Kyiv: Ukraine to start negotiations on joining Schengen Area
The Vice-Prime Minister of Ukraine for European Euro-Atlantic Integration, Ivanna Klimpush-Tsintsadze, made an announcement regarding negotiations on Ukraine's accession to the Schengen zone.
"One of the tasks that we set for ourselves is beginning a dialogue regarding the accession of Ukraine to the Schengen zone," Klimpush-Tsintsadze said in an interview with Interfax-Ukraine. She also stated that it is necessary to negotiate "road maps" on the liberalization of access to Ukrainian services …
Estonian Foreign Minister calls Nord Stream 2 project dangerous for Europe
The Nord Stream 2 project may have negative consequences for the energy security of Europe, stated the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Estonia, Sven Mikser, in an interview with Tagesspiegel.
"We cannot allow a supplier to use energy as an instrument of political pressure. Before the project continues, we must very accurately analyze its consequences," said the Estonian Foreign Minister, who is currently presiding over the Council of the European Union.
"If the analysis shows that Nord Stream 2 …
Kremlin: Russian Army will be equipped with hypersonic missiles by 2022
Between 2020 and 2022 the Russian Defense ministry expects to acquire aeronautical missiles which fly at hypersonic speeds (five or more times faster than the speed of sound), Deputy Defense Minister Yuriy Borisov announced at the MAKS 2017 air show, as reported by TASS.
“In the aviation industry, in the UAC [United Aircraft Corporation] there are plans to create various versions of aeronautical means to use hypersonic technology. But there is still more to this. We hope to acquire weaponry,” …
Mingarelli: EU has not changed its position on fighting corruption in Ukraine
The position of the European Union on the need to combat corruption in Ukraine remains unchanged, stated the head of the EU Delegation in Ukraine, Hugues Mingarelli, at a meeting with Ukrainian deputies and civil society representatives, according to the Facebook page of the EU Delegation.
The Ambassador made assurances that the EU's position on combating corruption, which should be accelerated and intensified, had not been changed.
"The EU has closely followed the process of creating the …
Media: the plan of the separatist republics to create a new state of Malorossia was not coordinated with the Kremlin
The idea of Alexander Zakharchenko, the head of the DPR (Donetsk Peoplle’s Republic) to create a federal state Malorossiya had been the initiative of his environment. It was completely unexpected by the Kremlin, RBC news agency reports with reference to two sources close to the presidential administration.
For Vladislav Surkov, the assistant of the Russian President, who is responsible for Ukraine, Zakharchenko’s initiative came as a surprise, the sources of the agency state. “The initiative …