The incumbent President Pyotr Poroshenko has signed the law on provision of the functioning of the Ukrainian as the state language. The signing ceremony was broadcast by all central Ukrainian TV channels. Poroshenko signs law on Ukrainian as sole state language: https://t.co/bsqhbR7O2m pic.twitter.com/wqFWwnp40i — TASS (@tassagency_en) May 15, 2019 Poroshenko said he had the “greatest honor and…
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Poroshenko visits NATO HQ
The NATO Secretary General, Mr. Jens Stoltenberg, will meet the incumbent President of Ukraine, H.E. Mr. Petro Poroshenko, at NATO Headquarters in Brussels.”There will be no media opportunity” the spokesperson informs via Twitter micro blog. #NATO Secretary General @jensstoltenberg will meet with the President of #Ukraine @poroshenko on Monday 13 May at NATO HQ. Info for…
Hungary considers Ukraine language law “unacceptable”
Péter Szijjártó, Hungary Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade called the Ukrainian language law voted on Thursday (April 25) “unacceptable“. The law is violating the rights of the Hungarian national community and evokes the spirit of the outgoing President, Petro Porosenko, who pursued anti-Hungarian policy, Szijjártó said. The Ukrainian voters however, by a large majority, elected…
10 years of prison for bilingualism in Ukraine
The voted in the Ukrainian parliament law on official language (nr.5670) significantly impacts the state policy in use of the Ukrainian, according to the authors ensuring the functioning of the Ukrainian language as the state language. It also proposed to fine officials, deputies, and other officials if they decline speaking the state language at work…
Ukraine language law against minorities
Ukrainian parliament – Verkhovna Rada – adopted the law “Providing the functioning of the Ukrainian language as the official one,” which discriminates all the other languages in the country. This decision was backed by 278 MPs. Expect another round of Hungarian-Ukrainian diplomatic tensions as Ukraine’s parliament adopts a new, restrictive & nationalistic language law. It…
Putin facilitates naturalisation procedure for Donabass
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree, which makes it possible for residents of Donbass to obtain Russian citizenship under a simplified procedure. The document has been published on the Kremlin’s website. Putin signs decree easing citizenship rules for residents of certain Ukrainian regionshttps://t.co/YqBggYQJ6v pic.twitter.com/oXXvFTkTwk — TASS (@tassagency_en) April 24, 2019 Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko …
Ukraine: Poroshenko admits his defeat
Ukraine’s incumbent President Pyotr Poroshenko, who, according to the exit polls, is far behind his rival, candidate from the Servant of the People party, showman Vladimir Zelensky, has admitted his defeat, but said added he is not going to quit politics. (Image above: illustration). “Next month I will vacate the presidential office. This is the…
Ukraine elects President
Ukrainian voters have an ample choice among candidates – all together 39 people, however the overwhelming majority of them participate for self-promotion reasons, using elections as a public relations opportunity to upgrade their social status. Without a relevant political identity, programme, and experience they represent a crowd of ambitious people, however with a little chance…
Tymoshenko confronts Ukraine President with impeachment
Ukrainian presidential candidate, former prime minister and leader of the Batkivshchyna (‘Fatherland‘) party, Yulia Tymoshenko, expressed confidence that the incumbent head of state, Petro Poroshenko, will not be able avoid responsibility after the upcoming March 31 elections. With Ukraine's presidential election just weeks away, former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko turned up the heat on a top rival…
Ukraine: freezing zoo lion in critical condition
One of the abused lions in Padalko private zoo, Porkovsk, Ukraine, is in critical condition, the local animal rights groups reported. In spite of a strong international response the Ukrainian Ministry of Ecology did not react to save the abused animals from filthy conditions, and freezing winter temperatures. The inspectors confirmed the situation in the…
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