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Ukraine not to abandon nuclear energy – Poroshenko
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has said that neither today nor tomorrow Ukraine will be able to abandon nuclear energy, according to an UaPosition correspondent.”Hard and effective nuclear security measures should be a key priority in the field of nuclear energy,” Poroshenko said during the events to the 30th anniversary of the Chornobyl...
Russian Court in occupied Crimea bans Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar
The Supreme Court of the Russian-annexed territory of Crimea has recognized the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar people an extremist organization and banned its activities. See also: Situation with Crimea is a great challenge for the Crimean Tatar people and the whole international community The decision was made by a panel of judges headed by Natalia...
Poroshenko backs creation of Chornobyl radiation-ecological biosphere reserve
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has signed a decree on the establishment of the Chornobyl radiation-ecological biosphere reserve, the president`s press service told an UaPosition correspondent.A biosphere reserve will become one of Ukraine`s largest environmental institutions with a total area of 227,000 hectares.It will be located in the...
NBU expects $1.2 bln of balance of payments surplus in 2016
In 2016, the overall balance of payments is expected to show a surplus ($1.2 billion), which, along with the IMF disbursements, will allow reserves to increase up to $18.7 billion, or 4.7 months of future imports, according to the April Inflation Report of the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU), published on its website.In 2017, the international...
Ukraine remembers Chernobyl disaster
Ukrainians held candlelit vigils Tuesday to mark 30 years since the world’s worst nuclear accident at Chernobyl spewed radiation across Europe and left several thousand people dead or dying. …read more Source:...
Local official in Donbas tries to bribe SBU officer. Gets arrested by SBU
The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) together with the Military Prosecutor`s Office of the ATO forces have detained a deputy of the Toretsk City Council, who offered a $20,000 bribe to an SBU officer, according to an UaPosition correspondent.The deputy offered $20,000 to an SBU official for assistance in closing the criminal case opened under...
U.S., EU reiterate Russia must implement Minsk accords
U.S. President Obama, British Prime Minister David Cameron, French President Francois Hollande, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, and Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi have reiterated that sanctions against Russia will be lifted if the Minsk agreements are fully implemented.”On Ukraine, leaders reiterated their rejection of Russia`s occupation...
Russian military training in Crimea to seize strategic facilities in southern Ukraine – Intel
Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry reported that in the city of Dzhankoy in the territory of the Russian-occupied Crimean peninsula, the Russian troops were involved in the drills working out the takeover of strategic facilities in the south of Ukraine.”At the Dzhankoy airbase, the adversary has been working out...
Ukraine honoring memory of liquidators and victims of Chornobyl disaster
A variety of commemorative events to mark the 30th anniversary of the accident at the Chornobyl nuclear power plant are being held in Kyiv and Kyiv region since the evening of April 25.On Monday, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and his wife Maryna Poroshenko opened a series of events dedicated to the 30th anniversary of the Chornobyl...
Ukraine ready to hold gas talks with the EU, Russia ”any time convenient for Brussels”
Ukraine informed the European Commission on its readiness to hold negotiations on gas issues in a trilateral format, according to a representative of the country`s Energy Ministry.Ukraine informed the European Commission on its will to hold gas talks in the Ukraine – EU – Russia format ”any time convenient for Brussels,” Director for...