UNIAN: Ex-deputy head of Ukraine's Interior Ministry granted Russian citizenship - Kyiv Post

August 17, 2019

Russia Ukraine UNIAN: Ex-deputy head of Ukraine's Interior Ministry granted Russian citizenship - Kyiv Post Ex-deputy head of Ukraine's Interior Ministry granted Russian citizenship - UNIAN Reuters: Russian opposition activists picket for free elections - Kyiv Post EU is preparing to refuse recognition of Russian passports issued for Donbas - The Ukrainian Weekly Macron presses Putin on Ukraine - Bangkok Post UNIAN: Ex-deputy head of Ukraine's Interior Ministry granted Russian citizenship - Kyiv Post Kyiv Post Viktor Yanukovych UNIAN: Ex-deputy head of Ukraine’s Interior Ministry granted Russian citizenship Published Aug. 17 at 4:51 pm A bird flies in front of the red star on the Kremlin's Spasskaya Tower in downtown Moscow on August 6, 2019. Read More Ex-deputy head of Ukraine's Interior Ministry granted Russian citizenship - UNIAN UNIAN Ex-deputy head of Ukraine's Interior Ministry granted Russian citizenshipIn 2011, the then Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych appointed Vorona to the post of deputy minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine. Read More Reuters: Russian opposition activists picket for free elections - Kyiv Post Kyiv Post Reuters: Russian opposition activists picket for free elections Published Aug. 17. Updated Aug. 17 at 4:29 pm A Russian opposition activist holds a placard reading "Respect our Constitution" during a demonstration against the exclusion of some city council candidates from Moscow's upcoming election in central Moscow on August 17, 2019. Read More EU is preparing to refuse recognition of Russian passports issued for Donbas - The Ukrainian Weekly The Ukrainian Weekly The European Union is reportedly drawing up plans for a coordinated EU policy of non-recognition of Russian passports issued to the residents of the Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts of eastern Ukraine. Read More Macron presses Putin on Ukraine - Bangkok Post Bangkok Post Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and French President Emmanuel Macron at the G20 Summit in Osaka, Japan, in June PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron hosts his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Monday for a rare visit, with Paris hoping to nudge Moscow towards steps to help end the conflict in the east of Ukraine. Read More

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Moscow Court Upholds Extension Of Pretrial Detention For Six Of 24 Ukrainian Sailors - Radio Free Europe/ Radio Liberty

August 16, 2019

Russia Ukraine Moscow Court Upholds Extension Of Pretrial Detention For Six Of 24 Ukrainian Sailors - Radio Free Europe/ Radio Liberty Moscow Court Upholds Extending Pretrial Detention Of Ukrainian Sailors - Radio Free Europe/ Radio Liberty Crimean activist Balukh taken to Moscow - Kyiv Post Gerus lays out condition for Ukraine-EU-Russia gas talks - Ukrinform. Ukraine and world news Ukraine: Zelensky facilitates process for 'politically persecuted' Russians to get passports - Euronews Moscow Court Upholds Extension Of Pretrial Detention For Six Of 24 Ukrainian Sailors - Radio Free Europe/ Radio Liberty Radio Free Europe/ Radio Liberty A court in Moscow has upheld a lower court's decision to extend pretrial detention for six of the 24 Ukrainian sailors detained by Russian forces along with their three naval vessels in November near the Kerch Strait, which links the Black Sea and Sea of Azov. Read More Moscow Court Upholds Extending Pretrial Detention Of Ukrainian Sailors - Radio Free Europe/ Radio Liberty Radio Free Europe/ Radio Liberty Moscow Court Upholds Extending Pretrial Detention Of Ukrainian Sailors Radio Free Europe/ Radio LibertyA Moscow court has upheld an earlier court ruling to extend until October 24 the pretrial custody of six Ukrainian sailors who were detained by Russian forces, ... Read More Crimean activist Balukh taken to Moscow - Kyiv Post Kyiv Post Crimean activist Balukh taken to Moscow Published Aug. 16. Updated Aug. 16 at 2:48 pm This undated photo shows pro-Ukrainian activist Volodymyr Balukh in court. Photo by khpg.org Read More Gerus lays out condition for Ukraine-EU-Russia gas talks - Ukrinform. Ukraine and world news Ukrinform. Ukraine and world news The trilateral Ukraine-EU-Russia talks on gas transit, scheduled for September 16, will take place after the formation of a new government and the composition of a delegation, according to the president's representative in the Cabinet of Ministers, Andriy Gerus. Read More Ukraine: Zelensky facilitates process for 'politically persecuted' Russians to get passports - Euronews Euronews Ukraine’s president Vladimir Zelensky has simplified the issuance of passports to Russians deemed to be “politically persecuted,” said the president’s office in a statement. The simplified procedure will also apply to foreigners and stateless persons who “took part in the implementation of national security and defence measures, measures on rebuffing or curbing the armed aggression of the Russian Federation in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions.” Read More

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Ukraine prepares gas facilities for possible transit supply cut - ETEnergyworld.com

August 15, 2019

Russia Ukraine Ukraine prepares gas facilities for possible transit supply cut - ETEnergyworld.com Some 3 mln Ukrainians may obtain Russian citizenship under simplified procedure — official - TASS Red Cross sends over 200 tonnes of food, medicines to Donbas - Kyiv Post EU not to grant visas to Donbas residents with Russian passport - 112 International Ukraine's foreign ministry calls on Moscow to release Ukrainian political prisoners - Kyiv Post Ukraine prepares gas facilities for possible transit supply cut - ETEnergyworld.com ETEnergyworld.com By Pavel Polityuk KIEV: Ukraine's gas transport company Ukrtransgaz has upgraded several gas pumping stations so it can provide gas to eastern and southern regions of the country if there is a disruption in supply from Russia, the company said on Wednesday. Read More Some 3 mln Ukrainians may obtain Russian citizenship under simplified procedure — official - TASS TASS MOSCOW, August 15. /TASS/. Some 3 mln Ukrainian nationals will be entitled to fast-tracked procedures of obtaining Russian citizenship, Valentina Kazakova, who heads the Russian Interior Ministry’s Main Department for Migration Issues, told reporters on Thursday. Read More Red Cross sends over 200 tonnes of food, medicines to Donbas - Kyiv Post Kyiv Post Russia's War Against Ukraine Red Cross sends over 200 tonnes of food, medicines to Donbas Published Aug. 15 at 2:11 pm ICRC members unload food after recent shelling in Novoluhanske on Dec. Read More EU not to grant visas to Donbas residents with Russian passport - 112 International 112 International The European Union is working on recommendations to stop granting short-term visas to Donbas residents with Russian passports, as Schengen visa info reported. “According to DW, the EU is working on guidelines for the identification and possible non-recognition of passports issued by Russia in the Donbass,” the message reads. Read More Ukraine's foreign ministry calls on Moscow to release Ukrainian political prisoners - Kyiv Post Kyiv Post Ukraine’s foreign ministry calls on Moscow to release Ukrainian political prisoners Published Aug. 15 at 1:14 pm A Russian law enforcement officer walks near an entrance to the Lefortovo prison in Moscow on July 8, 2010. Read More

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Ex-advisor of Rudy Giuliani comes to Ukraine due to investigation against Poroshenko - 112 International

August 14, 2019

Russia Ukraine Ex-advisor of Rudy Giuliani comes to Ukraine due to investigation against Poroshenko - 112 International UNIAN: Pro-Moscow deputy refuses to speak Ukrainian at official meeting - Kyiv Post Joe Biden states he’d make Ukraine a foreign policy priority - Ukrinform. Ukraine and world news Zelensky fires ex-envoy to Belarus from post of Ukraine's rep in TCG subgroup - Belsat Pro-Moscow deputy refuses to speak Ukrainian at official Conciliation meeting of MPs - UNIAN Ex-advisor of Rudy Giuliani comes to Ukraine due to investigation against Poroshenko - 112 International 112 International Sam Kislin, the American billionaire, ex-advisor of New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani arrived in Ukraine due to the investigation against ex-president of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko as Apostrof reported. Read More UNIAN: Pro-Moscow deputy refuses to speak Ukrainian at official meeting - Kyiv Post Kyiv Post Ukrainian vs. Russian Language UNIAN: Pro-Moscow deputy refuses to speak Ukrainian at official meeting Published Aug. 14 at 2:52 pm An activist holds a placard reading "France speaks French, Ukraine speaks Ukrainian" during a rally in front of the Ukrainian parliament in Kyiv on April 25, 2019. Read More Joe Biden states he’d make Ukraine a foreign policy priority - Ukrinform. Ukraine and world news Ukrinform. Ukraine and world news The former vice president of the United States and Democratic 2020 presidential candidate, Joe Biden, stated that if he was elected president he would make Ukraine a foreign policy priority. Read More Zelensky fires ex-envoy to Belarus from post of Ukraine's rep in TCG subgroup - Belsat Belsat President Volodymyr Zelensky has removed Roman Bezsmertny from the position of Ukraine’s representative in the working subgroup on political issues of the Trilateral Contact Group (TCG) to resolve the situation in Donbas. Read More Pro-Moscow deputy refuses to speak Ukrainian at official Conciliation meeting of MPs - UNIAN UNIAN Pro-Moscow deputy refuses to speak Ukrainian at official Conciliation meeting of MPsUkraine's leading party chief and possible future Speaker of Ukraine's Parliament Dmytro Razumkov reminded the representative of the "Opposition Platform - For Life" Party of the provisions of language legislation and Verkhovna Rada regulations. Read More

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Russian spy exposed in Lviv region - news ukraine - UNIAN

August 13, 2019

Russia Ukraine Russian spy exposed in Lviv region - news ukraine - UNIAN UkrInform: SBU exposes agent of Russian special services - Kyiv Post Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky orders to simplify citizenship for 'persecuted' Russians - Times Now 3,600 Ukrainians moved to U.S. for permanent residence in 2019 - 112 International Zelensky representative claims Ukraine has right to close water channel to Crimea - Kyiv Post Russian spy exposed in Lviv region - news ukraine - UNIAN UNIAN Russian spy exposed in Lviv regionThe man, who is now being charged with treason, has been cooperating with a Russian intelligence official operating under the diplomatic cover. instagram.com/securityservice_ukraine Read More UkrInform: SBU exposes agent of Russian special services - Kyiv Post Kyiv Post UkrInform: SBU exposes agent of Russian special services Published Aug. 13 at 2:45 pm Officers of Ukraine's Security Service, or SBU, take part in an exercise in Donetsk in May 2011. Read More Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky orders to simplify citizenship for 'persecuted' Russians - Times Now Times Now Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky&nbsp | &nbspPhoto Credit:&nbspIANS Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday ordered to simplify the granting of Ukrainian citizenship for Russians persecuted on political grounds. Read More 3,600 Ukrainians moved to U.S. for permanent residence in 2019 - 112 International 112 International 3,600 Ukrainians moved to the U.S. for permanent residence since the beginning of 2019 as 112.ua reported citing State Migration Service. “During seven months of 2019, 2,009 adults (excluding pensioners) got the documents for the emigration, 1,371 children and 232 pensioners,” the service reported. Read More Zelensky representative claims Ukraine has right to close water channel to Crimea - Kyiv Post Kyiv Post Zelensky representative claims Ukraine has right to close water channel to Crimea Published Aug. 13. Updated Aug. 13 at 2:16 pm A woman walks by Russian soldiers patrolling outside the navy headquarters in Simferopol, Crimea, on March 19, 2014. Read More

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Ukraine boosts meat exports by 20% in H1 - news economics - UNIAN

August 12, 2019

Russia Ukraine Ukraine boosts meat exports by 20% in H1 - news economics - UNIAN Breathing Life Into Eastern Ukraine - Foreign Affairs Ukrinform: Sniper fires at Ukrainian positions near Zaytseve - Kyiv Post Russian occupants violate ceasefire six times - 112 International Kobolyev welcomes Zelensky's support for concession bill - Kyiv Post Ukraine boosts meat exports by 20% in H1 - news economics - UNIAN UNIAN Ukraine boosts meat exports by 20% in H1This was due to the ongoing wide geographical diversification and consolidation in new markets after the Russian one was lost. REUTERS Exports of Ukrainian meat products in January-June 2019 (H1) grew by 20% year-over-year (y-o-y), to US$364 million."In the first half of 2019, exports of meat products rose by almost 20% from January-June 2018, up to $364 million," the press service of the National Scientific Center "Institute of Agrarian Economy" said on August 8, referring to its deputy director Mykola Pugachov. Read More Breathing Life Into Eastern Ukraine - Foreign Affairs Foreign Affairs The Russians took and held Kramatorsk, a small city in eastern Ukraine, for about three months in 2014. Since then, the only battles this town has seen have taken place in the kitchen. Read More Ukrinform: Sniper fires at Ukrainian positions near Zaytseve - Kyiv Post Kyiv Post Russia's War Against Ukraine Ukrinform: Sniper fires at Ukrainian positions near Zaytseve Published Aug. 12. Updated Aug. 12 at 2:57 pm A Ukrainian serviceman monitors the positions of Russia-backed separatists on the front-line near the village Zaytseve not far from the the Horlivka town on June 21, 2018. Read More Russian occupants violate ceasefire six times - 112 International 112 International Russian-backed militants violated the ceasefire and did not use the prohibited weapons in Donbas, as the HQ of the Joint Forces Operation (JFO) reports. The illegal military formations fired Ukrainian positions four times in Donetsk region. Read More Kobolyev welcomes Zelensky's support for concession bill - Kyiv Post Kyiv Post CEO of NJSC Naftogaz Ukrainy Andriy Kobolyev has welcomed the fact that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky supports a draft law on a concession that will allow transferring Ukraine’s gas transportation system (GTS) to management by an international consortium of companies. Read More

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