August 28 Open Ukraine Now! 9There is no logic in government’ actions to close border for foreign tourists, especially when entrance would be still allowed for those who are visiting Ukraine for medical treatment, some of the business travel, diplomats , relatives of the first line, sportsmen and some others. What is the danger of a foreign tourist for Ukraine

The discovery has been deemed “unprecedented.” Oleksandr Alfyorov / Facebook A treasure of national significance – thirty-two silver coins dating back to 1000-1019 – have been found in Horodnytsia, Zhytomyr region. That’s according to Oleksandr Alfyorov, a researcher with the Institute of History of the National Academy of Sciences, who took to Facebook to break the exciting news. These are

The Constituional Court is yet to issue an official press release on the judgment. Photo from UNIAN The Constitutional Court of Ukraine has ruled that the appointment of Artem Sytnyk Director of the National Anti-corruption Bureau was unconstitutional, a source in the Court has told UNIAN. “Indeed, the Constitutional Court has recognized as unconstitutional the decree on appointing Artem Sytnyk

    The parties are getting ready to sign the relevant contract, the future envoy reports. Ukraine expects to receive in the near future actual military aid from the United Kingdom, which includes a large contract for the purchase of lethal weapons, says Vadym Prystaiko, who has been picked for the post of Ukraine’s Ambassador to the UK. “The British track

President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko has reached an agreement with Vladimir Putin to refinance Minsk’s 1 billion dollars debt owed to Russia. “We have agreed with the President of Russia, and today our Prime Minister will hold talks with Mikhail Mishustin about refinancing,” said Lukashenko at a meeting on the development of the essential organizations of the Ministry of Industry. “That is,

    United States B-52 Stratofortresses and fighter escorts from several nations flew over all 30 NATO member states Friday as part of a training mission, NATO and the U.S. military said. The six bombers from the 5th Bomb Wing at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., that took part in the daylong exercise were split into two flights. Two of the

On August 27, the Nikulinsky District Court of Moscow partially satisfied the claim of the former deputy head of the investment company Alfa Capital, Yevgeny Zhivov, which he filed against his ex-wife Irina Zhivova, who accused him of domestic violence. The court ordered Irina Zhivova to pay her ex-husband 10 thousand rubles, Zhivova herself said in a story on Facebook. “By the decision of

Polls show that the average Russian is also unwilling to let go of Aleksander Lukashenko By Nikolai Petrov On Thursday morning, the Russia-24 TV channel suddenly announced that it planned to air an interview with President Vladimir Putin that would cover the day’s hottest topics.  However, anyone hoping for information regarding the poisoning of opposition leader Alexei Navalny — about whose

Frank Vogl Catherin Belton’s new book lifts the veil on Russia’s decades-long influence operations in the United States and United Kingdom. Putin’s People: How the KGB Took Back Russia and Then Took on the West Catherine Belton Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2020, 640 pp., $35 The British government of Prime Minister Boris Johnson was dismissive: “We have seen no evidence

    The European Business Association states that the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine does not intend to take tougher measures in case of the second wave of Covid-19. The EBA said this after an online meeting with Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal, Ukrainian News Agency reports. At the same time, the Government is elaborating a long-term strategy for development of Ukraine

    The Nord Stream 2 project should not be linked to the situation surrounding Russian opposition activist Alexei Navalny, and the gas pipeline’s construction should be completed, German Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel said. “I believe that these issues should be viewed separately. I also think that the construction of Nord Stream should be finished. This is a project carried out

     Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has said that he has agreed with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to engage a joint group of forces in the event of the emergence of a military threat on the western border of Belarus. “He [Putin] and I have agreed. We will deal with this problem. But if they make a move abroad, we

     Authorities in Belarus detained at least 260 protesters and 17 journalists Thursday evening, human rights activists said as opposition rallies continued more than two weeks after the country’s disputed election. Belarusians have taken to the streets every day since the Aug. 9 vote in which President Alexander Lukashenko claimed a landslide victory. The days immediately following the vote saw

    About a hundred mothers, wives and children of Ukrainian servicemen who were killed as a result of Russian aggression in Donbas have taken part in a campaign entitled “Time does not cure” outside the building of the Russian Embassy in Kyiv, according to an Ukrinform correspondent. Women and children held portraits of their men and parents. The protesters told

One year ago Volodymyr Zelensky took the oath of office as Ukraine’s sixth democratically elected President. He was swept into office with 73 percent support from Ukrainian voters, receiving the largest mandate in independent Ukraine’s 30-year history and humbling the incumbent, Petro Poroshenko. Zelensky came to power on a wave of populist promises. He would negotiate an end to Russia’s

  Russia reported 4,829 new cases of the novel coronavirus on Friday (Aug 28), bringing its nationwide tally to 980,405, the fourth-largest caseload in the world. Russia’s coronavirus taskforce said 110 people had died over the last 24 hours, pushing its official death toll to 16,914. © 2020 The Straits Times