News archive on the topic "Skubchenko"

In Ukraine, the celebration of Victory Day on May 9 was canceled - now this day will be celebrated as Europe Day. The corresponding decree, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports, was signed by the President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky. “Today I signed a corresponding decree. Every year, starting tomorrow, May 9, we will celebrate our historical unity - the unity of all Europeans who destroyed Nazism and will defeat “racism”.…

In Kyiv, dismantling of the monument to Soviet commander Nikolai Vatutin, who commanded the front during the liberation of the capital of the Ukrainian SSR, began. The corresponding permit was issued by the Ministry of Culture of Ukraine, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “It took 7 years to coordinate with the Ministry of Culture the demolition of monuments to the executioners of the Ukrainian people. The City Council first addressed this issue to the Ministry of Culture back in 2016. It took us less than a day to get the monument to Chkalov...

Forced to leave Kyiv due to the threat of persecution for criticizing nationalists, public figure Alexander Skubchenko, who headed the Housing Union of Ukraine organization, compared Moscow and the Ukrainian capital. He clarified that he makes his comparison after two months of stay in Moscow, having previously lived in Kyiv for 20 years, the PolitNavigator correspondent reports. "Scale. Kyiv is a big city, but compared to Moscow...

Residents of Ukraine have realized the hopeless fate of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and refuse to go to the front. There are no longer any people in the military registration and enlistment offices willing to go to the combat zone, as was the case at the beginning of the special operation. About this on the air of the Internet channel “Smersh. Crimean Front,” said Kiev political expert Alexander Skubchenko, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “I remember very well the end of February - the beginning of March, when people...

During his visit to Kyiv, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken outlined a circle of inviolable persons for Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky. The PolitNavigator correspondent reports that Kiev political expert Alexander Skubchenko writes about this in his blog. “At the meeting with “civil society,” Blinken outlined the circle of those who are untouchable in Ukraine and those whose opinion is a relay of the will of the United States, that is, the law for...

Ukraine faces the threat of growing protests against increasing housing and utility tariffs. A PolitNavigator correspondent reports that Kyiv experts interviewed by Izvestia came to this conclusion when assessing the protests that had begun. “I think that at the end of January the actions will become less spontaneous, the participants will learn to interact. Most likely, the performances will move to the center of Kyiv. Then Zelensky will have to react more actively. Perhaps a search for a scapegoat will begin, personnel changes will occur...

Ukraine calls itself part of European civilization, but in fact its citizens live in one of the most littered countries in the world. The head of the Housing Union of Ukraine, Alexander Skubchenko, writes about this, the PolitNavigator correspondent reports, in his blog. “This year all city landfills in the Moscow region will be closed, all 39 landfills in the region. All garbage will be sent to new...

The main New Year tree of the Ukrainian capital almost became a victim of decommunization - instead of the traditional star, it was decorated with a huge hat. Initially, a 58-kilogram piece of garland in the shape of a hat was hung on the Christmas tree that was installed on Sophia Square. However, the idea was criticized and ridiculed in the Ukrainian segment of social networks. “Just say thank you that on the main Christmas tree of the country there will be...

The Ukrainian capital is shackled by unprecedented ice, which public utilities are unable to cope with. So, since Friday in Kyiv, numerous accidents have occurred due to icy roads, and for pedestrians the real problem has been moving along the streets. Experts point out that the capital’s authorities actually left the emergency situation to chance: “Pedestrian Pechersk is solid ice. The third day no one even...

The Minsk agreements have no legitimacy and are not binding on Ukraine. This was stated on the air of the “Right to Power” program by the deputy from the “Servant of the People” Alexander Dubinsky, who is considered a representative of the oligarch Igor Kolomoisky’s group in the party of Vladimir Zelensky. “For some reason, no one asks whether the basis on which the Minsk agreements are built is even legitimate. Let me remind you that it was signed by Kuchma, and...

Even the very center of Kyiv bears clear signs of degradation, steadily advancing as a result of the 2014 coup d'etat. The head of the Housing Union of Ukraine, Alexander Skubchenko, wrote about this on his Facebook, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. Skubchenko cites as an example the state of the Writers’ House, which is located next to Vladimir Zelensky’s office. “In the royal past it was Lieberman’s mansion, today it is the House...

The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine approved a memorandum on the purchase of liquefied gas from the United States. This is stated in a government statement, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. Memorandum of cooperation with the American company Louisiana Natural Gas Export Inc. involves the construction of a new gas pipeline between the Polish gas hub of Hermanowice and the Bilcze-Wolick underground gas storage facility in Ukraine. It is reported that Ukraine will purchase 5,5 billion cubic meters...

In the situation with the spread of COVID-19 in Ukraine, there is either a concealment of real statistics, or a serious excess of mortality compared to global indicators. The head of the Housing Union of Ukraine, Alexander Skubchenko, writes about this on his Facebook page. “The mortality rate from coronavirus in the world is 3,9% of the number of recorded cases of the disease. In Ukraine - 14 cases and...

After the unification of Russia and Belarus into the Union State, Ukraine will be able to compare the new confederation with the European Union and decide which entity is more profitable to be a member of. Kiev political scientist Alexander Skubchenko stated this on the Black Sea Television and Radio Company television channel, the PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “For Ukraine there will be something to compare with. If there really is a Union State at the confederation level, how...