Poroshenko prepares Constitution amendments for Ukraine to join EU and NATO
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has prepared amendments to the Constitution with respect to Ukraine joining the European Union and the North Atlantic Alliance. He plans to submit them for consideration by parliament at the start of the Verkhovna Rada’s autumn session.
“Changes to the Constitution with respect to reinforcing our ambitions for Ukraine to join the EU and NATO are long overdue. I have drafted amendments to the Constitution, which I will give to the Ukrainian parliament for …
Ukrainian Security Service to conduct anti-terrorist exercises in Transcarpathia
From August 15 to 17, large-scale, special-tactic, anti-terrorist exercises will be conducted in the Transcarpathian region, reported the press center of the regional department of the State Security Service of Ukraine (SBU).
Training will be held in Velykobereznyansky, Perechynsky and Uzhhorod regions in conditions as realistic as possible and using special equipment and weapons. The National Police, National Guard, Armed Forces of Ukraine, State Border Service, State Emergency Service of …
Russia promises 'mirror response' to new US sanctions
If the United States imposes sanctions against Russia because of the "Skripal case," Moscow will mirror its response to Washington, said the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova at the briefing broadcasted on the ministry's Facebook page.
"This is exclusively about the adequate response measures. Therefore, the response measures will match the sanctions measures against the Russian side, " said Zakharova. She stressed that Moscow always responds to sanctions …
US State Department: Russia can avoid sanctions under several conditions
The US State Department announced that the United States is ready to cancel anti-Russian sanctions due to Skripal's poisoning under several conditions.
According to the message of Washington, in the next three months, Russia has to assure that it will not use chemical or biological weapons, reported RBC news agency. In addition, Russian authorities shall not obstruct the work of UN inspectors and independent international observers.
The second package of sanctions stipulates reduction of …
US considers cutting Russia off from dollar system
The US has decided to help the Russian government attain “victory over the dollar”, a goal proclaimed by Russian President Vladimir Putin in May, finanz.ru writes.
The bill to expand the sanctions (“Defending American Security from Kremlin Aggression Act of 2018”), put forward by a group of senators from both parties of US Congress, in addition to prohibiting investments in Russian government debt and demanding the return of Crimea to Ukraine, proposes to recognize Russia as a state sponsoring …