Новости за 25.11.2017

Very few expected that on Nov. 24 Leonid Pasechnik would take over the position of Igor Plotnitsky, leader of the Kremlin-installed authorities of the Russian-occupied part of Ukraine’s Luhansk Oblast. The announcement was made by Pasechnik himself on a local TV channel stating that Plotnitsky resigned due to health reasons after “numerous wounds” caused by […]

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed legislation that empowers the government to designate media outlets receiving funding from abroad as “foreign agents” and impose sanctions against them. Read more here

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has called for the adoption of a law introducing accountability for the non-recognition of the Holodomor and the Holocaust as genocide. “I think it’s time for us to adopt a law on accountability for not recognizing these two unprecedentedly horrible tragedies [the Holodomor and the Holocaust]. Why? Because those who live […]

People’s Council of the self-proclaimed LNR unanimously supported the resignation of Ihor Plotnitsky from the post of “head of the Republic.” Instead, Leonid Pasechnyk was “appointed” the leader of Luhansk Republic, according to the website of the so-called “council”. Read more here

MOSCOW — A fire at a luxury hotel in the Black Sea resort of Batumi, Georgia, killed 11 people and injured 21 more, the police said on Saturday. Read more here

Robert Khusnutdinov, the police chief of the city of Nizhnekamsk in Russia’s Republic of Tatarstan, was removed from office earlier this month in the wake of the headline-grabbing case of a young man who recorded a video alleging brutal police torture moments before committing suicide by leaping from the roof of a high-rise building. Read more here

An investigative report published on McClatchyDC.com suggest that former Trump campaign leader Paul Manafort and a fugitive Ukrainian MP Andriy Artemenko might be the ones who contributed to the former president of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych’s refusal to sign off a Ukraine-EU Association Agreement back in November 2013. Read more here

The Donbas conflict HQ expects provocations in Donetsk sector today, due to the scheduled visit of the OSCE SMM observers, according to the Facebook page of the HQ. Read more here

European leaders take into account the opinion of Ukraine, and it is an independent player, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has said. “It has currently been demonstrated clearly that Ukraine is an independent player whose opinion is taken into account by European leaders,” he told journalists at a final press conference after the fifth Eastern Partnership […]

The Ukrainian Embassy in London has expressed regret over the UK Government’s refusal to recognize the Holodomor of 1932-1933 in Ukraine as genocide, according to Voice of America. Read more here

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin and EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini have signed a document titled “High Level Understanding on TEN-T Core Network Extension Maps to Ukraine.” “One of the important practical results of the Eastern Partnership summit in Brussels was the signing by Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin […]

Operatives of the Ukrainian Border Guard Service’s southern regional department together with the officials of the SBU Security Service’s regional office slammed down in a joint raid on a criminal group involved in the illicit firearm trade in the port city of Odesa. Read more here

During the Eastern Partnership Summit, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Hungary Péter Szijjártó repeated his phrase about “discriminative” nature of Ukraine’s education law and said Budapest wouldn’t support Ukraine’s EU, NATO aspirations until the education law is repealed, as Radio Liberty reports. Read more here

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin has held a number of bilateral meetings as part of his participation in the Eastern Partnership summit in Brussels, in particular, with EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini, Secretary General of the European External Action Service Helga Schmid, and the foreign ministers of the Netherlands […]

Ukraine has managed to achieve the unity of the EU countries regarding the idea of deploying an international peacekeeping force to Donbas and include this provision in the joint declaration of the Eastern Partnership summit. Read more here

While Slovak president Andrej Kiska spoke in Strasburg about the need to counter Russian propaganda, the President of the Parliament Andrej Danko praised “pan-Slavic unity” in the Russian Duma. EURACTV Slovakia reports. Read more here

The Kyiv city cadastre features hundreds of illegal construction sites such as gas stations, redevelopments and cafes. The register shows at least 60 residential buildings categorized as “illegal” by the Kyiv City Administration. Common breaches include squatter housing and violations of construction standards. Scroll to zoom in and out and press on a house icon to see […]

European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker has said that the successful holding of judicial reform and the fight against corruption will help Ukraine attract foreign investment. “The necessary reforms are needed to strengthen effective governance and fight corruption… We need to ensure the proper functioning of the systems of judicial bodies and public administrations. If the […]

On November 25, Ukraine honors the memory of the victims of the Holodomor of 1932-1933. Read more here

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and Moldovan Prime Minister Pavel Filip have confirmed mutual support for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the two states amid existing challenges and threats. “The prime minister of Moldova welcomed the appointment of Ukraine’s special representative for Transdniestria settlement and the beginning of his active work,” the presidential press service […]

Several of the trips in Paul Manafort’s flight records could draw investigators’ interest, according to McClatchy. Read more here

Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir said on a visit to Russia Thursday that his country needs protection from the U.S. and could serve as a gateway to Africa for Moscow. Read more here

The participants in the fifth Eastern Partnership summit have called for renewed efforts to peacefully settle conflicts on the territory of the EU member states, according to the joint declaration of the Eastern Partnership summit, which was posted on the website of the Council of the European Union on Friday, November 24. “The Summit participants […]

Two servicemen of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, who were presumed dead during a military clash with the enemy near Krymske on November 24, have returned to their units, the anti-terrorist operation headquarters press center reported. “In general, 17 ceasefire violations by militants have been recorded along the entire contact line over the past day. In more […]

The scale of the tragedy is still hard to assess: the discussions as to the number of victims continue, while the researchers count them in millions. There is no way to help them now, but we must remember and remind ourselves what happened during this terrifying time. An important part of that is the Day […]