Section: News & Summaries

      $1.5 bln confiscated from accounts of Yanukovych and Co. – National Security and Defense Council
      Apr28

      $1.5 bln confiscated from accounts of Yanukovych and Co. – National Security and Defense Council

      The court`s decision to transfer to the state budget of Ukraine $1.5 billion, arrested in the accounts of former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych and his entourage, came into force today, April 28, the press service of the National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) of Ukraine reported with reference to the joint statement by NSDC Secretary...

      Russian navy ship sinks off Turkey`s Black Sea coast after collision with cargo vessel – media
      Apr28

      Russian navy ship sinks off Turkey`s Black Sea coast after collision with cargo vessel – media

      Russian navy ship crashed with a freighter carrying livestock off Turkey`s Black Sea coast near the Bosporus on Thursday, April 27, according to Daily Sabah Turkey. The Togo-flagged cargo ship Youzarsif H. collided with the Russian intelligence vessel ”Liman” some 18 miles north of the town of Kilyos in Istanbul`s Sar?yer district due to heavy...

      EU launches EUR 6 mln project: “Model police stations” in 20 Ukrainian districts
      Apr28

      EU launches EUR 6 mln project: “Model police stations” in 20 Ukrainian districts

      The EU on Thursday launched a EUR 6 million project with the name `Support to Police Reform in Ukraine” (SPRU), which will strengthen community policing in 20 police districts in mid-sized towns in Kyiv, Kharkiv and Lviv regions and support the reform of public order policing in Ukraine, according to the Press and Public Information Office of the...

      About 1,500 Russian soldiers killed in Donbas since spring 2014 – Russian NGO
      Apr28

      About 1,500 Russian soldiers killed in Donbas since spring 2014 – Russian NGO

      Chairperson of NGO Union of the Committees of Soldiers` Mothers of Russia Valentina Melnikova estimates that at least 1,500 Russian servicemen have been killed in Donbas, the east of Ukraine, since spring 2014, according to TV Channel 112 Ukraine. ”There aren`t any exact numbers – we`ve got general estimates,” she told Channel 112. ”Unlike...

      Flynn hid $33,000 Russian payday from feds – The Daily Beast
      Apr28

      Flynn hid $33,000 Russian payday from feds – The Daily Beast

      Documents released by the House Oversight Committee show that the Defense Intelligence Agency, which Flynn directed before joining the White House in January, has no record of him disclosing a $33,750 payment from state-sponsored Russian broadcaster Russia Today, according to The Daily Beast. Flynn traveled to Moscow in December 2015 to give an...

      Ukraine includes video with Crimea landscapes in Eurovision 2017 promo clip. Video
      Apr28

      Ukraine includes video with Crimea landscapes in Eurovision 2017 promo clip. Video

      A special promo video clip about Ukraine was released ahead of the Eurovision-2017 International Song Contest, titled ”Come to Ukraine to Celebrate Diversity.” The video shows sights from Kyiv, Carpathian Mountains, and Crimean peninsula. The musical theme is based on Shakira`s song featured in Zootropolis, with its adaptation performed by Nastya...

      PACE passes no-confidence vote against President Agramunt over Syria visit with Russians
      Apr28

      PACE passes no-confidence vote against President Agramunt over Syria visit with Russians

      The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), following an open debate on a notorious Syria visit on Russian invitation of PACE President Pedro Agramunt, deprived him of the right to represent the Assembly, head of the Ukrainian delegation Volodymyr Ariev wrote on Facebook on Friday, April 28. ”PACE President Agramunt failed to...

      Estonia says Russia may put troops in Belarus to challenge NATO
      Apr28

      Estonia says Russia may put troops in Belarus to challenge NATO

      Estonia`s defense minister said on Thursday that Russia may use large-scale military exercises to move thousands of troops permanently into Belarus later this year in a warning to NATO, according to Reuters. Russia and Belarus aim to hold joint war games in September that some North Atlantic Treaty Organisation allies believe could number more...

      Ukrainian Foreign Ministry calls provocation move to take down monument to UPA fighters in Poland
      Apr27

      Ukrainian Foreign Ministry calls provocation move to take down monument to UPA fighters in Poland

      Kyiv is outraged by the taking down of the monument set up 23 years ago in honor of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA) in the cemetery of the village of Hruszowice near the city of Przemysl, Poland. Such actions are deemed a provocation on the eve of the marking of the 70th anniversary of the Operation Vistula criminal act, the Ukrainian Foreign...

      Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny hospitalized after latest attack – media
      Apr27

      Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny hospitalized after latest attack – media

      Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was hospitalized on Thursday, after an unknown man attacked him outside his office in Moscow, according to The Moscow Times. The assailant sprayed a green antiseptic into Navalny`s face, drenching his right eye in the noxious chemical, The Moscow Times reported. First aid workers soon arrived to examine...