Category: BREAKING NEWS

Grain corridor violated on Tues, Ukraine accuses Russia of disrupting work of JCC

The work of the grain corridor on Tuesday, April 11, was suspended due to the lack of inspections of the Joint Coordination Centre (JCC) on that day, Ukraine calls sabotage by the Russian Federation the reason for the situation. According to the information of the JCC on its website, the last four inspections took place…
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Akhmetov initiates arbitration against Russia for seized assets in Donetsk, Luhansk regions to fund Ukraine’s future recovery

Ukrainian businessman Rinat Akhmetov, as an investor, will demand compensation from Russia for all losses caused to him as a result of interference in the activities or expropriation of assets and investments by the so-called “DNR” and “LNR” under the leadership or control of Russia in 2014-2017, according to the SCM website on Tuesday. These…
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Ukrainian, Canadian FMs discuss acceleration of assistance to Ukrainian forces, upcoming NATO summit

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba discussed with Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Joly ways to accelerate Canada’s assistance in ensuring Ukraine’s security and the upcoming NATO summit in Vilnius. “In our today’s call, Melanie Joly and I discussed ways to expedite Canada’s security assistance for Ukraine and the upcoming NATO summit in Vilnius. I am grateful…
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Ten judges of Russian Constitutional Court to be tried in absentia in Ukraine for decision on constitutionality of annexation of occupied territories

Ten judges of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation will be convicted in absentia for making a decision on the annexation of four regions of Ukraine to Russia, the Prosecutor General’s Office (PGO) reports. “Under the procedural guidance of the Prosecutor General’s Office, a special pretrial investigation has been completed and an indictment has…
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Cabinet backs appointment of Artem Lysohor as head of Luhansk Regional Administration, Volodymyr Artiukh as head of Sumy Regional Administration

At a meeting on April 11, the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine supported the draft presidential decrees on the appointment of Artem Lysohor as head of Luhansk Regional State Administration, and Volodymyr Artiukh as head of Sumy Regional State Administration. “The draft decrees of the President of Ukraine on the appointment of Artem Lysohor as…
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Japan hands over first batch of construction equipment to Irpin under Ukraine Emergency Recovery Programme

Japan, under the Programme for Emergency Recovery of Ukraine, handed over the first batch of seven units of construction equipment to the city of Irpin, and another 32 units of equipment will be received by the end of the year. “We understand very well the need to restore Ukraine. Japan has chosen the priority area…
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Cabinet dismisses head of Economic Security Bureau Vadym Melnyk

The Cabinet of Ministers has dismissed head of the Economic Security Bureau of Ukraine (ESBU) Vadym Melnyk from his post, according to the official Telegram channel of the government. “At its meeting on April 11, the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine adopted an order on the dismissal of Vadym Melnyk from the post of director…
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Shmyhal thanks Ukrainian community of Canada for defending Ukraine’s interests

Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal, together with Deputy Prime Minister of Canada Christya Freeland, met with representatives of the Ukrainian community in Canada and expressed gratitude to them for defending the interests of Ukraine. “Canada has given a lot to Ukrainians. But Ukrainians also gave a lot to Canada. I am glad to meet…
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Russian Ombudsman excluded from European network of global alliance of national human rights institutions – Lubinets

 For the first time in the history of the association’s existence, the Ombudsman of the Russian Federation Tatiana Moskalkova was excluded from the members of ENNHRI, the European network of the global alliance of national human rights institutions, said Commissioner of the Verkhovna Rada for Human Rights Dmytro Lubinets. “Today I took part in the…
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Tax service to receive new KPIs – head of Rada committee Hetmantsev

In the process of raising the level of administration, planned in the program of cooperation with the IMF, the State Tax Service will receive new key performance indicators (KPIs), Danylo Hetmantsev, head of the parliamentary committee on finance, tax and customs policy, has said. “These are completely new KPIs for the tax authorities, in general,…
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