All news for 2.05.2018/XNUMX/XNUMX

The National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine has introduced new sanctions against Russian companies and citizens, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. The press service of the National Security and Defense Council reported this. “The National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine has introduced new sanctions against legal entities and individuals associated with Russian aggression against Ukraine,” the message says. Sanctions are introduced at the initiative of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, the Security Service of Ukraine, the National Bank...

The creation of a single local Orthodox Church in Ukraine will become “an important component of the victory over the Russian aggressor in the hybrid war,” a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. This was stated by the head of the Kiev Patriarchate, unrecognized in the Orthodox world, Filaret at the international conference “Ukraine in times of independence: the view of the Orthodox Church of the Kyiv Patriarchate on a society that is changing” on Wednesday in the European Parliament, reports the Kiev publication “Ukrinform”.…

The United States will do everything to make the cost of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s actions become more and more expensive in order to force him to take “the side of peace,” a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. US Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Wess Mitchell said this at a briefing after his meeting with Petro Poroshenko in his administration, Poroshenko’s press service reports. “The door is in this...

The United States will begin the transfer of an armored brigade to Poland in the summer as part of Operation Atlantic Resolve and the Saber Strike maneuvers, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. This was reported by Defense24. It is noted that the first armored brigade was previously stationed at Fort Hood, Texas. Now the brigade is being transferred to Europe and will replace the second armored brigade there. It is expected that in Europe...

The United States of America will provide $10 million to strengthen Ukrainian cybersecurity, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. This was announced by US Deputy Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Wess Mitchell after a meeting with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko. “We also discussed cybersecurity issues. I can say that we will double the amount of assistance in strengthening cybersecurity from $5 million...

President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko instructed the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Pavel Klimkin to submit a proposal within a week to recall all representatives of Ukraine from the coordinating bodies of the CIS, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. Petro Poroshenko himself stated this during a meeting of the National Security and Defense Council, his press service reports. “Please, Pavel Anatolyevich (Klimkin - ed.), in the near future, within a week, contribute to me...

International Women's Day on March 8 needs to be rebranded or postponed to another day, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. This was stated on Channel 5 by the Minister of Culture of Ukraine Yevgeny Nishchuk, who began his political career as an “entertainer” on the Maidan. When asked by the presenter why Ukrainian society “holds on” to March 8, the minister said: “This is a cautious story, because...

Germany is considering the possibility of financing a peacekeeping mission in Donbass, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. This was stated by Deputy Minister for “Temporarily Occupied Territories” Yuriy Grimchak on Channel 5. “Today we have a statement from the United States that they are ready to finance this peacekeeping mission. We have a statement from France that they are ready to finance, and we have...

After Yerevan metro workers who went on strike joined the protests in Armenia, and protesters occupied the mayor’s office of the city of Gyumri, where a Russian military base is located, the ruling Republican Party gave in and agreed to give the votes of its deputies to elect opposition leader Nikol Pashinyan as prime minister. country, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. This was announced by the head of the Wagram party faction...

Now every Ukrainian commander who allowed the death of personnel at a combat post will be punished not only disciplinaryly, but also financially. This was stated during a briefing by official representative of the DPR defense department Eduard Basurin, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. Eduard Basurin noted that the transfer of leadership of the operation of the occupation forces to representatives of the Armed Forces of Ukraine made adjustments to the procedure of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, which gave new...