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Ukraine`s Envoy to UN compares scale of Chornobyl nuclear disaster with that of Russian aggression in Donbas
Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the United Nations Volodymyr Yelchenko drew parallels between the scale of the Chornobyl nuclear disaster to that of the Holodomor, the World War II, and the Russian aggression in Ukraine, while addressing the meeting of the UN General Assembly dedicated to the 30th anniversary of the Chornobyl tragedy,...
Panama Papers offshore companies database to be released May 9
The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) will release on May 9 a searchable database with information on more than 200,000 offshore entities that are part of the so-called Panama Papers leak, kwkmedia.com reports.According to the ICIJ, the database will likely be the largest ever release of secret offshore companies and...
Kyiv demands return of Ukrainian ”spy” Vyhovsky imprisoned by Moscow
Ukrainian Deputy Justice Minister Serhiy Petukhov says his ministry has sent a request to the Russian Justice Ministry for the extradition of Ukrainian citizen Valentyn Vyhovsky who was sentenced by Russia to 11 years in prison for allegedly being a spy.”We have sent a request to the Russian Justice Ministry on the extradition of Valentyn...
Grigorishin accused of tax evasion, arrested by Moscow court in absentia
Ukrainian-born Russian billionaire Konstantin Grigorishin, who is charged with tax evasion of almost 675 million rubles, has been arrested by a Russian court in absentia, according to Russian news agency TASS.”The court has passed a ruling in absentia in favor of the investigators` petition for placing Grigorishin in custody,” a judge of Moscow`s...
Poroshenko: Russia deploys nuclear weapon in Crimea
The Russian Federation is deploying elements of its nuclear potential in Crimea, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said during the ceremony marking the 30th anniversary of the Chornobyl disaster. ”I spoke at the nuclear security summit in Washington early April, and I will repeat today, that the Kremlin is deploying the elements of its nuclear...
OSCE still sees Grads, howitzers, tanks in militant-controlled Luhansk
The OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) reports that the heavy weapons, namely Grad systems, howitzers, tanks it earlier spotted in the militant-controlled town of Luhansk are still kept there. ”In violation of the respective withdrawal lines, the SMM saw seven multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS; BM-21 Grad, 122mm), seven self-propelled...
Nuland: special status for Donbas, militant amnesty, election on territory controlled by Russia
The Samopomich Party`s press service says that the United States insists on introducing amendments to Ukraine`s Constitution, pressing for the so-called special status of the militant-occupied areas in Ukraine`s Donetsk and Luhansk regions, militant amnesty, local elections in July. U.S. Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs...
Shuster not leaving despite denial of work permit
One of the most influential journalists on Ukrainian television and host of arguably the country`s most popular political talk show Savik Shuster says he is not going to leave despite the fact that he has been denied a work permit in Ukraine, according to an UaPosition correspondent.”We can work without a work permit,” he said.”Of course, I will...
Reuters: Ukraine won`t make major changes to IMF memorandum – Shevalev
A new memorandum that Ukraine will submit to the International Monetary Fund will not contain significant changes to the programme agreed in the $17.5 billion (GBP 12 billion) bailout, deputy Finance Minister Artem Shevalev said on Tuesday, according to Reuters.”Nothing major has changed. The main parameters that were in the previous memorandum...
Two Years Later, Kremlin’s Lethal Lies about Odesa Fire Still Motivate Donbas Recruits
Forty-eight people lost their lives in clashes between pro-unity supporters and pro-Russian backers and a fire in Odesa on May 2, 2014. Only hours later, Russia attempted to portray the mass riots and ensuing fire as a massacre, and that has continued regardless of several investigations, including one by the Council of Europe’s...