Section: International

      U.S. soldiers, Ukrainian forces train to hold ground – media
      Apr07

      U.S. soldiers, Ukrainian forces train to hold ground – media

      U.S. soldiers recently guided a battalion of Ukrainian infantrymen through a 55-day training rotation that culminated in live-fire defensive maneuvers designed to help Ukrainian troops ”hold ground” in battle, according to Stars and Stripes. The exercise was among the most intensive since U.S. troops began picking up the pace of training in...

      Kremlin claim U.S. strikes in Syria is “aggression against sovereign country”
      Apr07

      Kremlin claim U.S. strikes in Syria is “aggression against sovereign country”

      Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov on Friday cited Russian President Vladimir Putin, saying the U.S. missile strike on Syria`s facilities was an ”act of aggression” and impairs both Russian-U.S. relations and the key goal of fighting international terrorism, according to the Russian news agency TASS. ”President Putin considers the U.S....

      Donald Trump and Angela Merkel discuss about Ukraine, Afghanistan by phone
      Apr06

      Donald Trump and Angela Merkel discuss about Ukraine, Afghanistan by phone

      U.S. President Donald Trump and German Chancellor Angela Merkel discussed several issues including the conflict in eastern Ukraine and the situation in Afghanistan during a telephone conversation on Wednesday, the White House said, according to Reuters. ”The leaders pledged close cooperation and coordination on these and other issues,” the White...

      Ukraine intends to boost poultry exports to Saudi Arabia
      Apr06

      Ukraine intends to boost poultry exports to Saudi Arabia

      Ukraine intends to boost poultry shipments to Saudi Arabia with a simultaneous increase in the number of Ukrainian enterprises certified to export such produce to that country, according to the State Food Safety and Consumer Protection Service`s press service referring to the agency`s head Volodymyr Lapa. ”Now, four Ukrainian enterprises have the...

      OSCE SMM reports shots fired near its mini UAV in occupied Luhansk
      Apr06

      OSCE SMM reports shots fired near its mini UAV in occupied Luhansk

      The OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine has reported small-arms shots near its mini unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) in the Russian-occupied city of Luhansk. ”Around 14:00 of April 5, the SMM observed, in violation of the respective withdrawal line, heavy weapons moving in the vicinity of an aerodrome in Luhansk – 1.2km north of the...

      European Parliament votes for visa liberalization for Ukraine
      Apr06

      European Parliament votes for visa liberalization for Ukraine

      The European Parliament (EP) has upheld the European Commission`s decision to grant Ukraine a visa-free regime, according to an UNIAN correspondent. The vote took place as part of an EP plenary meeting in Strasbourg on April 6. Some 521 MEPs voted in favor of the decision, 75 were against, and 36 abstained. As is known, the European Commission...

      NATO Deputy Secretary General, Ms. Rose Gottemoeller will visit Ukraine on 6 and 7 April
      Apr05

      NATO Deputy Secretary General, Ms. Rose Gottemoeller will visit Ukraine on 6 and 7 April

      The NATO Deputy Secretary General, Ms. Rose Gottemoeller will visit Kiev on 6 and 7 April 2017, the organization`s website reports. ”During her visit the Deputy Secretary General will meet with the Prime Minister, Mr. Volodymyr Groysman, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, H.E. Mr. Pavlo Klimkin, the First Deputy Minister of Defence, Mr. Ivan Rusnak...

      Poroshenko in Denmark: Russia undermines peace process in Donbas
      Apr05

      Poroshenko in Denmark: Russia undermines peace process in Donbas

      Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has met with Speaker of the Folketing Pia Kjaersgaard and deputies of the Danish Parliament as part of his official visit to the Kingdom of Denmark to discuss the situation in Donbas, according to the president`s press service. The parties discussed the security situation in Donbas and the implementation of...

      Ukraine-IMF Memorandum assumes restructuring of ”Yanukovych debt”
      Apr05

      Ukraine-IMF Memorandum assumes restructuring of ”Yanukovych debt”

      The updated Memorandum on cooperation under Extended Fund Facility signed by Ukraine and the International Monetary Fund assumes that the restructuring will be achieved of a $3 billion ”Russian debt” on general terms, applied to other holders of Ukrainian Eurobonds, who have agreed to restructuring. ”It is assumed that the Russian-held bond will...

      Ukraine appoints Ukraine`s envoy to Romania
      Apr05

      Ukraine appoints Ukraine`s envoy to Romania

      Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has appointed Oleksandr Bankov as the extraordinary and plenipotentiary ambassador of Ukraine to Romania. ”To appoint Oleksandr Serhiiovych Bankov as an extraordinary and plenipotentiary ambassador of Ukraine to Romania,” according to presidential decree No. 99 of April 4. Earlier, Poroshenko appointed Ihor...