The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) has banned Anna Kurbatova, a journalist of the Channel One Russia, from entering the country. She was detained the day before for her "anti-Ukrainian activity," as indicated by an adviser to the head of the Interior Ministry, Zoryan Shkiryak, on his Facebook page.

In response to Russian media reports about Kurbatova’s recent abduction, Shkiryak stated that kidnappings and torture are "methods exclusively practiced by Russian special services such as the …

The American Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) is planning to invest $650 million in a number of new projects in Ukraine, the corporation’s president Ray Washburne announced during a meeting with Ukrainian Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman, UNIAN reports.

“In the immediate plans of our corporation there are projects to invest $250 million in a new project with Energoatom. Another agreement on the construction of energy facilities in Zaporizhia is still being concluded. It will be …

The Chiefs of the General Staffs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the Polish Army have declared that they have studied possible threats from and ways of responding to the Russian-Belarusian Zapad-2017 exercises.

"We have discussed the issue of the Zapad-2017 exercises. We considered possible threats related to these exercises, as well as ways of responding both by the Polish Army and by the Ukrainian Armed Forces," said the Chief of the General Staff and Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian …

The construction of a bridge between Russia and the annexed Crimea poses a threat to Ukraine’s national security, as it may lead to a reduction in trade in Ukrainian ports in the Sea of Azov due to restrictions on navigation in the region, as announced in statement released by the public research organization Center for Army, Conversion, and Disarmament Studies (CACDS).

“More recently, statements were made by the political leadership of the Russian Federation, as well as representatives of …

Ukraine considers it unacceptable that the University of Debrecen is awarding Russian President Vladimir Putin the title of “honorary citizen”. This was the conclusion of the article which Ukrainian Ambassador to Hungary Liubov Nepop sent to a Hungarian news outlet, Evropeyskaya Pravda reported.

According to the ambassador, perhaps,  few years ago nobody would have paid any attention to this, but in light of recent developments in Ukraine, it is unacceptable.

“Since 2014, the name Vladimir …