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Biden calls on Poroshenko to fix political crisis in Ukraine
US Vice President Joe Biden reminded the President of Ukraine, Petro Poroshenko, about the critical importance of creating a stable government and parliamentary coalition in his country during a telephone conversation with the Ukrainian leader on March 22nd, 2016.
According to a White House report on the conversation, the stabilization of the Ukrainian political system is the main condition for the successful implementation of the necessary reforms in Ukraine.
In addition, Biden and …
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Poroshenko: Ukraine opened first nuclear research lab 'for peaceful purposes'
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and the US ambassador to Ukraine, Geoffrey Pyatt, took part in the launch of the Neutron Source Facility on March 23. The research lab is located at the National Science Center, Kharkiv Institute of Physics and Technology.
"The Neutron Source Facility will allow Ukraine to conduct research in various fields of science and technology, produce almost the entire spectrum of radioisotopes for needs of medicine and industry, as well as solve problems of the …
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World Bank: Ukraine has removed the middleman in relations with Gazprom
The World Bank notes that the government of Ukraine has made decisive steps towards removing the middleman between Gazprom and Ukraine in an attempt to root out a major source of corruption. This was stated by the World Bank Country Director for Ukraine, Belarus and Moldova, Europe and Central Asia, Qimiao Fan.
"The Ukrainian government has already taken some important steps towards transforming the gas market… [by removing things] that resist change in the area that drives reforms. An …
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Kiev announced successful test fire of Ukrainian-made missiles
The Secretary of the National Security Council of Ukraine, Oleksandr Turchynov, announced the successful test of fire missiles made in Ukraine.
"We began testing missiles produced in Ukraine, and today's launch showed that our rocket completely fulfilled the planned tasks and hit the intended target precisely," the press service of the National Security Council (NSDC) quoted Turchynov on Tuesday.
Turchynov was present at the site when the test launches happened.
According to him, the …
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State Border Service of Ukraine says Russian Mi-8 helicopter violated Ukrainian airspace
Ukraine has accused Russia of violating its airspace, according to a statement issued by the Ukrainian State Border Service on Wednesday.
According to the statement, on March 23rd at 12:08 local time, a Russian Mi-8 helicopter crossed into Ukrainian airspace near the Kherson region. At 12:10, the Mi-8 turned south over the Ukrainian gas production platform “Strelkova-5” in the Sea of Azov.
At 12:12, the helicopter crossed the administrative border between the Kherson region and the Crimea.
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