Sergiy Slipchenko

Ukrainian Coast Guard: Russia confirms it will not block Azov Sea traffic for exercises

February 11, 2022 / by Sergiy Slipchenko

A Ukrainian Coast Guard official said that Russian authorities officially denied earlier information that the Azov Sea would be closed to maritime traffic on Feb. 13-19 due to...

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Kyiv's Cold War-era bomb shelters in dire state (PHOTOS)

February 10, 2022 / by Sergiy Slipchenko, Kostyantyn Chernichkin

As Russia continues to amass its military forces near Ukraine's borders, foreign politicians and journalists alike say that an attack can happen at any moment.Throughout the country, many...

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Kuleba: Russian attack is not 'imminent'

February 2, 2022 / by Sergiy Slipchenko

Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba held a briefing for journalists from foreign media outlets on Feb. 2, to address recent developments in Russia's ongoing military build-up around Ukraine.Kuleba said...

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Russia considers openly supplying weapons to its proxies occupying eastern Ukraine

January 26, 2022 / by Sergiy Slipchenko

Russian authorities have started to openly discuss the possibility of supplying the Russian-led militants in Ukrainian Donbas with weapons. Andrei Turchak, the general council secretary of United Russia,...

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Transparency International: Ukraine's fight against corruption stagnated in 2021

January 25, 2022 / by Sergiy Slipchenko

Ukraine has slipped in the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) released annually by the watchdog Transparency International.In 2021, Ukraine earned 32 points out of 100, one point less than...

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UK begins to withdraw non-essential embassy staff, EU 'won't do the same,' says Borrell

January 24, 2022 / by Sergiy Slipchenko

The U.K. began to recall non-essential staff from its embassy in Kyiv on Jan. 24, amid growing fears of a full-scale Russian invasion.The U.K. Foreign Office had issued...

Politics

Who is Murayev, the man UK exposes as potential leader of Kremlin's coup

January 23, 2022 / by Sergiy Slipchenko

The British government has accused the Kremlin of seeking to install a pro-Russian leadership in Ukraine, in a statement on Jan. 22."We have information that indicates the Russian...

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Poland pledges support to Ukraine in face of Russian threat

January 21, 2022 / by Sergiy Slipchenko

President Volodymyr Zelensky concluded a two-day visit to Poland, where he met with Polish President Andrzej Duda on Jan. 20. After being brought up to date on Russia's...

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Peskov makes veiled threat: Sanctions will lead to invasion of Ukraine

January 20, 2022 / by Sergiy Slipchenko

Russian presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov made a statement on Jan. 20 which has been perceived as a veiled threat of a Russian invasion of Ukraine. Peskov expressed...

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Health ministry announces new Covid-19 outbreak in western Ukraine

January 20, 2022 / by Sergiy Slipchenko

The Ministry of Health announced the beginning of a new Covid-19 outbreak, as 18,479 new cases were recorded nationwide on Jan. 19. The ministry identified western Ukraine, specifically...

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