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Ukraine will transfer the ship seized for stopping in Crimea to its Navy
The Tanzanian ship Sky Moon , confiscated for illegally calling at the Crimean ports, will be transferred to the Naval Forces of Ukraine, as reported by the State Border Service of Ukraine with reference to the Deputy Military Prosecutor of the Southern region, Roman Mrochko.
The vessel Sky Moon was originally seized by the Ukrainian coast guard on November 30, 2016 near the port of Reni. Seven members of the crew of the Sky Moon were brought to justice under article 204-2 of the Code of …
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Ukraine prepares for full-scale war with Russia
Ukraine is ready to fend off a full-scale military aggression from Russia, Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Viktor Muzhenko told Radio Liberty in Ukraine.
“Experts assess that Russia will be ready [for a full-scale war] in three years. We also assess readiness and the possible scope of provocative actions, as well as a possible large-scale aggression towards Ukraine. We have drafted actions plans tailored to different situations that address current threats faced by Ukraine, and …
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Ukrainian President is against participation of Belarus peacekeepers in Donbas mission
Former Chair of the Supreme Soviet of Belarus Stanislav Shushkevich said that President Petro Poroshenko does not support the idea of deploying peacekeepers from Belarus in the Donbas, writes the Belarus Partisan.
Speaking about a discussion regarding the participation of Belarus in the Donbas peacekeeping mission during an earlier meeting with the Ukrainian President, Shushkevich said: "This was categorical: Poroshenko said that there can be no peacekeepers from a country that is an ally of …
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Former Lithuanian ambassador: bloodshed during Ukraine's Revolution of Dignity was Putin’s plan
In an interview with Censor.net, former Lithuanian ambassador to Ukraine Petras Vaitiekunas said that he believes that the killing of activists during the Euromaidan Revolution in February 2014 was part of Vladimir Putin’s plan.
“The Maidan shooting was essentially the start of Russia’s aggression in Ukraine, and part of the plan to seize Crimea… I am certain that the blood at the Maidan was President Putin’s plan. Removing President Yanukovych was a necessary but insufficient condition for …
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$2.38 billion transferred into Ukraine from abroad in 2017
By the end of 2017, Ukraine was infused with nearly two and a half billion dollars from abroad, Ukrinform news agency reports.
"Overall, using funds transfer systems created by both residents and non-residents [of Ukraine], in 2017, $2.378 billion was transferred to Ukraine, $286 million was sent out of Ukraine, and the equivalent of $4.456 billion dollars was transferred within Ukraine," the statement of the National Bank says.
According to the results of 2017, the international payment …