Contents tagged with Ukraine
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World Bank: Ukraine has removed the middleman in relations with Gazprom
The World Bank notes that the government of Ukraine has made decisive steps towards removing the middleman between Gazprom and Ukraine in an attempt to root out a major source of corruption. This was stated by the World Bank Country Director for Ukraine, Belarus and Moldova, Europe and Central Asia, Qimiao Fan.
"The Ukrainian government has already taken some important steps towards transforming the gas market… [by removing things] that resist change in the area that drives reforms. An …
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Kiev announced successful test fire of Ukrainian-made missiles
The Secretary of the National Security Council of Ukraine, Oleksandr Turchynov, announced the successful test of fire missiles made in Ukraine.
"We began testing missiles produced in Ukraine, and today's launch showed that our rocket completely fulfilled the planned tasks and hit the intended target precisely," the press service of the National Security Council (NSDC) quoted Turchynov on Tuesday.
Turchynov was present at the site when the test launches happened.
According to him, the …
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State Border Service of Ukraine says Russian Mi-8 helicopter violated Ukrainian airspace
Ukraine has accused Russia of violating its airspace, according to a statement issued by the Ukrainian State Border Service on Wednesday.
According to the statement, on March 23rd at 12:08 local time, a Russian Mi-8 helicopter crossed into Ukrainian airspace near the Kherson region. At 12:10, the Mi-8 turned south over the Ukrainian gas production platform “Strelkova-5” in the Sea of Azov.
At 12:12, the helicopter crossed the administrative border between the Kherson region and the Crimea.
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Poll: Almost 30% of Ukrainians think it is necessary to continue the war in the Donbas
Almost a third of Ukrainians (29.9%) believe that it is necessary to continue the war in the Donbas until Ukraine has fully regained control over the entire region, as indicated by data from a survey by the Razumkov Center.
At the same time 22.6% of respondents supported providing a special autonomous status to the territories not controlled by Kiev and 21.5% would support their separation from Ukraine.
As noted by sociologists, in comparison with data from March of 2015, the share of those …
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The EU calls for the immediate and unconditional release of Nadiya Savchenko
The EU has called for the immediate and unconditional release of Ukrainian pilot Nadiya Savchenko on the basis of the Minsk Agreements which state that “all hostages and illegally detained persons” in connection with the Ukrainian conflict must be released.
The High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission, Federica Mogherini, stressed in a statement that Brussels is worried about the fate of not only Savchenko, …
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Media: Poroshenko and Yatsenyuk agreed on Groisman as Prime Minister
The so-called Strategic Seven agreed that speaker, Volodymyr Groisman, will take the post of the current Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk, as reported by the Ukrainskaya Pravda newspaper, which received this information from sources familiar with the progress of the negotiations.
The negotiations on Groisman’s candidacy finally made progress only on Monday, March 21.
The negotiations of the Strategic Seven were conducted in an intense atmosphere starting Friday, March 18.
One of the …
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Separatists attempt to dislodge Ukrainian forces from industrial area of Avdiivka
On Tuesday evening, the industrial area of Avdiivka became the site of heavy fighting, as reported by Ukrainskaya Pravda, citing Ukrainian Armed Forces spokesman Sergei Zhmurko.
According to him, during the last three weeks, separatists moving from Yasynuvata have been trying to move through Avdiivka's industrial zone, which is located near the Yasynuvata railway junction.
"Militants shelled using artillery and mortars, then sabotage groups tried to get through our observation posts to the …
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Poroshenko to visit Washington next week
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko announced that he will visit Washington D.C. next week.
"In the near future, next week, I will visit Washington, where we will continue to expand our areas of cooperation, including the establishment of a new police force, the new prosecutor's offices, [and] the new cooperation in law enforcement departments,", Poroshenko said on Wednesday in Kharkov.
According to Interfax-Ukraine, the Ukrainian President will participate in the International Nuclear …
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Kremlin spokesman: Only Putin can make a decision on exchanging Savchenko
According to Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, only Russian President Vladimir Putin can make a decision regarding an exchange of Ukrainian pilot Nadiya Savchenko for Russian prisoners held in Ukraine, RIA Novosti reported.
“Russia will act in accordance with the laws of the Russian Federation. In all other respects, only the President can make a decision. What the decision is, I cannot say yet,” Peskov stated.
After the Russian court ruled that Savchenko was guilty of killing two Russian …
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Russian Defense Minister arrives in Crimea to carry out military inspection
Russian media has reported that Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu arrived in the Crimea to inspect the combat readiness of Russian troops stationed on the Peninsula, as stated by a representative of the Defense Ministry, Igor Konashenkov. According to the spokesman, Shoigu will also inspect the construction of combat training facilities and social infrastructure in the annexed territory.
The Head of the Russian Security Council, Nikolai Patrushev, also visited the Crimea on Tuesday, where …