Media: Ukrainian MPs accused Poroshenko of usurpation of power
The initiative to impeach Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko was announced during the hearings on legislative projects in the Verkhovna Rada, Golos.ua reports.
According to the edition’s information, the people’s deputies have criticized Poroshenko vigorously, accusing him and his team of an "actual usurpation of power."
"In fact, in the country, the President has usurped the whole vertical of power, almost all power. The Verkhovna Rada and other international organizations have been …
Russia threatens to block web sites for publishing materials of ‘undesirable organizations’
Roskomnadzor (Russia's Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, Information Technology and Mass Media) warned the Internet media that their websites could be blocked for posting materials from undesirable organizations.
"We draw attention to the fact that if the materials of an undesirable organization are distributed on a third-party resource, including on the media website, Roskomnadzor should limit access to these resources. This happens if these third-party resources are …
Kremlin responds to Ukraine’s idea of banning train to Russia
Deputy chair of the Federation Council committee on international affairs Vladimir Dzhabarov commented on the Ukrainian authorities’ idea of stopping railway transportation to and from Russia, RBC news agenncy reports. In his opinion, Ukraine itself will suffer from this.
“They are cutting off their nose to spite their face. This railway is used mostly by the Ukrainians, who travel to Russia for work or to visit relatives. They are sawing off the branch they are sitting on,” the senator said. …
Ukraine and Poland agree to joint customs control
Ukraine and Poland have agreed to introduce joint customs control on the border, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko announced at a press briefing after meeting with Polish President Andrzej Duda.
“We have agreed on an intergovernmental level that we will carry out joint customs control as an effective means of fighting corruption and smuggling,” Zerkalo Nedeli cites Poroshenko as saying.
Poroshenko commented that this step will make the visa-free regime between Ukraine and the EU even …
Moldovan government approves the change of official language to Romanian
The Moldovan government approved a bill to amend the Constitution and change the official language from Moldovan to Romanian, Interfax reports.
According to the bill, it was proposed to replace the phrase in the 13th article of the Constitution that says “Moldovan language functioning on the basis of Latin writing” with “Romanian language.”
None of the members of the government were opposed to the initiative.
On December 5, 2013, the Constitutional Court of Moldova ruled that the state …