Section: Special sections

      Presidential Administration of Ukraine rejected the billionaire and Yalta European Strategy founder’s offer to give up Crimea and Donbas
      Jan05

      Presidential Administration of Ukraine rejected the billionaire and Yalta European Strategy founder’s offer to give up Crimea and Donbas

      Statement of the Ukrainian billionaire, media mogul and founder of Yalta European Strategy, Victor Pinchuk from 29 December 2016 made a great response among Ukrainians, considering the influence of Pinchuk on political and economic processes in Ukraine. Ukrainians were shocked by the absence of response from the Ukrainian government and President...

      Russian militants attacked in all directions in Donbas last day, used armoured fighting vehicles, grenade and mortar launchers
      Jan04

      Russian militants attacked in all directions in Donbas last day, used armoured fighting vehicles, grenade and mortar launchers

      The Security Service of Ukraine detained a member of Russian militants’ subversive reconnaissance group who wanted to penetrate to the ATO troops controlled territory. The 25-year-old militant was found to be a self-proclaimed “chief of military headquarters” of a temporarily occupied district in Luhansk region. Moreover, Ukrainian intelligence...

      Austria to provide €2 million for humanitarian aid in Eastern Ukraine – OSCE Chairman
      Jan04

      Austria to provide €2 million for humanitarian aid in Eastern Ukraine – OSCE Chairman

      On January 3, 2017, the OSCE Chairman Sebastian Kurz arrived to Ukraine and visited Donetsk Region to exam personally the state of Minsk agreements’ fulfilment, the social and economic situation in the region caused by the military aggression of Russia against Ukraine, as well as the implementation of charitable projects with the participation of...

      Russian aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov to return from Syria to Russia at the beginning of 2017 – Intefax
      Jan04

      Russian aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov to return from Syria to Russia at the beginning of 2017 – Intefax

      Involved in Russia’s military operations in Syria Russian aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov (Admiral Flota Sovetskogo Soyuza Kuznetsov) may return from the Mediterranean in January 2017. Also to the Russian Navy base in Severomorsk will sail the escort of aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov, nuclear battle cruiser Pyotr Velikiy. “It is...

      OSCE SMM work in Donbas needs serious improvements – OSCE Chairman Kurz
      Jan04

      OSCE SMM work in Donbas needs serious improvements – OSCE Chairman Kurz

      On January 3, 2017, the OSCE Chairman, Federal Minister for Europe, Integration and Foreign Affairs of Austria Sebastian Kurz arrived to Ukraine and visited Donetsk Region. He wanted to exam personally the state of Minsk agreements’ fulfillment, the social and economic situation in the region caused by the military aggression of Russia against...

      The Security Service of Ukraine wants to prohibit French presidential candidate Le Pen to enter Ukraine
      Jan04

      The Security Service of Ukraine wants to prohibit French presidential candidate Le Pen to enter Ukraine

      The Staff Chief of The Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) Oleksandr Tkachuk sent a request to the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry on the prohibition of entry for the French presidency candidate, the leader of the National Front party Marine Le Pen to Ukraine after her statement that Crimea annexation “was not illegitimate. “January 3...

      Ukrainian World Congress calls attention to the possibility of future similar Russia’s cyber attacks
      Jan04

      Ukrainian World Congress calls attention to the possibility of future similar Russia’s cyber attacks

      The Ukrainian World Congress (UWC) calls attention to the introduction by the U.S of additional sanctions against Russia. These sanctions were provided in response to Russia’s cyber attacks during the U.S. 2016 Presidential election. UWC draws attention to the possibility of similar cyber attacks by the Russian Federation, particularly during...

      Russian troops attacked 32 times in last 24 hours, two Ukrainian servicemen were killed, two wounded near Maryinka
      Jan03

      Russian troops attacked 32 times in last 24 hours, two Ukrainian servicemen were killed, two wounded near Maryinka

      Russian troops attacked 32 times, two Ukrainian servicemen were killed and another two wounded near the village of Maryinka in the last 24 hours. Russian militants instigated two armed provocations near Novozvanivka and two more near Lobacheve village in the Luhansk sector. Moreover, Ukrainian troops registered a ceasefire violation in the...

      U.S. Senators announced more sanctions against Russia
      Jan03

      U.S. Senators announced more sanctions against Russia

      The American politician Adam Schiff, a member of the House of Representatives of the US Democratic Party Congressman, said that in case if the U.S. President Donald Trump tries to soften sanctions against Russia then sanctions will be even stronger. Adam Schiff stated in an interview with ABC that Donald Trump has to begin to trust the U.S....

      French presidential candidate Le Pen states that Russian annexation of Crimea is not illegal
      Jan03

      French presidential candidate Le Pen states that Russian annexation of Crimea is not illegal

      Russia-friendly French presidential candidate Marine Le Pen told the BFMTV television channel on Tuesday, January 03, 2017 that Crimean annexation was legal, and France and Russia must establish “strategic relations”: “I do not think that (Crimea’s) reunification (with Russia) was illegitimate.” “A referendum was...