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US representative Volker: Ukraine will be able to buy additional weapons from US
In an interview with Evropeyskaya Pravda,the U.S. Special Representative for Ukraine Kurt Volker stated that the military assistance program for Ukraine provides both free weapons and those for sale.
“As you know, during the Obama administration, the U.S. also provided assistance to Ukraine in the security sphere, but there was a clear restriction: there could not be anything lethal. The Trump administration lifted this Obama-era restriction. This expands the ability of the United States to …
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Ukrainian Chief Military Prosecutor: 11 Russian citizens have been detained in past four years in Ukraine
In Ukraine, military special services have detained 11 Russian citizens under different circumstances, as stated by Chief Military Prosecutor Anatolii Matios, 112 Ukraine reports.
"Military special services have detained 11 citizens of the Russian Federation, they have been identified – three of them are professional soldiers. Indictments against all of them have been sent to the court. They include "participation in terrorist organizations" and sentences have been imposed. That is, the whole " …
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Donors reduce volume of technical assistance to Ukraine by 25%
Ukraine received $928.32 million in international technical assistance in 2017, which is $321 million (or 25%) less than it received in in 2016, as recounted in a report by the Ukrainian Ministry of Economic Development and Trade.
In 2016, international technical assistance increased by $1,245.66 million.
In 2017, the government signed 13 international treaties and other bilateral documents on technical and financial cooperation worth a total of more than $927 million. Parties to the treaties …
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Denmark demands that Ukraine create an Anti-Corruption court
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Denmark, Anders Samuelsen, stresses the importance of the early establishment of an Anti-Corruption court, during a conference in Kyiv.
Samuelsen reported that before the conference he met with Prime Minister [of Ukraine] Volodymyr Groysman, who assured the continuation of reforms, in particular in the field of anti-corruption.
"It is important that the Supreme Anti-Corruption court is established and works... I hope to meet in Copenhagen on June 27 to …
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President Poroshenko: Javelin anti-tank missile systems are expected to arrive in Ukraine soon
During a cabinet meeting of the National Security and Defense Council held to discuss the recently approved bill: On Specifics of the State Policy to Ensure State Sovereignty of Ukraine Over the Temporarily Occupied Territories of Donetsk and Luhansk Regions (Donbas), the President of Ukraine, Petro Poroshenko spoke about the forthcoming weapons supply from the US.
“We have positive news as we can see a long-awaited defense weapon coming soon,” Poroshenko said at the meeting and promised to …