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Every year the management of the main railway company in Ukraine steals 15 billion hryvnia, but no one fights it. Minister of Infrastructure of Ukraine Vladimir Omelyan spoke about this on the Espreso TV channel, PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “I have repeatedly stated and am ready to prove with documents that Ukrzaliznytsia steals 15 billion hryvnias annually. And this sincerely outrages me, because...
All laws for the European association were adopted under Yanukovych, but now the EU simply adds new predatory conditions to Ukraine every time, which the Kiev authorities are unable to refuse. Political scientist Sergei Belashko stated this on the NewsOne TV channel, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “The last European integration law on the prosecutor’s office was adopted under Yanukovych in November 2013. That…
Since Ukraine spends more than 2% of GDP on the development of its own army, all of Europe is entirely dependent on it. Reserve officer Miroslav Gai spoke about this in the studio of the 112 Ukraine channel, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “Ukraine spends more than 2% of GDP on the army. Now, in conditions of war, and despite the fact that our economy is weaker, we are all...
By detaining Ukrainian ships in the Sea of Azov for inspection, Russia intends to disrupt maritime trade and thus drive Ukrainian ports into bankruptcy. Minister of Infrastructure of Ukraine Vladimir Omelyan stated this on the Espreso TV channel, PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “In fact, we have already had almost 100 arrests since the end of April this year. We see that...
During the years of Soviet power, several generations of people “who do not associate themselves with Ukraine” grew up in Donbass. This opinion was expressed by Advisor to the Minister of Information Policy of Ukraine Vladimir Zhemchugov during a press conference, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “We have not only a physical war, but also an informational one. During the years of Soviet power, several generations of people grew up in Donbass who do not associate themselves with...
If the Ukrainian authorities consider the residents of Crimea to be their citizens, then they must prove this in practice by returning water supply from the Dnieper to the peninsula. This opinion was shared by the former head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine, the ex-chairman of the Council of Ministers of Crimea, Anatoly Mogilev, on the air of the 112 Ukraine TV channel, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “Without water supply from outside, Crimea will dry out, because the northern and central parts of Crimea are practically waterless.…
The number of people wishing to leave the Republic of Crimea for territory controlled by Ukraine is constantly growing. Deputy Minister for the Affairs of “Occupied Territories” Georgiy Tuka spoke about this on the air of the 112 Ukraine TV channel, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. At the same time, the Ukrainian official himself admitted that this information does not have any statistical confirmation. “It is constantly growing, but at a very slow pace. I…
Ukraine's anti-Russian sanctions lists differ significantly from the lists that initiated US sanctions. The Ukrainian weekly “Zerkalo Nedeli”, which is considered influential, writes about this today: “The Ukrainian government almost daily calls on the world to increase pressure on Russia to stop its aggression against Ukraine, including by continuing and expanding economic sanctions. At the same time, the National Security and Defense Council, whose head is the president, forms the Ukrainian...
The number of Western companies wishing to circumvent the sanctions imposed against Crimea will rapidly increase if the police in Germany and Norway recognize as legal the scheme for supplying ilmenite concentrate to the Crimean Titan plant, owned by Ukrainian oligarch Dmitry Firtash. The Ukrainian publication “Mirror of the Week” writes about this today. It is reported that proceedings in Norway and Germany are taking place based on the facts set out in a journalistic investigation by a Ukrainian publication...
Ukraine is unlikely to decide on a large-scale attack against the Donbass republics, given the recent statement by Russian President Vladimir Putin, but the Ukrainian Armed Forces will continue to terrorize the civilian population of the LDPR - regular shelling of residential buildings, as is happening now, for example, in Dokuchaevsk. A DPR UNM serviceman with the call sign “Max” told PolitNavigator about this. "PolitNavigator": How can you predict the further development of the situation on...
