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181 Ukrainian military remain in captivity
181 servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine remain in captivity of terrorists. Acting Armed Forces General Staff spokesman Vladyslav Selezniov has announced this at a press briefing on Monday, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. “According to official data, 181 servicemen are in captivity,” Selezniov said. As reported, head of the...
PACE winter session opened focusing on Ukraine
Humanitarian situation in Ukraine is one of the main issues for consideration at the winter session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), which has opened on Monday in Strasbourg. Discussion on this matter is scheduled for Tuesday, January 27, an Ukrinform correspondent has found out from the PACE press office....
EU, Ukraine Foreign Ministers to meet on Monday – Poroshenko
Meeting of the Foreign Ministers of the EU Member States and Ukraine may be held on Monday, January 26. Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said this at a meeting of the National Security and Defense Council on Sunday, an Ukrinform correspondent reported. “The meeting of the EU Foreign Ministers, where the following arrangements for...
Poroshenko says about first priority for Ukraine
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has said that Ukraine remains a supporter of the Minsk agreements. He said this at a meeting of the National Security and Defense Council on Sunday, an Ukrinform correspondent reported. “We will not let to disrupt the Minsk agreements. Everything should be based exclusively on them. At the moment, we...
Klimkin: Cutting Russia from SWIFT to be followed by its economy collapse
Strengthening of sanctions against Russia will be discussed at the extraordinary meeting of the EU foreign ministers on January 29, foreign minister of Ukraine Pavlo Klimkin has announced, TSN reports. “Mogherini said very clearly yesterday that Russia faced deterioration of relations with the European Union … EU foreign ministers...
UN Security Council to urgently consider impact of terrorist attack in Mariupol
Extraordinary meeting of the UN Security Council on shelling of Mariupol, Donetsk region, by Russian mercenaries killing dozens of civilians will be held on January 26. This has been announced by Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the UN Yuriy Sergeyev on his Twitter page. “An extraordinary meeting of the UN Security Council on Mariupol...
OSCE convenes emergency meeting on Ukraine
In light of the rapid deterioration of the situation in eastern Ukraine, including yesterday’s shelling of Mariupol and the rising number of civilian casualties, a special meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council will be held on Monday 26 January at 16:00 in Vienna. This is reported on the official website of the Organization for Security and...
ATO forces repel attack in Pisky, Donetsk region
January 23-24, divisions of the Russian-terrorist forces tried to oust Ukrainian troops near village Pisky, Donetsk region, Information Resistance group leader Dmytro Tymchuk has posted on Facebook. “Several groups of infantry with total number of 350-400 militants, 25 armored vehicles, and with the support of conventional and rocket...
UN to meet on Ukraine crisis
The UN Security Council is set to hold a special meeting to focus on the violence in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source:...
Billionaires and the scent of Johnnie Walker Blue
There’s an alternative universe at the World Economic Forum, where panel discussions are swapped for private meetings with bankers, and the scent of scotch wafts through the air beginning in the early afternoon. ||| THERE’S an alternative universe at the World Economic Forum, where panel discussions are swapped for private meetings...