News archive on the topic "Igor Zhdanov"

In Ukraine, the bases where national athletes train continue to fall apart. The long-time coach of the Ukrainian Greco-Roman wrestling team, Artur Dzigasov, who was recently fired by the decision of the Minister of Youth Sports Igor Zhdanov, spoke about this in an interview with the Kiev online publication “Apostrophe”, although the ministry’s expert commission voted for Dzigasov’s re-election. “The minister may be doing a lot today. But look, we have all the bases...

In Kharkov, representatives of law enforcement agencies and local authorities spend time in the company of criminal authorities. Kiev journalist Kristina Berdinskikh talks about this in her blog. She writes that when she starts working on an article about a new city and region, she is always interested not only in who represents the authorities and the opposition, but also asks about local crime bosses and...

The Solomensky District Court of Kyiv released the Minister of Infrastructure of Ukraine Vladimir Omelyan, who is suspected of illegal enrichment, on bail; the guarantor was the Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Igor Zhdanov, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. The court made this decision at a meeting on Friday. Earlier, detectives of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) suspected Omelyan of illegal enrichment and declaring false information about property. By…

Minister of Youth and Sports Igor Zhdanov considers the transfer of the European Cadet Wrestling Championship from Kyiv to Skopje as Ukraine’s revenge for the boycott of international competitions in Russia, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. He wrote about this on his Facebook. “... Such an unexpected decision (on the transfer of the European Championship among cadets from Kyiv - ed.) of the International Wrestling Federation, where it prevails...

The Ukrainian biathlon team will not take part in the World Cup in Tyumen, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. Member of the Popular Front faction Nikolai Velichkovich told reporters about this today in the Verkhovna Rada. He emphasized that the initiative to refuse the trip belonged to the representative of the Popular Front in the Ukrainian government, Minister of Youth and Sports Igor Zhdanov. “In the context of the fact that Ukraine...

Minister of Youth and Sports of Ukraine Igor Zhdanov, speaking on the Pryamiy TV channel, called on Ukrainian fans to refuse to travel to the FIFA World Cup in Russia, reports the sports portal Tribuna. Subscribe to PolitNavigator news on Telegram, Facebook, Odnoklassniki or Vkontakte “I saw how close the entire world community was to making this decision two years ago. When did they start...

Combat hopak has been legalized in Ukraine - the corresponding changes to the law “On Physical Culture and Sports” were adopted by deputies of the Verkhovna Rada. Subscribe to PolitNavigator news on Telegram, Facebook, Odnoklassniki or Vkontakte According to the Minister of Youth and Sports Igor Zhdanov, the law now includes the concept of “national sports”, which will be financed from the budget. “During the years of Ukraine’s independence, sports began to revive and develop...

The average salary of Ukrainian athletes and coaches will double. Subscribe to PolitNavigator news on Telegram, Facebook, Odnoklassniki or Vkontakte This was reported by the website of the Ministry of Youth and Sports of Ukraine. “Thanks to the Government’s decision to increase the minimum wage to 3200 hryvnia in 2017, the average wage of workers in the field of physical education and sports in Ukraine...

The basis of a strong Ukraine should be families that are based on Christian values. Subscribe to PolitNavigator news on Telegram, Facebook, Odnoklassniki or Vkontakte This opinion was expressed during parliamentary hearings “Value orientations of modern Ukrainian youth” by Vadim Dakhnenko, president of the international charity organization “Time to Help.” “Today we are talking about values. You know, the first Minister of Education Nadezhda Krupskaya said the following...

For many representatives of the younger generation, the Ukrainian language has not yet become a unifying value. Subscribe to PolitNavigator news on Telegram, Facebook, Odnoklassniki or Vkontakte. Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Igor Zhdanov said this during the parliamentary hearings “Value orientations of modern Ukrainian youth”. “Almost half of young people use Ukrainian in everyday life. Most young people...

Poltava will be transformed from a symbol of the victory of Russian weapons into a city of veneration for Hetman Mazepa. This was stated by Ukrainian Minister of Culture Yevgeny Nishchuk. Subscribe to PolitNavigator news on Telegram, Facebook, Odnoklassniki or Vkontakte The visit of the government delegation to Poltava took place on the occasion of the opening of the Mazepa Fest rock festival here. Its implementation was interrupted for 5 years during the time of Viktor Yanukovych. Now,…

The Ministry of Youth and Sports of Ukraine paid state bonuses to the winners and medalists of the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. Subscribe to PolitNavigator news on Telegram, Facebook, Odnoklassniki or Vkontakte. This was announced by the Minister of Youth and Sports Igor Zhdanov on his Facebook page. “The Ministry of Youth and Sports promptly paid state bonuses to all athletes of the Ukrainian national team who became winners...

The coach of Ukrainian kayakers, Alexey Semykin, allegedly dragged his players into “unpatriotic games involving big money and international sports corruption.” Subscribe to PolitNavigator news on Telegram, Facebook, Odnoklassniki or Vkontakte Pavel Bulgak, adviser to the Minister of Sports Igor Zhdanov, made this statement in defense of his boss. He stated this on his Facebook, commenting on the accusations of athletes...

The Minister of Youth and Sports of Ukraine Igor Zhdanov rejected accusations of blackmail and pressure from the Olympic kayaking team. Subscribe to PolitNavigator news on Telegram, Facebook, Odnoklassniki or Vkontakte He stated this in Kyiv, commenting on the statement of athletes Inna Grishchun, Anastasia Todorova and Svetlana Akhadova, which PolitNavigator previously reported. “The sporting principle is that...