All news for December 2018

The Command of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine published festive congratulations on the New Year and Merry Christmas from Ukrainian military pilots, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. A “postcard” with a greeting was posted on the command’s Facebook page. “Military pilots greet Ukrainians with Merry Christmas and New Year 2019! Peaceful skies to you, Ukraine,” the Ukrainians in the Air Force congratulated. The postcard contains a photograph of a pilot in…

Another country has joined the “anti-Bandera coalition,” a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. This was stated by the head of the Czech Foreign Ministry, Tomáš Petříček, Radio Prague reports. “The Czech Republic is dissatisfied with the glorification of Bandera and other Ukrainian nationalist leaders. Members of the UPA committed brutal murders of Volyn Czechs. “Ukraine will have to come to terms with painful points in its history,” the minister said, adding that he intends during his visit...

Former Minister of Defense of the DPR Igor Khakimzyanov, who last fall after an explosion at a pre-election congress refused to participate in the fight for the post of head of the DPR, spoke about how the situation in the republic changed after the murder of leader Alexander Zakharchenko. “There is an expression: “The people get the power they deserve.” I hope that the past elections showed how the population’s indifference to social and political life ends...

The latest Russian sanctions against a number of Ukrainian politicians and businessmen are addressed primarily to oligarch Rinat Akhmetov. Political scientist Mikhail Pogrebinsky stated this on the Internet channel “Topinform”, the correspondent of “PolitNavigator” reports. “A very simple logic is that: “Guys, the games are over, sitting on two chairs with one butt will no longer work.” Political games are when they say...

PolitNavigator correspondents invite readers to see how the warring Donetsk, which continues to hold the defense for the fifth year, is decorated for the holiday. Despite the fact that the main Christmas tree of Donetsk, whose height is 23 meters, was opened on December 21, the excitement around it does not subside to this day. On the evening of December 31, traditional open-air New Year’s festivities “The Magic of the New...

Russia, by building a barrier structure on the Crimean section of the Russian border with Ukraine, did what Ukraine could not do. A former officer of the operational department of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, retired Colonel Oleg Zhdanov, stated this on the NewsOne TV channel, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “They're really strengthening their border and showing that they're going to be there for the long haul. I think the best answer is...

Petro Poroshenko has concentrated his power resources and has every chance of being re-elected for a second term. There are no real pro-Russian politicians in Ukraine. Former members of the Party of Regions will not be able to claim serious results. The story of including Akhmetov’s wing of the Opposition Bloc in the sanctions list was a mistake. Russia in 2019 should distance itself from participation in Ukrainian campaigns and focus on...

The election promises of Ukrainian politicians to reduce gas prices several times are a public deception and humiliation of ordinary citizens. Ex-President of Ukraine Viktor Yushchenko said this on the YouTube channel “Running Banker,” a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “What is written on the billboards: “We will reduce it four times”, “We will reduce it by half” (the price of gas - editor's note). Economic culture gives...

On December 25, Russian Prime Minister Medvedev signed a document expanding the list of individuals and legal entities in Ukraine subject to sanctions. The armchair army, with assets the size of a laptop bought by their parents, began to giggle over the documents, and the most “advanced” politicians from the cohort of alternatively gifted ones began to babble animatedly: “to be included in Russia’s sanctions list is an honor for a Ukrainian.” Honor or no honor, but for...

The entry into the second round of a presidential candidate who will be supported by the South-East of Ukraine will then make it possible to change the situation in parliament. Political scientist Mikhail Pogrebinsky stated this on the Internet channel “Topinform”, the correspondent of “PolitNavigator” reports. “Imagine the situation: a representative from the South-East actually makes it to the second round. According to recent studies, Boyko has second place. This is a reason for consolidation, for the South-East to realize that...