Contents tagged with Ukraine
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Ukraine agrees to hold OSCE-supervised elections in Donbas
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced during a press conference that Ukraine has approved the Steinmeier Formula, which was the “final obstacle” to a new Normandy Format summit.
He said that the Steinmeier Formula consists of several provisions. Approving these terms assumes that a special manner of local self-governance will be implemented in several Donbas regions and that elections will be held there. The details of the implementation of this plan will be formulated during the …
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Ukraine boycotts PACE autumn session due to Russia's return
The Ukrainian Deputy Oleksiy Honcharenko, who was a part of the former Ukrainian delegation to PACE, said that the new delegation of Ukrainian Verkhovna Rada decided not to participate in the plenary session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE). Only four of the twelve Ukrainian delegates will participate in consultations with colleagues in the PACE.
The decision of the Ukrainian side was made due to the return of Russia to PACE. Such a step contradicts the principles …
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Residents of annexed Crimea confuse aerial bombs with UFOs
The majority of the anomalies observed in annexed Crimea are the result of military exercises, Dr. Anton Anfalov, an expert on anomalous objects, told the Russian radio station Sputnik in Crimea.
“In August this year in Kerch and Feodosia, strange fires were observed in the sky. The mass media immediately released stories about visits by aliens. But in actual fact these were luminous or illuminating aerial bombs,” he explained.
He noted that such devices are a container with a flammable …
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Russia conducts another military exercise in Crimea
Russian troops conducted naval military exercises in annexed Crimea, reports Interfax news agency, citing Russian Defense Ministry.
Exercises of marine units of the Black Sea Fleet were held at Opuk firing range near Feodosia.
"More than 3 thousand soldiers, 12 ships and vessels of the fleet, including Admiral Essen frigate, small missile ships Vyshny Volochek, Mirage, Orsk large landing ship, sea minesweepers, about 300 units of military and special equipment, including Bastion, Bal, and …
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Ukrainian military to start using Turkish combat drones
Ukrainian Air Force received permission to use Bayraktar TB2 drones, reports the press service of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry.
50 Ukrainian soldiers completed training in Turkey on the use and maintenance of drones.
"This is important in the context of the acquisition of specific educational institution experience in training specialists for new types of weapons, and it will also create the necessary personnel reserve for filling positions of already trained soldiers in the future," reads …
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Ukrainian delegation could be barred from PACE assembly
There is a chance that the Ukrainian delegation could lose its right to be in the assembly hall during the autumn session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), writes Eurointegration, citing correspondence between PACE secretarial staff and Ukraine’s parliament, the Verkhovna Rada. It is not yet clear whether this will actually happen.
The newly formed Ukrainian delegation to the PACE immediately announced that it would not be participating in the autumn session due to …
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European Court of Justice lifts sanctions on Yanukovych
On September 24, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) lifted the sanctions that had been on former Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych in 2018-2019, his press secretary Yuri Kirasir announced on Tuesday.
“The decision of the European Court of Justice from 24.09.2019 to lift the sanctions against ex-President of Ukraine V.F. Yanukovych for 2018-2019 is confirmation of the illegitimacy and groundlessness of their imposition by the EU organs and a significant reason to lift them as soon as …
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Ukraine considers establishing mandatory maritime border with Russia
Oleksandr Shchyptsov, director of the State Hydrographic Service of Ukraine (which falls under the Ministry of Transport), has proposed that Ukraine and Russia negotiate the establishment of a maritime border between them, the department’s site reports.
“Taking into account the norms of international maritime law and the consultations we have had with leading international experts on matters of maritime delimitation, we suggest that we consider the option of starting a mandatory negotiation …
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Ukrainian delegation refuses to participate in PACE autumn session
Ukraine’s delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) has refused to participate in the autumn PACE session, Elizaveta Yasko, head of the Ukrainian delegation, announced on Facebook.
“We declare our refusal to submit the credentials of the new Ukrainian delegation for approval during the autumn part of the PACE session from September 30 to October 4, 2019. This will be a way for Ukraine to react to the reinstatement of the Russian Federation in the PACE session …
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Kyiv: Russians will not be allowed to own land in Ukraine
The Ukrainian Minister of Economic Development, Trade, and Agriculture, Timofey Milovanov said that Ukrainian government will seize the agricultural land if Russians would acquire it during the agricultural sector reform, which starts in Ukraine next year.
The Minister explained that the owners of the land with Russian citizenship would be identified with the help of large-scale "monitoring." He also recalled that Kyiv accuses Russia of seizing part of its territories and that the countries of …