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      Putin accepts US is sole superpower, but …

      President Vladimir Putin said he accepted the US was probably still the world’s sole superpower, but didn’t want to be told how to live by Americans. ||| St Petersburg, Russia – President Vladimir Putin said on Friday he accepted the United States was probably still the world’s sole superpower and he was ready to work with...

      Putin says agrees with Poroshenko on ”strengthening OSCE mission”
      Jun17

      Putin says agrees with Poroshenko on ”strengthening OSCE mission”

      Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced that the Kremlin agrees to arm the OSCE monitors in Donbas with small arms, according to an UNIAN correspondent reporting from a St. Petersburg Economic Forum.”I agree with Petro Poroshenko with regards to the fact that it is necessary to strengthen the OSCE mission,” said Putin.”To the point to...

      Turchynov encourages national production of ammunition
      Jun17

      Turchynov encourages national production of ammunition

      Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine (NSDC) Oleksandr Turchynov initiates the development of a state program aimed at boosting national production of ammunition, the NSDC press service reported.Turchynov made the relevant statement during his visit to a state joint stock holding company Artem, where he held an...

      Ukrainian faithful, clergy ask Ecumenical Patriarch to help unite Ukrainian Orthodoxy
      Jun17

      Ukrainian faithful, clergy ask Ecumenical Patriarch to help unite Ukrainian Orthodoxy

      Just two days before the first Holy and Great Council of world`s orthodox churches in a millennium on the Greek island of Crete, Ukraine`s congregation and priesthood published a petition asking His All Holiness the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I to facilitate the unification of Ukraine`s orthodox churches, according to Ukraine Today.”We, the...

      Ukraine voices requirements for potential UN chief following Ban-Ki moon`s remarks
      Jun17

      Ukraine voices requirements for potential UN chief following Ban-Ki moon`s remarks

      Kyiv says UN Secretary-General Ban-Ki moon`s successor must stay committed to defending the basic principles of the UN Charter, including on the support for sovereignty, territorial integrity and inviolability of borders of the UN member states, that`s according to deputy chief of Ukraine`s presidential staff Kostyantyn Yeliseyev, an UNIAN...

      Russia may face `debt trap` amid pre-election bond spree
      Jun17

      Russia may face `debt trap` amid pre-election bond spree

      President Vladimir Putin is about to go on a borrowing spree, according to an article by Olga Tanas and Andrey Biryukov published on Bloomberg.With Russia struggling to meet spending commitments and elections looming, Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said the government will boost sales of ruble bonds over three years to cover the deficit and...

      Klimkin: EU works on mechanism of ”extra confidence” in visa-free travel for Ukraine
      Jun17

      Klimkin: EU works on mechanism of ”extra confidence” in visa-free travel for Ukraine

      Foreign Minister of Ukraine Pavlo Klimkin hopes that Ukraine will see a visa-free regime with the European Union as early as this year, an UNIAN correspondent reported from a Kyiv briefing Friday.According to Klimkin, the European Parliament and the relevant structures of the European Union are now discussing, what the process will be for the...

      Poroshenko names key condition for pursuing with political part of Minsk-2
      Jun17

      Poroshenko names key condition for pursuing with political part of Minsk-2

      The key prerequisite for any further shifts in the political part of the Minsk agreements is ensuring security in Donbas, said deputy head of the Presidential Administration of Ukraine Kostyantyn Yeliseyev during a Kyiv briefing Friday, an UNIAN correspondent reports. ”A key prerequisite for any further changes to the so-called political part is...

      Kyiv anxious Brexit might weaken EU support for Ukraine
      Jun17

      Kyiv anxious Brexit might weaken EU support for Ukraine

      Politicians in Ukraine worry that Great Britain`s vote to leave the European Union would weaken the EU`s support for Kyiv and undermine the Ukrainian government`s resolve to stand up to Russia, according to Reuters.”I do not think Brexit would lead to a U-turn on Ukraine, but it would be a serious stick to beat those who favor EU integration”...

      Estonian citizen suspected of terrorism to be extradited to Ukraine
      Jun17

      Estonian citizen suspected of terrorism to be extradited to Ukraine

      The Supreme Court of Estonia refused to hear the appeal of the decision that the extradition of Estonian citizen and terrorism suspect Vladimir Poljakov to Ukraine is lawful, which means that the decision stands and Poljakov now awaits extradition to Ukraine, according to ERR.ee.As the Supreme Court has refused to hear barrister Sven Sillar`s...