Politics

: Groysman: Local authorities responsible for local road repair

Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman says that local authorities bear full responsibility for local road repair, as they have enough resources to carry out such work.

12:01

Groysman says law on anti-corruption court may be approved this week

Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman says that the law on an anti-corruption court may be finally approved by the Verkhovna Rada this week.

11:22

United States again calls on Russia to end aggression in Ukraine

The U.S. Department of State has called on Russia to end the aggression in Ukraine and comply with the Minsk agreements.

10:43

Chubarov meets with French ambassador on the eve of Macron's visit to Russia

Chairman of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar people Refat Chubarov has discussed with Ambassador of France to Ukraine Isabelle Dumont the ways of putting pressure on Russia in order to release political prisoners of Crimea.

10:17

Poroshenko enforces NSDC decision on Ukraine’s withdrawal from CIS coordinating bodies

President Petro Poroshenko has signed an order to put into effect the decision of the National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) of Ukraine as of May 2 “On the termination of some international agreements for Ukraine concluded within the CIS”.

10:04

Parubiy thanks Estonia for supporting Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity

Verkhovna Rada Chairman Andriy Parubiy and President of the Republic of Estonia Kersti Kaljulaid held a meeting in Kyiv on May 22, the Ukrainian parliament’s website reports.

22 May

17:47

Kyiv Court of Appeal leaves Savchenko in custody

Kyiv Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal against a trial court ruling extending the measure of restraint for Ukrainian MP Nadia Savchenko in the form of detention, the court's press secretary, Tetiana Hevedze, has told Ukrinform.

16:30

Estonia supports EU’s and NATO’s open door policy towards Ukraine

Estonia supports EU’s and NATO’s open door policy towards Ukraine and makes practical efforts to implement the reforms necessary for joining these institutions.

15:52

Poroshenko: Ukraine doing everything possible to make Putin unblock release of political prisoners

Ukraine is doing everything possible to exert pressure on Russian president Vladimir Putin, to make him release Ukrainian political prisoners illegally held in Russia.

15:45

Poroshenko thanks Estonian president for supporting Ukraine in issue of deploying peacekeeping mission in occupied territories

Estonia supports a position of the Ukrainian side in the issue of deploying UN peacekeeping forces in the entire occupied territory of Donetsk and Luhansk regions.

14:42

Estonian president to visit part of Donbas liberated from Russians

President of the Estonian Republic Kersti Kaljulaid will be the first among heads of foreign states to visit the territory of Donbas liberated from Russian invaders.

14:25

President’s permanent representative to Crimea: Kremlin ‘orders’ campaign to discredit Mejlis

Opening of new criminal cases on extremist charges in Crimea and the statement of Russia’s Federal Security Service on the detection of activities of an alleged terrorist group led by the Mejlis are the attempts to discredit the representative body of the Crimean Tatar people.

11:54