• Ukraine and Turkey agree to strengthen military cooperation in the Black Sea

    Ukraine and Turkey have agreed to strengthen cooperation in the military sphere during a meeting between Ukrainian Defense Minister Stepan Poltorak and the Turkish Minister of National Defense, İsmet Yılmaz, Krym.Realii reported.

    "We agreed to develop a joint action plan to deepen cooperation in the military-technical sphere and logistical support, personnel training, the military-industrial complex, as well as on joint actions in the Black Sea basin. We plan on signing the relevant documents …

  • The FBI was invited to renew its mission in Ukrainian Prosecutor General’s Office

    The newly appointed Prosecutor General of Ukraine, Yuriy Lutsenko, announced an agreement with the FBI’s representative’s office in Ukraine about renewing the FBI’s mission in the Prosecutor General's Office.As Interfax-Ukraine reported, Lutsenko said that he had come to an agreement regarding the resumption of work of the FBI in the Prosecutor General's Office.

    "Also, I have an agreement with the representative office of the FBI in Ukraine about renewal of their mission in the Prosecutor …

  • Groysman accepts Biden’s invitation to visit the US

    Ukrainian Prime Minister Vladimir Groysman has accepted an invitation issued by US Vice President Joseph Biden to visit the United States in June.  This was announced in a statement released by the Department of Information and Communication of the Secretariat of the Ukrainian Government after a telephone conversation between Groysman and Biden.

    "The Prime Minister accepted the invitation of Vice President Joe Biden to visit the United States in June of this year,” the statement read.

    The two …

  • Ukrainian Media Trade Union condemns blocking of news site in Crimea

    The Independent Media Trade Union of Ukraine has condemned the blocking of the Krym.Realii website on the territory of Russia and the annexed Crimea. The news portal, which is part of the Radio Free Europe program and funded by the US Congress, was reportedly blocked in Russia and the Crimea earlier this week.

    Russian Crimean Prosecutor General Natalia Poklonskaya confirmed that the website had been blocked. She had previously stated that she was preparing the materials to make the news source …

  • European Parliament calls for sanctions against those responsible for the ban of the Crimean Tatar Mejlis

    On Thursday, the EU website stated that the European Parliament approved the resolution that calls on the European Union to impose sanctions against people involved in banning the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatars.The text of the resolution noted that the European Parliament expresses its commitment to the policy of non-recognition of the illegal annexation of Crimea and sanctions imposed after it. The Parliament calls on expanding the list of people against whom EU sanctions will be imposed for …