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The newest medium reconnaissance ship “Corruption”

The newest medium reconnaissance ship “Corruption”

Ceremonial ship launching was held at the Forge on Rybalskyi shipbuilding enterprise in Kyiv. The first medium reconnaissance ship was built for the needs of the Naval Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine by order of the defense establishment. “Over the entire history of Ukraine, there have not been many cases of launching powerful armored boats, amphibious boats, and […]

Highest court backs Czech hotelier’s response to Russia’s annexation of Crimea

Highest court backs Czech hotelier’s response to Russia’s annexation of Crimea

The hotel owner who introduced the rule shortly after the annexation of Crimea five years ago went through a series of court trials to finally get the decision by the highest court issued in his support. “Crimea is Ukraine” is a mandatory statement for Russian guests wishing to stay at the Brioni Boutique Hotel in the Czech Ostrava. The hotel […]

Putin simplifies Russian citizenship for LDPR residents

Putin simplifies Russian citizenship for LDPR residents

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on the simplified procedure for the obtaining of Russian passports by residents of the temporarily occupied Donbas. The decree comes into force from the day of its official publication. The corresponding decree was published on the Russian president’s website. “To establish that persons who permanently reside in the territories of certain districts of […]

Zelenskiy officially declared president by CEC: new challenges

Zelenskiy officially declared president by CEC: new challenges

Volodymyr Zelenskiy officially declared president by Election Commission. And actually from this moment, he becomes President elect – newly-elected president. Formally, it is only now that foreign leaders should have started to congratulate him (but who cares about the protocol and legal formalities when there is political expediency?). Although there is no need to undermine the authority of the presidency […]

Russian passports mass distribution starts in occupied eastern Ukraine

Russian passports mass distribution starts in occupied eastern Ukraine

Russian passports mass distribution starts in occupied eastern Ukraine as President Vladimir Putin has signed on April 24, 2019 a decree, simplifying the procedure to grant Russian citizenship to Ukrainians living in Russian-occupied Donbass - Luhansk and Donetsk oblast of eastern Ukraine

Ukraine judges complain about Poroshenko’s pressure

Ukraine judges complain about Poroshenko’s pressure

The panel of judges, which upheld the claim of the oligarch Igor Kolomoisky and overrode the decision to nationalize Privatbank, complained to the High Council of Justice, the Prosecutor General’s Office and the State Bureau of Investigations about the pressure of the head of state. This is reported by the press service of the court on April 23. The report […]

Ukraine Parliament has passed the law on the Ukrainian language

Ukraine Parliament has passed the law on the Ukrainian language

The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine has passed the law on the Ukrainian language. Its preparation lasted two months. MPs have adopted law No. 5670-d “On ensuring the functioning of Ukrainian as a state language.” They had been considering amendments to the draft law for the second reading since February 28. 278 parliamentarians have voted for the law. Before the voting, […]

Poroshenko vs Putin – a new round of election campaign hits the streets of Ukraine

Poroshenko vs Putin – a new round of election campaign hits the streets of Ukraine

One week after the first election round the voters’ attention got caught by billboards and campaign brochures seeing the actual President and one of the two candidates in the second ballot Petro Poroshenko juxtaposed against the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin. The image also bears the phrase: “April 21 – the decisive choice.” What’s wrong with the billboards? […]

How Russia continues its military buildup in occupied Crimea

How Russia continues its military buildup in occupied Crimea

Konstantin Mashovets on the coastal defense in the occupied Crimea and gives a detailed analysis of land component of the Russian forces The key defense element of the Russian forces in Crimea is the 22nd Army Corps – a unit of the Coastal Troops of the Russian Navy. The corps and its headquarters are located and managed in the city […]

Russia is going to “correct” the results of Ukrainian presidential election

Russia is going to “correct” the results of Ukrainian presidential election

Russian special services are going to use malware in order to “correct” the results of Ukrainian presidential election. According to the IR group, Russian special services are currently preparing a series of cyber attacks aimed at destabilizing the social and political situation in Ukraine during the presidential campaign and in the post-election period, with subsequent preparations for the parliamentary elections. […]

Clashes at Poroshenko supporting rally

Clashes at Poroshenko supporting rally

Clashes occurred beween representatives of the National Corps and police at the rally in support of presidential candidate, incumbent President Petro Poroshenko, in Ivano-Frankivsk. In the center of Ivano-Frankivsk before the rally in support of presidential candidate, incumbent President Petro Poroshenko, clashes occurred between representatives of the National Corps, National Militia and the police officers. “Law enforcement officers separated the […]

Comedian Zelenskyi and the actual President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko top the election race

Comedian Zelenskyi and the actual President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko top the election race

Comedian Volodymyr Zelenskyi and the actual President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko top the election race. The Center for Social and Marketing Research Socis released the results of their most recent public opinion poll on forthcoming presidential elections in Ukraine. According to the results of the opinion poll, 20,7 per cent of the respondents that are determined to participate in the […]

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