Contents tagged with Kyiv
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Expert: Ukraine to develop a ‘powerful’ cruise missile by the next year
Kyiv will be able to create a "powerful" anti-ship cruise missile next year, stated Valentin Badrak, Head of the Ukrainian Center for Army, Conversion and Disarmament Studies.
According to the Ukrainian expert, the new anti-ship cruise missile will be able to hit "any target" at a distance of 280-300 kilometers.
"This is a powerful mobile surface weapon that can be used by the Coast Guard," said Badrak, adding that the missile will become a "psychological factor" of deterrence against Russia. …
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Queen Elizabeth II rents an estate in Kyiv
Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland took on lease of an estate in the center of the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, accordint to the Kyiv City Council.
Her Royal Majesty took on lease of a land plot of 0.16 hectares located at 13a Kostolna Street, with the right of ownership to the estate. The estimated cost of the estate is 11,367,500 hryvnia or approximately USD 416,400 while the monthly lease fee will amount to UAH 568,400 or USD 20,800. The lease will …
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Mayor of Kyiv: Starbucks considers entering the Ukrainian market
Starbucks, an American coffee company and coffeehouse chain is considering entering the Ukrainian market, as Mayor of Kyiv, Vitali Klitschko, said speaking at the Ukraine house in Davos on Wednesday.
He assured that he will do his best to ensure that the American coffeehouse chain can enter Ukraine.
The first-ever Ukraine House in Davos (Switzerland) takes place alongside the WEF's Annual Meeting in January 2018. The Ukraine House will run a week-long venue under the theme: 'Ukraine: …
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NATO Parliamentary Assembly to be held in Ukraine in 2020
The spring 2020 session of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly (PA) will be held in Kyiv.
This was reported by Verkhovna Rada member Irina Friz, who heads the Ukrainian delegation to the NATO PA.
“This is important and very good news! The Permanent Committee of the NATO PA approved the application of Ukraine for the spring session of the NATO PA in Kyiv. We have been granted this right in 2020,” she wrote on Facebook on Sunday evening.
In her opinion, this is “not only a manifestation of Ukraine’ …