Politics

Iryna Venediktova / Photo from UNIAN The Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine’s parliament, has appointed Iryna Venediktova, former acting chief of the State Bureau of Investigation, the country’s new Prosecutor General. The relevant decision was backed by 269 MPs, according to an UNIAN…

REUTERS Six years after the terrible plane crash that left 298 people dead, trees have grown a bit at the MH17 victims’ national park and the wounds of those who have lost loved ones healed, but will never be forgotten.…

Photo from UNIAN Ukrainian MP from the Servant of the People parliamentary faction, Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Healthcare Mykhailo Radutsky has said a bill on measures countering the coronavirus is being prepared, which provides for criminal liability for…

Serhiy Sivokho / Photo from UNIAN Nineteen people’s deputies with the Servant of the People faction have appealed to National Security and Defense Council Secretary Oleksiy Danilov to dismiss his aide Serhiy Sivokho over the latter’s claim of an “internal…

Photo from UNIAN Ukraine has temporarily stopped issuing visas over the spread of the novel coronavirus. “Starting from March 14, 2020, Directorate General for Consular Service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine will be closed to applicants due…

Photo from UNIAN Russia is trying to disrupt Minsk talks on Donbas settlement, while recent statements by President Vladimir Putin are critical of the Minsk process, says head of the parliamentary committee on foreign policy Oleksandr Merezhko. In an interview…

Wikipedia Turkey has once again declared its non-recognition of the Russian annexations of the Crimean Autonomous Republic of Ukraine. “Turkey and the international community do not recognize the illegal annexation of the Crimean Autonomous Republic of Ukraine by the Russian…

facebook.com The Cabinet of Ministers, Ukraine’s government, temporarily bans foreigners from entering Ukraine and terminates regular international passenger service till April 3. “To ensure the implementation of the NSDC [National Security and Defense Council] decisions on counteracting the spread of…

Photo from UNIAN Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s chief of staff Andriy Yermak has said the establishment of an Advisory Board in the political working subgroup of the Trilateral Contact Group (TCG) does not change the status of the Russian Federation…

Photo from UNIAN Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has addressed the Ukrainians and confirmed the suspension of all air travel from March 17. Read alsoCoronavirus update: Ukraine to suspend all air travel March 17 “We are closing the border for foreigners.…