Ukraine bans entry of sailors who have entered Russian-occupied Crimea aboard commercial ships
The Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) has decided to ban the entry of foreign crew members of vessels engaged in commercial voyages to Crimean ports.
"Because of the violation of the law on entry into the temporarily occupied territory of Ukraine [Crimea], these foreigners will not be able to visit Ukraine during the next three years, even as members of the crews of other ships," the press-center of the SSU said.
The SSU reminded that Ukraine has closed checkpoints Crimean ports due to …
Romania prevents Russian trucks from entering Ukraine
The Romanian customs service on the border with Ukraine isn’t allowing Russian trucks to pass through the checkpoint into Ukrainian territory. The movement of the Russian trucks has been locked down on both sides of the border between Romania and Ukraine, reported the Ukrainian media.
According to reports, the Romanian Customs announced a strike and are not allowing Russian trucks to cross the border with Ukraine to ensure Russian trucks are blocked from both sides.
On Friday, Ukrainian …
US to provide Ukraine with more equipment and technology for border surveillance
The US will provide Ukraine with a modern system for the monitoring of their borders. Representatives of the US Congress and the manufacturing company have said that the first samples are just awaiting customs clearance in Ukraine. The Ukroboronprom state company, who is a partner in this project, has said that they are willing to establish a joint production with the US of similar equipment in Ukraine. Supporters of military assistance to Ukraine in Congress have not excluded cooperation …
Nariman Jelal: We were prepared for Russia to ban the activities of the Crimean Tatar Mejlis
The lawyers of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar People have examined the decision of the Russian Prosecutor of Crimea, Natalia Polonskaya, to ban the activities of the Mejlis within the territory of Russia. The First Deputy Head of the Mejlis, Nariman Jelal, discussed this with the Krym.Realii news portal.
“We have the statement and our lawyers are aware of the next steps to take. We have already seen that there are many items of a suspicious nature in the statement. The most conspicuous is …
Berlin: Kiev must continue to Pursue Reforms
Against the backdrop of accusations of corruption in Ukraine, the Government of Germany warned the authorities in Kiev that a deviation from the initial course of reforms would have consequences. “The scandal surrounding the resignation of the Minister of Economic Development and Trade of Ukraine, Aivaras Abromavičius should be a wake-up call for Kiev,” a representative of the German Foreign Ministry said on the 15th of February.
“We insist that the Ukrainian leadership, Ukrainian Parliament, …