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German far-right MP ‘could be absolutely controlled by russia’
06.04.2019
A German politician could become an “absolutely controlled” MP in the Bundestag, according to russian documents seen by BBC Newsnight.The politician, Markus Frohnmaier, is a member of the German parliament from the far-right AfD party.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6IftmHLGM8wThe documents date back to April 2017, when Mr Frohnmaier was a candidate for election to the Bundestag. He was subsequently elected in September 2017.Mr Frohnmaier told the BBC he had no knowledge of the documents.Joint investigationMr Frohnmaier has frequently spoken out against EU sanctions on ...Elections in Ukraine similar to elections in France and US – Volker
05.04.2019
Elections in Ukraine are similar to elections earlier held in France and the United States. “What we have now is an election in Ukraine similar to elections that we have seen in France or with the case of Brexit or even in the United States. It’s a candidate who has established himself as against the establishment vs. the incumbent president, who is saying that, you know, I have worked hard, I have made a lot of accomplishments, we have more ...By 2030 all of the new parking lots in Ukraine will be equipped with chargers for electric cars
05.04.2019
5% of parking spaces, that will be designed in the Ukraine, must be equipped with chargers for electric cars with plans to expand this figure to 100% by 2030, wrote Lev Partskhaladze, Deputy Minister of Regional Development, Construction and Housing of Ukraine on Facebook.“In the span of the next 5-10 years, the global community will entirely switch to electric cars. This will not happen at once, we need to begin preparing now. Therefore, the updated State Building Code mandates that ...Stoltenberg: russia cannot decide whether Ukraine and Georgia can join NATO
05.04.2019
Press Conference by NATO Secretary General Jens StoltenbergJust the idea that the aspirations of Ukraine, Georgia or any other country to join NATO “provokes” russia to greater aggression is wrong and dangerous as it is not up to moscow to decide who can and should get membership of the Alliance. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said this at a final press conference at the U.S. Department of State on Thursday, April 4, according to an Ukrinform correspondent.“Georgia and Ukraine are ...Polish church supports Ukrainian autocephaly
05.04.2019
The Polish Autocephalous Orthodox Church fundamentally supports Ukrainian autocephaly, according to an official statement of the Chancellery of the Council of Bishops, Ukrinform reports.“On behalf of the Council of Bishops of the Polish Autocephalous Orthodox Church, in response to letters in the case of the autocephaly of the Orthodox Church in Ukraine, we clearly inform that the Polish Autocephalous Orthodox Church supported and supports the recognition of complete autonomy – autocephaly of the Orthodox Church in Ukraine,” the statement reads.The chancellery also ...Budgets of territorial communities increased 4 times over past 3 years
05.04.2019
Own budgets of the united territorial communities increased from UAH 5 billion in 2016 to UAH 20 billion in 2018, according to Prime Minister of Ukraine Volodymyr Groysman.In a post on his Facebook page, the prime minister wrote: “Decentralization has given tremendous opportunities for the development of communities. Representatives of local authorities, who really want to improve the quality of life of people, have all the tools now.”Groysman wrote that own budgets of united territorial communities increased four times over ...Ukraine closes sky for direct chartered flights to russia
04.04.2019
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has imposed a ban on chartered flights between Ukraine and russia, with the exception of those required by missions of the United Nations, the Red Cross, and the Organization for Security Cooperation of Europe. “We’ve analyzed Boyko’s flight to the aggressor state. He took advantage of a loophole in our legislation, got the green light from russia’s FSB, and flew from Kyiv to moscow for ...Herbst: Both Poroshenko and Zelensky have good chances of winning
02.04.2019
Incumbent Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and comedian Volodymyr Zelensky, who reach the second round of presidential elections according to preliminary results, have good chances of winning despite a significant gap between them in the first round. Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine John Herbst, who currently serves as director of the Atlantic Council’s Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center, said this in an interview with Ukrinform.“I think they both have a good chance of winning. I don’t think that [gap between the two ...Ukraine continues to climb in global passport index
02.04.2019
Ukraine has improved its position once again in the new edition of the annual Henley & Partners Passport Index, which assesses the global reach of individual national passports. In the 2019 edition of the Index, Ukraine climbed two positions to occupy fortieth spot with visa-free access to 128 countries, writes Business Ukraine.This is the latest annual gain by Ukraine, which leapt 16 places in 2018 to become the Index’s biggest climber. Ukraine has secured a series of visa-free access breakthroughs in ...Poroshenko wins Ukraine election in foreign constituencies
02.04.2019
After all ballots were processed in Ukraine’s foreign constituencies, the Central Election Commission announced that incumbent President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko had won the first round of elections in these constituencies by a large margin, writes UNIAN.A total of 38.93% of Ukrainians abroad voted for Petro Poroshenko. The runner-up is showman Volodymyr Zelensky, who was supported by 26.01% of the voters. Leader of the Civil Position Party Anatoliy Hrytsenko came third with 10.64%. Ex-chief of the SBU Security Service of ...Poroshenko: We will either reaffirm course for EU, NATO or return to 2013
01.04.2019
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has said that “fun is over” and Ukraine will on April 21 either confirm its course for joining the EU and NATO or return to the year 2013. He said this at his electoral headquarters after the announcement of the first results of exit polls, according to which he and showman Volodymyr Zelensky reach the run-off, an Ukrinform correspondent reported.“Now it’s impossible to stay aside. No one has the right to leave the fate of the ...NATO ships will stay in Black Sea during presidential elections
29.03.2019
NATO ships will stay in the Black Sea during the elections of the President of Ukraine and the vote counting, Ukrinform reports.“During the elections of the President of Ukraine and the vote counting, the ships of the Standing NATO Maritime Group Two (SNMG2) and some others will stay in the Black Sea. Now we have information about the Royal Canadian Navy frigate HMCS Toronto (FFH 333) and the Spanish Navy frigate Santa Maria (F-81),” Chair of the Supervisory Board ...
