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      European Parliament to vote on tourist visa waivers for Ukraine on April 6
      Apr03

      European Parliament to vote on tourist visa waivers for Ukraine on April 6

      The European Parliament (EP) has scheduled its final vote on visa waivers for Ukrainian citizens` short-term trips for Thursday, April 6, according to the EP`s news alert. ”Vote on a draft law allowing Ukrainian citizens the right to travel to the EU without a visa [will take place] on Thursday,” the EP said on its website. The EP recalled that...

      Ukraine`s central bank doesn`t confirm its head`s resignation
      Apr03

      Ukraine`s central bank doesn`t confirm its head`s resignation

      The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) says that reports that NBU Governor Valeria Gontareva has submitted a letter of resignation are not true, according to the regulator`s press service. ”The press service does not confirm the information about the resignation,” it said in a comment to UNIAN about media reports on the resignation that cited Member...

      No general amnesty for Donbas separatists – Ukrainian Prosecutor General
      Apr03

      No general amnesty for Donbas separatists – Ukrainian Prosecutor General

      Ukrainian Prosecutor General Yuriy Lutsenko says that there will be no general amnesty for mercenaries who have been fighting against Ukraine in Donbas; every case will be considered separately in a legal procedure, according to Germany`s Bild. ”Amnesty in Ukraine could be granted individually only, and only in case when amnesty is possible. In...

      Trump`s ex-adviser paid by Russia’s propagandist channel Russia Today and Kaspersky Lab
      Apr02

      Trump`s ex-adviser paid by Russia’s propagandist channel Russia Today and Kaspersky Lab

      Michael Flynn, who advised U.S. President Donald Trump on national security, on Friday signed an amended form of his personal financial disclosure, adding Russia-related entities, including the Russian propaganda TV channel RT and the Kaspersky Lab anti-virus software developer, that paid him fees in 2015, according to The Washington Post. ”Flynn...

      Anti-Russia sanctions over Ukraine will remain – U.S. State Secretary
      Apr02

      Anti-Russia sanctions over Ukraine will remain – U.S. State Secretary

      U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson says that the U.S. sanctions introduced against Russia over Ukraine will remain in place. ”We will continue to hold Russia accountable to its Minsk commitments. The United States sanctions will remain until Moscow reverses the actions that triggered our sanctions,” he said in remarks to the NATO-Ukraine...

      148 billion USD was pumped from Ukraine to offshore jurisdictions since 1991
      Apr02

      148 billion USD was pumped from Ukraine to offshore jurisdictions since 1991

      Over the period from 1991 to the present day, some $148 billion has been withdrawn from Ukraine to offshore jurisdictions, according to various estimates, according to Inna Shovkun, a leading researcher at the Institute of Economics and Forecasting of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, who wrote an article for the Dzerkalo Tyzhnia...

      Ukraine`s chief prosecutor reveals some details about assassin of ex-Russian MP
      Apr02

      Ukraine`s chief prosecutor reveals some details about assassin of ex-Russian MP

      Ukrainian Prosecutor General Yuriy Lutsenko has announced that the man who assassinated ex-lawmaker from Russia`s State Duma Denis Voronenkov in Kyiv on March 23 visited the Russian occupied city of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine prior to the incident, according to Germany`s Bild. ”The terrorist went to temporarily occupied territory, namely the city...

      Russia plans massive arms write-off to conceal supplies to Donbas – Information Resistance
      Apr02

      Russia plans massive arms write-off to conceal supplies to Donbas – Information Resistance

      The Kremlin found a way to ”write off” thousands of pieces of military hardware and countless ammunition Russia has been regularly delivering to Donbas militants, according to MP Dmytro Tymchuk, who is also a coordinator Information Resistance online community. The data on Russian stockpiles of weapons can be found in international reporting as...

      ”Full ceasefire” in Donbas: 4 soldiers wounded amid 37 shellings on Ukraine on April 1
      Apr02

      ”Full ceasefire” in Donbas: 4 soldiers wounded amid 37 shellings on Ukraine on April 1

      Russia`s hybrid military forces on Saturday, April 1, continued provocations in Donbas and mounted 37 attacks on Ukrainian positions despite recent agreements reached by the Trilateral Contact Group in Minsk on a ceasefire along the entire contact line from 00:00 local time on the same day, according to the press center of the Ukrainian...

      Russia may take part in Eurovision 2017 – Ukrainian Vice PM
      Apr01

      Russia may take part in Eurovision 2017 – Ukrainian Vice PM

      The Russian Federation may participate in Eurovision-2017 in Kyiv in case they select an entrant who did not violate Ukrainian legislation, Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine Vyacheslav Kyrylenko said on air of Ukrainian Radio. ”I can reiterate that Russia can take part in Eurovision 2017 in Kyiv, only if their participant has not violated Ukrainian...