Ukraine News in brief. Saturday 28 October. [Ukrainian sources]

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Obama was wrong about not providing Ukraine with lethal weapons, - Volker.  NATO denied that Hungary had torn the preparations for the summit with Ukraine. Volker spoke clearly about his visit to Kyiv.  What Volker spoke about in Russia about Kiev.  Ukraine has ratified an agreement with the US on cooperation in the field of science and technology. Rosneft suspended oil production in the Black Sea through sanctions. Fitch has confirmed the rating of Ukraine, the forecast is stable. Volker did not give advice on the bill on the reintegration of Donbas. In Sweden rescued a Russian, who on the island laid out the word "Help" on the island. Cancellation of sanctions is possible only when Russia returns Crimea.

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On Saturday, October 28, Special Representative of the United States Department of State for Ukraine Kurt Volker discussed at a meeting with MPs in Kiev a number of issues, including the introduction of peacekeepers in the Donbas

According to People's Deputy from the Batkivshchyna faction Oleksiy Ryabchy, the Special Representative noted that there is now agreement on the position on this issue and how the initiative can be put to the vote in the UN Council of Europe.

Ryabch noted that the results of the negotiations will be reflected in the relevant resolution, reports Interfax-Ukraine .
He also noted that he questioned Volcker about a new draft law on Donbass, on which the Special Representative replied as follows:

"If Russia comes up against the reality of what's going on, there will be nothing supernatural in this - if things are named after their names," Volker's parliamentary speaker would suggest.

At the same time, he noted that the special representative of the State Duma did not express any requests or wishes for voting in the second reading of this draft law.

In turn, a MP from the BPP faction Volodymyr Aryev in Facebook after the meeting wrote that "it is possible that by the end of the year there will be a resolution of the UN Security Council on a peacekeeping mission".

Aryev said that, according to Volcker, Russia does not like the bill on the reintegration of the Donbas, and also that Ukraine is the only party that shows the desire to implement the Minsk agreements.

"Obama was wrong in the issue of not providing Ukraine with lethal weapons, and listed at least three factors that indicate that we can provide weapons," - said the People's Deputy, referring to Volcker.

The people's deputy from the People's Front faction Andriy Teteruk, in turn, said that the meeting also raised the issue of the US position on the Crimea.

"If the Ukrainian territories were not returned (a year or five years later), the United States will help Ukraine in their return, and the Crimea will never be recognized as Russian," Teteruk said.

Earlier it was reported that Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and US Special Representative of the United States Department of State for Affairs of Ukraine Kurt Volker at their meeting in Kyiv on October 27 coordinated further steps to strengthen the international presence in the Donbass to stop Russian aggression and restore peace.

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NATO says they did not plan to hold a meeting of the NATO-Ukraine Commission that allegedly blocked Hungary

This was announced by the official representative of the alliance, commenting on the statement of the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Hungary, Peter Siiyarto, informs UNIAN.

The Hungarian minister said that through the Ukrainian law on education, Budapest opposed the holding of a regular meeting of the NATO-Ukraine Commission on December 6, 2017 in Brussels.

"There were no plans to hold NATO-Ukraine Commission meetings in December," the NATO representative said.

At the same time, the alliance noted that "they are committed to strong partnerships with Ukraine," and that the commission's meetings are held regularly at different levels, the last of which took place last July in Kyiv.

Read also: In Ukraine, through the reform of education, the threats of other countries have sprung up. What's so in the new law

-On September 5, the deputies of the Verkhovna Rada supported the second reading and, in general, the Law "On Education" (No. 3491-d), which envisages a broad reform of the educational sector. In addition, the law establishes-that training in all Ukrainian schools (including in places of compact residence of national minorities in the border areas), starting with the 5th grade should take place exclusively in the state language.

-On September 14, foreign ministers of Hungary, Bulgaria, Romania and Greece sent a letter to Ukrainian colleague Pavel Klimkin, expressing concern about the new Ukrainian law on education.

-However, on October 19, the Hungarian side agreed with the main provisions of the law and initiated talks on the peculiarities of the practical application of the provisions laid down therein.

-On October 26, Minister of Education and Science Lilia Grinevich stated that the resonant language article of the Law "On Education" is very general and will be more detailed in other documents.

-On October 27, the head of the Hungarian Foreign Ministry stated that Budapest had vetoed the convening of a meeting of the NATO-Ukraine Commission, which was scheduled for December 6.

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The main theses of the meeting between the US Special Envoy for Ukraine Kurt Volcker and Ukrainian parliamentarians were well-known.

This was on his Facebook page, wrote a People's Deputy from the People's Front Andrew Teeteruk.

According to the deputy, Kurt Volker persuaded Ukrainian parliamentarians that the United States will never recognize the annexation of the Crimea legal.

"Secondly, in his personal opinion, the UN resolution on a peacekeeping mission may be ready by the end of this year (placing it in the entire temporarily occupied territory in the east of the country). Thirdly, Russia, which hoped that Ukraine would not be able to negotiate and to abide by their agreements, nothing has been done in the process of stopping fire and the start of implementation of Minsk agreements. So now, Russia's turn is to take its steps, "the People's Deputy noted.

Volker also said that the United States would continue to exert pressure on Russia in connection with aggression against Ukraine.

As reported by "Apostrophe", on the evening of October 27, a meeting between President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko and special correspondent of the US President in Ukraine Kurt Volcker took place in Kyiv.

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Special Representative of the US President for Ukraine and Kurt Volker at a meeting with Ukrainian parliamentarians, said that he "can not imagine" Russian participation in a peacekeeping mission in the Donbass.

This was stated on the page by the People's Deputy Mustafa Nayem.

"On the question of whether Russians can participate in this mission, he replied directly:" I can not imagine it "(I can not imagine it - ed.)" - wrote the deputy.

Volker expressed his personal opinion that by the end of the year a UN Security Council resolution on a peacekeeping mission in Ukraine would be ready and possibly even adopted.

Volker also described the implementation of the Russian project Nord Stream an attempt to punish Ukraine by depriving it of transit revenue. The US representative does not see the economic justification for the construction of this gas pipeline.

The "Apostrophe", referring to its own sources, previously reported that before Volker's arrival, it was planned that an agreement on the introduction of peacekeepers could be reached next year.

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President Petro Poroshenko signed the law of Ukraine on the resumption of the Agreement between the Government of Ukraine and the Government of the United States of America on cooperation in the field of science and technology.

Tsensor.NET informs about it , referring to the press service of the President.

The document restores the Agreement between the governments of Ukraine and the USA on cooperation in the field of science and technology from December 4, 2006.

"The agreement comes into force on the date the US party receives a notification from the Ukrainian side on the completion of all necessary domestic procedures. The operation of the Ukraine-US Agreement will be renewed until May 2019, " the statement said.

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The Russian energy company Rosneft for 5 years froze the extraction of hydrocarbon raw materials in the Black Sea area through sanctions against Russia.

This was reported by TASS.

The Federal Agency for Subsoil Use (Rosnadra) has satisfied Rosneft's request to suspend the license for geological exploration, exploration and production of hydrocarbon raw materials in the South Black Sea licensed area, located in the eastern part of the Black Sea.

"According to expert estimates, in the conditions of negative macroeconomic conditions and sanction restrictions at the moment, the project is economically ineffective. In addition, there are no drilling rigs and drilling equipment in the market of petroleum service services that meet the requirements put forward by the company for the implementation of a well-drilling project in the South Black Sea licensed area, "Rosneft said.

On October 27, the State Department of the US issued a sanction list of Russian companies .

Recall, Donald Trump has instructed Tillersson about sanctions against Russia because of aggression in Ukraine.

On August 2, Trump approved a document providing for new sanctions against Russia . It was reported that US sanctions would apply to all those who cooperate with Russia. Therefore, a number of countries have criticized this document.

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The international rating agency Fitch has confirmed Ukraine's rating at the "B-" level with a stable outlook
This is stated in the press release of the agency.

As it is noted, the agency confirmed the long-term sovereign default rating of the issuer of Ukraine in foreign and national currency at the level "B-" with a stable outlook.

"Ukraine's rating reflects limited opportunities for attracting foreign markets, large government debt and slow structural reforms, as well as underdeveloped banking sector and political risks," the release says.

In early October, Fitch also reaffirmed the ratings of Kyiv and Kharkiv at the B-level.

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Earlier, the deputies of the Council discussed Volker with a number of issues, in particular preparing for the second reading of the draft law on Donbas.

Special Representative of the US State Department for Ukraine Kurt Volcker did not give recommendations on the bill on the reintegration of Donbas, Tsensor.NET reports referring to 112 Ukraine . This was announced by chairman of the parliamentary committee on foreign affairs Anna Hopko.

Special Representative of the United States approved a law on a peaceful settlement in the Donbas. Currently, amendments are being made to the project on the de-occupation of the Donbas.

Asked if Kurt Volker gave recommendations on this bill, Hanna Hopko replied:

"Indeed, he did not give his recommendations. There were questions from some colleagues to the fact that there is recognition of Russia as an aggressor, military aggression in Ukraine, that there are already more than a thousand amendments, which were submitted by deputies, and that Russia can accept it negatively. a certain reality due to the shelling that is taking place in eastern Ukraine, the Russian regular troops that are present in the Ukrainian territories, therefore, it is obvious that this is the right and the decision of the Ukrainian parliament to adopt such a bill. Therefore, there were no recommendations from Kurt Volcker. understands l the agitation of the actions of Ukrainian parliamentarians", - commented Gopko. Also.

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In the Baltic Sea off the coast of Sweden was rescued a citizen of Russia, which floated alone on the boat and crashed

SVT reports.

The rescuers noticed him on a small island, where he put the word "Help" in moss.

His name is not called. In the Russian representation in Sweden, information about the rescue of a citizen of the Russian Federation has not yet commented.

The man was taken to the hospital; There is no information about any threat to his health.

On October 23, a citizen of Russia went boat from Stockholm to Spain. Two days later he stopped talking to relatives, after which they turned to the Swedish authorities.

On October 27, rescuers found things in the sea from his boat. As the Coast Guard says, it was indicative of the collapse of the boat and meant that "the chances of finding a living person were small," but after a few hours her husband was noticed on the island by a helicopter.



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Former president of Freedom House and former US Assistant Secretary of State David Kramer believes that cancellation of all sanctions is possible only when Russia returns the annexed Crimea to Ukraine.

As Tsensor.NET reports , he told about this in an interview with Radio Liberty.

"The US and other Western countries have refused to recognize the illegal annexation by Russia of Crimea. In my opinion, no matter how long it lasted, under no circumstances can we recognize the annexation of the Crimea, and sanctions against Russia over the Crimea should continue," Kremer said.

He acknowledged that in the world "about the Crimea are sometimes forgotten."

According to him, if the world yields Russia to the Crimea, then "recognizes the blatant violation of sovereignty and territorial integrity, the illegal rewriting of the map of Europe."

Craimer noted that this".

David Kramer was Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor from 2008 to 2009. He was president of Freedom House from October 2010 to November 2014. He is currently a Senior Director of Human Rights and Freedoms at the McCain Institute.

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