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Poroshenko: Ukrainian troops will remain in their positions
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has said that the anti-terrorist operation (ATO) forces will not withdraw troops from the positions taken earlier. He said this in an interview with the BBC. When asked by HARDtalk presenter Stephen Sackur whether the Ukrainian leadership is ready to withdraw troops from their positions in accordance with...
Poroshenko: I am ready to fight for my country, like most Ukrainians
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has given an interview to the BBC’s HARDtalk television program. According to the BBC, the head of state talked with presenter Stephen Sackur on Friday afternoon, before the signing of a ceasefire agreement in Minsk. “I am ready to fight for my country and even to die for it. And I assure you that...
New EU sanctions against Russia to take effect on Monday
The European Union has approved further strengthened restrictive measures against Russia, which will take effect on Monday, a senior EU official has told Ukrinform’s reporter in Brussels. He said that given the situation in Ukraine, the permanent representatives of the member countries of the Council of the EU approved a package of...
Ukrinform journalist Oleh Zadoyanchuk killed in Donbas
Ukrinform journalist Oleh Zadoyanchuk died early on September 4 as a result of artillery shelling near Luhansk. He was mobilized on August 29. On September 2, he and 16 other soldiers took the oath in the 12th Kyiv territorial defense battalion. In the early hours of September 4, the enemy’s artillery destroyed their camp in the village of...
Obama ‘skeptical’ about ceasefire in Donbas
The United States and the European Union are finalizing measures to deepen their sanctions against the Russian economy. U.S. President Barack Obama said this in his speech in Newport on Friday, a Ukrinform correspondent reported. “Today, the United States and Europe are finalizing measures to deepen and broaden our sanctions across...
Russian troops and terrorists ignore truce – Tymchuk
Only the Ukrainian army is complying with the terms of a ceasefire in Donbas. Russian troops and terrorist groups continue shelling and are trying to attack the positions of Ukrainian security forces. The coordinator of the Information Resistance group, Dmytro Tymchuk, reported this on his Facebook page. “Russian-terrorist troops are not...
UN chief: Ukraine ceasefire requires credible verification
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has welcomed the news of a ceasefire in eastern Ukraine and called for its full implementation, while stressing the need for “credible verification” of this process. Such a statement was made public by his spokesman, Stephane Dujarric, a Ukrinform correspondent reported. “Credible and...
Poroshenko orders ceasefire from 18.00 on September 5
Ukrainian President and Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces Petro Poroshenko has ordered the chief of the General Staff to cease fire from 18.00 on September 5, the presidential press service has reported. “Based on Russian President Vladimir Putin’s call to the leaders of illegal armed formations in Donbas to cease fire...
Yatseniuk: Peace should be established on basis of Poroshenko’s plan
Peace between Ukraine and Russia should be established on the basis of a plan offered by Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, not his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatseniuk said this while opening a government meeting on Friday, a Ukrinform correspondent reported. “Peace should be established on the...
Netherlands to give Ukraine EUR 400,000 for army
The Netherlands will allocate EUR 400,000 to strengthen the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said this as part of the NATO summit in Wales on Thursday, the press service of the Dutch government reported. “The Netherlands and Poland will be the lead nations for a trust fund to help strengthen the Ukrainian armed...