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Groysman: Scholarships for Ukrainian students will be increased significantly
The Prime Minister of Ukraine, Volodymyr Groysman, stated that student scholarships will be increased by 2.5 times, as reported on the government’s website. As a result “A” students, and those in skill shortage areas, will get increased scholarships.
"Our proposal is that academic scholarships to be fairly distributed with the involvement of student government. Under this proposal, those who received 800 UAH (30 USD), will receive no less than 1,100 (42 USD), and “A” students will get 1,600 …
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Former US Ambassador to Russia: New U.S. Secretary of State could expedite lifting of sanctions on Russia
The former United States Ambassador to Russia, Michael McFaul, criticized the decision of the President-elect of the United States to nominate the Chief Executive Officer of the Exxon Mobile Corporation, Rex Tillerson, to the post of United States Secretary of State. McFaul expressed his concerns in Twitter.“Rex Tillerson did a fantastic job for shareholders of Exxon Mobile Corporation. I am not sure that the same skills will contribute to the work of U.S. Secretary of State,” McFaul wrote. He …
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Ukrainian MoD's website was hacked
The website of Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense was down on Tuesday due to a cyber attack.
This was reported by the Ministry of Defense press service, Radio Liberty reports.
No additional details were provided by the Ministry of Defense.
"The Security Service of Ukraine claims that the malicious software used in the attack on the website of the State Treasury and the Ministry of Finance on December 6th is the same as the one used in last year's incident that caused a blackout and left hundreds …
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Dutch court orders that Scythian gold in Amsterdam museum be returned to Ukraine
The Amsterdam District Administrative Court has ordered that an exhibition of Scythian gold in the Allard Pierson Museum be returned to Ukraine, the Ministry of Culture of Ukraine wrote on Facebook.
Earlier this month, Kyiv had issued an appeal to Interpol regarding the “Crimea – the Golden Island in the Black Sea” exhibition at the museum in Amsterdam, insisting the exhibition pieces were Ukrainian property.
In February of 2014, a collection of Scythian gold from five Ukrainian museums was …
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Ukrainian court seized property of Yanukovych in former state residence
The Ukrainian court seized three warehousing facilities, two garages, three water transport facilities, and valuables from the state residence, Mezhyhirya, belonging to the former President of Ukraine, Viktor Yanukovych.
Paintings and other artwork, land, and funds have been confiscated as well, as indicated in the response from the General Prosecutor’s Office of Ukraine to the request of The Ukrainian News.
It is noted that property has been seized under the ongoing criminal proceedings …