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Ukraine would sue Russia over violation of UN Convention on Law of Sea – Foreign Minister
This week Ukraine will lodge with the International Court a comprehensive large-scale lawsuit against the Russian Federation concerning the violation of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, Ukraine`s Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin told ICTV, according to Ukrainska Pravda. ”The first big lawsuit will be filed just this week. It regards the...
Ukraine is ready to boycott PACE if Russian delegation admitted – MFA Klimkin
Ukrainian side may suspend the membership in PACE if the powers of the Russian delegation are recognized, in spite of the illegitimate nature of the elections to the State Duma of Russia on the territory of annexed Crimea, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin said on a Svoboda Slova talk show on Ukraine`s ICTV, Europeiska Pravda reports. ”We...
71st session of UN General Assembly to open in NY Sep 13
The delegates will consider 170 issues on the session`s agenda. The main topics are declared the sustainable development goals, the settlement of internal and inter-state conflicts, and migration issues. The official opening ceremony is scheduled for 15:00 local time (22:00 Kyiv time). Delegations from 193 countries will take part in the UN...
Ex-governor of Kyiv region Melnychuk found in Lavra – media
Former chairman of the Kyiv Regional State Administration Maksym Melnychuk Saturday was spotted on the territory of Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, Ukrainska Pravda reported, citing a senior source in the Prosecutor General`s Office. ”He was not arrested and is probably at home now,” said the source. The report claims the PGO has not enough evidence to...
Ukraine reports two Ukrainian soldiers killed in actions, five wounded, one missing
A Ukrainian armed forces position near the village of Stanytsia Luhanska in Luhansk region, eastern Ukraine, was attacked by an enemy special forces unit at about 16:00 local time on Monday, September 12, according to the press center of the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) headquarters. ”As a result of fighting, two [Ukrainian] servicemen were...
OSCE doesn’t see Russian troops in Donbas – Klimkin
OSCE monitors do not report on Russian troops in Donbas, because those soldiers do not sport the Russian insignia on their uniform, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Pavlo Klimkin said in an interview with TSN, commenting on the statement of OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier, who said that the organization could not confirm the...
Letter from Ukrainian film-maker Sentsov smuggled out of Russian prison – media
The Ukrainian film director Oleg Sentsov, who is serving a 20-year prison sentence in Russia, has smuggled a defiant letter from his jail in Siberia, comparing himself to a ”nail that will not bend,” according to The Guardian. In his first letter successfully smuggled out of jail, he denounces Russia`s ”cowardly” war in Ukraine – a war in which...
Poroshenko asks G7, EU to keep sanctions against Russia until Ukraine`s full sovereignty
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko stresses the need for maintaining sanctions against Russia until Ukraine`s sovereignty and territorial integrity have fully been restored, according to the presidential administration`s press service. ”Sanctions-based pressure on Moscow demonstrates its effectiveness and must continue until the full...
Ukrainian prosecutors say value of Kaskiv`s Panama property exceeds bail for him
Vladyslav Kaskiv, the former head of the State Agency for Investment and National Projects of Ukraine, who has been detained in Panama, owns real estate there, and one of the facilities is estimated at over EUR 500,000, according to the political news portal Ukrayinska Pravda. Ukrayinska Pravda quotes Deputy Prosecutor General Yevhen Enin who...
Food prices climb to a 15-month high – Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN
Global food prices in August rose to a record level in 15 months, as increases in dairy, oils and sugar offset a drop in cereal prices, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) reported last week. The FAO Food Price Index (FFPI) averaged 165.6 points in August 2016, up 3 points (1.9%) from July and almost 7% above the...