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Russian troops attacked vicinity of Ukraine`s Mariupol, used anti-tank missiles
Combined Russian-separatist forces attacked Ukrainian army positions in eastern Ukraine 54 times in the past 24 hours, including 31 attacks in the Mariupol sector, 18 in the Donetsk sector, and five in the Luhansk sector, according to the press service of the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) Headquarters. View map in full size In the Mariupol...
IFJ reports 66 journalists killed in 2016
Sixty-six journalists have been killed in different countries around the world while performing professional duties since the beginning of 2016. ||| Brussels – Sixty-six journalists were killed in different countries around the world while performing professional duties since the beginning of 2016, the International Federation of...
Dutch government seeks more time to solve Ukraine-EU treaty impasse
The Dutch government on Monday sought up to six more weeks to broker a deal at home that will prevent the Netherlands withdrawing support for a partnership agreement between the European Union and Ukraine, according to Reuters. In an April referendum, nearly two-thirds of Dutch voters said ”No” to the EU`s association treaty on closer political,...
Ukraine reports 1 killed, 8 wounded in past 24 hours
One Ukrainian soldier was killed and eight others were wounded in fighting in eastern Ukraine in the past 24 hours, according to Ukrainian Defense Ministry spokesman for Anti-Terrorist Operation issues Andriy Lysenko. ”One was killed in action (KIA) and eight were wounded in action (WIA),” he said at a briefing in Kyiv on Monday, an UaPosition...
Ukrainian President`s e-declaration includes over 100 firms, UAH 62 mln in income for 2015
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has included over 100 companies and UAH 62.162 million in income in his electronic declaration for 2015; according to the online system of the national registry of government officials` assets declarations. Of the above mentioned sum, UAH 121,000 was his salary, the e-declaration said. See also: Akhmetov still...
Ukraine`s visa liberalization not on European Parliament`s November agenda
The question of a visa waiver for Ukrainians who will travel to the European Union is not incorporated into the agenda of the forthcoming European Parliament (EP) session to be held in Strasbourg on November 21-24. Visa liberalization for neither Ukraine nor Georgia is on the draft agenda of the forthcoming session posted on the EP website. The...
43 countries, including Russia, to compete in 2017 Eurovision in Kyiv
A record high number of participant countries – 43 nations, including Russia – will compete in the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest in Kyiv, equaling the total set in 2008 and 2011. The list includes Romania and Portugal who are returning to the competition after a year`s absence. The 62nd contest will be organized by the European Broadcasting Union...
Ukrainian Parliament to address to European Parliament this week on visa-free travel for Ukraine
Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Andriy Parubiy has announced Ukraine`s Verkhovna Rada will address to the European Parliament this week regarding a decision on the introduction of visa-free travel for Ukrainian citizens, according to an UaPosition correspondent. ”I think either on Tuesday or Thursday we can jointly reach a decision and...
Poroshenko: Ukraine fulfils all 144 visa-free travel conditions
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko says Ukraine has fulfilled all the requirements of the European Union, namely 144 clauses, for securing visa-free travel, according to Ukrainian TV Channel 112. The president says he hopes a visa-free regime will be granted to Ukraine before November 24. ”Ukraine has fulfilled all 144 requirements for the...
German EU commissioner accused of racism after remarks about Chinese
Germany`s EU commissioner has tried to play down remarks about Chinese and gay marriage that critics described as clearly racist and discriminatory, Reuters reported. In a speech to businessmen held in Hamburg last week, Guenther Oettinger, the senior member of Chancellor Angela Merkel`s conservative party, used the derogatory term Schlitzaugen...