Section: Politics
France sees pro-Putin Fillon ”more convincing” than Juppe in debate
An assertive Francois Fillon told French voters on Thursday that rival Alain Juppe ”does not really want to change things,” in a debate a flash poll showed Fillon winning with 71% of the votes, days before the conservatives decide which of the two candidates will run in the 2017 presidential election, according to Reuters. ”Alain Juppe does not...
PM Orban: Hungary sees Ukraine in EU, though membership isn`t on the agenda
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban says that his country wants to see Ukraine among European Union member states and insists on the cancellation of EU visas for Ukrainians, according to the information and media relations office of the Ukrainian Cabinet`s Secretariat. ”I would like to clearly state that Hungary supports Ukraine`s membership in...
Poroshenko announces new deadline for EU visa waivers for Ukrainians
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko says that Ukrainians will be able to travel to the European Union without visas ”right after the settlement of all cross-institutional negotiations” within the EU, which is expected by the end of the current year, according to an UNIAN correspondent. ”I was very glad to hear predictions by President [of the...
Poroshenko sure Trump won`t change U.S. policy on Ukraine – Reuters
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said on Thursday he did not expect the election of Donald Trump to the White House to bring any great change in U.S. support for his country, according to Reuters. Saying Kyiv had enjoyed support from both parties in Washington in its confrontation with Russia, Poroshenko told a news conference after a summit...
Ukraine`s newly-appointed 23-year-old anti-corruption official complains over bullying
Anna Kalynchuk, recently appointed Acting Director of Lustration Department at the Ministry of Justice, has reported harassment in social networks and Ukrainian media. ”My Facebook page has been sifted down to the year of 2013. They compared me with Anastasia [Deyeva, the 24-year-old newly-appointed deputy minister of interior], ”analyzed” my...
Son of Mustafe Dzhemilev, a leader of the Crimean Tatar people, set to be released from Russian custody
Russian court has recognized Hayser Dzhemilev a citizen of Ukraine, his lawyer Nikolay Polozov wrote on Facebook. Hayser is a son of the Ukrainian president`s envoy to the Crimean Tatar people and leader of the Crimean Tatar people, Ukrainian MP Mustafa Dzhemilev. The court ruling means that there should be no obstructions for Hayser Dzhemilev to...
Yanukovych to hold presser Nov 25 following questioning via video conference
Russian state-owned news agency TASS has announced a press conference of fugitive president Viktor Yanukovych to be held in Rostov-on-Don November 25. According to an UNIAN correspondent in Russia, the press conference is scheduled for 19:00 Moscow time on Friday. ”A press conference of the fourth president of Ukraine, Viktor Yanukovych, will be...
Ukraine-EU summit starts today
On Thursday, November 24, Brussels will host talks between the leaders of Ukraine and the European Union in the framework of the Ukraine-EU summit. The summit`s agenda will include some 20 issues. The first issue listed on the agenda regards priorities in political and economic reforms, including the EU assistance. The second question to be...
Trump says No to another ”reset” with Russia
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said there should be no reset in Washington`s relations with Moscow, The New York Times reports. The U.S. president-elect said that he had talked with President Vladimir Putin of Russia since winning the election, but he did not elaborate, according to The New York Times. He said it would be ”nice” if he and Mr....
Press service of Ukrainian billionaire Victor Pinchuk reveals why he gave $150,000 to Trump in 2015
Ukrainian billionaire Victor Pinchuk gave $150,000 to the Trump Foundation in 2015 for the organization of Donald Trump`s participation in a conference, according to Ukrainian news outlet Ukrayinska Pravda. ”The money was paid to president-elect Trump`s foundation for support of a video conference call during the Yalta European Strategy annual...