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Ukraine to acquire icebreaker for Antarctica research
Ukraine’s Cabinet of Ministers has allocated 252 million hryvnia, the equivalent of around $10.41 million at current exchange rates, for purchasing a scientific ice-breaker ship for Ukrainian scientists studying Antarctica.
The decision was made on November 20, the Cabinet of Ministers said in a press statement.
The purchase deal is expected to be signed before the end of 2019, and the ship will depart on its first voyage in 2020.
“Ukraine’s purchase of a ship of this class will enable us to …
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Putin: Zelensky is a nice and sincere man
During the "Russia Calling!" Forum in Moscow, Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke about the Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelensky.
"Do I have any relationship with Zelensky? No! I've never seen him. We don't know each other, and we only talked on the phone. I think he is a nice and sincere man," said Putin, adding that he wants to change the situation for the better.
In his opinion, Zelensky "wants to change the situation in Ukraine for the better, and real steps have already been made …
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Ship with American liquefied gas for Ukraine arrives in Poland
A ship carrying liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the US and destined for Ukraine arrived at the Polish LNG terminal in Świnoujście on November 19, the US Embassy in Kyiv announced.
“U.S. liquefied gas (LNG) is coming to Ukraine! Another step in helping Ukraine achieve energy independence, a ship carrying the LNG destined for Ukraine arrived yesterday at the Świnoujście, Poland LNG landing terminal in the Baltic Sea,” the embassy wrote on Twitter.
Ukraine signed an agreement in August with the …
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Kyiv: Russians will not be allowed to own land in Ukraine after the market is open
When Ukraine opens the land market, a referendum will be held, and if the sale of agricultural land is opened to foreigners, this will definitely not apply to Russian citizens, Roman Leshchenko, the Ukrainian President’s Commissioner for Land Affairs, told Interfax-Ukraine in an interview.
If one of the founders of a Ukrainian company that is purchasing agricultural land has Russian citizenship, the property will be confiscated by the state through a special mechanism enshrined in the law on …
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Berlin: gas transit through Ukraine should continue after 2019
German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said that Germany believes that the transit of Russian gas through the territory of Ukraine should continue after 2019, reports Interfax-Ukraine.
During a joint briefing with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Vadym Prystaiko in Kyiv, Maas said that "we [Germany] support negotiations on gas transit through Ukraine. We believe that transit should continue after 2019."
Maas stressed that he wants to dispel certain speculations around the "gas" topic that have recently …