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      PACE report: ”War” in Ukraine, not ”conflict”
      Sep23

      PACE report: ”War” in Ukraine, not ”conflict”

      Migration Committee of the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly in its report has recognized the fact of an ongoing ”war” in Ukraine instead of a conventional term ”conflict”, according to MP Leonid Yemets. ”PACE Migration Committee has agreed to a proposal to change the title of its report. Now, instead of a faceless term ”conflict in...

      ”DPR” Terrorists deadlier than Taliban, Boko Haram – research
      Sep23

      ”DPR” Terrorists deadlier than Taliban, Boko Haram – research

      The experts note that the so-called ”Donetsk People`s Republic” is among the world`s Top 3 most active illegal armed groups. A graph of activity of various armed groups around the world in 2015 according to a British-based Jane`s company was published on Statista website. These armed groups have been using weapons to achieve political goals, the...

      Ukraine`s ambassador asks London to tackle Kremlin propagandist Graham Phillips
      Sep23

      Ukraine`s ambassador asks London to tackle Kremlin propagandist Graham Phillips

      Ambassador of Ukraine to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Natalia Galibarenko has posted an open letter, asking London to tackle Kremlin-backed propagandist, British national Graham Phillips after his attempt to verbally attack and abuse a Ukrainian handicapped hostage amid a swap operation with self-proclaimed republics...

      Kyiv-appointed head of Ukrainian Cultural Center in Moscow intimidated by Russian personnel
      Sep23

      Kyiv-appointed head of Ukrainian Cultural Center in Moscow intimidated by Russian personnel

      Russian staff of the Ukrainian Cultural Center located in the center of Moscow have virtually captured the building, not letting the Ukraine-appointed director, Volodymyr Ionov, to his office, changing the locks, according to an UNIAN correspondent in Moscow. The facility`s employees from among the Russian citizens did not let Volodymyr Ionov and...

      SBU names exact addresses of torture chambers in occupied Donbas
      Sep23

      SBU names exact addresses of torture chambers in occupied Donbas

      The SBU Security Service of Ukraine has identified exact locations of eight torture chambers in the territory of the occupied Donbas, according to its report published on Facebook. According to the information released, six of these locations have been identified in the militant stronghold of Donetsk and another two – in the occupied Luhansk. As...

      4 Ukrainian parties to receive UAH 71 mln from budget: Petro Poroshenko Bloc to get UAH 24 mln, Samomomich – 12 mln
      Sep23

      4 Ukrainian parties to receive UAH 71 mln from budget: Petro Poroshenko Bloc to get UAH 24 mln, Samomomich – 12 mln

      The National Agency for Prevention of Corruption (NAPC) at its Thursday meeting decided to allocate funds from the state budget to four political parties, according to the agency chief Natalia Korchak. The funds to finance statutory activities will be disbursed to the Bloc of Petro Poroshenko, Samopomich, People`s Front, and the Radical Party....

      Putin appoints ex-Parliament Speaker chief of foreign intel
      Sep23

      Putin appoints ex-Parliament Speaker chief of foreign intel

      Russian President Vladimir Putin has appointed Sergey Naryshkin head of the SVR Foreign Intelligence Service, according to RBC. Putin made the proposal during a meeting with Naryshkin and the current head of the SVR Mikhail Fradkov, reads the report. Naryshkin told Putin that he considered his offer ”as an assignment of the Head of State”....

      Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine gains control over Naftogaz
      Sep23

      Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine gains control over Naftogaz

      The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has taken the state-owned energy holding Naftogaz Ukraine from under the Economy Ministry`s jurisdiction, planning to continue to exercise control of the company collectively, that`s according to a decision passed at a Thursday meeting of the Ukrainian Government upon a proposal of Prime Minister Volodymyr...

      Ukraine Cabinet mulls injecting another UAH 6.6 bln into army, police
      Sep23

      Ukraine Cabinet mulls injecting another UAH 6.6 bln into army, police

      The Cabinet of Ministers at its meeting on Thursday approved with a further elaboration the draft law on changes to the state budget for 2016, providing for an increase in funding defense and security needs by UAH 6.6 billion. ”It is proposed to increase spending for the Ministry of Defense to cover the deficit in funds for the payments to...

      Ukraine gets UAH 78,000 in confiscated funds with target set at UAH 7.8 bln
      Sep23

      Ukraine gets UAH 78,000 in confiscated funds with target set at UAH 7.8 bln

      Ukraine`s state budget received UAH 78,000 in funds from confiscation and sale of assets of corrupt officials over the seven months of this year, according to a report on the implementation of the state budget in January-July 2016, the investigative journalism portal Nashi Groshi wrote. In particular, as of August 1, some UAH 78,382.69 was...