Stoltenberg says Donbas fighting reason NATO strengthening eastern flanks
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg expects France and Germany to raise the issue of the implementation of Minsk agreements during the meeting of the Alliance leaders on Thursday, May 25, according to an UNIAN correspondent in Brussels. ”I expect several allies, and especially France and Germany being in the Normandy format, to raise and also...
Wave of raids across Ukraine targets former Income Ministry officials, 23 detained
Twenty-three officials of the former Ministry of Income and Fees have been detained as law enforcers launch raids across Ukraine, Interior Minister Arsen Avakov and Ukraine`s chief military prosecutor Anatoliy Matios said, 112 Ukraine reported. ”I think this is the largest anti-corruption operation ever held nationwide. The investigation revealed...
Ukraine to allow cargo transit to unrecognized Transnistria only under Moldova control
Transit of goods to the unrecognized Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic through the territory of Ukraine will be performed only upon agreement with the National Food Safety Agency of the Republic of Moldova, according to the Ukrainian State Food Safety and Consumer Protection Service. ”Decree No. 33 of May 17, 2017, issued by Ukraine`s chief state...
NATO leaders to discuss Russia in Brussels today
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has said that the leaders of the countries-members of the North Atlantic Alliance will discuss the policy and relations with Russia at the meeting in Brussels on Thursday, according to an UNIAN correspondent. ”Russia is on NATO`s agenda always and Russia will be discussed during the meeting later on today,”...
Russian spies seek EU recruits in fight clubs
Russian intelligence services are using martial arts clubs to recruit potential troublemakers in Germany and other EU countries, security experts have warned, according to EU Observer. The number of clubs is higher than previously reported and the ”sleeper cells” could stage violent provocations ahead of the upcoming German elections, they said,...
Russia sends 65th ”humanitarian convoy” with weapon and ammo to Donbas
The Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations has sent its 65th ”humanitarian convoy” to Donbas, the ministry`s press service reported. ”A truck convoy of the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations with `humanitarian aid` for Donbas crossed the Russian-Ukrainian border,” reads the report. The bulk of the cargo supposedly consists of children`s...
U.S. envoy urges Balkan States to guard against Russian influence efforts
A top U.S. diplomat on May 24 urged Balkan nations to guard against efforts by Russia to increase its influence in the region while undermining ties with the West, according to Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. ”We, of course, remain hopeful that Russia will play a constructive role in the Balkans, as it has in the past, but we must remain...
Cabinet approves restructuring of UAH 229 bln domestic public debt
Ukraine`s Cabinet of Ministers has approved the issue of domestic government loan bonds worth UAH 229 billion, or US$8.7 billion, with redemption in 2025-2047 to exchange them for previously issued bonds with a maturity in 2017-2030 and a nominal value of UAH 221.6 billion ($8.4 billion), with unpaid coupon income of UAH 7 billion ($319.8...
Bloomberg tells how Manafort brought pro-Russian party to Rada despite Crimea annexation
Months after Russia annexed Crimea, former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych`s political advisor Paul Manafort returned to Ukraine to advise the pro-Russian party, the ”Opposition Bloc”, for the 2014 parliamentary campaign, according to Bloomberg. Nestor Shufrych, one of the party leaders, says Manafort pushed for them to appeal as both the...
Ukrainian parliament says 75% of TV broadcasts now must be in Ukrainian
The Ukrainian parliament, the Verkhovna Rada, has adopted a bill, setting quotas for nationwide TV channels, obliging them to ensure a 75% share of programs and movies in Ukrainian, according to an UNIAN correspondent. The document was adopted with 269 deputies voting in favor out of 356 MPs registered in the session hall, while the pro-Russian...
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