All news for 6.12.2018/XNUMX/XNUMX

The Department of Special Investigations of the General Prosecutor's Office of Ukraine has completed a pre-trial investigation into the case of the so-called “illegal activities of the chairman of one of the local courts of the Cherkasy region during the events in January 2014,” a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. The department's press service reported this on its Facebook page. “Based on the completeness of the sufficient and objective evidence collected on November 23, 2018, the prosecutor...

For the first time, President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko published a post about a cat on his Facebook page and attached a photo of it, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. This is stated in Poroshenko’s message on the social network. “This is the first post about a cat in my feed. And this cat is the first “resident” of the already inhabited new-style dormitory for the military in Starichy, and already...

Russia is creating new troop groups in close proximity to the Ukrainian border not for defense, but for offensive operations. Deputy Director of the Center for Army, Conversion and Disarmament Research Mikhail Samus stated this at a press conference in Kyiv, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “New groups began to be created around Ukraine, which now consist of the First Tank Army, which is located in the northeast,...

Sociologists from the Levada Center recorded in 2018 an increase in the number of Russians who are worried about sanctions. If in April of this year 30 percent of respondents expressed concern about economic restrictions, now this percentage is 43. In addition, the attitude of Russians towards Ukrainians has significantly worsened, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. This is evidenced by the results of a November survey of sociologists at the center. A third of Russians said that...

The price of oil on world markets collapsed again: for the first time in two weeks, it returned to $53. At the same time, it is not completely known whether OPEC will reduce production. Saudi Energy Minister Khalid Al-Falih believes that it is too early to rely on decisions on cuts. However, the supply on the market is gradually decreasing, this time due to the closed Libyan ports, in which...

Ukraine should change the conscription system to cover as many people as possible, for example, like in Finland. Deputy Director of the Center for Army, Conversion and Disarmament Research Mikhail Samus stated this at a press conference in Kyiv, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “We need to radically change the conscription system, turn it into an attractive institution, when people will simply want to pass...

Ukraine seeks to convey to all shipowners that Russia poses a threat to their ships heading to the ports of the Azov Sea. Chairman of the State Service of Maritime and River Transport of Ukraine Dmitry Petrenko stated this at a press conference in Kyiv, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “What happened now in the Kerch Strait, there have been no such violations almost since the Second World War...

US Deputy Secretary of Defense Laura Cooper arrived in Kiev to hold consultations with Ukrainian officials on the modernization of the Ukrainian armed forces and “discuss Russia’s unacceptable and reckless aggression,” a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. The US Embassy in Kiev reported this on its Twitter page. “We congratulate US Deputy Secretary of Defense Laura Cooper in Kyiv, where she arrived to conduct...

The State Duma of the Russian Federation adopted today in the third reading a law expanding the powers of the municipalities of the city of Sevastopol to develop physical culture and sports, a Politnavigator correspondent reports. “Deputies of two other federal cities – Moscow and St. Petersburg – have similar powers. Now the Government of Sevastopol also has the opportunity to give the authorities of Sevastopol powers in this matter to our municipalities,” explained...

The Office of the Ombudsman of Ukraine has made all necessary inquiries about the state of health of Ukrainians detained in Georgia and is monitoring the progress of the case against them. In addition, the Office does not have information about the hunger strike of Ukrainians, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. This was announced by the Verkhovna Rada Commissioner for Human Rights Lyudmila Denisova, the press service reports. “We are monitoring this matter...