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Turchynov: the West is reluctant to supply Ukraine with weapons
Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine Alexander Turchynov said that during his incumbency he became disappointed with the unwillingness of Western partners to provide Ukraine with lethal weapons.
"I was unable to convince our strategic partners that military-technical assistance to Ukraine is a direct consequence of the Budapest Memorandum and, in the end, it's for their protection too! I constantly argued at all international meetings that a strong Ukrainian army …
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NATO: Russia continues to militarize the Crimea
According to the results of a meeting of the Ukraine-NATO Commission, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said that Russia continues to support separatists in eastern Ukraine despite the warnings from NATO. He also noted that Russia continues the militarization of the illegally annexed Crimea, Radio Svoboda reports.
"Russia continues to increase its military power in Crimea, which is part of Ukraine. This is a violation of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine," Stoltenberg …
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Ukraine and Poland to begin construction of new gas pipeline in 2017
Ukrainian and Polish gas transportation experts are working on the design for the construction of a new pipeline, as posted by the Press Secretary of Ukrtransgaz, Maxim Bilyavskiy, on his Facebook page.
"There will be a new pipeline between Ukraine and Poland; its commercial operation is planned for 2020", he said, adding that the construction of the pipeline will begin in 2017.
According to Bilyavskiy, in the process of constructing this pipeline, the advanced technology of horizontal …
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Bunge agribusiness to make large investment in Ukraine
According to a statement on President Petro Poroshenko’s Facebook page, Bunge - a leading agribusiness and food company - has made the largest investment in the agricultural sector of Europe by opening a production and shipment complex in Nikolaev.
"Such investment projects show investors’ confidence in Ukraine. By launching large scale projects, investors vote for Ukraine with money," the President noted.
He stated that authorities will "radically change legislation to protect investors and …
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US Department of Energy says it is ready to help Ukraine on the path to energy efficiency
Ukrainian Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman met with U.S. Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz during his working visit to the United States.
"Representatives of the head of the U.S. Department of Energy assured their readiness to support Ukraine and to cooperate in the field of energy efficiency," the Department of Information and Communication of the Secretariat of the Cabinet stated on Wednesday.
During the meeting, participants discussed the government’s plans for achieving energy …