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russia denies access to Crimea to UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission
23.07.2019
The russian Federation continues to deny access to the occupied Crimea to the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine.“We visited administrative borderline with Crimea – entry-exit points Kalanchak and Chongar. Such visits and speaking to people who cross the line are one of the ways we conduct remote monitoring of the human rights situation in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol, Ukraine, temporarily occupied by the russian Federation,” reads the report on Facebook.The russian Federation still ...Poroshenko’s European Solidarity Party wins elections in foreign constituencies
22.07.2019
The Central Election Commission of Ukraine has processed 100% of electronic voting protocols at the overseas polling stations in Ukraine’s snap parliamentary elections. The European Solidarity party takes the lead, according to the data published on the CEC’s website, writes Ukrinform.In particular, the European Solidarity party garnered 29.55% of the vote; the Servant of the People party — 28.13%; the Holos party — 19.67%; the Party of Shariy — 4.41%; the Svoboda party — 4.25%; the Opposition Platform – For ...National Exit Poll: Five parties win seats in the Ukrainian parliament
22.07.2019
Five political parties win seats on the Verkhovna Rada, in particular, Servant of the People (44.2% of the vote), Opposition Platform – For Life (11.4%), European Solidarity (8.8%), Batkivshchyna (7.4%) and Holos (6.5%), according to the National Exit Poll conducted by the Ilko Kucheriv Democratic Initiatives Foundation, Kyiv International Institute of Sociology and the Razumkov Center as of 20:00, writes Ukrinform.The results of the poll were made public at a press conference at Ukrinform on Sunday, July 21.The Strength and ...CNN: With no justice for MH17 victims, what’s to prevent the next attack?
20.07.2019
When our team at the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe first heard of the downing of a Malaysia Airlines jet over Ukraine five years ago Wednesday, one of my colleagues predicted the incident would be a game changer — perhaps even triggering US intervention in the war with russia in eastern Ukraine, writes Michael Bociurkiw for CNN.russia, which has been implicated in the crime by the Dutch-led investigation team, now seems to have an ally in its bid ...Ukraine vs russia. Gazprom’s appeals denied in international courts
19.07.2019
The Amsterdam Court of Appeal and the Luxembourg District Court denied Gazprom’s appeals in the cases on the enforcement of an arbitration award of the Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce.“The Amsterdam Court of Appeal (Netherlands) denied Gazprom’s motion on the objection of court’s jurisdiction, thereby confirming its authority within Stockholm award enforcement in the Netherlands,” the Communications Department of the Naftogaz of Ukraine reports. The decision was issued by the court on July 8.Moreover, on the same day, Luxembourg district ...Ukraine’s envoy to Italy: Trial against Markiv is a result of kremlin’s special operation
17.07.2019
The trial of Ukrainian National Guardsman Vitaliy Markiv was a result of “russia’s special operation set up in Italy to discredit Ukraine’s resistance to russian aggression,” said the Ukrainian Ambassador to Italy Yevhen Perelygin in the interview to Italian outlet Formiche.net.According to Perelygin, Ukraine now has a political prisoner held in Italy in addition to political prisoners held in russia. “I am convinced the entire trial against Vitaliy Markiv, as well as the recent jury verdict handed down in ...Daily Beast: Oliver Stone’s New “Documentary” is a Pro-putin Propaganda
15.07.2019
When at the end of June Oliver Stone announced that he would present new documentary, Revealing Ukraine, at the Taormina Film Festival in Sicily, not many people noticed, writes The Daily Beast.The only media that did take an interest was controlled by either the russian government or a certain Ukrainian businessman. The re-use of so many elements from Stone’s previous documentary, Ukraine on Fire, screams of a bargain-bin production. In fact the promotional poster for Revealing Ukraine even uses the exact same photo of Stone from that ...russian ship entered Sea Breeze exercise area pretending to have “problems with communication”
11.07.2019
russian Black Sea Fleet missile destroyer Smetlivy has entered the Black Sea area closed to navigation, despite a warning regarding the closure of the area for conducting the international exercise Sea Breeze 2019, Ukrainian Navy has reports.“On July 10, 2019, the russian Federation once again showed its true face and, ignoring the rules of international maritime law, provoked an emergency situation in the Black Sea area. Despite a coastal notification for seafarers regarding the closure of the area for conducting ...Ukraine Is now the third largest source of food imports for EU
08.07.2019
Ukraine has risen to become the third largest supplier of food to the EU, after the US and Brazil, the European Commission reports, writes ubn.news.In the year, ending in April, Ukraine’s food exports to the EU rose 14%, an €800 million increase. For the period, the top four suppliers of food to the EU were billions of euros: US — 12.9; Brazil — 11.7; Ukraine — 6.3; and China — 5.9.As reported, Ukraine’s food exports increased by 21.4% during the ...The Troika Laundromat is the latest in a long line of scams and scandals
04.07.2019
Like a vast, corruptive beast, money laundering has loomed large over Europe in recent months. Scandal after scandal has ricocheted through the continent’s financial system, embroiling both commercial and private banks, and drawing numerous CEOs into a monstrous series of allegations that will no doubt take years to fully conquer, europeanceo.com reports.From Danske Bank to Swedbank, Deutsche Bank to ING, it appears no institution is safe from the clutches of an overarching network of financial criminals that shifts funds of ...Demand for Ukrzaliznytsia eurobonds exceeds supply
04.07.2019
Ukrzaliznytsia has placed a 5-year $500 million Eurobond at 8.25% per annum, the lowest level in the company’s history. “More than 175 investors from the UK, continental Europe, the United States and Asia presented their offers to purchase the securities. Consequently, the demand was 5 times higher than the offer and reached $2.5 billion,” said the chairman of the company’s board Yevhen Kravtsov on Facebook.By comparison, in 2013 the company issued its first Eurobond at 9.5% and then restructured it into ...Ukraine’s food exports increased by 21.4%
02.07.2019
Ukraine’s food exports increased by 21.4% during the first five months of this year, hitting $9 billion, Olga Trofimtseva, acting agriculture minister, writes on Facebook.Food is Ukraine’s top export, accounting for 43% of sales, she writes. Top buyers were: China — $795 million; India – $741 million; Egypt — $737 million dollars; Turkey — $684 million; and the Netherlands — $641 million.During the January-April 2019 period Ukraine boosted agricultural export volumes by 18.6% year-on-year to reach a new ...
