Contents tagged with Ukraine
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Ukrainian Armed Forces: Separatists continue attacking demarcation line
As of the 3rd of July, the Press Center of the Ukrainian Armed Forces reported 22 cases of ceasefire violations by pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine. According to the report, the separatists continue to shell along the demarcation line.
“Russian occupation troops used 122-mm artillery to carry out attacks towards the direction of Mariupol, and against our strongholds in Lebedinske and Talakivka. This type of artillery is prohibited under the Minsk Agreements. The town of Marinka also …
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Stoltenberg: NATO's support for Ukraine will reach a 'new level'
According to NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, practical and political support to Ukraine will reach a new level after the Alliance’s Summit in Warsaw on Friday and Saturday, Radio Svoboda reported.
Stoltenberg said that a new comprehensive package will be adopted by NATO.
"This package will include strategic advisory support. We are already providing assistance to Ukraine through trust funds, which cover areas such as command and control, logistics and cyber security. We add to this …
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Russian MPs refuse to discuss draft resolution on Crimea in the Parliamentary Assembly of the OSCE
Russian MPs have refused to discuss a draft resolution on Crimea in the Parliamentary Assembly of the OSCE.
The document on human rights violations in Crimea was prepared by Ukraine and appeared as an extra item on the agenda. Authors of the document specifically drew attention to the situation with the Crimean Tatar people and the use of torture in interrogation.
The delegation from the Russian Federation, according to some sources, refused to discuss the document. According to others, they …
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Poroshenko expects $500 million in defense assistance from the US
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko expects that the US will allocate an additional $500 million in financial assistance to Ukraine’s security and defense sector, Evropeyskaya Pravda reported.
He stated this during a ceremony in which Ukraine received AN/TPQ Firefinder radar systems from the US.
The President also thanked the US and the EU for extending sanctions against Russia.
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Poroshenko: NATO will agree on security package for Ukraine at Warsaw summit
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said that an aid package for the Ukrainian sector of security and defense will be approved during the NATO summit in Warsaw.
“A special participation of our country in the NATO summit this year will be the fact that Ukraine is the only partner country of the Alliance that will have a separate meeting at the highest level: the Ukraine-NATO Commission. This shows the high attention paid by the Alliance countries to our country, loyal support of our country by …
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Separatists seize electrical facility in Horlivka
Buildings used for electric facilities in Horlivka have been seized by armed men.
Members of the so-called Donetsk People’s Republic stormed the premises of the Ukrainian state-owned power grid company Ukrenergo in Horlivka, which is not controlled by the Ukrainian government, the company’s press service reported.
The capture of the buildings happened on June 30, Korrespondent.net reported.
“According to unofficial information, these actions were carried out as a result of the execution of …
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US gives Ukraine AN/TPQ Firefinder Radar System
The United States handed over a new batch of counter-battery AN/TPQ Firefinder radar systems to Ukraine. The radars can locate enemy weapons, following the trajectories of projectiles, missiles and mines. Ukraine received four AN/TPQ-36 systems and ten AN/TPQ-49 systems.
The handover ceremony took place at the Boryspil airport on Saturday. It was attended by Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and the US Ambassador to Ukraine, Jeffrey Pyatt.
Last year, the first batch of US counter-battery …
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Macierewicz hopes Russia will deoccupy all Ukrainian territory after NATO Summit
The Polish Minister of Defense, Anthony Macierewicz, expressed hope that the decisions made at the NATO summit will force Russia to withdraw from Ukrainian territories.
"During the NATO summit in Warsaw, a landmark decision will be made. Russia has for a long time thought that it has the right to challenge this decision. We have no reason to discuss something before it is adopted. Once the decision is made, we can start talking about how to keep peace in the world," Anthony Macierewicz said a …
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Ukraine proposes creating transport corridor from the Baltic to the Caspian Sea
Ukraine has initiated the creation of a Baltic Sea-Black Sea-Caspian Sea transport corridor, as stated by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Regional Development, Construction, Housing and Communal Services, Gennady Zubko, at the 11th meeting of the Ukrainian-Azerbaijani Joint Intergovernmental Commission for Economic Cooperation in Baku.
"Ukraine has handed a draft agreement on the establishment of the international Baltic Sea-Black Sea-Caspian Sea transport corridor to Azerbaijan," Zubko …
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Polish Ministry of Development funds project to support Ukrainian businesses
The Polish Ministry of Development is funding a project in Kiev to support small and medium businesses in Ukraine, Radio Polsha reported.
“The project, which aims to improve the attractiveness of Ukraine’s investments and competitiveness in the regions, funded under Polish development aid from the Polish Ministry of Development, has begun,” a statement issued by the Ministry read.
The Polish Ministry has allocated €800,000 for the program.
The project provides training and advice on …