The Luhansk Regional Prosecutor’s Office has opened a criminal investigation into torture and ill-treatment of civilians in the occupied Luhansk region. The General Prosecutor Office press service reported this. According to the statement, the investigation was…
EBRD and Ukraine Launch an Initiative to Fight Corruption
October 8, 2020
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the government of Ukraine launched a joint initiative to improve the corporate governance of state-owned enterprises, starting with a pilot programme to transform Ukravtodor, the state roads agency. According…
In Russia, there were explosions at an ammunition depot, where there are at least 75,000 tons of artillery. Therefore, a state of an emergency situation was declared in the Ryazan region. At least six people…
The EU Wants Ukraine to Eradicate Corruption
October 7, 2020
The European Union reminded Kyiv about the need of de-oligarchization, as well as the eradication of corruption and real judicial reform. The parties’ joint statement following the 22nd Ukraine-EU summit, published on the website of…
Ukraine is ready to sign the Common Aviation Area Agreement with the EU soon. Furthermore, the complicated situation in world aviation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic requires solutions that impact on the industry positively. The…
Poles Fined Gazprom $7.6 Billion for Nord Stream-2
October 7, 2020
The Polish Office for Competition and Consumer Protection (UOKiK) has fined Russia’s Gazprom and five of its partners in Europe for violating antitrust laws during an antitrust investigation into the construction of the Nord Stream-2…
EU-Ukraine: MEPs' Open Letter Over Visa-Free Regime
October 6, 2020
Three MEPs (Michael Gahler, MEP for Ukraine; Viola von Cramon, Deputy Chair of the Parliamentary Delegation to the EU-Ukraine Association Committee; and Rasa Jukneviciene) directed the open letter to David Arahamiya, the head of the “People’s Servant”…
The Ukraine-EU Summit Is Taking Place Today
October 6, 2020
The 22nd Summit between the European Union and Ukraine is taking place on 6 October. It will be the first bilateral summit to be held physically in Brussels since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic….
The Crimean Platform to Counteract Violations of the Russian Federation Is Created in Ukraine
October 6, 2020
To counter gross human rights violations and systemic misinformation, Ukraine’s leadership has announced the creation of an international platform to take care of Crimea’s problems – the Crimean Platform. “The Crimean platform will work on…
A new agreement on strategic relations between the Kyiv and London will be signed during the visit of President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky to London. This was stated by the Ambassador of Ukraine to the…
Leonid Kravchuk to Create a Donbas People Council
October 5, 2020
Leonid Kravchuk, the head of the Ukrainian delegation to the Tripartite Contact Group, announced the creation of a council with the participants from the Donbas region. Kravchuk noted that many people offer their aid in…
Russian Ecological Disaster: Dead Animals on Kamchatka Coast
October 5, 2020
In Russia, plenty of animals died on Kamchatka: thousands of them (fish, molluscs, birds and even mammals) washed ashore. Petroleum products and phenol were found in the Avacha Bay areas after water sampling in the…
The Stanytsia Luhanska entry-exit checkpoint, located on the line of contact in Luhansk Oblast, has resumed its work after a large-scale fire. This was reported by the Press Center of the Joint Forces Operations Headquarters. “According…
Belarusian IT Specialists Are Expected in Ukraine
October 4, 2020
Ukraine has simplified entry and employment for IT professionals from Belarus. Volodymyr Zelensky, the president of Ukraine, signed a Decree on attracting entrepreneurs and highly qualified specialists who are citizens of the neighbouring state. According to…
Ukraine has a prepared plan for a peaceful settlement of the war in Donbas, the final stage of which is local elections. Ukraine’s Presidential Office head Andriy Yermak made the corresponding statement. “One of the great…
UK Followed EU sanctions on Kerch Bridge
October 3, 2020
The United Kingdom has announced the imposition of economic sanctions against some Russian Federation’s individuals and companies because of the construction of a bridge across the Kerch Strait to the temporarily occupied Crimea. The British Ministry…
The Split between Kyiv and Minsk is Getting Worse and Worse
October 3, 2020
Relations between Ukraine and Belarus are deteriorating day by day, and the main reason for this “tension” is the attitude of official Kyiv to mass protests by Belarusians who do not agree with the results…
Ukraine will not provide military assistance to either side in the Azerbaijani-Armenian conflict. The Ministry of Internal Affairs Head Arsen Avakov wrote about this on Twitter, responding to the words of MP Lyudmila Marchenko. The…
The second court hearing on the appeal against Vitaliy Markiv, the National Guard sentenced to 24 years in prison for alleged involvement in the deaths of Italian photojournalist Andrea Rocchelli and Russian translator Andrei Mironov,…
Ukraine May Join the Netherlands Lawsuit against Russia in the Case of the Downed MH17 Aircraft
October 2, 2020
The Ministry of Justice of Ukraine is considering joining the lawsuit of the Netherlands in the European Court of Human Rights in the case of the downed Boeing MH17 aircraft over Donbas in 2014. This…
