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      Ukrainian film wins at London Crystal Palace International Film Festival
      Nov23

      Ukrainian film wins at London Crystal Palace International Film Festival

      Ukrainian movie “My Grandmother Fanny Kaplan” won in a ”Best Foreign Film” nomination at London Crystal Palace International Film Festival, according to Ukraine Today. The melodrama focuses on a little-known love story of the terrorist, Fanny Kaplan, with the brother of Vladimir Lenin, Dmitriy Ilyich Ulyanov. The movie also questions...

      Ukraine produces almost 1.5 mln tonnes of sugar since Aug 20
      Nov23

      Ukraine produces almost 1.5 mln tonnes of sugar since Aug 20

      Ukrainian sugar refineries have processed 10.08 million tonnes of sugar beets and produced 1.48 million tonnes of sugar since the launch of the current sugar production season on August 20, according to the Ukrtsukor sugar producers` association. The amount is about 77% of the output projected by Ukraine`s Agrarian Policy and Food Ministry in the...

      United Nations Office for Project Services to open Ukraine Office
      Nov23

      United Nations Office for Project Services to open Ukraine Office

      The United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS), which is an operational arm of the United Nations, supporting the successful implementation of peacebuilding, humanitarian and development projects around the world, is going to open an office under the government of Ukraine. An agreement on the creation of the office was signed between the...

      Ukraine gets EUR 2 mln in equipment from EU for joint border with Belarus
      Nov23

      Ukraine gets EUR 2 mln in equipment from EU for joint border with Belarus

      The State Border Guard Service of Ukraine has received new equipment and vehicles worth EUR 2 million from the European Union for strengthening its joint border with Belarus, according to an UNIAN correspondent. The official ceremony took place on Zamkova Hora Hill (Castle Hill) in the northern city of Zhytomyr on Tuesday, November 22. The event...

      European Parliament call for end to Turkey EU membership
      Nov23

      European Parliament call for end to Turkey EU membership

      The leaders of the European Parliament`s two largest groups called on Tuesday for the European Union to halt membership talks with Turkey because of its post-coup purges, according to Reuters. ”Our message to Turkey is very clear: accession negotiations should be frozen immediately,” said Manfred Weber, the head of the largest faction in the...

      The Washington Post: Trump Foundation admits to violating ban on “self-dealing”
      Nov23

      The Washington Post: Trump Foundation admits to violating ban on “self-dealing”

      President-elect Donald Trump`s charitable foundation has admitted to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) that it violated a legal prohibition against ”self-dealing,” which bars nonprofit leaders from using their charity`s money to help themselves, their businesses or their families, according to The Washington Post. That admission was contained in...

      Russian Foreign Ministry sees no consensus on ”road map” on Donbas
      Nov23

      Russian Foreign Ministry sees no consensus on ”road map” on Donbas

      There is still no possibility in sight for another ministerial meeting of the Normandy Four (Russia, Germany, France, Ukraine) since a road map on Donbas that the ministers will have to approve hasn`t been agreed on yet, Russian top diplomat Sergey Lavrov said on Monday, according to Russian news agency TASS. ”The Normandy Four leaders gave...

      Kyiv court says all set to question Yanukovych via video conference
      Nov22

      Kyiv court says all set to question Yanukovych via video conference

      Svyatoshinskiy District Court in Kyiv has the technical capability to question former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych and the former commander of the troops of the Ukrainian Interior Ministry Stanislav Shulyak via a video conference in a case of five Berkut riot police officers, Serhiy Diachuk, the presiding judge in the case of Berkut...

      Polish Foreign Ministry says Russia may abandon Nord Stream-2 project
      Nov22

      Polish Foreign Ministry says Russia may abandon Nord Stream-2 project

      Russia may abandon the construction of Nord Stream 2 in connection with the Brussels` decision regarding the German pipeline OPAL, which is a land extension of Nord Stream, said Polish Foreign Minister Witold Waszczykowski, according to Radio Poland. Until recently, Gazprom used OPAL only at half strength, constantly interceding on opportunities...

      Media name candidates for U.S. Homeland Security Secretary
      Nov22

      Media name candidates for U.S. Homeland Security Secretary

      Two new names have emerged as possible candidates for Department of Homeland Security secretary under President-elect Donald Trump, including a retired Marine general who clashed with the Obama administration over women in combat and plans to close the prison at Guantanamo Bay, people familiar with the selection process said Monday, according to...