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EU allocates EUR 600 mln to Ukraine
Jul22

EU allocates EUR 600 mln to Ukraine

The European Union has allocated EUR 600 million to Ukraine in the first tranche of macro-financial assistance totaling EUR 1.8 billion, according to the EU Delegation in Ukraine. …read more Source:...

Russian Defense Ministry disowns captured GRU officers
Jul22

Russian Defense Ministry disowns captured GRU officers

Russian Defense Ministry has officially disowned Russian soldiers Alexandr Alexandrov and Yevgeny Yerofeyev captured by the Ukrainian military in the Donbas conflict zone on May 16, according to Gazeta.ru. …read more Source:...

Moskal names main supplier of cigarettes smuggled from Ukraine
Jul22

Moskal names main supplier of cigarettes smuggled from Ukraine

Lviv Tobacco Factory JSC is the main supplier of cigarettes, smuggled abroad, newly appointed Zakarpattia Governor Hennadiy Moskal wrote on his website on Wednesday. …read more Source:...

Depardieu – ‘persona non grata’ in Ukraine
Jul22

Depardieu – ‘persona non grata’ in Ukraine

French actor Gerard Depardieu who was earlier granted Russian citizenship was put on a no-entry list by the Ukrainian authorities, according to Ukraine’s TSN news agency citing Ouest-France. …read more Source:...

Pushilin counts on prompt signing of agreement on lighter weapons withdrawal
Jul22

Pushilin counts on prompt signing of agreement on lighter weapons withdrawal

On 21 July the trilateral contact group on Ukraine agreed on a pull-back of tanks and some types of weapons with a calibre below 100mm. The document has not been signed yet. “We have agreed upon the document to withdraw weapons with a calibre below 100mm. We hope it will be signed at the earliest opportunity,” Denis Pushilin said. …read...

Dacic says ready to attend next meetings of Ukraine contact group
Jul21

Dacic says ready to attend next meetings of Ukraine contact group

Ivica Dacic, however, expressed the hope that his participation in the negotiations will not be needed in the future. …read more Source:...

Dacic expects major issues on Ukrainian crisis to be solved by autumn
Jul21

Dacic expects major issues on Ukrainian crisis to be solved by autumn

During the talks in Minsk certain progress has been made on a number of issues in different areas, Ivica Dacic said. “I came to Minsk to give the work on their solution some additional impetus, to keep the present momentum which we believe is good to address some issues before the autumn,” he said. …read more Source:...

Dacic urges all participants of Ukrainian conflict to respect Minsk accords
Jul21

Dacic urges all participants of Ukrainian conflict to respect Minsk accords

Ivica Dacic drew attention to the need to withdraw heavy weaponry, start the process of political dialogue, and create the conditions for holding local elections which both Kiev and Donbass would agree on. …read more Source:...

Dacic hails Belarus’ contribution towards Ukraine settlement
Jul21

Dacic hails Belarus’ contribution towards Ukraine settlement

“I would like to thank Belarus for the hospitality and assistance to the contact group and its working groups. I want to underline the great contribution of Belarus towards the arrangements, agreements that were achieved on its territory, in Minsk. I want to support this work and think that much has already been done,” Ivica Dacic said....

Yanukovych disappears from Interpol wanted list
Jul21

Yanukovych disappears from Interpol wanted list

INTERPOL National Central Bureau for Ukraine assures that the access to the file of the wanted former President of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych has only been restricted temporarily. …read more Source:...