Not only representatives of the Ukrainian food industry, but farmers and metallurgists are also interested in revising the trade part of the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement, Deputy Minister of Economic Development, Trade and Agriculture – Trade…
The Russian-led occupation authorities in the territories of Donbas uncontrolled by the Ukrainian government withdrew the Ukrainian hryvnia (UAH) from circulation and have removed any mention of the Ukrainian currency. According to Ukrainian media, in…
The US House of Representatives passed a resolution over the poisoning of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, calling on Washington to impose sanctions on Russia. As the House’s website writes, 371 congressmen voted for the…
UN GA Strengthened the Resolution on the Occupied Crimea
November 19, 2020
The Third Committee of the UN General Assembly 75th Session approved the draft of the fifth updated and strengthened resolution “Human Rights Situation in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and Sevastopol, Ukraine.” The approval of…
Italian Deputies Reminded Russians about International Law Violations in Crimea in 2014
November 19, 2020
Natalia Poklonskaya, the former prosecutor of the annexed Crimea and an actual member of Russia’s State Duma, invited the Italian delegation to the annexed Crimea “for the rehabilitation after the coronavirus disease” during the online meeting…
U.S. Embassy: Oligarchs Call MPs and Judges, Kremlin’s Narratives Circulate in Media
November 18, 2020
In Ukraine, “oligarchs call judges” and “Russia’s allies sit in the Verkhovna Rada,” Chargé d’Affaires ad interim at the U.S. Embassy in Ukraine Kristina Kvien said at “The Dialogues About Reforms: on the Road to…
Russia Outraged As Ukraine's Actions Praised by Germany and France
November 18, 2020
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation released a comment by its spokesperson on a recent German-French statement on the settlement of the conflict in Donbas. The joint statement made by the ministries…
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba took part in the virtual conference “Road to Warsaw Security Forum” on 17 November. During the panel discussion on the Black Sea region security, a moderator asked…
European Commission Advises Kyiv to Restart Judicial Reform
November 17, 2020
Ukraine can resolve the situation with the Constitutional Court of Ukraine by restarting judicial reform, European Commission’s Deputy Director-General for Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations Katariná Mathernová said at the “Dialogues About Reforms: On the…
Ukrainian Court Seizes 44 Russian Planes Flying to Annexed Crimea
November 17, 2020
At the request of the prosecutor’s office of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, the Ukrainian court has seized 44 planes belonging to Russian airlines flying to the occupied Crimea. As the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and Sevastopol…
Ukraine Ranked 92nd in the World Prosperity
November 17, 2020
Ukraine was ranked 92nd in the world welfare ranking compiled by the international analytical organisation Legatum Institute. That is the worst level among all the Eastern European countries. Ukraine’s position is significantly affected by the…
EBRD Helps to Improve Postal Service in Ukrainian Villages
November 17, 2020
Millions of people in rural Ukraine will benefit from transformed postal and delivery services thanks to a €63 million loan from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) to UkrPoshta, the national postal service, according to a press release…
Ukraine Resumed Nationwide Quarantine
November 16, 2020
The Ukrainian government resumed a nationwide quarantine on Monday, 16 November instead of the adaptive quarantine that had been in force during previous months due to the sharp spread of coronavirus infection. New restrictions have…
In 2020, the occupying power has closed more than 40 mines in the territories of Donbas not controlled by the Government of Ukraine. Now recruiters from Russia are luring miners into working in the Russian…
Donbas, Crimea Will Be Among Priorities of Sweden's 2021 OSCE Chair
November 16, 2020
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba held a virtual meeting with Ann Linde, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Sweden. The ministers discussed the security situation in the temporarily occupied territories…
Litvinenko's Widow Submits €3.5m Claim Against Russia to ECHR
November 16, 2020
The widow of former Russian FSB officer Alexander Litvinenko, who died of radiation poisoning in London 14 years ago, has submitted a claim against Russia to the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), The Guardian…
Russian Officials Blame Crimean Residents for Water Shortage
November 15, 2020
Crimea suffers from water shortages because Crimean residents themselves allegedly “stole” water. The corresponding statement was made by Russian Deputy Prime Minister Marat Khusnullin, appointed by the Kremlin as the “curator” of Crimea after his visit…
Alexander Lukashenka claims that a centre for destabilising the situation in Belarus is currently operating in Ukraine. He made a corresponding statement in an interview with foreign TV channels, noting that the situation in the…
Russian and North Korean Hackers Attack COVID-19 Vaccine Developers
November 14, 2020
Hacker groups from Russia and North Korea have repeatedly carried out cyberattacks on pharmaceutical companies that develop coronavirus vaccines in recent months. Microsoft Vice President Tom Burt reported this. According to him, the attackers tried to gain access to the information of pharmaceutical companies and accounts of vaccine researchers in Canada, France, India, South Korea and the United States. Members…
Germany and France representatives Jan Hecker and Emmanuel Bonn supported Ukraine’s position on the development of a single document for the efficient Tripartite Contact Group’s work regarding Donbas. Ukraine’s presidential office’s press service reported this following the working…
