Новости за 18.03.2017

The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) has said that the criminal proceedings against Head of the State Fiscal Service Roman Nasirov is linked to a lack of legal grounds for granting installments to business entities, which led to losses for the state of about Hr 2 billion. “In response to statements by some deputies […]

Russia’s lower house of parliament is launching an investigation into U.S. news media that operate in Russia, a move that comes amid growing suspicion in America of Russian interference. A statement on the website of the chamber, the Duma, does not specify how the investigation would be conducted or what might be done with its […]

The Foreign Ministry of Turkey three years after the unlawful annexation of Crimea by Russia reiterated that the country does not recognize the outcome of the illegitimate referendum and confirms its support for the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Ukraine. “Three years have passed since Ukraine’s Autonomous Republic of Crimea was annexed by the Russian […]

Chiefs of the General Staff of Armed Forces of Ukraine and Romania Viktor Muzhenko and Nicolae-Ionel Ciuca at a meeting in Chernivtsi approved a “road map” for cooperation between the two countries. The press service of Defense Ministry reported that at the meeting the parties discussed the priorities of cooperation and approved the “road map” […]

Editor’s Note: The following is the English-language transcript of Hromadske Radio’s “Ukraine Calling” program on March 18, interviewing Information Policy Ministry Adviser, Julia Kazdobina, and Atlantic Council Fellow living in Ukraine, Brian Mefford  about the challenges facing Ukraine in complicated set up of the international scene, where there seems to be not only “Ukraine fatigue,” but also enduring problem […]

German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel said in an interview with news magazine Der Spiegel published on Saturday that Turkey has never been less likely to join the European Union than now, as relations between Ankara and Berlin hit a low point. “Today Turkey is definitely further away from becoming a member of the European Union […]

Residents of cities in Crimea and Russia are gathering to commemorate the third anniversary of Russia’s annexation of the Black Sea peninsula from Ukraine. The annexation was widely denounced by the West, and both the United States and the European Union imposed sanction on Russia in response. Read more here

The new cultural center in the Embassy of Israel in Ukraine was opened in Kyiv on Thursday, March 16. “This is an Israeli House… You can touch the state and become its part. Someone would be able to learn in Israel what he or she learnt in the center,” Minister of Immigrant Absorption, a member […]

ODESA, Ukraine — Amidst uncertainty regarding the current U.S. administration’s continued support for Ukraine and commitment to NATO, the alliance is scaling up its own engagement in the Black Sea and with Ukraine. Through statements made by NATO Secretary General Jen Stoltenberg, continuity in Black Sea training exercises and offers to buttress the Ukrainian Navy […]

A group of five OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) members on March 17 were positioned to monitor adherence to the ceasefire between Avdiyivka and Yasynuvata (Donetsk region) and heard a shot of small-arms fire and the sound of a bullet flying above their heads, according to a report of the OSCE SMM. No injuries to […]

The Ukrainian-U.S. conference for using U.S. firefinder radar systems in the Armed Forces of Ukraine was held at the artillery practice ground near Divychki (Kyiv region). “U.S. specialists presented their recommendations on combat use of the radar systems and exchanged experience with Ukrainian officers,” the press service of Defense Ministry of Ukraine reported on Saturday. […]

Four Ukrainian soldiers have been killed in Russia’s war against Ukraine in Donbas during the last day, Ukrainian military press office reports on March 18. Another three were injured. According to the report, the situation in the war zone stays “difficult,” as Kremlin-led separatists have shelled the positions of Ukrainian army 112 times since early […]

Ukrainian prosecutors want to question Paul Manafort in connection with a corruption investigation and have made repeated requests for assistance from US authorities, CNN has learned. Prosecutors in Kyiv said they have made seven separate appeals over the past two years for help in questioning President Donald Trump’s former campaign manager, including letters to FBI […]

WASHINGTON – Stark differences between President Donald Trump and German Chancellor Angela Merkel on everything from trade to immigration were in full view during an icy first meeting at the White House Friday. In a frequently awkward joint press conference, Trump and Merkel showed little common ground as they addressed a host of thorny issues […]

BERLIN — Europe and the United States should keep sanctions in place against Russia until there is progress in implementing the 2015 Minsk accords aimed at ending the violence in eastern Ukraine, German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel said. Tensions are again running high between the Ukrainian government and pro-Russian separatists: Kyiv this week cut off cargo […]