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US Ambassador to Ukraine: Trial of Savchenko is 'farcical and outrageous'
The U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine, Geoffrey Pyatt recently voiced his indignation at the trial of Ukrainian pilot Nadezhda Savchenko. “I was glad to see [her] yesterday. Nadezhda’s trial is farcical and outrageous. She has to be released,” Pyatt tweeted.
In Russia, Savchenko was accused of murdering two employees of Russian state television who had stayed illegally in Ukraine while providing intelligence support to armed, pro-Russian separatists. She was also accused of the attempted murder of a …
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Poroshenko signs law to propel large-scale privatization in Ukraine
The President of Ukraine, Petro Poroshenko, has signed law No. 1005-VIII: "On amendments to some laws of Ukraine concerning improvement of the privatization process." The President’s press service reports that the law was adopted by Verkhovna Rada (Ukrainian Parliament) on February 16, 2016. It will improve provisions of an existing law, “On privatization of the state property,” to achieve transparency and openness in the privatization process and strengthen the protection of national interests …
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Ukraine intends to refute Russia's claims over 'Yanukovych's debt'
On the 3rd of March, the Ukrainian Ministry of Finance filed an intention with the High Court of England to deny Russia’s claim for a 3-billion-dollar loan.
This was reported by the Ukrainian News in reference to statements made by the Ministry of Finance.
“Today, Ukraine has filed an acknowledgment of procedural documents with the High Court of England. We have declared our intention to oppose all claims brought against us by the Law Debenture Trust Corporation Plc with regard to the so- …
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Natalie Jaresko emerges as top candidate for Ukrainian Prime Minister
The Head of the Ministry of Finance of Ukraine, Natalya Jaresko, tentatively agreed to be Prime Minister under certain conditions, as reported by Ukrainskaya Pravda, referring to sources in the President’s Administration.
The sources state that Jaresko will chair the Cabinet of Ministers only if certain conditions are met, including the maintenance of a technocratic government without party quotas and the absence of any political influence. Jaresko also demanded that she be allowed to engage …
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Russian newspaper: More than 2000 Russians have been killed in eastern Ukraine since 2014
According to SuperOmsk, a Russian newspaper in the city of Omsk in the Ural Mountains, 2,081 Russians have been killed in eastern Ukraine since February of 2014. A list of names of those killed and missing persons was published on the "Cargo-200 from Ukraine to Russia" Facebook page.
Among the 2,000 dead were seven from Omsk.
According to "Cargo-200 from Ukraine to Russia", the bodies of 649 of the 2,081 have been returned to Russia and buried, and the group continues to determine the …