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Kyiv denies that it was asked to cancel Russian black list for Eurovision-2017
Ukrayinska Pravda reports that Olexandr Harebin, the first Deputy General Director of NTU and executive producer of Eurovision-2017, said on Russian media that the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) allegedly urged Kyiv to cancel the list of banned Russian artists.
Harebin though said that the EBU did not make such a request to Ukraine concerning the so-called "black lists".
"I have no desire to comment on any more Russian media allegations, but I will say that the EBU does not negotiate with …
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Ukraine invites the world’s countries to recognize the Holodomor as an act of genocide
Ukraine has requested the democratic countries of the world recognize the Holodomor of 1932-1933 in Ukraine as genocide against the Ukrainian people. The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine adopted the corresponding draft resolution on the 7th of December.
“By means of forced extortion of food products, blockades of villages and entire areas, prohibiting people from leaving the famine-affected areas of Ukraine, curtailing rural trade, and punishing dissenters, the criminal communist totalitarian regime …
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Victims of the war in the Donbas require $214 million in aid from international organizations
The Ministry of Temporarily Occupied Territories and Internally Displaced Persons announced the launch of the 2017 humanitarian response plan for Ukraine. According to the Ministry, international humanitarian missions will implement measures to save people’s lives, including the provision of food products, basic necessities, clothing, accommodation, medical care, psychological assistance and basic education.
The government plans not only to fund certain projects on restoration or development …
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Dzhemilev: Russia brought six nuclear warheads to the Crimea
In speaking at the European Parlaiment in Brussels, during a forum to discuss the illegal annexation of the Crimea, the Leader of the Crimean Tatar people, Ukrainian MP Mustafa Dzhemilev, stated that, "the invaders have brought nuclear weapons to the Crimea, and the Crimean Tatar people are being forced out of the peninsula," UNIAN news agency reports.
"According to our data, nuclear arms were brought to the peninsula. The Information Services of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar People have …
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Ukraine intends to confiscate ship from Tanzania for attempting to enter Crimea
Ukraine could confiscate the cargo ship Sky Moon which, under a Tanzanian flag, attempted to sail into one of the Crimea’s ports, as the State Border Service reported.
On November 30th border guards detained a cargo ship, Sky Moon, which tried to enter the Crimean port with Libyans and Syrians on board. The ship was later detained in the inland waters of the Danube river.
The department also noted that this is the first ship in respect of which such tough actions will be taken for visiting …