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Dutch PM suggested that the agreement with Ukraine may not be signed
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte has said that there is still a chance that the country will not sign the Association Agreement with Ukraine. This was reported by Dutch broadcaster, NOS.
Rutte did however express hope that the agreement will still be signed.
According to him, the results of April’s referendum in the Netherlands, with regard to the Association Agreement, were terrible.
“I am categorically against the referenda. I am also categorically, absolutely and completely against the …
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Security Service of Ukraine: Interpol refused to issue international wanted notice for separatist commander
Interpol has refused to issue a notice for Russian citizen, Arseny Pavlov, who is also known as Motorola. According to witnesses, he killed Ihor Branovytskyi, a soldier defending the Donetsk airport. According to the Human Rights Information Center, this was said by the Deputy Chief of the Main Investigative Department of the Security Service of Ukraine (SSU), Vitaliy Mayakov.
“Interpol has returned the relevant documents to us and have said that the case is of a political nature. We don’t …
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The Pope establishes Assistance Committee for Ukrainians affected by the war in the Donbas
Pope Francis established a special committee for distributing funds collected for Ukrainians affected by the war in the Donbas. The fund is called The Pope for Ukraine and is aimed at providing assistance for war victims irrespective of their nationality or religion, Vatican Radio reports.
The committee will distribute funds and consists of four members. It will be chaired by Jan Sobiło, the Auxiliary Bishop of Kharkiv-Zaporizhia. The Committee will consider proposals from "interreligious and …
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NATO to discuss further assistance to Ukraine
One the 15th of June, the defense ministers of NATO’s member countries will discuss providing additional assistance to Ukraine and Georgia.
Evropeyskaya Pravda reported that this was said by NATO Secretary General, Jens Stoltenberg, at a press conference in Brussels.
“We will discuss providing additional assistance to Ukraine and Georgia. A meeting of the NATO-Ukraine Committee will be held on Wednesday. We are concerned about the escalation of the conflict in Donbas as well as new cases of …
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Herashchenko: Ukraine suffered a record number of casualties in the Donbas in recent weeks
According to the First Deputy Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada, Iryna Herashchenko, Russia continues to demonstrate disrespect for the Minsk process.
“We have a record number of killed and injured people in the ATO zone in recent weeks, Herashchenko stated during the round table meeting that took place on 13th of June, RBK-Ukraine reported. At the same time, she noted that Russia’s violation of the ceasefire was a clear sign of their disrespect of process.
“I wish to assure you that Ukraine and …