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The Council of Europe calls on Ukraine to successfully complete judicial reform
The Council of Europe has sided with Ukraine and its people and supports steps to establish a fully independent, effective and professional judicial system, according to a statement by Secretary General of the Council of Europe Thorbjørn Jagland.
"As far as we have reached the mid-point of the implementation of the action plan of the Council of Europe for Ukraine, I take this opportunity to welcome the progress made by Ukraine towards reforming the judiciary in order to guarantee its …
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NATO provides Ukraine with demining equipment
The State Emergency Service of Ukraine (SESU) received equipment from NATO for pyrotechnical experts who carry out the de-mining of the Donbas region. The ceremony of transfer of equipment was held on Thursday in Kiev, Interfax-Ukraine reported.
NATO Assistant Secretary General for Emerging Security Challenges Sorin Ducary, who attended the ceremony, noted that the equipment was transferred within the boundaries of the NATO program. Assistance to humanitarian mine clearance in Ukraine was …
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Merkel calls for maintaining sanctions against Russia
The Chancellor of Germany, Angela Merkel, stated on the sidelines of the G7 Summit in Japan that G7 countries want to preserve sanctions against Russia, Finanznachrichten.de reported. “As for me, it is too early to talk about lifting or easing of sanctions,” Merkel said.
“We should do everything in our power to make progress in the political settlement in the coming weeks. There are no large-scale hostilities but there is no stable truce either,” the Chancellor of Germany stated, adding that …
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Estonian PM: Putin holds the key to the implementation of the Minsk Agreements
Estonian Prime Minister Taavi Rõivas stated in an interview with Die Welt that the key to the implementation of the Minsk Agreements is in Putin’s hands. "The restoration of Ukraine’s territorial integrity is an integral part of the Minsk agreements. But obviously, this is not happening,” he noted.
Rõivas emphasized that "It is Putin who is holding the key for this [implementation of the Minsk Agreements]. In my view, Russia should take two steps back if they want to continue to sit at the …
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Media: Security Service of Ukraine has prohibited Gorbachev from entering the country
The former General Secretary of the Sovet Union, Mikhail Gorbachev, has been banned from entering Ukraine. This was stated by a source in the Security Service of Ukraine, as reported by 112 Ukraine.
According to the information received, the politician is banned from entering the country for five years. This was after Gorbachev, during an interview with The Sunday Times, said that Russia’s 2014 annexation of Crimea and Sevastopol was the right decision.
After the interview was published, the …