Contents tagged with Ukraine
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Bulgaria announces support for Ukraine’s European integration
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Bulgaria, Yuri Sterk, during the Ukrainian-Bulgarian political consultations held in Kyiv on March 28, confirmed Bulgaria’s unwavering support for the state sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine, reported Ukrainian Foreign Ministry.
“During the consultations, the Deputy Foreign Minister of Ukraine, Vasyl Bodnar, discussed with his Bulgarian counterpart the full range of issues on the Ukrainian-Bulgarian relations agenda. The …
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Russia invites Ukrainian Foreign Minister Klimkin to CIS Foreign Ministers Council in Moscow
Russia’s permanent representative for the statutory and other Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) bodies, Andrey Grozov, announced that the Russian Federation has officially invited Ukraine to participate in the meeting of the CIS Foreign Ministers Council in Moscow, which will take place on April 5, reports TASS.
“The Russian Federation has sent the Foreign Ministry of Ukraine an official Sergey Lavrov’s invitation for the foreign minister Pavlo Klimkin to attend the Council of Foreign …
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Kyiv confirms advance of Ukrainian Armed Forces near Horlivka
Former Head of Donetsk regional administration Pavlo Zhebrivskyi, speaking on Ukrainian Pryamiy TV, confirmed the advance of the Ukrainian military near the city of Horlivka.
According to him, the Ukrainian Armed Forces have captured the territory near Horlivka, which was not controlled by any side. The pro-Russian militants used to come there and shell the Ukrainian positions.
"Is it possible to take back Horlivka? I am convinced that three days is enough for our Armed forces to take it. …
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Ukraine accuses Russia of attempts to buy elector votes for food
The Foreign Intelligence Service of Ukraine (also known as SZRU, Sluzhba Zovnishnoi Rozvidky Ukrainy) has uncovered Russia’s methods aimed at influencing the presidential election results, reads the report published on its official website.
According to the SZRU, the Russian special services want to collect passport data of deceased persons or persons who went missing in the self-proclaimed Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics, in order to use their votes under the guise of Ukrainian …
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Ukraine develops electromagnetic weapon
The Ukrainian state enterprise Spetstechnoexport, which is a subsidiary of the state defense concern Ukroboronprom, announced that Ukraine has developed and begun production of an electromagnetic weapon designed to destroy various types of military radio-electronic devices, including power supplies and data transmission systems.
Development of this technology was made possible through foreign investments. Between 2014-2015, Spetstechnoexport looked for foreign partners who would be willing to …
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Ukraine urges PACE to avoid restoring Russia's membership due to repressions of Crimean Tatars
The Ukrainian delegation in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) appealed to the Secretary General of the Council of Europe Thorbjørn Jagland and PACE President Liliane Maury Pasquier in connection with the detention of around 20 Crimean Tatars by the Russian authorities of annexed Crimea. They requested to use the existing mechanisms to protect the rights of the indigenous people of the peninsula and to stop efforts to restore Russian delegation to the PACE, reports …
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Two NATO frigates to visit Ukrainian port of Odessa
The press service of the Canadian Embassy in Ukraine reported that two NATO warships from the Standing NATO Maritime Group 2 (SNMG2) are scheduled to arrive for a regular visit at the Odessa Sea Port in Ukraine on April 1, 2019
According to the report, HMCS Toronto and the Spanish Navy frigate Santa Maria will stay in Odessa for several days after patrolling the Black Sea along with other ships of the Standing NATO Maritime Group.
"During their stay in Odessa, the commanders of the ships will …
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Ukrainian Security Service deports Russian journalist from Ukraine
The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) has approved deportation of Russian journalist Margarita Bondar, who has worked in Ukraine for the Russian news outlet Ukraine.ru, reports the press service of the SBU.
"The State Migration Service decided to expel Russian journalist Margarita Bondar from our country based on the materials of Security Council of Ukraine," reads the report.
According to SBU, during 2018 Bondar followed the instructions of the management of Ukraine.ru, which is part of …
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Denmark refuses to grant permission for construction of Nord Stream 2 in its territory
Denmark has refused to grant permission for the construction of the Nord stream-2 gas pipeline in its territory, reported the Ukrainian state-owned oil and gas company Naftogaz on its twitter account.
“Gazprom has received another refusal from Denmark regarding the route of the Nord stream-2, " reads the post of Naftogaz on Twitter.
The Head of Naftogaz, Andriy Kobolyev also confirmed the information.
"Gazprom has received another refusal from Denmark regarding the Nord Stream-2 route. Of …
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Ukrainian President holds phone conversation with former president of Kazakhstan Nazarbayev
President of Ukraine, Petro Poroshenko, had a telephone conversation with the first president of Kazakhstan, Nursultan Nazarbayev, reads the report published on Ukrainian President's website.
Poroshenko acknowledged Nazarbayev’s significant personal contribution to the establishment and development of Ukraine- Kazakhstan relations.
"The interlocutors expressed confidence in further strengthening mutually beneficial cooperation based on friendship and respect between both countries and nations, …