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UN General Assembly adopts resolution on Crimea
70 countries voted in favor of the resolution “Human rights situation in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol”, 26 voted against it, and 76 countries abstained from voting on Tuesday, Ukrainian News reports.
The resolution condemns violations and infringements of human rights, acts of discrimination against residents of the annexed Crimea, including the Crimean Tatars, as well as Ukrainians and persons belonging to other ethnic and religious groups, by the Russian …
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Ukraine received 400 lawsuits after nationalization of Privatbank
More than 400 lawsuits have been filed since the nationalization of Privatbank against the National Bank (NBU), the Ministry of Finance and Privatbank itself, as mentioned at a briefing by Deputy Head of the NBU, Kateryna Rozhkova.
"Today we have more than 400 lawsuits against the NBU, Privatbank and the Ministry of Finance, all of which are connected to the process of nationalization in one way or another. Such a large number of lawsuits indicate a frank reluctance by former owners of …
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Ukraine offered Portugal to start joint development of firefighting aircraft
Ukraine offered to develop a joint a firefighting aircraft with Portugal based on one of the planes of the state enterprise, Antonov (Kyiv), according to the Twitter of the Presidential Press Secretary, Svyatoslav Tsegolko.
"Ukraine offered to develop a joint firefighting aircraft with Portugal based on Antonov," he wrote after the meeting between Poroshenko and the President of Portugal, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa.
"Despite the fact that Portugal is in the far west of the European continent, …
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EU reminds Russia of need to implement Minsk Agreements after its withdrawal from Joint Center for Control and Coordination in Donbas
The EU insists on the need for the Russian Federation to comply with the Minsk agreements in connection with its withdrawal from the Joint Center for Control and Coordination (JCCC) for issues related to the ceasefire and the stabilization of the contact line, reported UNIAN citing cites the EU representative.
"We expect that all parties will implement the Minsk agreements. The EU continues to support diplomatic efforts aimed at their full implementation, which serves as the basis for a …
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Poland called Nord Stream gas pipeline fatal for Ukraine
The construction of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline could lead to tragic consequences for Ukraine, Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki believes, as reported by Dziennik."We believe that Nord Stream 2 is a very harmful project that threatens the security of Central Europe. This is a project that can be fatal for Ukraine, for our closest neighbor," Morawiecki said.
According to him, since Ukraine is excluded from the Russian plan to transport gas to Europe, nothing else will prevent Moscow …