Contents tagged with Ukraine
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Merkel plans to extend sanctions against Russia due to non-compliance with Minsk Agreements
A joint press conference was held on Monday in Berlin with the President of Ukraine, Petro Poroshenko, and the Chancellor of Germany, Angela Merkel in which Merkel stated that the sanctions against Russia will be extended due to the non-implementation of the Minsk Agreements.
“We have to extend sanctions against Russia as we take into consideration the fact that the Minsk Agreements have still not been put into effect. The implementation of these agreements should be a precondition for …
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Ukraine asks French TV Channel to take Anti-Maidan Documentary off the Air
The Ukrainian Embassy in France called the movie, The Masks of the Revolution, a pamphlet made according to the worst traditions of misinformation, and appealed to the leadership of the broadcasting channel to take it off the air.
The Ukrainian Embassy in Paris asked the board of directors of the French TV channel Canal + to cancel the screening of the film, The Masks of the Revolution, which depicts the events on the Maidan in February of 2014. The film is scheduled to be aired on February 1 …
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Jaresko: Ukraine may receive 600 million Euros from the EU
The Finance Minister of Ukraine, Natalie Jaresko, has met with the Head of the EU delegation in Ukraine, Jan Tombinski, to discuss conditions for Ukraine to obtain €600 million of financial support. This was reported by Jaresko herself.
“On Friday, I met with the Head of the EU delegation in Ukraine, Jan Tombinski. We discussed the necessary steps to allow Ukraine to receive €600 million as the second tranche under the third program of financial support of Macro-Financial Assistance (MFA) of …
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Expert Says Ukraine Has One of the Biggest Lithium Reserves In Europe
Over time Ukraine will be able to produce enough batteries for electric cars to supply auto concerns all over Europe. Konstantin Evtushenko, an expert on investment attraction and car promotion revealed Ukraine’s hidden potential in an interview with Gazeta.ua.
“We have one of the biggest lithium reserves in Europe, sitting in Donetsk and Kirovograd. Public research has been conducted on this metal deposit. Its concentrations are quite good,” Evtushenko said, adding that it has massive …
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Russian Propaganda Film about Ukraine to be Shown on French Television
On February 1st, one of the largest and most popular private television channels in France will broadcast a movie by French director Paul Moreira called, Ukraine: the Masks of the Revolution.
According to EuroPravda, the movie was shot in the spirit of Russian propaganda and serves to spread information about "extremist nationalist battalions in Ukraine that have become a threat to the government," as well as about the "massacre in Odessa."
The documentary shows violent scenes of the fight on …
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Pro-Russian Separatists Detain Well-Known Scholar in Donetsk
Members of the so-called Donetsk People's Republic have allegedly arrested the famous scholar Igor Kozlovsky and have detained him for several days. Kozlovsky specializes in religious studies. This was confirmed by friends and acquaintances of the scholar who are currently in occupied Donetsk, as reported by a Ukrinform correspondent to Glavnoye.
According to them, Kozlovsky remained in Donetsk as he was caring for his sick son. According to his friends, he was arrested after "law enforcement …
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Ambassador Geoffrey Pyatt: Independent media is critically important for Ukraine
According to the US Ambassador in Kiev, Geoffrey Pyatt, the promotion of fair and independent journalism will help Ukraine win the hybrid information war with Russia. Speaking at a conference entitled “Countering Information War in Ukraine” at the Ukraine Crisis Media Center on Friday, Pyatt asserted that it would be a misstep for Ukraine to create the same type of propaganda machine that exists in Russia.
“There is a phenomenon in psychology called mirroring, where you fall into the habit of …
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Poroshenko Expects Visa Free Regime with EU in Second Half of 2016
The President of Ukraine, Petro Poroshenko, expects that Ukraine will begin a visa-free agreement with the EU in the second half of 2016.
"On February 2nd, I will go to the Parliament to complete the adoption of the remaining five laws. We hope that Ukrainians will be able to go to Europe with only a Ukrainian passport-without a visa, without waiting-by the middle of the year," the President said in Vladimirtste.
The President stressed that nobody, including the people's deputies of Ukraine, …
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Ukrainian Foreign Ministry Concerned with Human Rights Situation in Crimea
Ukraine is deeply concerned about human rights violations by Russia in the Crimea, as well as in some areas of the Donetsk and Lugansk regions, as reported in a statement by the Ukrainian Minister of Foreign Affairs.
The reports from international organizations and human rights institutions unanimously record massive harassment by the Russian occupation forces of ethnic Ukrainians and the indigenous Crimean Tatar population of the Crimea for political and national motives; including …
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Poroshenko: Ukraine has Survived First Winter without Russian Gas
The President of Ukraine, Petro Poroshenko, said that the country has demonstrated its independence from Russian gas during the autumn-winter heating season, as reported by Interfax-Ukraine.
"Russia thought that they would bring us to our knees by offering gas at $212/cubic meter. I discussed this with the Minister who called Russia and said: 'No, we will not take your gas,'" Poroshenko stated.
According to Poroshenko, Ukraine now buys gas from Europe, which costs less than buying gas from …