Contents tagged with Ukraine
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Danish Defense Minister visits Donbas
Lieutenant General Sergey Naev, commander of the Joint Forces Operational Headquarters of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, held a meeting with a delegation led by Danish Minister of Defense Claus Frederiksen in Kramatorsk, reported the press center of the Ukrainian Joint Forces Operational Headquarters of the Armed Forces on Facebook.
Naev spoke about the many of ways in which the groups armed by the Russian Federation had violated the cease-fire, specifically, their use of heavy weapons. Since …
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Russia to offer Zelensky deal on gas and the Donbas
Moscow sees a chance to improve relations with Ukraine following the outcome of the presidential elections in Ukraine, announced Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev on Monday as he commented on the results of the second round of voting after which 41-year-old Vladimir Zelensky won with over 70% of the vote.
According to Medvedev, in order to improve relations ruined by the annexation of Crimea and the war in the Donbas, we need “honesty” and a “pragmatic approach” to rise above any “political …
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Ukrainian Ministry of Internal Affairs is not letting Saakashvili into the country
In a statement published on its website, the Ukrainian State Border Service confirmed that Saakashvili is banned from entering Ukraine. The former president of Georgia said he already bought a ticket to Kyiv.
The former president of Georgia and governor of the Odessa Oblast, Mikhail Saakashvili, has no justification for legal entry into Ukraine, said the press service of the State Border Guard Service.
“In September 2017, the individual in question illegally crossed the state border from …
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Ukrainian oligarch Kolomoyskyi plans to return to Ukraine
Ukrainian tycoon Igor Kolomoiskyi said that he plans to return to Ukraine after the results of the Presidential election are officially announced.
“Yes, I will return to the country without fail, but not before the results of the presidential elections are officially released,” said the businessman who currently resides in Israel as quoted by LB.ua news outlet.
Kolomoyskyi had publicly supported showman Vladimir Zelensky’s presidential run but noted that he could not finance his campaign. …
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Ukrainian general proposes to seize part of Russia in the event of its collapse
The former deputy chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Lieutenant-General Ihor Romanenko, in response to a reader's question on the Glavred news website, stated that Russia could lose some of its territories, and Kyiv "should seize" this opportunity.
Romanenko was asked if, in his opinion, Russia could lose some of its territories, in particular, Siberia.
“This is a real and very serious threat. Russia not only could lose Siberia, but it can also collapse altogether, “ …
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Lavrov ‘allows’ Ukrainian Navy ships to pass through the Kerch Strait
Ukrainian warships can pass through the Kerch Strait into the Sea of Azov without any problems, said Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in an interview to the TV network “Zvezda”, reported RIA Novosti.
“As we have said many times, the fact is that Ukrainian warships can pass from the Black Sea to its ports in the Sea of Azov without any problems. The only condition is that the safety standards for traversing the Kerch Strait must be observed,” he said.
On 25 November last year, Russia …
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Poroshenko promises to sign the language law before leaving the presidential post
Proshenko will sign a law on the Ukrainian language as the official state language after this law is adopted by the Verkhovna Rada, reports UNIAN, quoting the press service of Poroshenko.
“If next week Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine adopts a law on language, I will be happy and proud that I, as president of Ukraine, will have the opportunity to sign it. And I will definitely sign it,” he said.
"Our team will protect the Ukrainian language," stated Poroshenko. According to the president, today a …
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Trump calls Zelensky to congratulate him on his victory in Ukraine’s presidential elections
Volodymyr Zelensky had a phone conversation with U.S. President Donald Trump, reported Ukraynska Pravda with reference to its sources.
"The US President, Donald Trump has just called Zelensky to congratulate him on his victory, " said the source of Ukraynska Pravda.
A few hours after the announcement of the results of exit polls, other world leaders began to congratulate Vladimir Zelensky.
Among them are the Polish President,Andrzej Duda, Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz, Armenian …
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Foreign ministers of Turkey, Poland and Romania advocate in favor of Ukraine joining NATO
Ukraine and Georgia should become members of NATO to help strengthen security in the Black Sea region which is being fundamentally undermined by Russian actions.
The topic was broached at the trilateral meeting held in Ankara between the Foreign Ministers of Turkey, Poland and Romania, reports Ukrinform.
“From a security point of view, our countries (located in the Black Sea region) are going through similar problems... Countries such as Georgia and Ukraine should join NATO. We also note that …
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Ukrainian court orders Ukroboronprom to pay 5 million rubles to Russian MiG corporation
The Economic Court of the Khmelnytskyi region supported the Russia in a dispute between the Krasilovsky Aggregate Plant (part of the Ukrainian state concern Ukroboronprom) and the Russian Aircraft Corporation MiG, reports Ukroboronprom’s press service.
The court fully satisfied the Russian company’s claims and ordered payment of more than 5 million rubles from the Ukrainian state concern to the MiG corporation, which is one of the main companies of the Russian military industry.
“On April 18, …