Новости за 21.11.2015

November 21st in Ukraine marks the second anniversary of the Revolution of Dignity and the eleventh anniversary of the Orange Revolution.

The U.S. instructors will conduct the six-month course for Ukrainian special operations forces in Khmelnytsky Oblast.

The Pentagon has seized a trove of emails from military servers as it expands an inquiry into Central Command over allegations that officials overstated the progress of airstrikes against the Islamic State.

Russia's Justice Ministry has placed the nongovernmental Human Rights Institute on its official register of organizations "operating as foreign agents."

The Russian government wants to send France a new police puppy. On Friday, Elena Alekseeva of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs announced on Instagram that the pup, named Dobrynya, is being offered to France as a gesture of solidarity.

MOSCOW - Britain should cooperate with Russia in any air strikes it carries out in Syria, Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said in an interview broadcast on Saturday, underlining Moscow's growing assertiveness in the region.

President Obama publicly vowed to "redouble" U.S. efforts against Islamic State hours after the terrorist massacres in Paris, but officials offered few details as to what he meant.

Ukrainians commemorate the EuroMaidan Revolution anniversary.

BERLIN - Angela Merkel marks her 10th anniversary at the helm of Germany on Sunday, becoming only the third post-World War II chancellor to hit that milestone.

Bavaria's state premier said he plans to visit Russian President Vladimir Putin next year, stepping on German Chancellor Angela Merkel's foreign-policy turf a day after clashing with her over refugee policy.

The presidents of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania have said their countries will not participate in any antiterrorism coalition if it includes neighboring Russia. The three leaders made the announcement on Nov. 20 after a meeting in the Lithuanian town of Palanga.

Meet one of Ukraine’s most determined pro-Western politicians and Ukrainian patriots. He’s the mayor of Hlukhiv, a small city located northeast of Kyiv, in Sumy Province, just a few miles from the border with Russia.His name is Michel Terestchenko.

November 21, Ukrainians mark the Day of Dignity and Freedom.

The holiday was established by the President’s Decree No. 872 of November 13, 2014 "with a view to assert the ideals of freedom and democracy in Ukraine, to preserve and convey the objective information about the landmark events in Ukraine at the beginning of the XXI century to contemporary and future generations, as well as to honor the patriotism and courage of the citizens who have defended the democratic values, the human rights and freedoms... Читать дальше...

The legal community has always been active in the reforms process in Ukraine, but it has significantly intensified its efforts within the past 18 months. There are many ongoing projects on legal reforms under way, and one of them is the recently released second edition of the White Paper on Legal and Governance Reform in Ukraine.

Belgium raised the alert status for its capital Brussels to the highest level on Saturday, shutting the metro and warning the public to avoid crowds because of a "serious and imminent" threat of an attack.

An attempt on Oleksandr Ruvin may prove a serious problem for the government, as the man plays a key role in the investigation of the Malaysian Boeing air crash. Ruvin is Ukraine's only internationally certified demolitions expert.

What the Yanukovych regime really brought into the political and public life of our country is the culture of beatings, the culture of thugs, the culture of the impunity of the “titushky” (hired thugs — Ed.) who beat peaceful demonstrators when there were no legal pretexts to limit the protests. The beatings of activists. The beatings of journalists. According to numerous accounts, Yanukovych even beat up his associates in his own office. Perhaps he even kicked them. None of us liked it. Then there was the final act ... Читать дальше...

The west cannot trade Ukraine for help in Syria.

Moody's Investors Service predicts that the Ukrainian economy will grow by 2% per annum on the average, starting from 2016, on condition there is a positive policy track record of structural reforms, the agency said in a statement.