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More than 400 Ukrainians captured by terrorists – Semenchenko
400 Ukrainians remain in captivity of terrorists in Donbas. Commander of the Donbas voluntary battalion Semen Semenchenko wrote on Facebook. “The Donbas battalion continues to return back cargoes removed to the territory of the so-called “LPR” in Luhansk region. Vodka, cigarettes, fuel and coal are returned back. More than 400 Ukrainians are...
Risk of frozen conflict in Donbas really exists – president
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has suggested that the threat of a frozen conflict in Donbas really exists. He said this at a press conference on Monday, an Ukrinform correspondent reported. “As for the freezing of the conflict, indeed, such a risk exists, and we are doing everything we can to prevent it. We are making every effort to...
President to attend meeting in Normandy format on January 15
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko will visit Astana on January 15 to attend a meeting in the Normandy format. The president said this at a press conference in Kyiv on Monday, an Ukrinform correspondent reported. “My diplomatic year will begin in Astana on January 15, where it was agreed to hold a meeting in the Normandy format. The...
Ukraine will never go to revision of Minsk agreements – President
President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko said that no other format is created, but the Minsky format. He said this at a press conference. “We demand that the Minsk format continued… Continuation of the discussion in Minsk is fulfillment of undertaken obligations,” he noted. Ukraine, the Head of state assured “will never go to revision of Minsk...
Ukraine’s Got Talent: New Anti-Corruption Bureau Includes Big Names
Still, Ukrainians Wait to See Concrete Steps to End a System of Graft Ukraine’s new government is on track to pass a painfully austere budget by the end of the year, according to the Atlantic Council’s Kyiv-based senior fellow, Brian Mefford. The other center of attention is the government’s establishment of a National...
President signs law cancelling Ukraine’s non-bloc status
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has signed the law cancelling Ukraine’s non-bloc status. “Now, during a press conference, I am planning to sign the law, which introduces amendments to certain legislative acts regarding Ukraine’s refusal to implement the policy of non-alignment and which was voted for by a constitutional...
President explains why Rada on a hurry with budget
The Verkhovna Rada adopted the state budget on a night for December 29, since today Ukraine should present to the IMF Mission macrofinancial indexes for getting the international finance aid. President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko told a press conference. If someone wanted to postpone this and to discuss it for another two weeks – it would...
Many of released hostages were sentenced to be shot – Poroshenko
President Poroshenko called the release from captivity of 150 Ukrainian military a positive ending of the year. He said this at a press conference. “It was not just the release of hostages, which took place gradually. These hostages were denied the release for six months. Many of them were sentenced to be shot because they were soldiers of...
Global security system destroyed – Poroshenko
A global post-war security system was destroyed in 2014, so the world has become less safe. Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said this at a press conference on Monday. “The world has become less safe, less predictable, and a global post-war security system has been destroyed. It no longer works,” he said. According to him, the...
Ukrainian humanitarian aid delivered to Telmanivsky district
Sunday, representatives of the ATO headquarters and Donetsk regional state administration delivered six trucks with products to front-line villages in the south of the region. The press service of Donetsk regional state administration informs. “Cereals, macaroni products, potatoes, onions, carrots, beets, apples, tangerines, oranges, flour,...