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Belarus wants to resume importing Ukrainian power
Ukraine’s Minister of Energy and Coal Industry, Ihor Nasalik, has discussed the possibility of exporting electricity to Belarus once again with the Deputy Energy Minister of Belarus, Leonid Shenets. This was reported by the press service of the Ukrainian Ministry of Energy and Coal Industry.
The export of electricity from Ukraine to Belarus was halted in November 2014.
Belarus has proposed the restoration of Ukrainian-Belarusian working group on energy. This would be within the framework of …
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Turkey considers using Ukrainian company to aid construction of nuclear power plant
A group of Turkish nuclear energy experts toured the facilities of the unconventional equipment and pipes plant, Atomenergomash, which is a separate division of EnergoAtom, the National Nuclear Energy Generating Company of Ukraine.
According to Energoatom’s press service, the purpose of the visit of the Turkish delegation was to explore the prospects of involving the Ukrainian company in the construction of Akkuyu nuclear power plant in Turkey.
"The Turkish experts were also interested in …
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Herashchenko: 113 Ukrainian prisoners are held by separatists in the Donbas
Both servicemen and civilians are being held captive
On the 6th of June, the First Deputy Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada, Iryna Herashchenko, reported that 113 Ukrainian citizens are still held captive by separatists supported by Russia in the Donbas, Radio Svoboda reports.
"There are both servicemen and civilians. Separatists are trying to exchange the release of hostages for amnesty and are demanding that their leaders are pardoned. They have not provided any information as to where the …
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Ukraine wants to cease purchases of Russian military equipment components by 2018
Ukraine plans to completely abandon the practice of purchasing military equipment and spare parts manufactured in Russia by 2018. These plans are outlined in the Strategic Defense Bulletin approved by the President of Ukraine, Petro Poroshenko, TASS reports.
By the end of this year, Kiev also plans to adopt a law which will provide for a law enforcement body within the Ukrainian army. The new agency will be able to conduct pre-trial investigations of crimes committed by servicemen.
By the end …
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Savchenko proposes holding direct talks with separatist leaders
During an interview with Radio Era, Nadiya Savchenko proposed holding direct talks with the leaders of the so-called Donetsk People’s Republic and Luhansk People’s Republic, RBC-Ukraine reported.
Savchenko stressed that she wants “to find understanding with these people.”
“We need to learn to forgive... not everything can be forgiven, but everything can be dealt with and backed up by the laws later,” Savchenko said.
Savchenko outlined three steps to end the war in eastern Ukraine, including …