Contents tagged with Ukraine
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Ankara: negotiations on free trade agreement with Ukraine reached the final stage
The free trade area (FTA) negotiations between Ukraine and Turkey have reached the final stage. According to the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey, Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, the agreement between two countries could be signed in the near future, reports Anadolu news agency.
“Negotiations with Ukraine are at the final stage. The free trade agreement with Ukraine may be signed in the near future,” said the head of the Turkish Foreign Ministry.
He noted that Turkey already has free trade agreements …
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Ukrainian President: EU will allocate 50 million euros to maintain Azov coast security
President of Ukraine, Petro Poroshenko, announced during the Regional Development Council in Odessa that the European Union’s special project to support the Azov coast security in the face of Russian aggression foresees allocation of 50 million euros to Ukraine, reports Ukrinform.
“A special 50 million euros project is directed to the Azov coast to support Mariupol and Berdyansk, as well as the Black Sea coast. This, unfortunately, is due to the Russian aggression in the neutral waters of the …
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Accomplice of fugitive oligarch Kurchenko arrested in Greece at Ukraine’s request
Russian energy specialist Yevgeny Kalinin was arrested in Greece at Ukraine’s request on Saturday 2 March, RIA Novosti reports.
According to his attorney, Yannis Rachiotis, the Russian was on a business trip in Greece, and was detained at the Athens airport on 28 February.
At the end of hearings on Friday, the court ruled that Kalinin is to be detained until Greece receives an extradition request from Ukraine.
The Russian is wanted by Ukraine for violating local tax laws during his work in …
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President of Belarus warns Ukraine against deploying NATO missiles in its territory
President of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, at the press conference in Minsk, advised Ukraine not to think about deploying medium and short-range missiles on its territory after the collapse of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF) between the United States and Russia.
“Now they began to disseminate the idea of medium and short-range missiles in Ukraine. Let alone that the Poles are begging:let us have them [the missiles]. It is obvious that Romania and Poland have installations …
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Ukrainian Foreign Minister: Black Sea will become a ‘Bermuda Triangle’ for Russia
At the international security conference “The Odessa Debate: Uniting Ukraine, the Black Sea Region and the Transatlantic Partners” Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin announced that the Black Sea "will never belong to the Russian regime" and that it would become a “Bermuda Triangle for Russia,” Interfax quotes Klimkin as sayinng.
“We will definitely reclaim the Crimea. To do this, we must have a strong economy and security... The possibility is only in complex opposition to Russia. It …
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Hungary plans to build a bridge to Ukraine
Hungary plans to build a new bridge over the Tisza River near the Transcarpathian city of Chop, stated the Embassy of Ukraine in Hungary.
On Friday, March 1, the Deputy State Secretary for Regional and Border Cooperation of the Hungarian Foreign Ministry Peter Kiss and Hungarian Ambassador to Ukraine István Ijdyarto held a bilateral meeting at the Ministry of Infrastructure of Ukraine.
“The Hungarian side noted that a feasibility study will be conducted to build a new bridge over the Tisza …
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Media: head of LPR is terminally ill and Kremlin is already looking for a replacement
Liga.net citing anonymous sources reported that the head of the LPR (Luhansk People’s Republic) Leonid Pasechnik is terminally ill and, based on doctor’s prognosis, he has no more than six months to live.
The source said that the Kremlin is already looking for a replacement for Pasechnik. As a replacement for Pasechnik, Moscow could use the former LPR militant leader Igor Plotnitsky, who at the moment, is hiding in Russia.
“Maybe Deynego (Minister of Foreign Affairs of the LPR). All decisions …
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Russian officer and his partner convicted of spying for Ukraine
The Center for Public Relations of the FSB stated that a serviceman of the Black Sea Fleet and his common-law spouse were convicted of espionage in favor of Ukraine, reports TASS.
Major Dolgopolov was sentenced to 10 years in prison. His girlfriend, Sukhonosova received 9 years.
On February 28th, a Russian court found them guilty of committing a crime under article 275 of the Russian Criminal Code (state treason). They are charged with espionage by peddling state classified information. The …
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Ukraine receives €529 million loan under World Bank’s guarantee
On February 28, Ukraine obtained a loan of 529 million euro from Deutsche Bank under the World Bank’s guarantee for supporting the state policy on economic growth, reported the Ukrainian Finance Ministry.
The loan comes in two tranches. Tranche A in the amount of 240 million euro matures in 4 years and Tranche B in the amount of 289 million euro matures in 10 years. The second part of an existing guarantee for the whole amount of 750 million dollars was used for this loan.
Ukraine obtained …
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Volker: Our perception of Russia is completely different than 5 years ago
US State Department Special Representative for Ukraine Kurt Volker told Voice of America in an interview that the US has already worked out a system to respond to challenges from Russia.
Five years ago, when the “green men” captured Crimea, the West reacted too slowly, Volker admitted while speaking at an international forum in Kyiv. Today, the situation has changed, and if there is escalation, the West will not take its time.
“We now perceive Russia completely differently to five years ago. …