All news for 7.05.2019/XNUMX/XNUMX

The concept and design solutions for the pedestrian and bicycle bridge between the Khreshchaty and Vladimirskaya Gorka parks in Kyiv are taken from the project of Swiss architects, who received a prize for it during a competition in 2013, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. Stephanie Schafroth, co-founder of Leuppi & Schafroth Architekten (Zurich, Switzerland), reported this in response to a request from the Kyiv publication “Our Money”.

Russian citizen Igor Churkin filed a lawsuit against the Security Service of Ukraine regarding the SBU resolution according to which he was banned from entering Ukraine for a period of 5 years, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. The corresponding claim was filed with the District Administrative Court of Kyiv, the court’s press service reported. According to the press service, the plaintiff in his claims asks the court to declare it unlawful and cancel...

Today, Minister of Internal Affairs Arsen Avakov met with the special envoy of the US State Department for monitoring and combating anti-Semitism, Elan Carr, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. The press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs reports this. “Preserving interreligious consensus and interethnic harmony in Ukrainian society remains a priority for the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Any manifestations of intolerance, racism, anti-Semitism, national and religious hatred...

The Facebook administration deleted 97 pages, groups and accounts managed from Russia and focused on Ukraine, which, according to the social network, “coordinatedly disseminated false information,” a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. This was reported on the social network blog. “The people behind this activity used fake accounts to manage pages and groups, distribute their content and increase user engagement, and...

The current President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko, wanting to delay his departure from Bankova, instructed representatives of his political force in the Verkhovna Rada - the Petro Poroshenko Bloc faction - not to support during the voting the draft resolution on holding the inauguration of Vladimir Zelensky on May 19, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. This was announced by non-factional deputy of the Ukrainian parliament Viktor Baloga. “The desire to give away power...

The elected head of state Vladimir Zelensky held a meeting with the son-in-law of ex-president Lelnid Kuchma, major entrepreneur and billionaire Viktor Pinchuk, during which the interlocutors discussed the responsibility of business to Ukraine. “As part of the announced meetings with entrepreneurs, we discussed with Viktor Pinchuk the transparency of the rules, the responsibility of business to the country, the equality of all before the law,” Zelensky wrote on Twitter on Tuesday. IN…

One of the ministers of the Groysman government most often criticized by society, Vladimir Omelyan, said that he will continue to work as the head of the Ministry of Infrastructure even after the newly elected President Vladimir Zelensky takes office. “Obviously, one way or another it will happen. At least at the beginning of Mr. Zelensky’s presidency, since we have the term of the current parliament until the fall, when parliamentary elections will take place,” said...

Acting Prime Minister of Moldova Pavel Filip surprised local observers by expressing condolences to Russian citizens over the plane crash at Sheremetyevo Airport. “I am shocked by the tragic plane crash at Sheremetyevo, which resulted in human casualties. We mourn together with the families of the dead, the injured, and all the people of Russia,” Philip wrote on Twitter. Telegram channel “Moldavian carriage (65/66)” reminds that earlier...

Serbian oppositionists, who have been holding protests for the resignation of the country's President Aleksandar Vucic since December last year, began to use dirty methods of information warfare, well known in Russia from the example of oppositionist Alexei Navalny. Russian experts stated this to PolitNavigator, commenting on an interview given to Russian-language media by Boško Obradović, leader of the Doors party. This political force previously positioned itself as pro-Russian, but joined...

The meeting of judges of the High Anti-Corruption Court of Ukraine (HACC) on Tuesday elected trial judge Elena Tanasevich as head of the newly created court, PolitNavigator correspondent reports. According to the court's press service, Tanasevich was elected by secret ballot and received 23 votes from judges. This was approved by the protocol and decision of the meeting of judges on the election of the head of the HACS. The second candidate is a judge supported by the administration of Petro Poroshenko...