All news for 26.12.2019/XNUMX/XNUMX

The Ukrainian side has repeatedly stated that signing a transit contract with Gazprom is possible only according to European rules. Gazprom Despite this, the contract is still signed with NJSC Naftogaz of Ukraine, and not with the GTS operator, and this directly contradicts the declared “European rules." Co-chairman of the Energy Strategies Fund Dmitry Marunich stated this in a conversation on channel 112 Ukraine, the correspondent reports...

Confrontation with Russia brings only losses to Ukraine - there are no benefits from it, and people understand this. Political scientist Vadim Karasev stated this in a conversation on channel 112 Ukraine, the PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “The course of confrontation with Russia has exhausted itself. It is not economically viable. If he had given some economic preferences or a feeling of victory over the enemy, over...

The Oktyabrsky District Court of Mariupol changed the measure of restraint for former Mariupol police officers Evgeniy Druzhinin, Alexander Strelnikovich, Viktor Skripnik and Vyacheslav Biryukov from detention to personal obligation. All four suspects are on the list for exchange, planned, according to data announced in the media, for December 29, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. This was reported by the suspects' lawyer Vitaly Omelchenko. “Changed with...

Counterintelligence of the SBU stopped the activities of an international group that provided financing for illegal operations for the acquisition of military goods in Ukraine for sale in sanctioned countries, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. The SBU press center reports this. “Operatives and investigators of the intelligence service established that a group of immigrants from Iran tried to arrange supplies of components for anti-tank missile systems. Illegal transportation of such products to Iran...

In 2020, Ukraine faces bleak prospects due to the fact that President Vladimir Zelensky may allow “zrada” by making compromises on political issues provided for in the Minsk agreements. Ukrainian political scientist Alexey Garan stated this during a press conference, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “The main success of this year is that the country did not collapse, despite what was happening. The main thing is that it’s not...

The nationalist Belarusian opposition refused to hold a rally and march against integration with Russia on December 29. This was reported by the Belarusian service of Radio Liberty, financed from the US budget, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. The decision was caused by the fact that a few hours before the meeting of the opposition forces, the main instigator of the last Minsk “Maidans,” Pavel Sevyarynets, was detained by law enforcement officers. He will have to serve administrative arrest...

The state financed the needs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in 2019 by almost 17 billion hryvnia, reports a PolitNavigator correspondent. Deputy Minister of Defense of Ukraine for European Integration Anatoly Petrenko spoke about this at a briefing on defense procurement, the department’s press service reports. “In 2019, we operated within the budget resource of UAH 16 billion 790 million for everything. This…

In 2019, more than 7000 units of weapons and military equipment were supplied to the Armed Forces of Ukraine, reports a PolitNavigator correspondent. Deputy Minister of Defense of Ukraine for European Integration Anatoly Petrenko spoke about this at a briefing on defense procurement, the department’s press service reports. “The results of 2019 are statistically as follows: based on the results of using these resources and fulfilling the tasks of the state defense order for the troops...

The US Embassy in Kyiv condemned the opening of a railway connection between mainland Russia and Crimea through the Kerch Strait, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. The US diplomatic mission made this statement on Thursday, December 26. “We join Ukrainian and other European partners in condemning Russia’s launch of a railway link between Russia and Crimea. This step on the part of Russia demonstrates a blatant…

Ukraine has signed contracts for the supply of the second batch of US-made Javelin anti-tank missile systems, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. Deputy Minister of Defense of Ukraine for European Integration Anatoly Petrenko spoke about this at a briefing on defense procurement. “During the fourth quarter, due to the concentration of resources, we also managed to conclude supply contracts, as the Minister of Defense, the second...