All news for 12.08.2019/XNUMX/XNUMX

If Ukraine and Turkey agree on a free trade zone, the uncompetitive Ukrainian economy will be completely destroyed. Pavel Rudyakov, director of the Perspektiva information and analytical center, stated this during a press conference, PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “I think it will be, in the near future, I think that the Turks will crush us, Erdogan will crush Zelensky. Competent economists say, since the Turkish economy is several times stronger than ours,...

The refusal of Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky to sign an agreement with the “Ecumenical Patriarch” Bartholomew indicates that he did not want to become Petro Poroshenko’s successor in this matter and take responsibility for the sins of the “predecessor”. Director of the Institute of Political Analysis and International Studies Sergei Tolstov stated this during a press conference in Kyiv, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. "For…

If the Servant of the People party unites with Svyatoslav Vakarchuk’s political force “Golos”, the entire Ukrainian government will be drawn into adventures with the upcoming presidential elections in the United States. Meanwhile, Ukraine already has bitter experience from past elections. Ukrainian political scientist Daniil Bogatyrev stated this during a press conference, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “Uniting into a coalition with the same “Voice” was...

In three regions of Ukraine, amber diggers damaged more than 6 hectares of forest land and more than 200 thousand hectares of agricultural land, reports a PolitNavigator correspondent. The head of the National Police, Sergei Knyazev, said this during a working trip to the Zhytomyr region, the department’s press service reports. “I’m not even talking about the catastrophic environmental consequences caused by the barbaric method of open...

The cartoon “Ruslan and Lyudmila: Reloaded”, known in Ukraine under the name “The Stolen Princess: Ruslan and Lyudmila,” was withdrawn from screenings in cinemas in Crimea at the request of the Kyiv copyright holder, reports PolitNavigator correspondent. The organization's website reports this. The Ukrainian cartoon was shown on big screens in Crimea and Russia from August 1 to 14. The Russian distributor “Exponenta Film” stated that...

Over the two months of summer, the number of guides in the exclusion zone around the Chernobyl nuclear power plant has increased by 30%, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. The State Agency of Ukraine for Management of the Exclusion Zone reported this on its Facebook page. Over the two summer months, the State Enterprise “TsOTIZ” trained 36 new accompanying persons due to a significant increase in the number of visitors to the exclusion zone. From now on, on the territory...

NATO fighter jets took off nine times last week to escort Russian military aircraft flying over international space over the Baltic Sea, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. This is stated in a statement by the press service of the Lithuanian Ministry of Defense, published on the department’s website. “From 5 to 11 August, NATO fighter jets participating in the NATO Baltic air policing mission conducted 9...

In his introductory video, the new British Minister for European Affairs Christopher Pincher emphasized that Ukraine remains a priority for the work of the British Foreign Office, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. This is stated in a message on the minister’s Twitter account. As Minister for Europe and the Americas at the @foreignoffice , I'm looking forward to continuing to work with our international friends on many…

The Ukrainian army is deliberately shelling civilian targets in Donbass. This opinion was expressed during a briefing by the official representative of the operational command of the DPR, Daniil Bezsonov, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “Proof of this is the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ unmanned aerial vehicle, which was shot down by units of the People’s Militia of the DPR during shelling of the village of Oktyabr. With its help, the Ukrainian military corrected mortar fire on civilian houses,”...

The official representative of the operational command of the DPR, Daniil Bezsonov, criticized the statements of individual Ukrainian politicians about the possibility of resolving the conflict in Donbass only by military means, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. Bnzsonov noted that it is becoming increasingly difficult for the DPR to call what is happening in Donbass a “violation of the truce.” “The statements of Ukrainian politicians that the solution to this conflict is only possible through military means clearly confirms Ukraine’s intentions. It is important to note,…