berlin and Paris, under various pretexts avoided supporting the agreements between Kyiv and the Donbas,” said the Russian Foreign Ministry in a statement.
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Ukraine sends 20 medical personnel to Italy to fight coronavirus pandemic
On Saturday, April 4, 20 medical workers from the Ukrainian Interior Ministry and the Ministry of Health flew to help Italian doctors, reports the press service of the Ukrainian Interior Ministry.
All the doctors decided to go to Italy voluntarily. Within a few days, Ukraine will also send humanitarian aid to Italy: a special cargo of disinfectants.
"Today we are sending 20 Ukrainian medical workers to the Marche region. For us, this is an important step, to help friends in difficult times. …
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Ukraine carries out successful tests of new Neptune coastal missile system
Ukraine conducted a successful test of the Neptune missile system on April 2, announced the Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine Oleksiy Danilov.
"The second successful test. The Neptune missile system successfully hit floating targets at the Alibey test site in the Black Sea. At the same time, the operational range the Neptune missile was up to 100 km," Danilov said on Facebook.
The coastal anti-ship missile system Neptune is being developed by the Ukrainian …
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NATO adopts new package of support for Ukraine and Georgia
NATO foreign ministers have agreed on a new support package for Ukraine and Georgia.
The approval by NATO foreign ministers of further measures to support Ukraine and Georgia in addition to existing aid packages was one of the main topics of the meeting of the foreign ministers of the 30 NATO member states, DW reports.
"We talk about exercises, access to more NATO educational programs and the exchange of radar data, which will improve understanding of the air activity situation in the region," …
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Polish President cancels visit to Ukraine planned for April 13
Polish President Andrzej Duda canceled a visit to Ukraine scheduled for April 13 due to the coronavirus pandemic, reported the press service of the Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
"The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine reports that the visit of the President of the Republic of Poland Andrzej Duda to Ukraine to commemorate the Polish victims of the Katyn massacre will not take place due to the situation with the spread of coronavirus in the world," – said the Ukrainian Ministry f …