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Ukraine News in brief. Wednesday 6 December. [Ukrainian sources] Empty Ukraine News in brief. Wednesday 6 December. [Ukrainian sources]

Wed Dec 06, 2017 2:17 pm
WEDNESDAY HEADLINES:
NATO will no longer have normal relations with Russia because of aggression against Ukraine.  Tillerson called the alignment of the United Nations peacekeeping mission with the US priority on Donbas.  "War" between Poroshenko and Saakashvili: important information about the position of the United States appeared.  US provided 40 medical "Hummers" to the Ukrainian military. The United States helped Ukraine identify 3.24 billion dollars. stolen funds.  The Ukrainian representative office of American agribusiness company Bunge was suspected of tax evasion.  UN World Food Program ceases to provide assistance to Donbas because lack of funding.  The detention of the Russian oligarch in France: the court made an unexpected decision.  Czech Premier ignored the meeting with the pro-Russian president and "resigned".  Hungarian MEP Kovacs accused of espionage in favor of Russia.  In Poland, an ex-top official for FSB ties was detained.  In Kharkiv, a judge's house was set on fire and they blew up a car with a police officer. In the Paradise Papers, there are 68 Ukrainians. "We partly blame ourselves because they gave us an excuse," Putin said on the decision of the IOC on Russia. 11 NATO countries protest Hungary by blocking Euro-Atlantic Ukraine initiatives. "Putin announced his intention to run for the presidency of Russia. "I do not have a knife! I'm a journalist!", - Saakashvili participant of the campaign throws a knife while police are detained. We call on all to respect the constitutional order of Ukraine, to observe the rights and obligations of peaceful protest - G7.

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Ukraine News in brief. Wednesday 6 December. [Ukrainian sources] Empty NATO will no longer have normal relations with Russia because of aggression against Ukraine - Tillerson

Wed Dec 06, 2017 2:21 pm
NATO will no longer have normal relations with Russia because of aggression against Ukraine - Tillerson

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said that the normalization of NATO's relations with Russia depends on the cessation of Russian aggression in Ukraine

Tillerson said this at a press conference in Brussels, reports Interfax-Ukraine.

"We can not return to the relations between Russia and NATO, since Russia continues to illegally occupy Ukraine," Tillerson said.

At the same time, the secretary of state called the Russian aggression in Ukraine "the greatest threat to European security."

In addition, Tillerson noted that Russia is trying to destroy the integrity of Europe by methods of hybrid warfare.

"Russia continues to use hybrid weapons, which try to undermine European institutions, which is also a significant obstacle to normalizing our relations," the head of the State Department said.

-Earlier, US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson accused Russia of "malicious tactics against the United States and Europe."

-Tillerson also said that the United States would not cancel the sanctions until Russia complies with the Minsk agreements.

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Ukraine News in brief. Wednesday 6 December. [Ukrainian sources] Empty Tillerson called the alignment of the United Nations peacekeeping mission with the US priority on Donbas

Wed Dec 06, 2017 2:29 pm
Tillerson called the alignment of the United Nations peacekeeping mission with the US priority on Donbas

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said that the priority to resolve the conflict in the Donbas for the United States is to coordinate the deployment of a UN peacekeeping mission.

This is reported by DW.

Tillerson made such a statement before scheduled talks with the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia Sergey Lavrov.

"Russia has long relied on the idea of ​​attracting peacekeeping forces, but now it has agreed", - quotes Secretary of State AFP.

Tillerson said that there are still "serious differences" with regard to the mandate of such a mission.

Earlier, Germany and the United States agreed on a UN peacekeeping mission in the Donbas.

Prior to this, the Russian Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrov, said that Russia admits the appearance of UN peacekeepers in the Donbas after coordination with the Ukrainian authorities, as well as militants.

Lavrov also said that Ukraine wants to make "occupation troops" from the peacekeepers for Donbas.

On November 10, it was reported that the United States would offer Russia to place 20,000 peacekeepers in the Donbas. The Kremlin has not confirmed the US proposal to place such a number of peacekeepers in eastern Ukraine.

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Ukraine News in brief. Wednesday 6 December. [Ukrainian sources] Empty "War" between Poroshenko and Saakashvili: important information about the position of the United States appeared

Wed Dec 06, 2017 2:32 pm
"War" between Poroshenko and Saakashvili: important information about the position of the United States appeared

Former Georgian president and leader of the Movement of New Forces, Mikheil Saakashvili, can not rely not only on the promotion of Europe but also on the official support of Washington (the United States).

About this "Apostrophe" sources sources in diplomatic circles.

According to them, if in August-September American diplomats clearly articulated support for Saakashvili, and even rumored to have seen the breakthrough with their own eyes, now the Americans' signal to Saakashvili is not to break the boat. Actually, this was one of the reasons for Poroshenko's decision to start aggressive actions against the ex-head of the Odesa region.

Thus, the restrained reaction to the events of December 5 by the US Embassy in Ukraine was indicative : the diplomatic representation, in place of the protest over the actions of the security forces, confined itself to saying that the need for a fair trial over Saakashvili had to be complied with all the norms of Ukrainian legislation.

According to sources, the US "is not delighted" with the prospects of another revolution in Ukraine and is in favor of a political compromise, which may be subject to early parliamentary elections. So, we are talking about the indicative date of such elections - April 29, 2018. True, there is no official confirmation of this information.

At the same time, as with both politicians, American diplomacy always adheres to the principle of "a scumbag, but our scumbager". The situation for them, however, is complicated by the need for a choice between two politicians who swear allegiance to Washington and publicly brand Russia's President Vladimir Putin. Whom they support, have not yet been decided in the US.

At the same time, the diplomatic corps actively discusses the question of whether someone can take part in an election race and compete with Poroshenko.

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Ukraine News in brief. Wednesday 6 December. [Ukrainian sources] Empty US provided 40 medical "Hummers" to the Ukrainian military

Wed Dec 06, 2017 2:33 pm
US provided 40 medical "Hummers" to the Ukrainian military

AM General Company transferred to the Armed Forces of Ukraine 40 Hummer medical machines.

This is stated in a statement by the press service of President Petro Poroshenko.

"All forty cars will be dispersed at once from the brigades in the ATO zone," Poroshenko said.

He also thanked the present at the event, Executive Vice-President of the AM General for International Defense Programs, Lawrence Platt.

The transfer of cars took place at the International Center for Peacekeeping and Security in Lviv region.

Recall that in August 2016, the United States transferred to the Armed Forces of Ukraine the first five "Hummers" for medical evacuation from the battlefield.

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Ukraine News in brief. Wednesday 6 December. [Ukrainian sources] Empty The United States helped Ukraine identify 3.24 billion dollars. stolen funds - State Department

Wed Dec 06, 2017 2:37 pm
The United States helped Ukraine identify 3.24 billion dollars. stolen funds - State Department

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Representatives of the US State Department said that the US authorities had helped law enforcement officers in Ukraine discover more than $ 3 billion worth of stolen public funds.

This is stated in a statement on assistance in combating corruption in Nigeria, Sri Lanka, Tunisia and Ukraine, which is posted on the official website of the department, reports Censor. NET with reference to 112.

"US foreign assistance contributed to the removal of approximately $ 1.3 billion in cash in Ukraine, with more than $ 3.24 billion worth of stolen public funds found," the document said.

The statement also notes that US support has facilitated the opening of more than 300 criminal cases related to corruption. This was partly due to the fact that US law enforcement officials are involved in the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU).

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Ukraine News in brief. Wednesday 6 December. [Ukrainian sources] Empty Police: Protesters under the Council have used chainsaws against law enforcement

Wed Dec 06, 2017 2:39 pm
Police: Protesters under the Council have used chainsaws against law enforcement

As a result of clashes in the Verkhovna Rada on the morning of December 6, 14 law enforcement officers and two protesters were injured.

This is stated on the website of the police of Kiev.

In the tent camp, law enforcement officers took measures to seek and detain Mikheil Saakashvili, who was wanted by the Prosecutor General's Office.

"In the morning on the square of the Constitution between the law-enforcers and residents of the tent camp near the parliament building there was a fight," - the police said.

According to law enforcement officers, 14 policemen and two civilians were hospitalized as a result of the clashes.

"All the illegal actions of people who, with sticks, axes and chainsaws, prevented the lawful actions of policemen, are documented," they say in the police.

Earlier, the National Police reported 11 injured law enforcers and 2 civilians.

Around 6 am on December 6, there were clashes between the police and supporters of Saakashvili under the walls of the Council . Protesters reported assaulting the tent campus.

The police subsequently denied the assault and said that Mikhail Saakashvili was seeking. Saakashvili himself was not in the camp of protesters.

The Prosecutor General's Office announced Saakashvili wanted on suspicion of "facilitating a criminal organization" (Article 256 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).

Attorney General Yuriy Lutsenko said that the searches in Saakashvili and his arrest were due to the suspicion that his team was financed by the oligarch-fugitive Sergiy Kurchenko .

Also, the Attorney General urged Saakashvili to appear before the SBU investigator on the morning of 6 December at 09:00.

Publicly watched live with events surrounding Saakashvili's detention.

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Ukraine News in brief. Wednesday 6 December. [Ukrainian sources] Empty The Ukrainian representative office of the American agribusiness company, Bunge was suspected of tax evasion

Wed Dec 06, 2017 2:53 pm
The Ukrainian representative office of the American agribusiness company,  Bunge was suspected of tax evasion

Blogger Alexander Aronets believes that the subsidiary of the American agribusiness company Bunge in Ukraine operates under questionable tax evasion schemes that threatens Americans with a loud international scandal.

With this statement, he made his Facebook page, referring to the materials of the journalists' investigation" Voice of the People".

According to the blogger, schemes with fictitious VAT with the participation of about a dozen controlled companies are engaged in the general director of the company "Bunge Ukraine", the Russian businessman Dmitry Gorshunov and Roman Plits, who is the eldest son of Gennady Plisa, the first deputy of the Kiev mayor.

"The management of the Ukrainian" Bunge "bought up cash for cash through its own firm-gaskets, forming a fictitious tax credit with VAT, - explains the principle of the schemes Aronets. - And now controlled "Bunge" LLC "Santrade" and LLC "GreenTour-EX" expect illegal reimbursement from the state budget of 15 million UAH. VAT due to operations carried out under the control of Roman Plis Ltd. "Vargo treyd" (code USREOU 39057321) and LLC "Delta MB" (code EDRPOU 3770539).

Aronets adds that the leadership of Bunge Ukraine, fully aware of the criminal nature of its actions, also seeks to recover fictitious VAT.

"Taking into account, to put it mildly, these dark schemes, the leaders of the Ukrainian" Bunge "are not ashamed to press the DFS through the American Chamber of Commerce (ACC) and the European Business Association (EAA) through the US embassy, ​​demanding that they refund their fictitious VAT. There is a logical question: at the headquarters of the "Bungee" it is known that their Ukrainian representatives are making up?"- asks the blogger.

He also notes that Gennady Plius, during the time of Yanukovych, served as Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the State Food and Grain Corporation of Ukraine and very well-informed on corrupt schemes in the agrarian market.

"Of course, there is no sensation that the family of Plits deals with solving some kind of dark issues in the agrarian market. Gennady Plius for Yanukovych was chairman of the Supervisory Board at the State Food and Grain Corporation of Ukraine (CPZKU). This is probably one of the most corrupt structures in a country where everything was steal and always - on it, NABU opened a record number of cases, "writes Aronets.

According to him, at the headquarters of the Bunge corporation, one should have asked why Dmitry Gorshunov took up the son of Gennady Plisa, who may be subject to anti-corruption laws of the United States.

"All Bunge employees, according to anti-corruption policies outside the United States, are subject to US anti-corruption laws. In addition, the website of the company posted a code of ethics for employees. Is the Bunge headquarters known that Dmitry Gorshunov took up his son PoliticallyexposedPerson, whose father worked in the state "grain" operator with a regulator function? Was there a check on the subject of conflict of interests?"- said Alexander Aronets.

The blogger also urged the headquarters of the Bunge Corporation to assess the way of life of its employee, Roman Plis.

"Does Bunge's management feel embarrassed by the life of a 27-year-old specialist specialist in the Ukrainian Bungue office, who probably has no third-party income, worked for several years first as an intern and then as an expert in trade, but while traveling on a AudiS8 car worth about 150 thousand euros? The headquarters of the corporation should as soon as possible address these issues. Otherwise, the story may end for the "Bunge" with a loud international scandal, "Aronets concludes.

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Ukraine News in brief. Wednesday 6 December. [Ukrainian sources] Empty UN World Food Program ceases to provide assistance to Donbas

Wed Dec 06, 2017 2:57 pm
UN World Food Program ceases to provide assistance to Donbas

The World Food Program (WFP), which is part of the UN, ceases to provide assistance to eastern Ukrainians who have suffered from hostilities in the Donbas.

This was reported by Reuters.

According to the spokesman of the organization, the cessation of donations to the Donbas is due to a lack of funding.

The work will last 2 more places and then it will end. WFP will continue its limited activities in eastern Ukraine at least until mid-2018 and will continue to monitor the situation in the country.

The World Food Program (WFP) is the United Nations Food Aid Division, the largest humanitarian aid unit. WFP provides food for about 90 million people a year, of which 58 are children.

Earlier, UN Resident Coordinator in Ukraine Nil Walker said that the humanitarian response plan for 2017 would provide United Nations assistance to the victims of the East of Ukraine in the amount of $ 204 million, but as of November 21, it was implemented only by 28% - of the indicated amount provided 56 million dollars

On November 30, it was reported that Germany would allocate 750 thousand euros for humanitarian aid for the victims of the conflict in the Donbas.

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Ukraine News in brief. Wednesday 6 December. [Ukrainian sources] Empty The detention of the Russian oligarch in France: the court made an unexpected decision

Wed Dec 06, 2017 3:05 pm
The detention of the Russian oligarch in France: the court made an unexpected decision

Court of Appeal Aix-en-Provence (France) left at will Russian senator and oligarch Suleiman Kerimov , but significantly increased the amount of collateral for him.

About it in Twitter reports AFP.

The amount of collateral, which previously amounted to 5 million euros, has been increased to 40 million. At the same time, the prosecutor asked that a non-exit subscription be replaced by arrest, or that a mortgage be set at 50 million euros.

Under the terms of subscription, Kerimov has no right to leave the region of the Seaside Alps.

Recall that the Russian oligarch was detained at Nice Airport on November 21. French law enforcement officers suspect Kerimov of tax evasion and money laundering.

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Ukraine News in brief. Wednesday 6 December. [Ukrainian sources] Empty The Czech Premier ignored the meeting with the pro-Russian president and "resigned"

Wed Dec 06, 2017 3:07 pm
The Czech Premier ignored the meeting with the pro-Russian president and "resigned"

Instead of personally transmitting his application for the resignation of the Czech
President, Milos Ziemann, Prime Minister Bogusław Sobotka sent her a post


This is reported by the Czech edition Aktualne .

Traditionally, the head of government comes to the residence of the president, which is located in Prague, and passes the application. Sobotka became the first who has not done this for the past 40 years.

Today, the current Czech government held its last meeting. The Prime Minister thanked the ministers for his work and added that he is looking forward to a certain calm after four years of tireless work.

Read also: Slavic Trump, the Kremlin's friends and communists. Why elections in the Czech Republic have been called a hurricane

President of the Czech Republic, Milosz Zeman, will immediately appoint Andrei Babis as prime minister after receiving a statement on the release of Sobotka. Babysh is a billionaire entrepreneur, a populist politician of the anti-European direction.

The disagreement between the Czech government and the president of the country, Milos Zeman, is explained by the pro-Russian views of Zeman. He offered Ukraine to sell the Crimea of ​​Russia and insisted on lifting sanctions against Russia. In response, the Czech Senate issued a ruling in which he condemned the words of the president.

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Ukraine News in brief. Wednesday 6 December. [Ukrainian sources] Empty Hungarian MEP Kovacs accused of espionage in favor of Russia

Wed Dec 06, 2017 3:10 pm
Hungarian MEP Kovacs accused of espionage in favor of Russia

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The Hungarian Prosecutor's Office has filed a charge of espionage in favor of a foreign state from a Hungarian party "Yobbyk" to the deputy of the European Parliament, Bela Kovac.

As informs  Tsensor.NET  with reference to  Interfax-Ukraine,  European media reports.

The Hungarian prosecutor's office does not specify what kind of state it is talking about. Meanwhile, media reports indicate that it is most likely that it is about the Russian Federation, since the deputy was very active in contact with Russian officials.

In addition, a deputy is suspected of falsifying documents, which has led to significant financial losses for the European Parliament.

In the case of confession of a deputy threatens from two to eight years imprisonment.

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Ukraine News in brief. Wednesday 6 December. [Ukrainian sources] Empty In Poland, an ex-top official for FSB ties was detained

Wed Dec 06, 2017 3:13 pm
In Poland, an ex-top official for FSB ties was detained

A former chief of the Military Counterintelligence Service of Poland (SKW), Gen. Peter Pettel, was arrested in Warsaw.

Polish Defense Minister Antoni Mazurevich announced this, the Polish PAP agency reports.

"Regarding General Piler's investigation, he has been charged with unlawful cooperation with the FSB, and I do not think that we have been dealing with any actions beyond the scope of the charges," said Matsurevich.

Recall that the Polish prosecutor's office began investigating the cooperation of the military counterintelligence with the FSB in December 2016, after publication in Gazeta Polska of information on "contacts" of SKW and special services of the Russian Federation. The charges of excessive powers were put forward by ex-heads of the Office of Janusz Nosek and Peter Pyttel. According to the investigation, they decided to cooperate with the service of a foreign state without the consent of the Government of Poland.

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Ukraine News in brief. Wednesday 6 December. [Ukrainian sources] Empty In Kharkiv, a judge's house was set up for fire they blew up a car with a police officer: photo and video

Wed Dec 06, 2017 3:24 pm
In Kharkiv, a judge's house was set up for fire they blew up a car with a police officer: photo and video

In Kharkiv unknown, the house of the judge, who made a decision on a preventive measure for detained members of an organized criminal group, was set up by a fire and blown up a car with a policeman who was doing the job.

This is reported by the press service of the State Police Headquarters in the Kharkiv region.

So, on Wednesday, December 6, in the center of Kharkov on the street Otakar Yarosh exploded car, resulting in injured driver.

"According to preliminary data, under the rear wheel of the car Toyota was an ammunition of unknown origin, when the car was moving, there was an explosion. The 35-year-old driver with minor injuries was taken to a hospital for medical assistance," the report said.

According to a local NewsRoom , a police officer was in the car at the time of the blast.

In addition, according to information sources in the law enforcement agencies, the incident may be related to the detention of an organized criminal group operating in the region.

"They were initially taken into custody, then released. And literally during the day, a judge who made a decision on a precautionary measure, set fire to the house, and the policeman who was doing the job tried to blow up the car," the source said.

Clarifies that the incident occurred around 14:40, now law enforcement officers are conducting a survey of the place of the blast and questioning the witnesses.

On the fact of a car bombing in Kharkiv, criminal proceedings were opened under Part 1 of article 348 (encroachment on the life of a law enforcement officer, a member of a public formation for the protection of public order and a state border or a serviceman) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.

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Ukraine News in brief. Wednesday 6 December. [Ukrainian sources] Empty In the documents of Paradise Papers there are 68 Ukrainians

Wed Dec 06, 2017 3:27 pm
In the documents of Paradise Papers there are 68 Ukrainians

55 men and 13 women of Ukrainian citizens appear in the international investigation on offshore Paradise Papers.

This is the case in the analytical system YouControl, reports DW.

Thus, out of 57 offshore companies owned by Ukrainians, 27 are registered in the British Virgin Islands, 11 are in Bermuda, 7 are in Malta, 4 are in the Isle of Man, 3 are in the Cayman Islands, 3 are in the Seychelles, 1 is in Britain and 1 - on the island of Jersey.

It is reported that two thirds of Ukrainians-founders of offshore Paradise Papers are managers or owners of Ukrainian companies working in the financial, investment, agrarian, pharmacological, transport, energy and IT sectors.

Analysts YouControl write that offshore is used as a group of companies engaged in heavy industry and large-scale production, as well as small startups, which develop computer programs.

Earlier it was reported that Oxford and Cambridge invested tens of millions of pounds in offshore.

On November 5, at the same time, four hundred journalists in sixty seven countries published their materials on the financial secrets of those in power.

The Investigation.Info team, as an official partner of the OCCRP, joined this international project and found in the documents more than a dozen Ukrainian surnames.

Based on the analysis of documents, journalists came to the conclusion that the creation by President Poroshenko of the offshore structure of Roshen Corporation in 2014 was aimed at minimizing taxes, rather than transferring corporations to a blind trust.

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Ukraine News in brief. Wednesday 6 December. [Ukrainian sources] Empty "We partly blame ourselves because they gave us an excuse," Putin said on the decision of the IOC on Russia

Wed Dec 06, 2017 3:30 pm
"We partly blame ourselves because they gave us an excuse," Putin said on the decision of the IOC on Russia

Ukraine News in brief. Wednesday 6 December. [Ukrainian sources] Censor_news_big3

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Russian authorities would not mind if some of the athletes would want to go to the Games in Korea separately.

Reported Tsenzor.NET with reference to Interfax.

"We will, without any doubt, declare no blockade, we will not prevent our Olympians from participating (in Games) if any of them wants to take part in personal qualities," the head of state said during a conversation with the workers of the Gorky Automobile Plant.

On the eve of the Executive Committee of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) decided to suspend the membership of the Russian Olympic Committee (OCR), and at the Winter Olympics in 2018, only "clean" Russian athletes will be able to act in Pyongyang under a neutral flag. That is, those whom the IOC alone will allow.

Vladimir Putin said that Russia itself gave a reason for the decision of the IOC concerning the Olympic team, but this reason was not quite honestly used.
"First of all, we must say that we are to some extent guilty of it, because they gave us an excuse for this, and secondly, I think that this reason was used not quite honestly, to put it mildly," Putin said.

So he answered the question about what will happen to the Russian Olympians during the communication with the GAZ workers on Wednesday.

According to Putin, "not quite honest" because the principle of collective responsibility was used.

Recall December 6, the IOC decided to prevent the Russian team at the 2018 Olympics in Korea. Russian athletes will be able to make a neutral flag.
The IOC has decided on the basis of the work of two commissions, one of which - led by Denis Osvald - was testing doping tests of Russian athletes from the Olympics in Sochi. As a result of her work, she lost 11 awards and lost her first place in the team. The second commission headed by ex-president of Switzerland Samuel Schmidt inspected information about possible state interference in the Russian anti-doping system. Both commissions began work after the WADA investigation under the leadership of Richard McLaren on the substitution of doping tests by Russian athletes with the participation of the FSB.

Also, the decision of the IOC, Vice Prime Minister of Russia, Vitaly Mutko has been permanently removed from the Olympic Games.

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Ukraine News in brief. Wednesday 6 December. [Ukrainian sources] Empty 11 NATO countries protest Hungary by blocking Euro-Atlantic initiatives of Ukraine

Wed Dec 06, 2017 3:40 pm
11 NATO countries protest Hungary by blocking Euro-Atlantic initiatives of Ukraine

Eleven NATO member states, including Germany, expressed disagreement with Hungary's actions to block Euro-Atlantic initiatives of Ukraine through a resonant law on education in the part of national minorities.

This was reported by the Hungarian edition Magyar Nemzet, reports Tsensor.NET with a link to Liga.net.

According to unofficial information, 11 states "clearly made it clear" that this conflict should not be placed on the plane of NATO.

The letter emphasizes that the countries do not consider this issue so significant as to prevent Ukraine from promoting its full membership in the Alliance.

The report notes that high-level controversy over Ukraine is seen as a success for Russia.

Recall that on September 5 the Verkhovna Rada adopted a law on education, which begins the reform of education in Ukraine. On September 25, President Petro Poroshenko signed the Law "On Education", adopted by the Verkhovna Rada.

The law, among other things, determines that the language of the educational process in educational institutions is the state language. The new edition of the Law "On Education" stipulates that children who go to school from September 1, 2018, will have the opportunity to study in their native language only in elementary school - the first four years. From the fifth grade all subjects must be taught in Ukrainian. Persons belonging to national minorities are guaranteed the right to study in their mother tongue, in addition to the Ukrainian language, in separate classes (groups) of communal institutions of pre-school and primary education. At the same time, representatives of national minorities, who began their studies at the school by 2018, will continue to receive it according to the old norms, with a gradual increase in the number of subjects in Ukrainian.

Reservations against him were expressed by Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Russia and Moldova.

the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Romania expressed concern about the law on education adopted by the Verkhovna Rada, and Hungary stated that it would cease to support Ukraine on the international scene. The head of the Ministry of Human Resources of Hungary, Zoltan Balog, addressed a letter to the Minister of Education and Science of Ukraine Lilia Grinevich and asked for a personal meeting to discuss the new law on education. Later, the Hungarian parliament unanimously passed a resolution condemning the Ukrainian law on education, indicating violations of the rights of Hungarians in Transcarpathia. The Federation Council and the State Duma of Russia also opposed the Ukrainian law on education.
On September 28, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine sent the Law "On Education" for examination to the European Commission for Democracy through Law (Venice Commission).

On September 28 the Law "On Education" came into force.

On October 4, President Poroshenko, commenting on the law on education, said: "The reform of education is important for the protection of national identity and language."

At the same time, the head of the Hungarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs refused to meet with Klimkin during his visit to Transcarpathia , and on October 9 he stated: "Hungary will demand to revise the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement on Monday."

On October 12, PACE held an urgent debate on the language article of the law on education. The PACE rapporteur on this issue said: "Ukraine has a legitimate right to defend the state language." And the head of the Ukrainian delegation, Ariev, during the debate, said: "60% of Hungarian students were unable to compile foreign language lessons from the Ukrainian language and enter higher education . "As a result, the PACE adopted a resolution on education in minority languages ​​in Ukraine.

Poroshenko replied to PACE members in four languages ​​on the issue of education reform . In addition, the President of Ukraine promised to the PACE: "Ukraine will fully implement the conclusions of the Venice Commission on the law on education, but the study of the state language is mandatory."

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Ukraine News in brief. Wednesday 6 December. [Ukrainian sources] Empty "Putin announced his intention to run for the presidency of Russia. VIDEO

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The current President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin, announced his intention to take part in the presidential election in 2018.



"I will nominate myself for the presidency of the Russian Federation," he said at a rally-concert devoted to the 85th anniversary of the Gorky Automobile Plant.

According to the head of state, "the best place and the best reason to declare this, probably, is not".

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Ukraine News in brief. Wednesday 6 December. [Ukrainian sources] Empty We call on all to respect the constitutional order of Ukraine, to observe the rights and obligations of peaceful protest, G7 Ambassadors for the detention of Saakashvili

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We call on all to respect the constitutional order of Ukraine, to observe the rights and obligations of peaceful protest, G7 Ambassadors for the detention of Saakashvili

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The ambassadors of the G7 countries (USA, Canada, Great Britain, Germany, France, Italy, Japan) made a statement regarding the situation with the detention of ex-head of the Odesa Regional State Administration Mihheil Saakashvili.

This is stated in a statement by the ambassadors of the G7 countries in Ukraine, which was promulgated by the Italian Embassy in Ukraine, reports Tsensor.NET.
"We know that Mr. Saakashvili was arrested and the protests continue, we closely monitor the development of the situation, and we call on everyone to fully respect and support the constitutional system and legal system in Ukraine, to respect the rights and obligations of peaceful protest and to refrain from attempts to destabilize. we expect that the investigation will be conducted promptly and in accordance with the legal obligations of Ukraine", - the statement reads.

Earlier, the police tried to find Saakashvili in a camp near BP: there was a collision .
As Tsensor.NET previously reported, the Prosecutor General's Office passed a resolution to the National Police to search for Saakashvili.

Let's remind that today law-enforcement officers detained Saakashvili. According to the SBU, he is suspected of facilitating the participation of criminal organizations. It should be noted that during a search in Saakashvili's apartment, he rose to the roof of the house where he was detained by law enforcement officers.

Later, Attorney General Lutsenko said at a briefing that Saakashvili's shares were funded by Kurchenko . Also, the GPU unveiled "Negotiations of Saakashvili's associate and representative of Kurchenko" and "negotiations between Kurchenko and Saakashvili": "I want to build a long history with you."

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Ukraine News in brief. Wednesday 6 December. [Ukrainian sources] Empty "I do not have a knife! I'm a journalist!", - Saakashvili participant of the campaign throws a knife while police are detained

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"I do not have a knife! I'm a journalist!", - Saakashvili participant of the campaign throws a knife while police are detained

One of the participants in the protest rally was Saakashvili.

According to  Tsensor.NET, this was written on its page in the social networking director of the Department of Communications of the Ministry of Internal Affairs  Artem  Shevchenko and published a record of the detention of a citizen.

The record shows how policemen detain a person who throws out an object during a detention and exclaims: "I do not have a knife! I'm a journalist!"

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