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Cabinet establishes Commission for Emergency Situations
The Cabinet of Ministers has decided to establish a State Commission for Emergency Situations. Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatseniuk said this during a meeting of the Cabinet, an Ukrinform correspondent reported. “The Cabinet of Ministers decided on the establishment of the State Commission for Emergency Situations. The prime minister...
High alert regime introduced in Ukraine
The Cabinet of Ministers has taken a decision to introduce the high alert regime in the entire Ukraine’s territory. “The government of Ukraine has taken the decision to introduce … the regime of high alert in the territory of the state,” Ukraine’s Prime Minister Arseniy Yatseniuk said. According to the PM, decisions...
EU hopes to abolish visas for Ukrainians in 2016
The European Union hopes for the introduction of a visa-free regime with Ukraine in 2016. Latvian Ambassador to Ukraine Argita Daudze said this on Monday during a press conference in Kiev, an Ukrinform correspondent reported. “We consider the summit in Riga as a working event. We would like to achieve progress in the issue of the boundary...
State of emergency declared in Donbas
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has declared state of emergency in Donetsk and Luhansk regions. This has been announced by Prime Minister Arseniy Yatseniuk at the government’s offsite meeting on Monday, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. “In accordance with the Code of Civil Defense of Ukraine, the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine...
Leader of Ukrainian communists lobbies Kremlin in Strasbourg
Leader of Ukrainian Communists Petro Symonenko currently stays in Strasbourg and conduct talks with representatives of the European left-wing political parties, members of the European United Left (GUE) and socialists, to persuade them to vote for the return of voting powers to the Russian delegation to PACE, which it was deprived of due to...
Tombinski: Ukraine must be first state to recognize “DPR”, “LPR” as terrorists
Ukraine should be the first state, which takes steps toward recognizing the “DPR” (Donetsk People’s Republic) and the “LPR” (Luhansk People’s Republic) as terrorist organizations. Head of the European Union Delegation to Ukraine Jan Tombinski has announced this on Monday during press conference in Kyiv, an...
Ukraine shelling traps 500 miners
Nearly 500 coal miners in Ukraine’s war-torn east were trapped on Monday after their pit lost power when a shell hit an electricity substation. …read more Source:...
NATO Secretary General to make statement concerning Ukraine
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg will announce the position of the military-political bloc [NATO] on the shelling of Mariupol by Russian-backed terrorists at the conclusion of an urgent meeting of the NATO-Ukraine Commission on Monday. Head of Ukraine’s Mission to NATO, Ukrainian Ambassador Ihor Dolgov will hold a media briefing...
Ukrainian troops start offensive defense
Ukrainian troops take on offensive defense, as they can change their positions, spokesman of the Security and Defense Council of Ukraine Volodymyr Poliovyi told at the briefing, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. “Ukrainian troops take on offensive defense in the areas of main strikes of terrorist and Russian troops,” he said. Such...
SBU has evidences of Russia’s shelling in Mariupol
Shelling of residential areas in Mariupol from the Russian artillery was conducted at the order of the Russian army officers. After firing, artillery was brought back to Russia. Chairman of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) Valentyn Nalyvaychenko has announced this on Monday at a press conference, citing evidence of aerial photographs,...