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Thursday, 21 October 2021, 20:27
A veteran of the Crimean Tatar national movement, Rustem Useinov, has been told to demolish his own house, warned that the local authorities will do it anyway if he does not comply with a court ruling.
Prosecutor General Iryna Venediktova signed two new communications to be filed at the International Criminal Court (ICC). The communications concern the "marches of prisoners of war" in occupied areas of Donetsk and Luhansk regions and the destruction of bridges by the occupiers in Donetsk and Luhansk regions.
The agreements on Ukraine's access to the Horizon Europe and Creative Europe programs regarding cooperation in the arts, research and academic spheres was signed at the Ukraine-EU summit in Kyiv on October 12, according to an Ukrinform correspondent.
The European Union has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening Ukraine's political association and economic integration with the EU and its unwavering support for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Ukrainian state.
Ukraine has developed a detailed program of energy modernization, requiring about UAH 300 billion (US$9.82 billion) for its implementation.
The responsibility for the lack of progress in the peaceful settlement in eastern Ukraine lies entirely with the Russian Federation, which is “undoubtedly” a party to the ongoing conflict.
Ukraine and the European Union have agreed to redouble their efforts aimed at the release of 450 Ukrainians illegally detained by the Russian Federation.
The European Union’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell and Ukraine’s Minister for Foreign Affairs Dmytro Kuleba met in Kyiv ahead of the EU-Ukraine Summit to discuss the deteriorating security situation in the east of Ukraine.
As early as at the next Ukraine-EU summit, Kyiv hopes to sign with Brussels an "industrial visa-free agreement."
As of October 11, Ukrainian farmers sown 4.7 million hectares with winter crops, which is 60% of the projected area, Ukrinform reports with a reference to the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine.
Russia continues to build up elements of threatening military potential on the occupied Crimean peninsula, including nuclear capabilities.
Ukraine and the European Union have signed a Common Aviation Area Agreement.
Some 123,230 people in Ukraine were vaccinated for COVID-19 on October 11, the Ukrainian Health Ministry has reported on Facebook.
Kyiv city recorded 628 new coronavirus cases on October 11, Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko wrote on his Facebook page.
The National Bank of Ukraine expects the country’s foreign reserves to exceed $30 billion by the end of the year.
The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) informs that residents of 120 populated localities near the contact line suffer from shelling and landmines.
In January-August 2021, Gas Transmission System Operator of Ukraine LLC (GTSOU) invested more than UAH 4.6 billion in the modernization of gas transmission system.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron have called on Russian President Vladimir Putin to make progress on the issue of the Normandy Four Summit.
In 2021, Ukraine started exporting frozen raspberries to the United States and Canada for the first time, Ukrinform reports, referring to the ЕastFruit platform for fruit and vegetable business.
Ukraine's newly appointed representative to the EU, Vsevolod Chentsov, presented his credentials to European Council President Charles Michel on Monday, October 11, according to a statement posted on the website of the Mission of Ukraine to the EU.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said he hopes that the dialogue within the current Ukraine-EU summit will be fruitful and will contribute to the European integration of the Ukrainian state.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky discussed the intensification of talks to end the war in eastern Ukraine and the preparations for the Normandy format summit with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and President of France Emmanuel Macron.
Russia is attempting to avoid fulfilling the Minsk Protocol and the Memorandum on its provisions, insisting on the implementation of the Package of Measures for the Implementation of the Minsk Agreements exclusively.
The Cabinet of Ministers has appointed Natalia Naumenko head of the State Migration Service.
The Supervisory Board of Ukraine’s state-owned Ukreximbank has dismissed Chairman of the Board Yevhen Metsger, who had earlier been charged with the attack on a crew of RFE/RL’s local investigative project Skhemy.
The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine has passed 17% of the bills submitted by the Cabinet of Ministers led by Denys Shmyhal.
The 23rd Ukraine-European Union Summit begins in Kyiv on October 12. Within its framework, the parties are expected to sign a number of agreements.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has congratulated Alexander Schallenberg on his appointment as Austria's new chancellor.
Over the past day, October 11, nine ceasefire violations by Russian-occupation troops were recorded in the Joint Forces Operation (JFO) in eastern Ukraine.