Section: International
EU aims to approve new quotas for Ukraine before July
The European Union plans to approve new autonomous preferences for Ukraine before the end of June, ahead of the Ukraine-EU summit to be held in the middle of summer, Europeiska Pravda reports with reference to a source in the European Commission. The main obstacle to the move remains the lack of a unified position within the EU Council. ”Last...
EU envoy calls on Kyiv not to put pressure on anti-corruption NGOs
Head of the EU Delegation to Ukraine Hughes Mingarelli has called on the Ukrainian authorities to take a firm stance to prevent pressure on anti-corruption NGOs. ”My first reaction is one of growing concern for what appears to be another sign of pressure against anti-corruption NGOs. Yesterday`s intervention in the Rada adds to a negative...
Ukraine to report to International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) on Russian violations of int`l law
Ukraine readies to lodge with the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) a statement on Russia`s violations of the Convention on International Civil Aviation and other core agreements, according to Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine Volodymyr Kistion. ”Today we were visited by President of ICAO Council Olumuyiwa Benard Aliu and Regional...
Russian-controlled media spread false information about Ukraine`s national nuclear company – EU-Ukraine Business Council
Founding Director of the EU-Ukraine Business Council James Wilson says that the pro-Russian nuclear lobby and Russian-controlled media spread false information and rumors about the activities of Ukraine`s national nuclear energy generating company Energoatom and equipment suppliers for nuclear power plants due to the fact that the company reduces...
China receives the first contract for dredging in ”Yuzhny”
Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority (USPA) and China Harbor Engineering Company (CHEC) have signed a contract for dredging works under the project ”Reconstruction of water access, and operational water areas at berths, given cargo turnover prospects of Yuzhny seaport,” UkrAgroConsult reports . Chinese specialists will increase the depth of the access...
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 UaPosition correspondent in Brussels. ”I expect several allies, and especially France and Germany being in the Normandy format, to raise and...
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 UaPosition correspondent. ”Russia is on NATO`s agenda always and Russia will be discussed during the meeting later on...
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...
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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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