• Ukraine extended sanctions against Russia for another year

    The National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine imposed additional sanctions against individuals and entities from Russia, as reported by the NSDC’s press center.

    “In particular, sanctions have been imposed against individuals illegally elected to the State Duma of the Russian Federation based on the results of the so-called elections held by occupational authorities in the territory of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and Sevastopol, members of the so-called electoral commissions, …

  • Prominent lawyer Mark Feygin: Russia's decision to recognize Maidan as a coup has no legal consequences in Ukraine

    The prominent Russian lawyer, Mark Feygin, criticized the decision of the Dorogomilovsky District Court of Moscow as it recognized the events in Ukraine in February 2014 as a coup. "If we talk about the purely procedural, legal side, the Russian court has no jurisdiction to assess the legally relevant facts concerning Ukraine," he said in an interview with Deutsche Welle on Wednesday, December 28th.Feygin called the justification provided by the Moscow court untenable as the court argued that …

  • Four Ukrainian radio companies will be able to broadcast to Crimea from Chonhar

    The National Council of Television and Radio Broadcasting of Ukraine identified four winners of a competition that will be able to broadcast to the Crimea from Chonhar. This information was released by the Council’s press service.

    Ukrainian Radio, Atlant-SV, Krym.Reallii and Sofia radio stations will be able to broadcast to the Crimea. "This is the first such competition for broadcasting to the Crimea since its occupation. Broadcasting will be possible after the completion of a new tower in …

  • SBU chief: It would be easier to handle the conflict in the Donbas if martial law were imposed

    The Head of the Security Service of Ukraine, Vasyl Hrytsak, stated in an interview with Ukraine TV Channel 112, that it would be easier for Ukraine to handle the conflict in the Donbas if martial law was imposed.

    “On the one hand, we have an ongoing war in eastern Ukraine. De jure, this war is called an ATO (anti-terrorist operation), but this is a war because even now heavy artillery is used without regard to the Minsk Agreements and people are dying. De facto, Ukrainian society and the …

  • Ukrtransgaz claims Gazprom does not provide sufficient gas pressure in pipeline at entrance of Ukraine's gas transport system

    PJSC Ukrtransgaz has documented Gazprom’s contract violations with regard to pressure in the pipeline at the entrance to Ukraine’s gas transport system, Ukrtransgaz press secretary Maksym Bilyavskiy posted on Facebook.

    "Gazprom continues to violate contract pressures, anyway. A sharp decline by 9% from the norm was recorded at the Russian station Sudzha. In spite of this, Ukraine fulfills transit application and provides necessary pressures at the western border,” he wrote.

    NJSC Naftogaz of …