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      Chechen court ruling: Karpiuk sentenced to 22.5 years, Klykh should serve 20 years
      May26

      Chechen court ruling: Karpiuk sentenced to 22.5 years, Klykh should serve 20 years

      Judge of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Chechnya Vakhit Ismailov has ruled to sentence Ukrainian citizen Mykola Karpiuk to 22.5 years in a strict-regime penal colony, another Ukrainian citizen Stanislav Klykh has been sentenced to 20 years in prison, according to Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty freelance journalist Anton Naumlyuk. ”Both...

      Europe’s Humanitarian Fatigue Threatens to Engulf Ukraine
      May26

      Europe’s Humanitarian Fatigue Threatens to Engulf Ukraine

      Earlier this month, Jean-Claude Juncker and Martin Schulz, presidents of the European Commission and Parliament, respectively, published an appeal for continental solidarity in which they criticized “anyone who believes that the time of the nation-state has come” as “out of touch with reality.”The inaccuracy of Juncker and Schulz’s...

      Reuters: Ukraine bans Gorbachev over support for Crimea annexation
      May26

      Reuters: Ukraine bans Gorbachev over support for Crimea annexation

      Ukraine has banned former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev from entry for the next five years over his support for Russia`s seizure of Crimea, a spokeswoman for Ukraine`s State Security Service (SBU) said on Thursday, according to Reuters.A spokesman for Gorbachev pointed to his response to Russian state media earlier this week when asked about a...

      SBU explains denial of access to prisons for UN SPT: Russian in mission
      May26

      SBU explains denial of access to prisons for UN SPT: Russian in mission

      The Security Service of Ukraine denied access to the United Nations Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture (SPT) to several locations in Mariupol and Kramatorsk due to the presence of a ”Russian” in the mission, First Deputy Minister of Justice Natalia Sevostianova told journalists on Thursday, according to an UNIAN correspondent.According to...

      Final text of Memorandum with IMF to be ready shortly – NBU Governor
      May26

      Final text of Memorandum with IMF to be ready shortly – NBU Governor

      Governor of the National Bank of Ukraine Valeriya Gontareva expects that the final draft of the updated Memorandum on cooperation between Ukraine and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) based on the results of the latest IMF mission`s work will be finished within the next few days.”We expect that the final draft of the Memorandum will be ready...

      Coal Ministry plans privatization and liquidation of state mines
      May26

      Coal Ministry plans privatization and liquidation of state mines

      Ukrainian Energy and Coal Industry Minister Ihor Nasalyk says his ministry intends to carry out privatization and liquidation of a number of state-owned mines.”Eleven mines will be liquidated, and we plan to bring back the profitability at 15 mines to proceed with the privatization,” the minister said during a presentation of the ministry`s draft...

      Ukraine may file 6th lawsuit against Russia to ECHR
      May26

      Ukraine may file 6th lawsuit against Russia to ECHR

      Ukrainian Justice Minister Pavlo Petrenko does not rule out the submission of the sixth lawsuit against Russia to the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), according to an UNIAN correspondent.In his comments to journalists, Petrenko reminded that Ukraine was drafting its fifth claim to the ECHR, which concerned the illegal ban of the Mejlis of...

      Kremlin says supports Poroshenko`s wish ”to return Donbas”
      May26

      Kremlin says supports Poroshenko`s wish ”to return Donbas”

      The Kremlin supports Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko`s wish ”to return Donbas” for humanitarian reasons but does not accept any claims on Crimea, Russian presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov said on Thursday, according to TASS.”If he meant returning Donbas for humanitarian reasons, this statement can be supported,” said Peskov when...

      Poland backs launching Khmelnytskiy NPP – Rzeszow power line
      May26

      Poland backs launching Khmelnytskiy NPP – Rzeszow power line

      Polish company Polenergia International supports the Energy Bridge project, which involves the commissioning of the 750 kV Khmelnitsky NPP – Rzeszow (Poland) overhead transmission line for the resumption of Ukrainian electricity exports, vice president of Polenergia International Grzegorz Stanislawski said during the Energy Congress....

      Moscow, Kyiv discussing release of other detained Ukrainians
      May26

      Moscow, Kyiv discussing release of other detained Ukrainians

      Moscow and Kyiv are holding consultations on extradition of other detained citizens to Ukraine, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told journalists on Thursday, according to TASS.”Of course, the Ukrainian side raises questions about concrete names in contacts. The subject is being discussed,” he said, TASS reports.Peskov said that the discussion was...