Zelenskiy Stresses Free Nature Of Elections In Ukraine After Historic Vote
Ballot boxes at a polling station in the city of Dnipro on October 25.
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ukraine: Zelensky invites UN to develop joint plan for Donbas restoration
08:30, 25 October 2020 – 112 UA Zelensky also called on the UN to take part in the implementation of the project to provide Donbas with drinking water. President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky invited the UN to develop a joint plan for the restoration of Donetsk and Luhansk regions. This proposal was made during a meeting with the United Nations resident coordinator
Read moreZelensky believes it is possible to reach agreement with Putin on peace, return of occupied territories, although it’s very difficult
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky believes that it is possible to reach agreements with President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin to end the war in Donbas and return the occupied territories to Ukraine, although this is very difficult to do. “I believe in this. Otherwise, I would not run for President of Ukraine. It is very difficult, and here
Read moreUkraine: Zelensky is obliged to communicate in state language during his official duties, – Supreme Court
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky
Read moreRevenge Voting: Ukraine Prepares to Go to the Polls
For Zelensky’s team, used to winning landslide victories, the outcome of the upcoming local elections will be dispiriting and will fan the flames of internal strife. The autumn has brought with it new problems for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. The ceasefire established with difficulty in the Donbas is hanging by a thread, the crisis in Belarus has destroyed relations with
Read moreAnders Aslund: This is no way to run a railway
By Anders Aslund. Since June 2018, I have served as an independent member of the Supervisory Board of Ukrzaliznytsia, the state railway. I have been grateful for the honor and served to my best ability, but at present, I feel compelled to resign. First of all, I consider the legal risks I am being exposed to excessive. Although we were promised
Read moreZelenskyy puts Ukraine’s Euro-Atlantic future at risk
UkraineAlert by Mykola Vorobiov Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has begun the fall 2020 season with a series of scandals and negative headlines that reflect the increasingly grim outlook for a politician who just eighteen months ago was hailed as the face of a new Ukraine. Zelenskyy promised to end an era of corruption stretching back to the dawn of Ukrainian
Read moreUkrainian MPs endanger independence of key anti-corruption body and country’s international support
Article by: Olena Makarenko On 17 September, Ukrainian MPs voted for a decision that puts international financial support for the country under risk and threatens the independence of a key anti-corruption institution. In particular, the Parliament voted for the members of the commission which selects the head of the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office. Previously, NGOs fighting against corruption, Ukraine’s international
Read moreHead of Russia’s State Duma condemns intention of Ukrainian authorities to prosecute Ukraine’s opposition MPs who visited Moscow
21:47, 4 September 2020 – Source : 112 Ukraine According to Vyacheslav Volodin, the initiators of the criminal case are destroying the agreements that exist within the framework of the Normandy format. Chairman of the State Duma of the Russian Federation Viacheslav Volodin condemned the intention of the Ukrainian authorities to start criminal prosecution of MPs from the Opposition Platform – For
Read moreZelensky to address UN General Assembly on Sept 23 – Mendel
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky plans to address the United Nations General Assembly online on September 23, presidential press secretary Iuliia Mendel has told Ukrinform. “Despite the global coronavirus pandemic and the cancellation of many events, the UN General Assembly will be held online. In particular, the UN has prepared a preliminary table of online speeches by heads of state and
Read moreWhistleblower MP expelled from ruling party says Zelensky must go
By Bermet Talant. In one year, Geo Leros, once an adviser to President Volodymyr Zelensky and lawmaker with his party, turned into an outspoken critic who called on the president to resign. The president called him a bribe-taker and traitor. On the first day of the new parliamentary session on Sept. 1, Leros was expelled from the ruling party Servant of the
Read moreWagner in Belarus: Ukrainian journalists cry treason as high officials suspected of blowing MID special op
YURI ZORIA In late July, Belarusian law enforcers arrested 33 Russian mercenaries from the Wagner group on their territory. The goal of their stay in Belarus was unclear. Ukraine wanted Belarus to hand over 28 of them since they fought against Ukraine in the Ukrainian region of the Donbas. All of them, except one Belarusian citizen, were handed over to
Read moreZelensky calls for revote in Belarus
The move would “calm everyone down” and “be fair”, the president notes. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has called for the Belarus authorities to hold a new election to ease mounting tensions. “Let’s imagine that I’m confident about myself, I’m confident in the people’s votes, I’m a confident person. How can I calm everyone down? I would definitely say: ‘In one
Read moreElection commission head claims pressure from Zelensky’s office before upcoming elections
Unidentified persons close to the President’s Office “recommended” Ukraine’s Central Election Commission head Oleh Didenko and his subordinates to resign and hinted at possible “consequences” if it wouldn’t happen, Didenko told journalists on Aug. 15. “Maybe I’m wrong and missing something. But if there are attempts to initiate some groundless criminal proceedings or any other forms of prosecution or information
Read moreZelenskyy’s old new faces
UkraineAlert by Adrian Karatnycky Recent months have seen a confounding set of appointments and personnel decisions by President Zelenskyy and his administration. If the president’s initial appointments when he first took office held the promise of fresh reform approaches, Zelenskyy’s latest picks make a mockery of his claims to represent a new era in Ukrainian politics. Notably, the president has
Read moreKozak celebrates diplomatic victory over Ukraine in rude letter to Normandy Forum
Dmitry Kozak, Russian presidential envoy for negotiations over the war in the Donbas.
Read moreAngry father berates Zelenskyy for abandoning his wounded son in the war zone
On July 27, over a thousand people gathered near the Presidential Office on Bankova Street in Kyiv to show support for the Armed Forces of Ukraine and protest against demilitarization amid a so-called “comprehensive” ceasefire. The rally was organized by the Capitulation Resistance Movement and the Democratic Sokyra party. Serhiy Zhuravel, father of Ukrainian Marine Yaroslav Zhuravel, travelled from his native village
Read moreMass protests in Kyiv against disarming Ukrainian army as part of new truce in Donbas
The protest near the President’s Office. Photo: Olena Makarenko/Euromaidan Press
Read moreUkraine’s anti-corruption efforts go up in smoke
UkraineAlert by Peter Dickinson In the early hours of July 23, the home of leading Ukrainian anti-corruption activist Vitaliy Shabunin was badly damaged in an apparent arson attack. Luckily, he and his young family were not at home at the time, while Shabunin’s parents were able to escape the blaze unharmed. Nevertheless, the incident is being treated as a dangerous
Read moreKyiv court sees no violation in Zelensky’s assets declaration
Under Article 105 of the Constitution of Ukraine, the President enjoys the right of immunity during his or her tenure. Kyiv’s Pechersky district court has ruled that there is no administrative violation in Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s assets declaration. The ruling was issued by judge Svitlana Smyk, according to the website of the State Register of Court Rulings. The court
Read moreZelensky’s big mistake. Why it is impossible to fulfill the demands of terrorists
Yesterday there was an event that will open our, Ukrainian, Pandora’s box The events in Lutsk once again showed that Ukraine has a weak government that does not realize its responsibility to the state and society, but acts like amateurs from a film . Yesterday Zelensky recorded a video at the request of a terrorist… And after that, the three hostages were released. This
Read moreSteven Pifer: We’ve seen this movie before
Volodymyr Zelensky swept to victory in Ukraine’s spring 2019 presidential election because he promised renewed reform and a real fight against corruption. Today, the reality looks quite different. Zelensky has fired a reformist prime minister and cabinet, replaced a prosecutor general who had begun weeding out bad eggs among prosecutors, and triggered the resignation of a National Bank of Ukraine
Read moreToothless mumbling
The war zone of Donbas saw many bloody days. But what happened near the frontline town of Zaitseve in Donetsk Oblast on July 13 was especially outrageous. A group of Ukrainian servicepersons of the 35th Marine Brigade were sent into between the lines to recover the body of a Ukrainian fighter who had been killed during a scout mission earlier
Read moreUkraine’s Unpopular Populist: What Next for Zelensky?
A further fall in President Zelensky’s ratings could become a serious demotivating factor for the former TV star. His transformation from the “people’s president” into yet another Ukrainian politician with broken promises, a state dacha, and a dodgy entourage will primarily weigh on the president himself. The latest Ukrainian opinion polls show that President Volodymyr Zelensky has lost his main
Read moreSix Ukrainian regions not ready for quarantine easing – health ministry
22:40, 11 July 2020 – UNIAN In particular, Volyn, Donetsk, Zakarpattia, Rivne, Ternopil, and Chernihiv regions are not ready for the easing of quarantine. Ukrainian Health Ministry says six Ukrainian regions are not ready for the easing of the quarantine-related restrictions, as the incidence of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases there exceeds the limit. In particular, Volyn, Donetsk, Zakarpattia, Rivne, Ternopil, and
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