Contents tagged with Ukraine
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Israel and Kyiv in talks on transferring Ukrainian the Embassy to Jerusalem
Israel has suggested to the Ukrainian government that the Embassy of Ukraine be transferred from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem,stated the Minister of Jerusalem Affairs and Minister of Environmental Protection, Ze'ev Elkin in an interview with LB.ua.
“One of the important topics raised at my meeting with the President and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine and also at an earlier meeting of our Prime Minister with Pavlo Klimkin during his visit to Israel this year was the issue of transferring the …
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Ukraine proposes to Moldova a joint construction of a bridge across the Dniester
The Ukrainian government is going to offer Moldova a joint effort to build a bridge across the Dniester in Yampil, reported the press service of the Ukrainian Cabinet of Ministers.
“Until now, the connection between the two European countries in the area near the borders of Yampil and Cosauti, which is 100 km away from each other, is still a ferry. This has not been meeting the needs of our times and the real needs of our governments for quite some time. Building a modern bridge is reflected …
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Expert: Russian targets in Crimea in range of Ukraine’s new Neptune missile
The new Ukrainian Neptune missile, which was recently tested in the Odessa province, will be capable of destroying military targets in Russian-annexed Crimea once it is adopted into the armament, said military expert and director of the information consulting firm Defense Express, Serhiy Zhurets, in a Radio Krym.Realii broadcast.
“Yes, absolutely, it’s possible. This is an attempt to substantially deal with the matter of military capabilities through asymmetric actions. We won’t have time to …
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Russia blocks the Sea of Azov
Russia took complete control over the Sea of Azov. During the past week, Russia did not allow any ships to pass through the Kerch Strait to reach the Ukraine ports. The ports of Mariupol and Berdyansk are almost empty, writes the expert of the Maidan of Foreign Affairs non-profit organization and reporter of BlakcSeaNews, Andrei Klimenko on his Facebook page.
"Between 07:00 (local Moscow time) on August 14, 2018, and 9:00 (local Moscow time) on August 21, 2018, the Russian Federation has not …
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President Poroshenko promises to cover ammunition needs of the Ukrainian Army
The President of Ukraine, Petro Poroshenko announced that the tests of 152-mm shells for the Giatsint artillery system have been completed and that the news shells will be sent to the Ukrainian Army. “Now, the state joint-stock holding company Artem will start serial production of 152-mm shells for supply to Ukraine’s Armed Forces,” Ukrainian President wrote on his Facebook page.
The next step will be the quick transition to the manufacturing of shells for other artillery systems, from 100-mm …
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Prosecutor proposes to return Yanukovych to Ukraine with the help of special forces
If the court passes a guilty verdict, the former president of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych could be returned to the country with the help of special forces, believes the prosecutor Ruslan Kravchenko, reports Hromadske.
According to the prosecutor, the law enforcement bodies of Ukraine need to do everything possible to ensure that the court enforces the decision on Yanukovych.
"It is possible to create a special unit, for example, like the Israeli Mossad. They can ensure that the special forces …
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Ukraine considers stopping bus transportation to Russia
Following large-scale restrictions on railway transit with Russia, representatives of the Ukrainian president in the annexed Crimea offered to stop bus transportation service as well, according to First Deputy Permanent Representative of the President of Ukraine in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea Izet Gdanov, RBC-Ukraine reports.
He stated that the Office of the President of Ukraine in the Crimea supports the initiative of the Ministry of Infrastructure to end railway communication with the …
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Berlin: Ukraine should modernize its gas transportation system to remain a transit country
Ukraine must ensure long-term transit of gas through its territory by modernizing its gas transportation system (GTS), said the official government representative Steffen Seibert at a briefing in Berlin, reports Ukrinform.
“Ukraine should reform its gas transit system in order to create conditions for the long-term transit of gas,” said Seibert.
He did not disclose the details of the conversation between German Chancellor Angela Merkel and the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir …
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US State Department demands that Russia withdraw troops from Ukraine
Russia continues to violate the Minsk agreements on the conflict in the southeast of Ukraine, the US State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert said on Wednesday.
“The OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) conflict monitors spotted four new Russian electronic warfare systems in eastern Ukraine. More evidence Russia’s military is orchestrating the conflict in the Donbas,” Nauert wrote in Twitter.
Russia must fully implement the Minsk agreements that require it to transfer control over the …
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Media: Ukrainian oil and gas companies avoid developing new deposits because of improper taxation
By 2018, two thirds of resourced subsoil area had received the necessary permits for geological survey and the companies holding those permits have had them for more than five years. 7,600 square kilometers of prime subsoil remain untapped because initial investment in permanent production would require added taxes,wrote Ihor Maskalevich it in his article for ZN.UA. According to him, it would be better for companies to produce oil and gas long term "as part of scientific study." It is a …