Section: International
U.S. imposes sanctions against eight Russian companies
The U.S. government has imposed sanctions on eight other Russian companies accusing them of violating U.S. non-proliferation law regarding Iran, North Korea and Syria since 2009, according to U.S. official. The following companies were included in the black list: Rosoboronexport, 150th Aircraft Repair Plant, Aviaexport foreign economic trade...
UK envoy to Ukraine: Change to e-declaration rules serious step back
British Ambassador to Ukraine Judith Gough has said the decision that obliges representatives of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to file e-declarations is a serious step back. ”Changes to e-declarations law a serious step back. [They] could limit NGOs capacity, expose them to pressure and affect reform. [This] needs urgent review,” Gough...
EU leaders sign Rome Declaration on future of European Union
European Union leaders have signed the Rome Declaration on the EU future without the United Kingdom at the EU summit dedicated to the 60th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Rome, which laid the foundation for the creation of the European Union, according to Euronews. The declaration defines the community of the European states as...
Security Service of Ukraine arrests nine suspected saboteurs in Odesa
The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) says it has uncovered a network of saboteurs in Odesa working for Russia, arresting nine men with Ukrainian passports. ”We conducted a multi-stage special operation to defang the network overseen by Russian special services. It worked in eastern and southern regions of Ukraine,” SBU department chief Oleksandr...
President of Ukraine to meet with the head of the European Council Donald Tusk in late March
President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko will hold a meeting with the head of the European Council Donald Tusk on March 30, according to the European Council website. The meeting will be held in the framework of the European People`s Party summit in Malta. The details of the forthcoming conversation between Poroshenko and Tusk are still unknown. On...
Russia continues sponsoring Donbas terrorists – Ukraine speaks up at UN
Ukrainian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Serhiy Kyslytsya has briefed the United Nations Human Rights Council meeting on Wednesday on the situation in occupied territory in Donbas, saying that Russia continues sending arms and funds to terrorists in eastern Ukraine.< ”Like the USSR, Russia cynically speaks of peace while sending weapons and...
NATO to assist in humanitarian demining in Balaklia, Kharkiv region
The Euro-Atlantic Disaster Response Coordination Center has started procedures to provide assistance to Ukraine on humanitarian demining in Balaklia, where on Thursday a large-scale fire engulfed a military munitions depot and mass detonations ensued, President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko wrote on Twitter. ”Grateful to NATO for rapid response to...
EU provides EUR 3 mln satellite imagery support to OSCE SMM in Donbas
The new funding of EUR 3 million, under the Instrument contributing to Stability and Peace, will provide timely and focused assistance to the OSCE, in the area of satellite imagery, a statement by the European Commission reads. ”The use of satellite imagery allows for more in-depth monitoring of the situation in areas where regrettably monitors...
Manafort offers to talk to House panel over Russia ties issue
The Republican chairman of the House intelligence committee Devin Nunes says former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort has volunteered to speak with the panel as part of its ongoing investigation into Russia`s alleged interference in the 2016 election, according to The Associated Press. Manafort`s counsel contacted the committee Thursday to...
Ukrainian journalist Kristina Berdynskykh detained in Minsk
Minsk police have detained a correspondent of Novoe Vremia magazine Kristina Berdynskykh along with 13 other people, she wrote on Facebook. Berdynskykh stressed that she had been accredited as a foreign journalist with the Belarusian authorities. ”Minsk, Fabricius Str., 4. Here`s where the relatives of the detainees brought them parcels. The...
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General Staff operational report August 22, 2023 on the Russian invasion of Ukraine Tuesday, August 22, 2023 - 18:55 (EEST)
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