EU, Canada and US accuse Russia of restricting navigation through the Kerch Strait

The European Union countries, Canada and the United States condemn the inspections of the ships conducted by Russia in the Kerch Strait, as well as navigation restrictions caused by the construction of the Kerch Strait bridge, reported the Embassy of Ukraine in the United Kingdom.

 The statement was made after the International Maritime Organization (IMO) reviewed Ukraine’s complaint about “unauthorized construction and opening by Russia of a bridge across the Kerch Strait as well as the …


Poroshenko denies complicity in Ukraine's defense industry corruption

In an interview with Radio NV, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko emphasized that he was not part of the recently uncovered corrupt schemes in Ukraine’s state-owned defense industry company Ukroboronprom.

“I emphasize that President Petro Poroshenko has not been involved in any corrupt schemes. I assert and emphasize this. I was not aware of any corrupt schemes. And I tell you this today with a completely clean conscience, and I can honestly look even the law enforcement organs in the eye,” …


Head of DPR representative office in France arrested

Hubert Fayard, head of an organization that purports to be the official representation of the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) in Marseilles, has been arrested, RIA Novosti reports, citing its own source.

“He lost his job some time ago and found himself in tight financial circumstances. At the same time, he met a woman, a Ukrainian. I can’t say what their relations were, I wasn’t there. But essentially, she offered to lend him a certain amount of money,” the source explained.

The morning after …


Poroshenko: Ukraine soon to acquire missiles with 1000 km range

Ukraine has begun testing high-precision cruise missiles with a flight range in excess of 1,000 km and a 150 kg warhead, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said in an episode of “Freedom of Speech” on ICTV.

“We have started the most important cruise missile tests… We now have a missile that has successfully passed the tests and which can shoot more than 1,000 km and can carry a 150 kg warhead. It is high-precision, and all of this was created by Ukrainian specialists. The Armed Forces of …


Chinese company to sue Ukraine for wrongful seizure of property

China National Building Material (CNBM) has notified the Ukrainian Justice Ministry about an investment dispute surrounding the Voskhod Solar power station in the Mykolaiv region, the Ukrainian News Agency reports.

This indicates that the Chinese company intends to file a lawsuit against the Ukrainian government if the parties cannot reach an agreement.

CNBM, which owns Voskhod Solar, claims that the company has become the object of a corporate raid and forceful property seizure by the …