Section: News & Summaries

      Erdogan insists on support for Ukraine, condemns oppression of Crimean Tatars
      Jul08

      Erdogan insists on support for Ukraine, condemns oppression of Crimean Tatars

      Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has expressed support for Ukraine`s territorial integrity and sovereignty, and once again condemned the oppression of Crimean Tatars in the occupied Crimea.The parties had a meeting on the sidelines of the NATO Summit in Warsaw, according to the press service of the president of Ukraine.Poroshenko expressed...

      National energy regulator approves investment plan for Ukraine GTS until 2025
      Jul08

      National energy regulator approves investment plan for Ukraine GTS until 2025

      The National Energy and Utility Regulation Commission (NEURC) agreed on July 7 to approve changes in the 2016-2025 gas transportation system (GTS) development plan prepared for Ukrtransgaz, the Ukrainian GTS operator, with a total amount of investment reaching UAH 69.9 billion.Ukrtransgaz has also been tasked with drafting within a week`s term an...

      Obama calls on NATO, EU to boost support for Ukraine
      Jul08

      Obama calls on NATO, EU to boost support for Ukraine

      U.S. President Barack Obama has called NATO and the European Union to strengthen support for Ukraine in his op-ed for The Financial Times.”We need to deepen security co-operation between NATO and the EU and increase our support for Ukraine as it defends its sovereignty and territorial integrity. And even as our nations remain open to a more...

      No NATO Ally has Ukraine`s battlefield experience with modern Russian army: Poroshenko
      Jul08

      No NATO Ally has Ukraine`s battlefield experience with modern Russian army: Poroshenko

      Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko in his op-ed for The Wall Street Journal titled ”Ukraine and NATO, Complementary Allies Against Russia” has called on the Alliance to remember its origins as the Bloc was created to defend the peace and global order that emerged out of the chaos of World War II.”Appeasement is not a solution,” the Ukrainian...

      Rada`s meeting closed as MPs block work, Groysman criticizes populism
      Jul08

      Rada`s meeting closed as MPs block work, Groysman criticizes populism

      Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Andriy Parubiy has closed today`s session of the Parliament, without even opening it, according to an UNIAN correspondent.Standing near the rostrum with a microphone, Parubiy stressed that ”there will be no fighting in the session hall,” in spite of their provocation.He reminded that an hour of questions...

      NATO to decide on reinforcement of eastern flank at Summit
      Jul08

      NATO to decide on reinforcement of eastern flank at Summit

      NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has said that the decision on reinforcement of the eastern flank will be taken on the first day of the NATO Summit in Warsaw, according to an UNIAN correspondent.”The four battalions will be multinational battalions, meaning that they will send a very a clear message – than an attack on one Ally will...

      Kazakhstan calls on Russia to allow transit of Ukrainian goods
      Jul08

      Kazakhstan calls on Russia to allow transit of Ukrainian goods

      The government of the Republic of Kazakhstan has appealed to Russian authorities to allow transit through the Russian territory of strategically important goods transported from Ukraine to Kazakhstan, as stated in a posting of the National Chamber of Entrepreneurs (NCE) of the Republic of Kazakhstan Atameken referring to NCE Deputy Chairman Dana...

      Polish Senate calls for recognizing Volyn massacre as genocide
      Jul08

      Polish Senate calls for recognizing Volyn massacre as genocide

      The Upper Chamber (Senate) of the Polish Parliament has adopted a resolution on recognizing the mass ethnic cleansing of Poles in western Ukraine during the World War II, known as the Volyn massacre, as genocide, Ukraine Today reports.The document has been approved by 60 senators out of 84, Polish news agency Wirtualna Polska reports, according...

      NATO`s increased military presence in eastern countries caused solely by Russia`s actions in Ukraine – Stoltenberg
      Jul08

      NATO`s increased military presence in eastern countries caused solely by Russia`s actions in Ukraine – Stoltenberg

      NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has said that the increasing of the military presence in the eastern countries of the alliance is caused solely by the actions of Russia in Ukraine, according to an UNIAN correspondent reporting from Warsaw.”We are increasing our military presence in the Baltic countries and Poland, but there is no doubt...

      Ukrainian troops show militant attempts to destroy OSCE camera
      Jul08

      Ukrainian troops show militant attempts to destroy OSCE camera

      A footage in which a Ukrainian soldier is telling about militant attempts to bring down the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission`s surveillance camera has been published on a YouTube channel of Ukraine`s TV Channel 5.”The defenders of the village of Lebedynske tell that the enemy begins firing as soon as it gets dark. This continues for two weeks. The...