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Ukrainian MoD: Former Ukrainian servicemen in Crimea are under attack from Russian special services
Former Ukrainian military forces who now live in the Crimea could become "potential victims of the Russian special services." This opinion was expressed by the speaker of the Defense Ministry of Ukraine on ATO issues, Andrey Lysenko in an interview with Krym.Realii on November 16.
"The territory annexed by the Russian Federation is home to thousands of former Ukrainian servicemen who had retired to the reserve. At any time, the Russian security forces can detain and pass off such people as ' …
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Russia initiated gas talks with the EU and Ukraine
Russia fears that Ukraine will not have enough stored gas for winter and so initiated trilateral consultations with the participation of an EU representative.
This was announced by the head of the Russian Ministry of Energy, Alexander Novak.
“We have been instructed to conduct appropriate negotiations and consultations in the near future. We are now negotiating the date of European Commission Vice President Mr. Maroš Šefčovič’s arrival in Russia. We are going to discuss issues concerning a …
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Ukraine's representative to UN: Russia bribed countries into voting against the UN’s resolution on Crimea
Russia bribed countries to make them vote against “The human rights situation in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and Sevastopol (Ukraine)” resolution initiated by Ukraine, which was approved two days ago by the third committee of the United Nations General Assembly that specializes in human rights.
This was stated by the permanent representative of Ukraine to the United Nations, Volodymyr Yelchenko, in an interview with the Ukrinform news agency.
“Of course, this information is unlikely to …
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Ukraine’s resolution on the Crimea to be submitted to the UN General Assembly
Ukraine’s draft resolution on the human rights situation in the Crimea will be submitted to the UN General Assembly. The document was adopted by the third committee of the UN General Assembly on social, humanitarian and cultural issues.
A total of 73 countries voted for the document, 23 voted against it, and 76 abstained from voting. Many European countries, and the US, supported the draft resolution. Russia, China, Kazakhstan, India and Serbia are among those who are against.
The document …
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Investment flow into Ukraine increased by $2.6 billion
The volume of foreign investments in the Ukrainian economy increased by $2.618 billion since the start of the year. As of October 1, 2016, it amounted to $45.152 billion. This is 6.2% more than at the beginning of the year when investments totaled $42.535 billion, the State Statistics Service reports.
From January until September, the economy received $3.801 billion worth of new investments. At the same time, the impact of negative revaluation of investments amounted to $724.4 million …