Ukrainian cities of Dnipropetrovsk and Dniprodzerzhynsk were given new names
Ukrainian Parliamentarians decided to rename the major Ukrainian regional center Dnipropetrovsk to “Dnipro” and Dniprodzerzhynsk to “Kamianske” within the adopted law on de-communization. The MPs of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine voted in favor of renaming both cities and a number of others under the said law. According to the 112.ua website, the draft of this resolution was approved by 247 Parliamentarians after much lively debate.
The People’s Deputy from the Opposition Bloc, Oleksandr Vilkul …
Crimean Tatar flag was hoisted on the Ontario Parliament
For the first time in history the Crimean Tatar flag was raised over the Ontario Parliament. The President of Crimean Tatar Community of Ontario, Rustem Irsay, raised the flag, stating that this event shows significant support from Canada for Crimean Tatars who suffered from genocide, Krym.Realii reports.
According to him, the association requested the former President of the Ukrainian Canadian Congress in Ontario, Yvan Baker, who is currently a member of the legislative assembly, to raise the …
NATO Secretary General promised further support and practical assistance to Ukraine
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said that the July meeting of the NATO-Ukraine Commission will endeavor to show a “very strong expression of political support for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine”.
The meeting will also be a platform to discuss how to provide practical support to Ukraine. This was stated by Stoltenberg at a press conference at the NATO headquarters, after a meeting of the Foreign Ministers of member states.
The NATO-Ukraine Commission will, for the …
Finland to place an additional 160 border guards along the eastern border
The Finnish government plans to deploy 160 guards to its eastern border. This was reported by Yle.
This strengthening of border guard personnel was prompted by Finland’s first report on internal security, which was published on Thursday.
According to the Minister of Internal Affairs, Petteri Orpo, the government also intends to stop the decline in the number of police officers. Their goal is to have at least 7,000 police force members in four years’ time.
According to the Ministry, the new …
Ukraine is preparing to submit a new lawsuit against Russia with the European Court of Human Rights
The Ukrainian Ministry of Justice is preparing to submit a lawsuit to the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) against Russia for banning the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar People. According to Interfax-Ukraine, this was said by the Ukrainian Minister of Justice, Pavlo Petrenko, at a press conference in Kiev.
“Based on the events surrounding the Mejlis, we have prepared a draft interstate titled ‘Ukraine against Russia’. It details the unlawfulness of the Mejlis’ prohibition by Russian …