Новости за 21.01.2017

A few Ukrainian politicians and officials visited the inauguration ceremony of 45th U.S. President Donald J. Trump in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 20. Some of them said they were personally invited to the ceremony by Trump’s team, but only showed up at inaugural events that open to the public. They were quick to share their […]

Ukraine and Poland intend to sign an agreement of cooperation in the higher education sphere, the press service of the Education and Science Ministry of Ukraine has reported. On January 19, Education and Science Minister of Ukraine Liliia Hrynevych met Polish Ambassador to Ukraine Yan Pieklo. The sides discussed the future visit of Deputy Prime […]

Ukraine plans to boost defense and technical cooperation with the United Kingdom (UK). One of the key directions of the partnership on the new conditions will be cooperation in the imports replacement. The press service of Ukroboronprom State Concern has reported that the opportunities for expanding defense cooperation were discussed by the sides during a […]

Ukraine hopes to receive a ruling on imposing the temporary restrictions from the UN International Court in The Hague (the Netherlands) under a lawsuit against the Russian Federation in order to bring it to justice for the acts of terrorism and discrimination in the course of its illegal aggression against Ukraine in several months. “Ukraine […]

The Japanese government will provide $74,470 of grant assistance for Ukrainian gymnasts. This will help them to prepare for the 2020 Summer Olympics. “I am glad that the Japanese government has decided to provide the money. This year is announced the year of Japan in Ukraine. We hope that the funds would help Ukrainian sportsmen […]

The Ukrainian parliament Verkhovna Rada finished the fifth session of the current convocation with the final meeting on Jan. 20. The Rada went on a break till Feb. 8, when the new six-month session starts. The parliamentarians passed 106 laws since the session started in September, according to the Speaker of Parliament Andriy Parubiy. In […]

Head of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) Vasyl Hrytsak has said that SBU has prevented an assassination attempt on a Ukrainian deputy and Russian intelligence agencies were involved in it. “Yesterday in Kyiv an assassination attempt on of a deputy was prevented,” Hrytsak said at a briefing in Kyiv on Saturday. He said that […]

Head of Vidrodzhennia (Revival) group of lawmakers MP Vitaliy Khomutynnik during his visit to the United States on the occasion of the inauguration ceremony of the 45th U.S. President Donald Trump met chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee Ed Royce and the Majority Leader in the U.S. House of Representatives Kevin McCarthy. “At the […]

A meeting of non-affiliated deputy Nadia Savchenko with the leaders of the self-proclaimed Donetsk and Luhansk Republics (DPR and LPR), Alexander Zakharchenko and Igor Plotnitsky, was organized by Head of the Captive Liberation Center from the Ukrainian side Volodymyr Ruban. Ruban gave the information in an interview with Hromadske TV. “When an occasion recurred I […]

MOSCOW – The previous U.S. administration’s position on the Ukraine problem was “a position of absolute blindness,” and it is unclear yet whether this “unconstructive position” is going to transform under President Donald Trump, Russian presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov said. “Instead of preparing for their future president’s inauguration, the ‘old’ Americans traveled to Kyiv,” […]

One soldier of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was killed in the anti-terrorist operation (ATO) zone in the east of the country over past 24 hours, spokesman for the Defense Ministry for ATO matters Oleksandr Motuzianyk has said. “Last day one Ukrainian soldier was killed, no wounded,” he said at a briefing in Kyiv. Earlier […]

Chairman of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar People, member of the Petro Poroshenko Bloc faction Refat Chubarov on the 26th anniversary of Crimean referendum repeatedly has urged Ukrainian authorities to initiate amendments to X Section of the Constitution of Ukraine regarding the creation of the Crimean Tatar Autonomous Republic. “I again call on the […]

The Ukrainian Embassy in the United States expects that the bilateral meeting of Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and U.S. President Donald Trump will take place at the end of February, 112 Ukraine TV Channel has reported. “Ukraine would chair the UN Security Council and it is obvious that the president could participate. We will try […]

YANGON, Myanmar – British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson says he’s “positive and optimistic” that the policies of newly inaugurated President Donald Trump would work in Britain’s favor. Johnson, who is visiting Myanmar, said Saturday he was “very optimistic” a trade deal could be done quickly with the new president, once Britain had left the European […]

A chocolate maker owned by Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko announced on January 20 that it is planning to shut its factory in Russia for “economic and political reasons” and lay off 700 workers. The move came after a barrage of criticism in Kyiv questioning why Poroshenko, who made his fortune with his Roshen candy empire, […]

Turkey’s deputy prime minister said it is no longer “realistic” to insist on a solution to the Syrian conflict that excludes President Bashar al-Assad. Turkey, which is co-sponsoring Syrian peace talks with Russia that begin in Astana on January 23, has previously acknowledged that Assad remains an important actor in Syria. Read more here