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National Bank of Ukraine calls for extending sanctions on subsidiaries of Russian banks
The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) has deemed it necessary to prolong sanctions on banks carrying Russian state capital, said the Chairperson of the NBU Financial Stability Department, Vitalii Vavryshchuk, as RBC-Ukraine reports.
The sanctions against five Russian bank subsidiaries - VS Bank, Sberbank Ukraine, VTB, BM Bank, and Prominvestbank - were imposed by a decree signed by President Petro Poroshenko in mid-March 2017, for one year, expiring this March.
“Yes, we deem it necessary to …
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Deputy Secretary of State: US will not sign any deal regarding Ukraine without its consent
The US will not agree to a deal on Ukraine without its consent and will help restore its territorial integrity and independence, as stated by US Deputy Secretary of State, John Sullivan, during a speech in front of Ukrainian students, Interfax-Ukraine reports.
"The Crimea is Ukraine, Donbas is Ukraine, we will never agree to exchange one region for another, we will never agree to sign agreements on Ukraine without the consent of Ukraine ... We will help restore territorial integrity and ensure …
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Saakashvili prohibited from entering Ukraine for three years
The former governor of the Odessa region, Mikheil Saakashvili, is prohibited from entering Ukraine until February 13, 2021, as stated in a letter by the Deputy Head of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine, Vasyl Servatiuk, Interfax Ukraine reports. The letter was provided to the agency by Saakashvili’s lawyer, Ruslan Chernolutsky.
The letter states that the State Border Guard Service considers that the prohibition is consistent with the law. Saakashvili’s lawyers consider the decision …
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United States Deputy Secretary of State explains purpose of supplying Ukraine with defensive weapons
During a speech at the Diplomatic Academy of Ukraine, United States Deputy Secretary of State John Sullivan explained that his country’s goal in providing Ukraine with defensive weapons is to ensure Ukraine’s protection against external aggressive attacks, UNIAN reports.
Speaking about defensive weapons, the diplomat said that "these weapons should not be a threat to anyone who does not conceive of aggression or offensive actions." The speech, in this case, regarded an installment of sniper …
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Court stops questioning of Ukrainian President Poroshenko in Yanukovych case after improper question regarding Poroshenko's vacation in the Maldives
The court in Kyiv has prematurely stopped the examination of Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko in the trial of former President Viktor Yanukovych on charges of high treason. The questioning, which was being conducted through video communication, was cut short because the defense was addressing the president with improper questions, the TV channel 112 Ukraine reports.
“The defense (of Yanukovych) has intentionally asked questions that are unrelated to these criminal proceedings, and is not …