Section: News & Summaries

      Canada to consider visa-free business and tourism travel for Ukrainian citizens
      May28

      Canada to consider visa-free business and tourism travel for Ukrainian citizens

      Liberal Party of Canada will consider the proposal for the abolition of short-term visas for Ukrainian citizens.The relevant proposal has been submitted for discussion by the Liberal Party of Canada in Saskatchewan.”The Liberal Government of Canada should eliminate the need for business and tourist visas for Ukrainian citizens with biometric...

      Savchenko`s pardoning has no relation to Minsk-2 – Putin
      May28

      Savchenko`s pardoning has no relation to Minsk-2 – Putin

      The pardoning of Ukrainian pilot and MP Nadia Savchenko has got nothing to do with the Minsk-2 package of measures designed to implement the Minsk Accord for the settlement in Eastern Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin told a news conference, according to TASS.”The number one task for us in this connection was to return two Russian...

      EU extends sanctions against Syrian regime by one year
      May28

      EU extends sanctions against Syrian regime by one year

      On May 27, 2016, the Council extended EU restrictive measures against the Syrian regime until June 1, 2017, according to a press release published on the official website of the European Council.This decision is in line with the Council conclusions of December 2014 which affirmed that the EU would continue imposing and enforcing sanctions...

      Around the world on his bicycle

      Imagine travelling the world, one country at a time, on a bicycle. Well, that is what Turkish travel blogger Gurkan Genc is doing. ||| Johannesburg – Imagine travelling the world, one country at a time, on a bicycle. Well, that is what Turkish travel blogger Gurkan Genc is doing.Genc is in Pretoria this week on a four-month tour of South...

      OSCE Chief Monitor to Ukraine condemns violence against SMM in east
      May28

      OSCE Chief Monitor to Ukraine condemns violence against SMM in east

      The Chief Monitor of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Ertugrul Apakan on Friday expressed his dismay at two violent incidents putting SMM members in danger and preventing the Mission from effectively monitoring the situation in the conflict-affected east of Ukraine.”An SMM patrol came under small-arms fire during a foot patrol...

      Putin says Russia to indulge in no discussion on ceding Crimea back to Ukraine
      May28

      Putin says Russia to indulge in no discussion on ceding Crimea back to Ukraine

      Russia will indulge in no discussion with anyone on ceding Crimea back to Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday, according to Russian news agency TASS.”As for Crimea, we think this issue closed once and for all. It was a historic decision of people living in Crimea,” he said at a news conference after his talks with the Greek...

      Steinmeier comments on latest incidents targeting OSCE SMM to Ukraine
      May28

      Steinmeier comments on latest incidents targeting OSCE SMM to Ukraine

      Following two recent incidents targeting the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) in the country`s east, OSCE Chairperson-in Office and German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier has said that those responsible for the attacks on the Mission have to be held accountable.”It is with great concern I have learnt that shots were fired...

      Smoke alerts like that on Flight 804 have raised questions in past – WSJ
      May28

      Smoke alerts like that on Flight 804 have raised questions in past – WSJ

      Long before EgyptAir Flight 804`s pilots received an alert signaling smoke in a vital electronics compartment, U.S. safety watchdogs documented that such warnings on that airliner model were frequently erroneous and sometimes prompted unnecessary and risky cockpit responses, according to The Wall Street Journal.According to people familiar with...

      Biden stresses importance of reforms in PGO, judiciary and meeting IMF conditions
      May28

      Biden stresses importance of reforms in PGO, judiciary and meeting IMF conditions

      U.S. Vice President Joe Biden during a phone conversation with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko stressed the importance of continuing to institute reforms in the Prosecutor General`s Office, and the significance of Ukraine`s progress toward implementing judicial reforms and meeting IMF conditions.The Vice President congratulated President...

      Militants attack ATO forces 40 times in last day, use Grad systems
      May28

      Militants attack ATO forces 40 times in last day, use Grad systems

      The combined Russian-separatist forces attacked Ukrainian army positions in eastern Ukraine 40 times in the past 24 hours, using banned heavy artillery systems, according to the press center of the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO).Late evening, the militants once again fired small arms, rocket-propelled grenades and 82mm and 120mm mortars on the...