Contents tagged with Ukraine
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Survey shows there is a shortage of food and medicine in the Donbas
Sociologists have investigated the social well-being of the population of the Donetsk region.
Two years after the beginning of the armed conflict in eastern Ukraine, a quarter of the residents of the Donetsk region are still suffering from a shortage of medicines, one in five residents are in need of food products, and one in ten suffers from a lack of essential non-food items.
These shortages are reflected in the results of sociological research conducted in May-June 2016 in the Donetsk …
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Ukranian Intelligence: Eight Russian servicemen were killed and nine were wounded in the Donbas
Russian troops, waging war against Ukraine in the Donbas, continue to bear significant losses. According to the Main Directorate of Intelligence of Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense, eight Russian servicemen were killed earlier this week.
“On the 5th of July, eight Russian servicemen of the 3rd Independent Motorized Rifle Brigade (Horlivka), the 11th Independent Motorized Rifle Regiment (Makiivka), the 9th Independent Assault Motorized Rifle Regiment of the Naval Infantry (Novoazovsk) and the …
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Ukraine extends food embargo on Russia until 2017
The Ukrainian Cabinet of Ministers has extended the reciprocal measures in response to Russia's prolonging the food embargo until the end of 2017, as reported by Interfax-Ukraine.
This decision was made during the Government’s meeting on July 6th, giving its support to the proposal by the Ukrainian Ministry of Economic Development and Trade (MEDT).
As was reported, on June 29th, Russian President Vladimir Putin extended the food embargo against countries that imposed sanctions against Russia …
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NATO to discuss the situation in Ukraine with Russia
The meeting of the NATO-Russia Council will be held on July 13th in Brussels at the NATO headquarters, reads a statement issued on Wednesday on behalf of the NATO Secretary-General, Jens Stoltenberg. "The meeting will take place on 13 July at the NATO headquarters in Brussels, shortly after the NATO Summit in Warsaw," as mentioned in the document.
"Our discussions will focus on the crisis in and around Ukraine and the need to fully implement the Minsk Agreements. We will also look at military …
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Ukrainian Space Agency: Ukraine and US will carry out joint rocket launch in August
Ukraine and US will carry out a joint launch of the Antares rocket in August 2016. This was reported by the Head of the State Space Agency of Ukraine, Liubomyr Sabadosh.
“The trials of the rocket were completed in July. There were no issues with the functioning of the systems and modules of the first stage of the rocket. The first launch of Antares is planned for August, 2016,” Sabadosh said.
Antares made its inaugural flight on April 21, 2013. Ukraine is working on the main structure of the …
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US authorities allow Coursera company to return to Crimea
The U.S. Government officially allowed the world’s largest online learning platform, Coursera, to resume its work in the annexed territories of Crimea and Sevastopol, despite the sanctions, as reported by Kommersant on Tuesday, citing the Russian partners of the Higher School of Economics (a University which cooperates with Coursera).
It became possible after obtaining a special license from the U.S. Department of the Treasury, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
According to the newspaper, …
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Mitsubishi opens office in Ukraine
New official distributor of Mitsubishi cars – the company MMC Ukraine - was introduced into the Ukrainian market
A joint venture, MMC Ukraine, will import cars from the Japanese manufacturer, Mitsubishi, to Ukraine, as was reported by Liga.net citing the press service of the company. Mitsubishi Corporation’s share in the joint venture is 60%. The other 40% of the company belongs to the NIKO group of companies. Hiroaki Ozawa was appointed as the Director General of the joint venture.
"The …
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The French Foreign Ministry condemned French Parliament's intention to visit Crimea
Paris called the French Parliament’s intention to visit the occupied Crimea an “illegal initiative” which has “nothing to do with the position of the French Foreign Ministry, the European Union or the entire international community.” This was stated by the French Foreign Ministry spokesman, Romain Nadal, UKRINFORM reports.
“The French position is clear and consistent: together with the European Union and the entire international community, France does not recognize the illegal annexation of …
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Ukraine promises to impose counter-sanctions in response to Russia's transit restrictions
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine declared its intention to impose retaliatory sanctions in response to Russia's transit restrictions. The reaction of the Ukrainian Government to the transit restrictions imposed by a decree signed by the Russian President Vladimir Putin was expressed by the First Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine and the Minister of Economic Development and Trade, Stepan Kibiv, on July 4th.
According to Kibiv, imposing retaliatory sanctions is a common international practice in …
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Moscow asks Kiev to provide information on Russian prisoners in Ukraine
Russia appealed to Ukraine with a request to provide data on detained Russian citizens, the Russian Foreign Ministry Special Representative for Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law, Konstantin Dolgov, said.
"We sent a note to the Ukrainian Embassy in Moscow requesting comprehensive information about Russian citizens in Ukrainian jails and other detention facilities," he wrote on Twitter.
He has previously stated that more than a hundred Russians are in detention or remand centers in …