Ukraine honors victims of Crimean Tatar people genocide
Ukraine and the rest of the world are on May 18 honoring the victims of genocide against the Crimean Tatar people and are marking the Day of the Fight for the Crimean Tatar people`s rights. The large-scale deportation of the Crimean Tatars began on this very day way back in 1944. Some 180,000 people were evicted on May 18-20 alone. In addition,...
West should have Russia fatigue, not Ukraine fatigue: The Washington Post reveals details of GOP leaders` conversation
The Washington Post has released the transcript of the conversation between the leaders of the U.S. Republican Party on Russia`s interference in the U.S. elections, Donald Trump`s attitude to Putin and the attitude of American politicians toward Ukraine. WP notes that those recorded included Kevin McCarthy, Cathy McMorris Rogers, Paul Ryan and...
Ukraine`s envoy: Lavrov`s new song ”Visa discrimination” of Russians in Crimea
Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the Council of Europe Dmytro Kuleba has said that Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov mentioned ”visa discrimination” of Russians in Russian-occupied Crimea after Ukraine had signed EU visa waivers. ”Sergey Lavrov has just performed a solo program… The author also presented his new hit `Visa...
Germany expects U.S. mediation in settlement of Donbas crisis
German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel expects that the United States will be more actively involved in the political settlement of the conflict in Donbas, Ukraine`s east, in future, according to the Ukrainian-language service of Germany`s Deutsche Welle. See also: Ukrainian Foreign Minister discusses with Trump possibility for U.S. to join...
OSCE reports incident with smoke grenade in occupied Dokuchaievsk
The OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine has reported a smoke-generating device was thrown close to an SMM vehicle near the Russian-occupied town of Dokuchaievsk in Donbas. ”On May 17, an SMM patrol consisting of five members in two armored vehicles was in the north-eastern outskirts of ”DPR”-controlled Dokuchaievsk (30km south-west...
Ukraine`s Deposit Guarantee Fund reveals misused $12.2 bln at bankrupt banks
Ukraine`s Deposit Guarantee Fund had filed 4,148 applications by May 1, 2017, with law enforcement agencies on facts of breaches of legislation revealed at insolvent banks and those undergoing the liquidation procedure to the tune of over UAH 323.16 billion, or US$12.2 billion, according to the Fund`s press service. In particular, the banks`...
Interpol removes Arbuzov from wanted list – lawyer
The International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) has withdrawn from its wanted list another official of Yanukovych`s regime, former Acting Prime Minister Serhiy Arbuzov, the press service of Arbuzov told UNIAN with reference to his lawyers. ”Interpol has stopped the international search for our client, which means the restoration of...
Ukraine`s Rada refuses to ask NSDC to slap sanctions on Yanukovych, his allies
The Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine`s parliament, has failed to find the needed number of votes to apply to the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine (NSDC) for the introduction of personal sanctions against former high-ranking officials, including disgraced ex-President Viktor Yanukovych, and businessmen, according to an UNIAN correspondent....
Sweden drops Assange rape investigation – BBC
Sweden`s director of public prosecutions has decided to drop the rape investigation into Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, according to the BBC. Marianne Ny filed a request to the Stockholm District Court to revoke his arrest warrant, apparently ending a seven-year stand-off, the BBC reported. Mr. Assange, 45, has lived in the Ecuadoran embassy...
Security Service of Ukraine detains corrupt head of penal colony in Zhytomyr region
The SBU Security Service of Ukraine together with the Military Prosecutor`s Office have detained a deputy chief of a penal colony in Zhytomyr region for systematic bribery by taking money from prisoners` relatives, the SBU reported. For a bribe, the major of the Internal Service guaranteed the release of convicted persons on parole. The sum of...
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