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U.S., EU ready to join international humanitarian aid mission for Luhansk – Chaly
The United States and the European Union are ready to participate in an international mission to deliver humanitarian aid to Luhansk, Deputy Head of the Presidential Administration Valeriy Chaly said on the Svoboda Slova talk show on Monday, the president’s press office reported. “It should be not convoys but a humanitarian aid, which...
Hontareva says hryvnia “scared,” but it is – temporarily
In Ukraine today, there are no macroeconomic grounds for significant fluctuations in the exchange rate. National Bank governor Valeria Hontareva said, the press service of the regulator informs. “The National Bank does not intend to depart from the policy of a flexible exchange rate. At the same time, now the pressure on the hryvnia...
Verkhovna Rada will consider sanctions against Russia and five draft laws on election amendments
People’s deputies will consider five variants of amendments to the election law of Ukraine and sanctions against the Russian Federation. Those issues are included into the parliament’s agenda, a Ukrinform correspondent reports. In addition, the people’s deputies will consider a draft law on amendments to the Budget Code of...
Bosnians want to judge Girkin for war crimes
Bosnians want to try one of the leaders of militants from the so-called “Donetsk People’s Republic” Igor Girkin (“Strelok”) for war crimes he committed in this country, if the “Ukrainian war” is not his last one. Historian of the Bosnian war Aziz Tafro said in an interview, media reported. “Igor...
“Resuscitators of reforms,” Svoboda demand election amendments, lustration near Rada walls
Protesters near the Verkhovna Rada demand amendments to the election law and lustration of officials. As a Ukrinform correspondent reported, public activists hold posters: “New Elections – New Rules!” “We Demand Lustration!” “Lustration – Cleanup! and others. “We demand lustration and amendments to the election law so that the...
Ukrainian, U.S. presidents discuss humanitarian mission
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and U.S. President Barack Obama have discussed over the phone a humanitarian mission to Luhansk under the auspices of the Red Cross, the Ukrainian presidential press service has reported. “The U.S. president expressed support for the actions of the Ukrainian president, in particular, his initiative...
Militants in turmoil: rears are empty, no support of people
The terrorists have lost support of ordinary people in Donbas. Mobilization resources of bandits are completely exhausted after a raid on identification and elimination of militants in the ATO area ?? by the units of the 95th Airmobile Brigade. The ATO press center reported with reference to a source, close to the bandit with the callsign...
Convoy of 280 Russian trucks heading to Ukraine
A convoy of 280 trucks of the Russian Emergencies Ministry has left the suburbs of Moscow and is heading to Ukraine, ITAR-TASS has reported. The trucks are carrying 2,000 tonnes of food, medicines and drinking water. President Vladimir Putin’s press secretary, Dmitry Peskov, said that Russian servicemen were not engaged in escorting the...
Russia shells ATO positions from Grad five times
Over the previous evening and this night, shelling of the ATO positions, including from Russia, continued. Head of the Center of Military and Political Studies and coordinator of the Information Resistance group Dmytro Tymchuk said on his Facebook page. “The ATO positions were shelled several times from Russia. In particular, from the artillery...
Humanitarian aid under auspices of Red Cross excludes armed escorts – ICRC statement
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has confirmed its readiness to promote delivery of humanitarian aid to Ukraine, but such aid can be provided only in line with the basic principles of this organization – neutrality and independence, and rules out any armed escort, the ICRC said in a statement on August 11, which was made...