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Press service of Ukrainian billionaire Victor Pinchuk reveals why he gave $150,000 to Trump in 2015
Ukrainian billionaire Victor Pinchuk gave $150,000 to the Trump Foundation in 2015 for the organization of Donald Trump`s participation in a conference, according to Ukrainian news outlet Ukrayinska Pravda. ”The money was paid to president-elect Trump`s foundation for support of a video conference call during the Yalta European Strategy annual...
The Hague court accepts evidence of Russia`s war crimes in Ukraine
The International Criminal Court in The Hague has accepted the evidence of Russia`s war crimes committed amid the conflict in Donbas, Ukraine`s prosecutor general Yuriy Lutsenko claimed Tuesday, according to Ukraine Today citing Interfax. ”Yesterday at the ICC prosecutor`s office we contemplated the evidence of Russia sending regular troops...
European Parliament approves resolution on European Defense Union
Terrorism, hybrid threats and cyber- and energy insecurity leave EU countries no choice but to step up their security and defense cooperation efforts, thus paving the way to a European Defense Union, according to a resolution passed by Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) on Tuesday. The resolution on the European Defense Union was approved...
Ukrainian film wins at London Crystal Palace International Film Festival
Ukrainian movie “My Grandmother Fanny Kaplan” won in a ”Best Foreign Film” nomination at London Crystal Palace International Film Festival, according to Ukraine Today. The melodrama focuses on a little-known love story of the terrorist, Fanny Kaplan, with the brother of Vladimir Lenin, Dmitriy Ilyich Ulyanov. The movie also questions...
Ukraine produces almost 1.5 mln tonnes of sugar since Aug 20
Ukrainian sugar refineries have processed 10.08 million tonnes of sugar beets and produced 1.48 million tonnes of sugar since the launch of the current sugar production season on August 20, according to the Ukrtsukor sugar producers` association. The amount is about 77% of the output projected by Ukraine`s Agrarian Policy and Food Ministry in the...
United Nations Office for Project Services to open Ukraine Office
The United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS), which is an operational arm of the United Nations, supporting the successful implementation of peacebuilding, humanitarian and development projects around the world, is going to open an office under the government of Ukraine. An agreement on the creation of the office was signed between the...
Ukraine gets EUR 2 mln in equipment from EU for joint border with Belarus
The State Border Guard Service of Ukraine has received new equipment and vehicles worth EUR 2 million from the European Union for strengthening its joint border with Belarus, according to an UaPosition correspondent. The official ceremony took place on Zamkova Hora Hill (Castle Hill) in the northern city of Zhytomyr on Tuesday, November 22. The...
European Parliament call for end to Turkey EU membership
The leaders of the European Parliament`s two largest groups called on Tuesday for the European Union to halt membership talks with Turkey because of its post-coup purges, according to Reuters. ”Our message to Turkey is very clear: accession negotiations should be frozen immediately,” said Manfred Weber, the head of the largest faction in the...
The Washington Post: Trump Foundation admits to violating ban on “self-dealing”
President-elect Donald Trump`s charitable foundation has admitted to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) that it violated a legal prohibition against ”self-dealing,” which bars nonprofit leaders from using their charity`s money to help themselves, their businesses or their families, according to The Washington Post. That admission was contained in...
Russian Foreign Ministry sees no consensus on ”road map” on Donbas
There is still no possibility in sight for another ministerial meeting of the Normandy Four (Russia, Germany, France, Ukraine) since a road map on Donbas that the ministers will have to approve hasn`t been agreed on yet, Russian top diplomat Sergey Lavrov said on Monday, according to Russian news agency TASS. ”The Normandy Four leaders gave...