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Column of tanks enters Ukraine last night – Tymchuk
Tanks again entered Ukraine from Russia last night. Information Resistance group leader Dmytro Tymchuk reported this on his Facebook page. “Tonight a column of three tanks entered Ukraine from the direction of Gukovo (Russia), whereas five disabled armored vehicles were taken in the opposite direction,” he wrote. Near Fashchivka, in...
Poroshenko to confer Hero of Ukraine title on Heavenly Hundred
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has decided to confer the Hero of Ukraine title on all heroes of the Heavenly Hundred. The head of state wrote this on his Twitter page on Friday. “I have decided to confer the Hero of Ukraine title on all Heavenly Hundred Heroes,” Poroshenko wrote. While communicating with the relatives of those...
Ukraine marks first anniversary of Euromaidan protests
Euromaidan protests began in Ukraine on November 21, 2013, which are now called the Revolution of Dignity. On that day, journalists and people not indifferent to the fate of the country gathered on Independence Square (Maidan Nezalezhnosti) in Kyiv to protest against the refusal by the government led by Prime Minister Mykola Azarov to sign an...
Two civilians, one serviceman killed in Donbas over past 24 hours
Terrorists have killed two civilians and one Ukrainian serviceman in Donbas over the past 24 hours, the anti-terrorist operation’s press center has reported. “Eighteen of our soldiers have been wounded and one soldier has been killed over the past 24 hours,” reads the report. In general, militants shelled Ukrainian position 39...
Biden gears up for Kiev meeting
US Vice-President Joe Biden will meet Ukraine’s leaders on the first anniversary of the protests that toppled the former pro-Kremlin regime. ||| Kiev – US Vice-President Joe Biden will meet Ukraine’s leaders on Friday on the first anniversary of the protests that toppled the former pro-Kremlin regime, with Kiev hoping for an...
U.S. calls on Russia to change course
The United States, after the G20 summit where the West demonstrated its united stand against the actions of the Russian leadership, continues to urge Russia and its proxies in the occupied part of Ukraine to change their course and ensure the peaceful settlement of the crisis. A respective statement was made on Thursday by U.S. Ambassador to the...
Poroshenko to Platini: Crimea remains part of Ukraine
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has met with President of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) Michel Platini, the press service of the Ukrainian president has reported. In particular, Poroshenko said that when returning from the airport, he saw fifty football fans outside the building of the presidential administration who...
All five parties initial text of coalition agreement
Participants in talks on the creation of a coalition in the Verkhovna Rada have initialed the text of the coalition agreement. Newly elected MP from the People’s Front Party Viktoria Siumar reported this on her Facebook page. “02.00. We have initialed the text. The presentation is scheduled for 12.30 on the Maidan anniversary by all...
National Security and Defense Council: Russia openly brings military cargos to the Ukrainian territory
Kyiv, 20 November 2014 – The situation in the anti-terrorist operation (ATO) zone remains tense. Terroristic gangs and units of the Russian Federation Armed Forces are on increased combat alert. Within the last day the number of times ATO forces positions were shelled increased. There are no Ukrainian servicemen killed in action, six our troops...
Sixth Atlantic Council Energy & Economic Wraps up Day 1 in Istanbul
Opinion leaders from politics, media, academia, and the corporate world convened in Istanbul this morning for two days of talks on how governments and companies manage emerging risks and uncertainty in today’s turbulent times.The sixth annual Energy & Economic Summit began with a welcome by Atlantic Council Chairman Jon M. Huntsman,...