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German farmers urge Ukraine not to close land market to foreigners
German farmers operating in Ukraine have urged Ukraine’s political leadership not to prohibit foreigners from purchasing land after the launch of the agricultural land market. A letter addressed to President Volodymyr Zelensky, Verkhovna Rada Chairman Dmytro Razumkov, Prime Minister Oleksiy Honcharuk, and the German Embassy in Kyiv was signed by 25 farmers from the Kyiv, Ivano-Frankivsk, Khmelnytskyi, Chernivtsi, Ternopil, Lviv, Rivne, Zhytomyr, Vinnytsia, Odessa and Cherkasy regions of Ukraine. …
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Ukraine not using $6.8 billion of foreign financing
Three of Ukraine’s biggest partners from among the international financial organizations have around $6.8 billion that is available for Ukraine, but is not being used, reports Dzerkalo Tyzhnia.
For projects through the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD), $1.5 billion is not being used (the bank’s credit portfolio currently amounts to $2.3 billion). For projects through the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), €1.8 billion is not being used (credit …
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Putin demands that Donbas special status be included in the constitution of Ukraine
At a press conference after the talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Saturday, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Kyiv should include the "special status of the Donbas" in the Constitution of Ukraine.
According to the Russian president, this is part of the Minsk agreements.
"The extension of the law on the special status of Donbas is a good step in the right direction, but the law should become indefinite, as stipulated in the Minsk agreements. It is necessary to consolidate …
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Swiss Court orders Russia to pay Ukrainian companies $80 million for lost Crimean assets
The Swiss Federal court upheld a decision by the Geneva International Court of Arbitration that required Russia to pay more than $80 million to 12 Ukrainian companies as compensation for the damage caused to them as a result of the annexation of Crimea, reports Swiss Info.
Thus, the Swiss Federal Court rejected the appeals of the Russian authorities in connection with the decision taken by the International Court of Arbitration in Geneva last April.
In one of the appeals, the Russian …
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Iran admits shooting down Ukrainian airliner
Iranian state media reports that Iran shot down the Ukrainian passenger plane unintentionally.
The Iranian army issued a statement on Saturday morning. According to the army, this was a human error. The army officials stated that the mistake occurred when a passenger plane turned toward the military area. The army said in a statement that those responsible would be held accountable.
Ukraine International Airlines' passenger plane crashed early Wednesday after taking off from Tehran airport. …