Contents tagged with Ukraine
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Jamala to visit Canada
Ukrainian Singer of Crimean Tatar origin Jamala (real name Susana Jamaladinova), the winner of Eurovision-2016 contest, was invited to visit Canada, russianweek.ca reported.
One of her performances is expected to take place on June 18th during a traditional Ukrainian festival in the city of Mississauga which lies to the West of Toronto and is a part of the Greater Toronto Area.
Jamala won the Eurovision contest with her song "1944" which was dedicated to the deportation of the Crimean Tatars …
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Russia wants to purchase license to manufacture Ukrainian Antonov aircraft
The Russian Minister Industry and Trade, Denis Manturov, said that his department is ready to meet with the Ukrainian company Antonov in order to discuss purchasing a license to manufacture the An-140 aircraft in Russia, RBC-Ukraine reported.
At a government meeting, Manturov explained that the Aviacor plant in Samara continues to deliver An-140 aircraft to the Russian Defense Ministry. The aircraft were assembled from left over parts at the plant, as the supply of new parts was discontinued …
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Russia may refuse to participate in next year's Eurovision contest in Ukraine
Russia may refuse to participate in the next Eurovision contest which will he be held in Ukraine next year.
Franz Klintsevitch, First Deputy Head of the United Russia faction of the Russian Parliament, made these remarks while speaking to Russian journalists.
"It wasn't Ukrainian singer Jamala with her 1944 song who won the Eurovision-2016 contest but rather politics took the upper hand over art. And this is the first time it happened so obviously. Next year Eurovision will be held in Kiev …
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US Armed Services Committee supports proposal to supply Ukraine with weapons
American Senators proposed to allocate $500 million for assistance to Ukraine, including allocation of funds on lethal weapons.
According to the information released on the website of the Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, John McCain, the U.S. Senate proposes to provide $500 million for assistance to Ukraine, including allocation of funds for lethal weapons in the draft budget for 2017. On the 13th of May, Senators announced the completion of work on the draft budget of the U.S. …
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Ukraine calls for international investigation into crimes in the Donbas
At the 71st session of the UN General Assembly, the Ukrainian delegation to the UN made a statement calling for the International Criminal Court to investigate crimes in the East of Ukraine and bring to justice those responsible for mass killings.
Ukrinform quoted the statement of Ukrainian diplomats as saying “In light of the current difficult situation within and around Ukraine we fully recognize that there is an urgent need to ensure global jurisdiction, legitimacy and the International …
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Ukrainian Finance Minister: Ukraine and the IMF will sign a new memorandum on cooperation in the coming weeks
Ukraine and the International Monetary Fund may sign an updated memorandum of cooperation in the coming weeks, according to Finance Minister Olexander Danylyuk, Interfax-Ukraine reported.
“Now that a new government is appointed… the agreement on a new memorandum will come in a matter of weeks,” Danylyuk said in an interview which was published on the Ministry’s website.
According to the newly-appointed Finance Minister, the break in cooperation with the IMF was due to the political …
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Pororshenko: Ukraine has established the Donbas Reconstruction Fund
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko stated that a special fund for the restoration of the Donbas will be established in Ukraine and financed through budgetary funds and international assistance, his press service reported.
"Work is continuing on a special fund which will be directed for the restoration of the Donbas,” the President stated.
According to Poroshenko, the fund will be formed using the state budget of Ukraine and donor assistance of partner countries and international financial …
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Tuka: Ukraine began building a wall along the border with Russia
George Tuka, the Deputy Minister for the Temporarily Occupied Territories and Internally Displaced Persons, reported that the Ukrainian authorities are preparing to build a wall between the Luhansk region and Russia. According to him, construction of the wall has already started. Geologists and surveyors are hard at work on the Russian-Ukrainian border.
“The brigades of geologists and surveyors have already arrived. The works on the study of soil and preparatory works for technical assignment …
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Ukrainian Defense Ministry: The military will meet international standards by 2020
The Armed Forces of Ukraine will be brought up to international standards by the end of 2020, Deputy Defense Minister Alexander Dublyan stated at a briefing on Friday, May 13th, RBC-Ukraine reported.
“By the end of 2020, the reform and transition of the Armed Forces of Ukraine to international standards will be completed,” Dublyan stated.
He also noted that the Ministry of Defense is preparing a reform to be brought up to Euro-Atlantic standards.Ukraine was recently invited to attend the NATO …
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US to provide Ukraine with $1 billion in loan guarantees
Poroshenko and Biden have agreed on the provision of the third loan installment in the amount of $1 billion to Ukraine. The agreement will be signed in the near future.
On the 13th of May, the President of Ukraine, Petro Poroshenko, and the Vice President of the United States, Joe Biden, agreed to the provision of the third tranche of a loan in the amount of $1 billion to Kiev, the press service of the Ukrainian President reported. Poroshenko informed Biden on the progress made towards …