Section: News & Summaries

      Dzhemilev says occupation authorities may deport his wife from Crimea if she rejects Russian citizenship
      Mar15

      Dzhemilev says occupation authorities may deport his wife from Crimea if she rejects Russian citizenship

      The Ukrainian president`s envoy to the Crimean Tatar people and Crimean Tatar leader, Ukrainian MP Mustafa Dzhemilev says that his wife is threatened to be expelled from Crimea if she fails to obtain a Russian passport, according to a Ukrainian online news outlet Obozrevatel. ”We`ll talk to a lawyer, we`ll think of what can be done. But they may...

      Russian court to hear 1st case against Russian citizen fighting for Ukraine
      Mar15

      Russian court to hear 1st case against Russian citizen fighting for Ukraine

      The Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation has forwarded a criminal case against the Russian citizen Artyom Shyrobokov, who is fighting in Donbas on the side of Ukraine, the Committee press service has told UNIAN. ”The investigation into the criminal case against citizen of the Russian Federation Artyom Shyrobokov was completed. The...

      Russia`s  head of Crimea Aksyonov calls to establish monarchy in Russia
      Mar15

      Russia`s head of Crimea Aksyonov calls to establish monarchy in Russia

      Russia needs a monarchy as a new form of government, according to Russian-occupied Crimea`s ”leader” Sergey Aksyonov`s statement voiced on the air of 1st Crimean TV channel. ”When there is no one-man command, collective irresponsibility sets in. Therefore, when the country sees external challenges and external hotbeds of resistance, it is...

      Ukraine PM praises Turkey`s move to ban its ships from entering occupied Crimea
      Mar15

      Ukraine PM praises Turkey`s move to ban its ships from entering occupied Crimea

      Turkey`s decision to ban any Turkish vessel from entering the occupied Crimea is a powerful signal and a proof of comradeship between Ukraine and the Republic of Turkey, Prime Minister of Ukraine Volodymyr Groysman told a joint press point on the results of the meeting with Prime Minister of Turkey Binali Yildirim. ”Today, on the day of the visit...

      Prime Minister of Ukraine Volodymyr Groysman and President of Turkey agree on different economic projects
      Mar15

      Prime Minister of Ukraine Volodymyr Groysman and President of Turkey agree on different economic projects

      Prime Minister of Ukraine Volodymyr Groysman and President of the Republic of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan have agreed on intensive economic cooperation between the two countries during the prime minister`s official visit to Ankara, according to the Ukrainian Cabinet website. Groysman boasted Ukraine`s complete cycle of design and production of...

      Organic grain terminal to be built in Ukraine
      Mar15

      Organic grain terminal to be built in Ukraine

      LLC Bio-Line-Reni, an agro science supply company, plans to build an organic grain handling terminal at the Reni Seaport in Odesa, Ukraine, according to a report from UkrAgroConsult. The technology of the complex will comply with standards and rules of Ukraine`s Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FIBL). The port`s representatives...

      Russia`s Gazprom doubling down on ”anti-Ukraine” Baltic pipeline – Forbes
      Mar15

      Russia`s Gazprom doubling down on ”anti-Ukraine” Baltic pipeline – Forbes

      Russia`s biggest gas company is really doubling down on its proposed Nord Stream II pipeline even as political pressure and new realities of the global energy markets weigh against it, according to Forbes. Gazprom is relentless, and despite its biggest partners being largely sidelined due to a Polish anti-trust decision last year, the Russian...

      Ukraine has right to ban Russian participant – Eurovision Director
      Mar15

      Ukraine has right to ban Russian participant – Eurovision Director

      The Ukrainian authorities can decide themselves, within the current legislation, on admission contestant from Russia Yulia Samoilova to the Eurovision-2017, the director of the song contest Jon Ola Sand told a Kyiv press conference, according to QHA news agency citing ZN.UA. ”We fully respect and understand the laws of Ukraine, but we at the...

      Fighting ”non-stop” – Ukraine`s Defense Ministry on escalation in Donbas
      Mar15

      Fighting ”non-stop” – Ukraine`s Defense Ministry on escalation in Donbas

      On Sunday, hostilities near the town of Avdiyivka lasted more than 10 hours, and on the eastern outskirts of Mariupol – around-the-clock, speaker for the ATO at Ukraine`s Defense Ministry Andriy Lysenko told a briefing, according to an UNIAN correspondent. According to him, in the Luhansk sector, the enemy in the last day continued with their...

      Russia`s Sberbank limits cash withdrawals in Ukraine
      Mar15

      Russia`s Sberbank limits cash withdrawals in Ukraine

      PJSC Sberbank has imposed restrictions on cash withdrawal through the bank`s cash desk in the amount of UAH 30,000 or the equivalent of this amount in foreign currency per day for any client, according to the bank`s press service. The press office of Sberbank of Russia`s subsidiary in Ukraine said that temporary restrictions were caused by a...