The decryption of UIA passenger airliner recorders crashed in Iran confirmed the fact of “illegal interference to the aircraft,” stated Deputy Foreign Minister Yevhen Yenin. “I am grateful to all the partners who helped bring…
The illegal detention of Georgian Legion fighters by the KORD special forces, who beat the volunteers and damaged their car, took place on 2 October, in the Akademgorodok district in Kyiv. “Our boys were stopped,…
Belarus on the verge of elections
July 24, 2020
Promote Ukraine usually covers topics such as Ukraine’s European ambitions, its relationship with the West and the difficult dialogue between Ukraine and Russia. However, due to the importance of the presidential elections in neighbouring Belarus…
Gambling Business in Ukraine Comes out: What's Next?
July 24, 2020
On 14 July, the Ukrainian’s Parliament (Verkhovna Rada) issued the Law “On State Regulation of Activities Concerning the Organisation and Conducting of Gambling,” which authorises gambling in the state. Legalization of gambling has so far…
Mysterious Death of Volunteer Oleksiy Kuchapin
July 23, 2020
A well-known volunteer, Oleksiy Kuchapin, the Head of the “House of Mercy” (“Budynok Myloserdia”) organisation, was found dead in Kyiv. He left home on 16 July and disappeared. The statement about his disappearance was submitted…
Vitaliy Shabunin, the Head of the “Anti-Corruption Action Center,” declared his house had been set on fire by unknown individuals. On his Facebook page, the activist noted that a neighbour heard an explosion, after which…
A register of persons connected with terrorism, or those who are under international sanctions, will be created in Ukraine. The relevant decision was made by the Cabinet of Ministers. It is noted that the Financial…
Crimean Residents Are Fined for Ukrainian Passports
July 22, 2020
Russian occupation authorities in Crimea started to fine residents of the peninsula for crossing Ukraine’s administrative border with Crimea with Ukrainian passports. If a resident of the Crimea does not have a Russian passport, but…
Responsible Fatherhood in Ukraine
July 22, 2020
In Ukraine, the principle of a father and mother’s equal responsibility for parenthood and support of their joint child is enshrined. The relationship between the parents should not affect their participation in the child’s life….
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine has made a declaration in connection with upcoming 20 July visit of Russian President V. Putin to the part of Ukraine that is temporarily occupied by the Russian…
Since April 2020, the European Union-funded House of Europe programme has supported more than 53 cultural institutions from almost all regions of Ukraine to help them meet the challenges of the pandemic. A special support…
Locals Are Killed in Donbas
July 21, 2020
Since the beginning of 2020, eight people among the civilian population have been killed and 47 more have been injured as a result of hostilities in Donbas. Such data are contained in the report of…
Volodymyr Zelensky: Normandy Four Won't Meet again
July 21, 2020
The date of the new meeting in the Normandy format can be decided in the nearest future, because all parties do not mind it. This was stated by President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky. “We understand…
In the current circumstances, the question of possible modification of the Minsk agreements is beside the point, said Michael Emerson, Associate Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS), the first EU…
2,000 Ukrainians Imprisoned in Russia
July 21, 2020
Two thousand Ukrainians serve their prison term in Russia, the Verkhovna Rada Ombudsman Lyudmila Denisova stated. She noted that among the prisoners, there were victims of human trafficking who were involved in the transportation and distribution…
US Senators Against Russia in G7
July 21, 2020
A resolution against Russia’s admission to the G7 has been submitted to the Senate. A senator-Democrat from the state of Illinois, Dick Durbin, became the author of the initiative, the official’s press service reports. “The…
Mass protests have come over in Russia: the Russians were outraged by the “all-Russian voting” on amendments to the Constitution in a single set that allowed Putin to legitimize the usurpation of power in the…
Psychological violence is a rather complex phenomenon in the former CIS countries’ legal fields. It is considered only as a component of the other violence types (physical, economic, sexual) qualification. At the same time, common…
The French Bureau of Civil Aviation Investigation and Analysis has received the black box of the Ukrainian International Airlines passenger plane that was downed in Tehran earlier this year. The French bureau announced this on…
Protests against the detention of Khabarovsk Krai Governor Sergei Furgal have been going on for nine days in the cities of the Russian Far East. More than 50,000 people appeared in the streets of Khabarovsk,…
