Contents tagged with Ukraine
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Ukraine bans Russian Zvezda TV channel's correspondents from entering Ukraine for three years
Speaker of the Security Service of Ukraine Elena Gitlyanskaya said in a comment to Interfax-Ukraine that the employees of the Russian Defense Ministry TV channel Zvezda, who entered the territory of Ukraine on December 12, have been banned from entering the country for three years.
"The crew of the Zvezda TV channel has been banned from entering Ukraine for three years for carrying out the professional activity for the TV channel, that is included in our sanctions list," said Gitlyanskaya. …
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Ukrainian President Zelensky to Russia-1 TV channel: we want to end war in Donbas
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in a comment to the Russian State Russia-1 TV channel that Ukraine has "slightly different views" on the Minsk agreements than Russia. Still, the work in the Normandy Four is aimed at ending the war in the Donbas.
He noted that the Normandy Four meetings provide an opportunity "to achieve a result and to end the war in Ukraine."
"I believe that by holding a meeting of such format, we have the opportunity to achieve results and to end the war in …
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US destroyer enters the Black Sea
USS Ross DDG 71 missile destroyer has crossed the Dardanelles and the Bosphorus on December 15, and entered the waters of the Black Sea, reports Dumskaya news outlet. Three hundred thirty-seven crew are on the ship.
The length of the destroyer is 154 meters, width is 20 meters, and its draft is 9.3 meters. It accelerates to 32 knots using the four gas turbine units with a capacity of 108,000 horsepower.
The USS Ross (DDG-71) is equipped with an Aegis Combat System, Tomahawk cruise missiles, …
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Kremlin: there was no significant breakthrough at Normandy Four Summit
Commenting on the results of the Summit with the participation of the leaders of Ukraine, Russia, Germany, and France, the press secretary of Russian President Dmitry Peskov said that the Normandy Four meeting in Paris did not lead to a significant breakthrough, reports TASS.
"Did the Normandy Four Summit resume after a long break? Yes, it did. Was a significant breakthrough achieved? No," said Peskov in an interview with Channel One Russia.
Earlier, Peskov declared that intentions of Kyiv to …
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Kyiv: all of Europe is interested in stopping Nord Stream 2
Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration Dmytro Kuleba said that the US sanctions against the Nord Stream 2 pipeline should be applied as soon as possible, reports Ukrinform news agency. According to him, not only Ukraine but also all of Europe is interested in stopping the construction of the pipeline.
According to Kuleba, Nord Stream 2 pipeline is a political, not an economic project. He explained that the pipeline will create a security imbalance in Europe …
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Ukraine and Moldova sign memorandum on cooperation in gas supply security
On December 13, the Ukrainian Energy and Environmental Protection Ministry and the Moldovan Economy and Infrastructure Ministry signed a Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation in gas supply security, reports Interfax-Ukraine, citing the representative of the Ukrainian Ministry Svitlana Karpyshyna.
"Memorandum of Understanding between the Ministry of Economy and Infrastructure of the Republic of Moldova and the Ministry of Energy and Environmental Protection of Ukraine on the cooperation in …
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Germany allocates one million euros to Ukraine to support reforms
Germany will allocate one million euros to the Council of Europe Action Plan for Ukraine, reports the press service of the German Embassy in Ukraine.
It is noted that this is the most significant contribution that Germany has ever made to similar action plans of the Council of Europe in other countries.
"At the beginning of December 2019, Germany approved a decision to contribute 1 million euros to the Council of Europe Action Plan for Ukraine. The Action Plan supports reforms in Ukraine to …
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Zelensky speaks against construction of wall on Donbas border
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said during the broadcast of the "Pravo na Vladu" program on the 1+1 TV channel that he doesn't want to allow the construction of a wall on the border with the Donbas and called it "the last option."
The Ukrainian President recalled that Kyiv had approved five scenarios for the reintegration of the Donbas territories. "The wall is not a plan "B," personally for me it is a plan Z," said Zelensky. According to the Ukrainian President, he would not want this …
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Zelensky: I am ready to shake hands with Putin hundred times when he returns Crimea
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in the broadcast of the "Pravo na Vladu" program on 1+1 TV channel that he is ready to "shake hands a hundred times" with Russian President Vladimir Putin when he returns the annexed Crimea to Ukraine.
"If tomorrow we get our land back, temporarily occupied Donbas, I can shake hands with Putin ten times. And if we get the Crimea back, and it will happen one day, I am ready to shake his hand a hundred times," said Zelensky.
A meeting of the leaders …
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Kyiv extends Donbas 'special status' law
On Thursday, December 12, Ukrainian Parliament, the Verkhovna Rada, extended the law on special provisions for local governments in certain areas of Donetsk and Luhansk regions until December 31 next year.
The bill was supported by 320 MPs.
According to the document, the possibility of an introduction of a temporary special status of local governments in the so-called Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics, established by Article 1 of the current law, has been extended for a year.
The law …