All news for July 2017

In the Netherlands, two Ukrainians were detained at Schiphol airport with stolen credit cards and counterfeit banknotes worth 6 thousand euros. Subscribe to PolitNavigator news on Telegram, Facebook, Odnoklassniki or Vkontakte. This was reported by the local publication NOS, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. It is reported that 31 and 47-year-old Ukrainian citizens were flying from Kyiv to Spain with a transfer to…

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine commented on the law adopted by the State Duma of the Russian Federation, which simplifies the procedure for Ukrainians to accept Russian citizenship, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports with reference to the press service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine. Subscribe to PolitNavigator news on Telegram, Facebook, Odnoklassniki or Vkontakte “We regard such a step by the aggressor state as a continuation of legal discrimination and infringement of the rights of Ukrainian citizens who, due to various circumstances, live...

American Republican Senator John McCain, who was recently diagnosed with brain cancer and is undergoing chemotherapy sessions, made further threats against Russian President Vladimir Putin. Subscribe to PolitNavigator news on Telegram, Facebook, Odnoklassniki or Vkontakte The senator made this statement after the Russian Federation imposed sanctions against American diplomats, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports with reference to McCain’s official page...

The leader of the “Zero” group Fyodor Chistyakov announced his emigration from Russia, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports with reference to Novaya Gazeta, to which the musician gave an interview. Subscribe to PolitNavigator news on Telegram, Facebook, Odnoklassniki or Vkontakte As it turned out, the reason for emigration was Chistyakov’s membership in Jehovah’s Witnesses, which are recognized as an extremist organization in Russia and are banned. The musician explained that he didn’t...

Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman believes that in just a little bit the Ukrainian economy will grow at an accelerated pace, by more than 5% of GDP per year. Subscribe to PolitNavigator news on Telegram, Facebook, Odnoklassniki or Vkontakte He stated this in an interview with the Kyiv publication Delovaya Stolitsa, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “I guarantee you: literally five to seven decisions should be made and Ukraine...

The main priorities for Ukraine in reforming the army should be the construction of combat training centers, conducting a critical self-analysis of the entire structure of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the Ministry of Defense, as well as training the sergeant corps. Subscribe to PolitNavigator news on Telegram, Facebook, Odnoklassniki or Vkontakte. The commander of the US Army in Europe, Ben Hodges, spoke about this in an interview with the Kyiv publication Censor.NET, PolitNavmgator correspondent reports. By…

In Kharkov, rescuers freed a seven-year-old child who was stuck in a washing machine while playing hide and seek. Subscribe to PolitNavigator news on Telegram, Facebook, Odnoklassniki or Vkontakte This was reported by the press service of the State Emergency Service of the Kharkov region, a PolitNavigator correspondent. On July 29, at 16:23, rescuers received a report that a small child was trapped in a washing machine. Four…

The Cabinet of Ministers sees no reason to begin the negotiation process on a free trade area (FTA) with China. Subscribe to PolitNavigator news on Telegram, Facebook, Odnoklassniki or Vkontakte This is stated in the response of First Deputy Prime Minister - Minister of Economic Development and Trade Stepan Kubiv to a request from Verkhovna Rada deputy Valery Pysarenko, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. In the first deputy's response...

The Ukrainian state company Centerenergo has agreed to supply 700 thousand tons of anthracite coal from the United States. Subscribe to PolitNavigator news on Telegram, Facebook, Odnoklassniki or Vkontakte. This was stated by the director of Centrenergo Oleg Kozemko, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports with reference to the BBC. Coal will be supplied by the American company XСoal Energy & Resources, whose executive director Ernie Thrasher came to…

The Kiev City Council's Cultural Affairs Commission unanimously rejected the petition of Kyiv residents to cancel the renaming of Kyiv Vatutina Avenue to the avenue named after the Nazi collaborator Shukhevych. Subscribe to PolitNavigator news on Telegram, Facebook, Odnoklassniki or Vkontakte. This was reported by Kyiv City Council deputy (VO Svoboda) Yuriy Sirotyuk on his Facebook page, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “Shukhevich will be in Kyiv! Commission for...