Excerpts from the most important news on Ukraine
Poland, Slovakia and Hungary hunt for Ukrzaliznytsia railway workers
10.02.2021
Poland, Slovakia and Hungary recruit heavily for Ukrzaliznytsia’s railway workers, leading to a growing labor shortage here, cfts.org.ua reported.“There are a huge number of job advertisements for railway workers in European countries, most of all in neighboring Poland. “The average age of people who quit and went to work abroad is 25-45 years,” a UZ union representative said.Every year, about 5% of UZ’s 260,000 workers leave UZ before retirement.The Netherlands will not hold Ukraine accountable for MH17
10.02.2021
The Dutch parliament has released a report on the completion of an additional inquiry into the airspace closure above and around eastern Ukraine in relation to the downing of Flight MH17, ukrinform.net reported.The Flight Safety Foundation’s report notes that the inquiry did not find sufficient facts that Ukrainian authorities responsible for analysing security risk levels in civil aviation airspace and those establishing restriction of airspace in a conflict zone were aware of a threat to civil aviation before the downing ...Сhannels of putin’s stooge in Ukraine were financed from russia – Defense Council
04.02.2021
The Ukrainian National Security and Defense Council’s decision to impose sanctions against the 112 Ukraine, NewsOne and ZIK television channels and their owner, Taras Kozak, who is believed to be an ally of Viktor Medvedchuk, is based on evidence that they are being funded by the aggressor state, Deputy Head of the Ukrainian President’s Office Ihor Zhovkva has said in a video seen by ukrinform.net.“Yesterday, the National Security and Defense Council made a consolidated decision to impose sanctions on three ...Ukraine imposes sanctions against airlines for flights to russian-occupied Crimea
03.02.2021
Ukraine imposed sanctions against Moldova’s JET4U S.R.L. and Portugal’s JET4U LDA for flights to the russian Federation and to the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine in violation of applicable law.According to the report, SBU (Security Service of Ukraine) recommended that the National Security and Defense Council apply the following sanctions to these airlines: the suspension of financial and economic obligations, complete cessation of the transit of resources, flights and transportation through Ukraine, and the blocking of assets.The sanctions should be ...Western policymakers have to understand what Kyiv already knows about putin – Harding
28.01.2021
russian President Vladimir putin is not interested in finding mutually beneficial solutions and he does not need dialogue, said British writer and journalist Luke Harding in an interview with Dom television channel, ukrinform.net reported.“I think the point we’ve reached after two decades of Vladimir putin in the kremlin is really Western policymakers have to understand – what Kyiv already knows – that putin is not interested in mutually beneficial solutions. He’s not interested in dialogue. He has a kind of ...Kyiv does not need kremlin advice on status of Ukrainian language – Secretary of National Defense Council
26.01.2021
Ukraine does not need advice from russia on the status of Ukrainian language, Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine Oleksiy Danilov wrote, commenting a statement by Secretary of the russian Security Council Nikolai Patrushev, ukrinform.net reported.“Ukrainian is the only state language whose status is secured in the Constitution of Ukraine, and we do not need the advice of russia or any other country in the world on this issue,” Danilov said.He also recalled that after the ...russian occupation administration may hold another sham referendum in occupied Donbas
24.01.2021
The “leader” of russian occupation administration in Donetsk, Denis Pushilin, says another “referendum on self-determination” could be held in the russia-occupied part of Ukraine’s Donetsk region, ria.ru reported.This is the way the russia-controlled terrorist organization wants to draw the world’s attention to the “commitment of Donbas to full respect for the norms and principles of international law.”“It was for this purpose that readiness was expressed to assist any international observers if a decision is made to conduct the procedure to ...Crimean Tatars and Ukrainians subjected to considerable pressure in occupied Crimea – UNESCO
24.01.2021
The Executive Board of UNESCO once again points out the deteriorating human rights situation on the occupied Crimean peninsula.The relevant decision was made as a result of the monitoring of the situation in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine informs.According to the conclusions of the report of the UNESCO Director-General, the data collected by Ukraine and international organizations indicate a further deterioration of the human rights situation in the temporarily occupied Autonomous Republic of ...In 2019-2020 Ukraine becomes world’s second-largest grain exporter
24.01.2021
Ukraine has become the world’s second-largest grain exporter, trailing only to the United States, ukrinform.net reported.“Ukraine is an important player in the international grain market, one of the guarantors of global food security, and has the potential to increase grain production and exports. Based on the results of 2019-2020 marketing year, Ukraine has become the world’s second-largest grain exporter, trailing only to the United States,” Deputy Minister of Economic Development, Trade and Agriculture – Trade Representative of Ukraine Taras Kachka ...Ukraine is ranked 25 for the most powerful armies in the world
16.01.2021
For 2021, Ukraine is ranked 25 of 138 out of the countries considered for the annual GFP review. It holds a PwrIndx* rating of 0.4413 (0.0000 considered ‘perfect’).Each nation is assessed on individual and collective values processed through an in-house formula to generate a ‘PwrIndx’ score. Some values are estimated when official numbers are not available.Kyiv in top 20 cities for remote work
11.01.2021
Kyiv took the twentieth place in the ranking of the best cities for remote work, bigseventravel.com reported.Kyiv is a vibrant capital city that is perfect for every type of remote worker looking to explore a unique culture over a long stay period. Not only is the wifi solid but there are loads of coworking spaces, and Kyiv has great connections to the rest of Europe, making it a practical option for those who want to indulge in budget travel.Next ...Germany created fund to support Nord Stream 2 and bypass US sanctions
10.01.2021
The parliament of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern in Germany approved the creation of the fund, which is designed to help complete Gazprom’s gas pipeline Nord Stream 2, Zeit Online reported.The fund will be able to purchase equipment and order services to remove other project contractors from possible US sanctions. According to the report, it is planned to spend about EUR 200,000 on this.Previously, Norwegian company Det Norske Veritas – Germanischer Lloyd refused to certify Nord Stream 2.
