• Crimean Tatar Mejlis supports Ukraine's Association Agreement in the Netherlands

    The Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar People has appealed to the heads of the national communities to urge the citizens of the Netherlands to support the referendum on April 6th regarding the Association Agreement between Ukraine and the European Union as the Congress of National Communities of Ukraine reported to the website Krym.Realii."Ukraine is currently going through one of the most dramatic moments in its history. We as one people composed of many ethnic and religious groups, has made its …

  • The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine will not investigate Poroshenko's offshore accounts

    The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) will not conduct an investigation into the accounts of the Ukrainian President based on the Panama Papers, as it has no jurisdiction to do so.

    The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine reported on Monday, April 4, 2016, that it will not conduct an investigation regarding the President of Ukraine, Petro Poroshenko, based on the Panama Papers and other information concerning offshore companies’ policies.  The NABU referred to the Law of …

  • Ukrainian Border Guard Service continues to report presence of Russian aircraft near administrative border

    The State Border Guard Service of Ukraine reported new cases of Russian helicopters flying near the administrative border with Russian-annexed Crimea. "Border guards of Kherson region noticed two Russian Mi-8 helicopters that were flying over the temporarily occupied territory of Crimea," the Ukrainian agency reported.Kherson declared the strengthening of security measures after the intrusion of Russian aircraft. The State Border Guard Service of Ukraine reported that on March 23rd, Russian Mi-8 …

  • Canadian authorities begin negotiations on exporting liquefied gas to Ukraine

    Canadian authorities have started negotiations on providing liquefied gas supplies to Ukraine in the framework of the energy independence program, as reported by the Canadian Minister of Energy, James Carr.

    According to him, Canada has already sent an expert group in the field of energy independence to Ukraine, and intends to continue to work in this direction, RIA Novosti reports.

    Earlier, Ukrainian Minister of Energy and Coal Industry, Vladimir Demchyshyn, indicated that Ukrainian …

  • The US to provide $335 million to finance Ukrainian security and defense sector

    Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said that the United States will soon provide $335 million to finance the Ukraine defense and security sector."Most importantly, Ukraine finally will receive 335 million dollars, without any conditions, in the form of defense and security sector financing. We were waiting for a long time for these funds; it's the first time we took part in the distribution of these funds after defining the priority areas for which we need them," Poroshenko said on Sunday …