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Germany's representative to the OSCE: The conflict in the Donbas will allow Russia to prevent Ukraine from joining the EU
The "frozen" conflict in the Donbas will enable Russia to influence political processes in Ukraine, which will prevent Ukraine from joining the EU or NATO, as stated by the Special Representative of the Federal Government of Germany for the OSCE Chairmanship, Gernot Erler in an interview with Evropeyskaya Pravda.
According to him, that's why Russia seeks to create a "frozen conflict" in the East of Ukraine. "The frozen conflict in the Donbas would give Russia levers of influence over the …
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In Italy, an exhibition of Crimean wine was seized
At the international exhibition of wine in Verona, a collection of Crimean wines was seized, as reported by the head of the republic, Sergey Aksyonov.
“At the exhibition a number of Crimean enterprises brought their products, but the Italian police yesterday, for unclear reasons, seized all of their products... Now the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is investigating,” said the Crimean head.
Aksenov promised to provide assistance and protection to Crimean manufacturers by all legal means.
The …
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Czech Republic calls for maintaining sanctions on Russia until Minsk agreements are implemented
The Czech Republic supports the preservation of sanctions against the Russian Federation until the Minsk Agreements on the settlement of the situation in eastern Ukraine are fully implemented, as stated by the Czech Minister of Foreign Affairs, Lubomir Zaoralek.
"The Czech Republic supports the sanction policy until the full implementation of the Minsk Agreements. Our sanctions are linked to the illegal annexation of the Crimea and the use of force after that,” said Zaoralek at a joint news …
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Ukrainian Vice Prime Minister: Russia still has time to replace its Eurovision contestant
Russia still has time to select another participant for the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest to replace singer Yuliya Samoylova, who is banned from entering Ukraine due to her appearance at a concert in the occupied Kerch, as stated by the Ukrainian Vice Prime Minister, Vyacheslav Kyrylenko, 1tv.com.ua reports.
In answering a question about the Russian Federation’s participation in the contest, the Vice Prime Minister noted that Ukraine's position on this issue is unchanged.
"We are waiting for …
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Survey: 88% of Ukraine’s top managers say Ukraine is corrupt
EY, formerly Ernst & Young, commissioned a survey for each of 41 individual countries in Europe, the Middle East, Africa and India. Members of the boards of directors and middle and senior managers were asked whether corruption and bribery are widespread in their country.
The study was conducted in Ukraine as well, where 100 employees of the companies were interviewed. The EY website reports that 88% of the Ukrainian respondents answered affirmative, which is the worst result among all the …