MEPs write letter to Putin demanding Savchenko`s immediate release
Members of the European Parliament have sent a letter to Russian President Vladimir Putin to immediately and unconditionally release Ukrainian pilot Nadia Savchenko and laid on him personal responsibility for the state of her health, according to an UaPosition correspondent.The relevant letter, initiated by Vice-President of the Group of Liberals...
EU signals about Ukraine`s violation of Association Agreement – Ukraine Trade Rep.
There are clear signals from the EU regarding Ukraine`s violation of its obligations under the Association Agreement, Ukraine Trade Representative Nataliya Mykolska wrote on Facebook following the work of the Ukraine-EU Association Committee in the area of trade.”There were a lot of positive things, but there are negative and clear signals...
Hryvnia trades at UAH 25.70 to dollar on interbank market
Hryvnia quotations against the dollar on the interbank currency market on Thursday set at UAH 25.60/25.70 to the dollar by the middle of trade, a broker at a commercial bank has told an UNIAN correspondent.Hryvnia quotes against the euro have settled at UAH 28.8510/28.9560, while those against the Russian ruble have settled at UAH...
Gerashchenko appointed First Deputy Rada Speaker
The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine has appointed MP from the Bloc of Petro Poroshenko Iryna Gerashchenko First Deputy Rada Speaker.According to an UNIAN correspondent, the relevant decision was supported by 260 MPs out of 355 registered in the session hall.Following her appointment, a number of MPs welcomed her with flowers, including newly elected...
New Cabinet formed in Ukraine
The Verkhovna Rada adopted a resolution on the formation of the Cabinet of Ministers (No.4424).According to UNIAN, voted 239 deputies out of 367 MPs registered in the session hall voted for the move.As noted by Rada Speaker Andriy Parubiy, the motion proposes appointment of nominations offered by President Poroshenko (meaning, candidates for the...
PGO asks court to arrest whistleblower Kasko, set bail at UAH 1.8 mln
The Prosecutor General of Ukraine (PGO) has asked Kyiv Pechersk District Court to arrest former Deputy Prosecutor General Vitaliy Kasko, setting bail at UAH 1.8 million, an UNIAN correspondent reported.The relevant petition was announced by prosecutors Dmytro Makarov and Andriy Parshutin at the court hearing.”We ask to apply the preventive...
U.S. Navy must expand activity in Europe to address Russia`s behavior: U.S. Congressman
The U.S. should strengthen the presence of its Navy in Europe in the wake of recent provocations by Russian air forces in the Baltic Sea and its overall ”international behavior,” said U.S. Congressman Randy Forbes.”The Russian regime has shown itself to be a thuggish, authoritarian detriment to the liberty of its own people and the peace and...
Apr 14 marks two years of Anti-Terrorist Operation in Donbas (infographics by Ukraine Today)
Two years ago, on April 14, 2014, Oleksandr Turchynov approved the decision of the National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) to conduct an Anti-Terrorist Operation in eastern Ukraine.”I am ordering to enact the decision of the NSDC of April 13 ”On urgent measures to address the threat of terrorism and preserve territorial integrity of...
Parubiy appointed Rada Speaker
Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine has supported the appointment of the current first vice-speaker of parliament Andriy Parubiy to the post of the Rada Speaker.According to UNIAN, 284 deputies out of 359 MPs registered in the session hall voted for this move.At the same time, representatives of the Opposition Bloc, Vidrodzhennia group, as well as the...
U.S. to provide $50mln to support Ukraine National Guard, State Border Guard Service
U.S. is ready to provide $50 million to support the National Guard and the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine, the Ukrainian Interior Ministry`s Communications Department reported citing Michael Carpenter, the U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense with responsibility for Russia, Ukraine, and Eurasia.The funds will be allocated for the...
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