Section: Politics

      Lutsenko on Yanukovych questioning: Another PR-event to claim ”illegitimate Kyiv junta”
      Nov25

      Lutsenko on Yanukovych questioning: Another PR-event to claim ”illegitimate Kyiv junta”

      Prosecutor General Yuriy Lutsenko considers today`s upcoming questioning of former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych via a video conference another PR-action on ”illegitimate Kyiv junta” on the anniversary of Euromaidan. ”We should not expect anything really important from Yanukovych`s questioning in a court hearing. Firstly, this...

      Steinmeier declares European security threat, given Russia`s aggression
      Nov25

      Steinmeier declares European security threat, given Russia`s aggression

      German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier sees Europe`s security at risk – especially with regard to Russian aggression. Together with other OSCE foreign ministers, he is pressing for more arms control, Radio 24 reported with reference to Die Welt. ”Europe`s security is in danger,” Steinmeier said. With the internationally...

      Yanukovych`s questioning via video conference to be held today
      Nov25

      Yanukovych`s questioning via video conference to be held today

      On November 25, the Svyatoshinsky District Court of Kyiv will hold a hearing in the case of the Maidan events, with plans announced to question as a witness Ukraine`s disgraced ex-president Viktor Yanukovych via video conference. The questioning of Viktor Yanukovych is scheduled for 13:00 Kyiv time. In addition to the former head of state, the...

      Ukraine should remain patient in its craving for systemic reforms in railway industry – Balczun
      Nov25

      Ukraine should remain patient in its craving for systemic reforms in railway industry – Balczun

      Ukrzaliznytsia CEO Wojciech Balczun pointed out that the reform of the national railways takes time and given the scale of ”pathologies, unimaginable in the West”, the process may take years. Ukraine needs a lot of patience in order to implement quality systemic reforms in the railway industry, which will take years, said Chairman of the Board of...

      France sees pro-Putin Fillon ”more convincing” than Juppe in debate
      Nov25

      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
      Nov25

      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
      Nov25

      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
      Nov25

      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
      Nov25

      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
      Nov24

      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...