Ukraine News. Sunday 17 February. [Ukrainian sources]

SUNDAY HEADLINES:
Trump will not fight for Ukraine with Putin: the reason was voiced in the US.  Moscow wants to eliminate Poroshenko from power - Volker.  Russia refuses to do anything to resolve the situation in the Donbass before the election, - Volker.  "Anti-Russian campaign" and "violation of democracy": Putin complains Macron to Ukraine.  At a meeting with Vice President Penn, they discussed actions in response to the Kerch Strait aggression and support for reforms in Ukraine - Poroshenko.  After receiving the Javelin in the Donbass, the number of tank bombers has decreased, - Poroshenko.  The Kremlin's propagandist died, who wrote Putin's book on the capture of Ukraine. The European Union is considering the possibility of building a missile defense system with the participation of Ukraine. Poroshenko supports the idea. In social networks they told how they rallied in Kiev for money against paid rallies. And how "mass" were not paid. Photo report. Putin's personal injury: the reason why Russia wants to disconnect from the Internet is named. Within 3 years the trade between Ukraine and the EU has increased by 60%, - Poroshenko. The Russian mercenaries fired on the OSCE without a gunman in the presence of the observers of the mission.

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US President Donald Trump will not go publicly for a military conflict with Russian President Vladimir Putin through Ukraine, because he does not see that Ukraine itself was in an open state of war with Russia.

Such an opinion was expressed by an ex-representative of NATO in Russia, Harry Tabach, in an interview with the "Apostrophe".

"Left media write that he shook his hand to Putin, and to him Merkel shook, McCran shrugged, Trump shook the third, but only show him. What did he have to do? Put Putin in the nose? Start war with Putin through Ukraine, regardless the fact that Ukraine itself has diplomatic relations and business relations with Russia, do you fight with Russia, do not you fight? For America this is also not clear, "he says.

apostrophe.ua  In Ukrainian/український

Special Representative of the US State Department for Ukraine Kurt Volker stated that Russia is trying to remove Petro Poroshenko from the post of President

AFP reports.

Volker stated this at the fields of the Munich Security Conference.

"What they are trying to do is to attack Poroshenko and weaken Poroshenko. They very much want him to be removed from power, and I think that they are hoping to conclude a deal with the new government that will be in the hands of Russia, since they do not get it from Poroshenko, "Volker said.

espreso.tv  In Ukrainian/український

According to the Special Representative of the US State Department for Ukraine Kurt Volker, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister, Vladislav Surkov, does not want to meet with him and discuss the situation in the Donbas, while the presidential elections in Ukraine will not take place.

Volker said in a comment to the Interfax-Ukraine agency on Sunday at the fields of the Munich Security Conference, Cenzor.NET reports.

"We always have to meet and talk. Russia does not show any interest or progress on this issue. In fact, they said they did not want to do anything during the presidential election," Volker said.

Speaking about the implementation of the Minsk Agreements, the special representative of the State Department said: "Minsk agreements are extremely important, and we would like them to be realized. The world, the withdrawal of heavy weapons, if we manage to create conditions for holding elections, amnesty, implementation of a special status (Donbass. - Ed.), Restoration of Ukrainian control and sovereignty over the territory. These are what the Minsk agreements say and we all support them. It is only necessary to implement them."

At the same time, he admitted that the fault of Russia, the Minsk agreements do not work properly. "They never worked well because Russia refused to implement them. There was never a ceasefire, heavy weapons or cooperation on this issue," Volker explained.

censor.net.ua  In Ukrainian/український

During a telephone conversation, the Russian president drew attention of his French colleague to the activation before the election of the "anti-Russian campaign of the Kiev authorities."

The conversation is reported by the press service of the Kremlin, informs Censor.NET.

"Putin drew Emmanuel Macron's attention to the anti-Russian campaign of the Kiev authorities, which intensified in the context of future presidential elections," the statement said.

Particularly the president of Russia was outraged by the decision of Ukraine not to allow Russian presidential election.

"The actions of the Ukrainian side, including the decision not to allow Russian observers to be elected, as well as to refuse to organize polling stations in Russia, are contrary to generally accepted democratic norms and principles of the OSCE," according to the Kremlin.

Putin also noted the Russian president's willingness to further cooperate with Macron on the Ukrainian issue, in particular within the framework of the "Norman format". The press service of the French president did not reveal details of the discussion of the Ukrainian question. The main topic of the conversation was Syria.

censor.net.ua  In Ukrainian/український

Petro Poroshenko declares that Ukraine is grateful to US partners and EU partners for the clear and constant support of our state.

He said this in a comment to media representatives after a meeting with Vice President of the United States Mike Pence, reports Censor. NET with reference to the site of the head of state.

"I thanked the Vice President and asked to thank the President of the United States and Congress for the financial support of Ukraine. You know that over $700 million in the budget is aimed at additional support of our state, and this is the position of a real friend and true partner," said the Head. states in comments to media representatives after meeting with Vice President of the United States Mike Pens.

"I am grateful to our American partners and our European partners for the clear and consistent support of Ukraine," Petro Poroshenko added.

The President said that a very thorough discussion took place at the meeting with the Vice President of the United States. "He (Mike Pence - Ed.) At the outset stressed that Ukraine is a reliable and strategic partner of the United States of America. We firmly count on cooperation, in particular in the field of defense, including the supply of all types of weapons to Ukraine, after we passed a law that allows the Ministry of Defense directly to ensure the delivery of weapons, "the Head of State said.

Petro Poroshenko also thanked Mike Pence for his high performance of his team. In particular, in terms of the work of our diplomats, the military, and in the part of the government's steps that ensured the implementation of reforms.

The interlocutors discussed further steps to be taken in response to Russia's actions in Ukraine and sanctions policy.

"We have carefully discussed the coordination of our response to the Kerch Strait aggression. We have carefully discussed further sanctions and coordination of these sanctions with sanctions of the European Union, as I told you yesterday that we are waiting for a positive result next week," the President said.

It was also agreed on further support of our state and support for reforms, he said.

"We agreed that at the General Assembly of the United Nations during the debate on the occupied territories and in international organizations, solid support from Ukraine will be continued," the Head of State stated.

For his part, during the meeting, US Vice President Mike Pence assured Ukraine's support of the United States. "I want to express a simple message to the Ukrainians:" We are with you".

A recent event in the Kerch Strait reminds of the challenges of Russian aggression faced by Ukraine. I want to assure you that the United States is supporting Ukraine, "said the Vice President of the United States.

He also noted economic reforms that made possible additional cooperation between Ukraine and the IMF. "I look forward to your further economic progress, and I hope that we will find additional ways to strengthen security in Europe," Mike Pence added.

censor.net.ua  In Ukrainian/український

According to President Petro Poroshenko, after the acquisition of Javelin missile complexes, the number of tank bombs in the East of Ukraine has decreased significantly.

He wrote about this on Twitter, informs Censor.NET.

"After we received Javelin missile systems from the United States, we have a significant reduction in the number of Russian tanks' shelling, because Russian tankers no longer want to endanger themselves - they have reduced their combat activity by at least half. This is an example of effective US assistance", - Poroshenko is sure.

 censor.net.ua  In Ukrainian/український

In Russia, on the 60th anniversary of the Kremlin's propagandist Mikhail Yuriev died , who in recent years has been working on one of the RosTBs and has blurred various scandals, including hatred towards Ukraine.

This is reported by Komsomolskaya Pravda, where he worked in recent years.

The reason for the death of Yuriyev is not reported. It is noted that in recent months he was seriously ill.

In the past few years, Yuriyev has led the program "Glavtema" whose propagandists regularly raised the theme of "election" of Russia, told tales of its supposed majesty, fueled the fire of hatred towards Ukraine and the Western powers who "dared to get on the path" in ambitious plans Moscow

Yuriev at one time was a deputy of the State Duma of the Russian Federation from the party "Yabloko", in 1996 he served as deputy chairman of the lower house of parliament. He also became the author of the Third Empire, " Russia, which should be" and "Fortress Russia. Farewell to Liberalism." He "prophesied" about the rapid collapse of the Ukrainian state, but never lived up to this, undoubtedly long-awaited event.

Yuriev repeatedly appeared in the epicenter of loud scandals. Yes, in May last year, a large group of Armenians blocked the KP office in Moscow, demanding apologies for the offensive statements of an odious politician and his colleague to the Armenian people.

The network reacted violently to the death of the Kremlin's propagandist.

As reported by the "Apostrophe", during the Munich Conference on Security, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko refused to speak with Russian propagandists , demanding apologies for Ukraine.

apostrophe.ua  In Ukrainian/український

On Sunday, February 17, 2019, a strange protest action took place on Kontraktova Square, which was in the capital Podil

Political scientist Yuriy Romanenko told in details.

According to him, certain interested persons gathered a thousand willing to stand "against paid meetings".

People, according to this information, promised "130-150 UAH in two hours."

"They stood from 10 o'clock to Kontraktovaya until the 12th, and then they found out that they were" thrown out. "Probably, that's right, because the great hypocrisy of politicians is based on the little hypocrisy of such people who then choose hypocritical politicians. - emphasized Romanenko.






espreso.tv  In Ukrainian/український

The network ridiculed the approval of the State Duma RF bill on the isolation of the Russian segment of the Internet.

"If by the word" x... dally "the Google page would publish your photo, you would also be disconnected from the Internet" - wrote Twitter blogger Valaday , hinting the nickname of the head of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin, which he received thanks to the legendary song of the Ukrainian ultras.

In turn, commentators joked that the head of the Russian Federation could only turn to the head office of Google, and "not to block the entire Internet." Also on the network indicated that such a surrender to the search query "sins" and Russian search engine Yandex.

"This is probably the main example of the personification of the mother, when nobody else can name it, because to compare it with x * hol bug, and vice versa, the word x* dlo now has only one sense," - write users.

apostrophe.ua  In Ukrainian/український

In the foreign trade of Ukraine, trade with EU countries is 43%. Europe is for Ukraine - the choice is not only civilized but also economic, the head of state said.

This was stated by the President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko within the framework of the session on "Security in Eastern Europe" at the international security conference in Munich, according to Censor.NET, referring to "Ukrinform".

"For three years, our trade with the EU has increased by 60%," Poroshenko said. The President noted that in the external trade of Ukraine, trade with the EU countries is 43%. "Europe for Ukraine is a choice from the point of view not only of civilization, but also of the economy," Poroshenko explained.

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The president added that Russia is conducting with Ukraine not only a hybrid, but also an economic war. "In 2013, Russia had about 33% of trade with Ukraine, now 7.7%. We are in a very difficult situation regarding the search for new markets," he said.

Poroshenko stressed that Ukraine was interested in developing trade relations with China. The President noted that Ukraine has a satisfactory cooperation with the Chinese, but the pace of its growth is modest.

The Free Trade Agreement between Ukraine and the EU came into force on January 1, 2016.

On September 16, 2014, the Verkhovna Rada and the European Parliament simultaneously approved the Agreement on the Association of Ukraine with the EU. On September 1, 2017, it came into force in full.

Read also: Trade with Russia: Ukraine for part-time 2018 bought in Russia by 17% more goods and products than in 2017

In 2017 Ukraine exported goods for $43.26 billion, imported $49.6 billion, reported in the State Statistics Agency. In January-November 2018, exports amounted to $43.25 billion, imports were $52.1 billion. Foreign trade operations were conducted with partners from 220 countries of the world.

censor.net.ua  In Ukrainian/український

For 10 m from the OSCE mission patrol, members of the armed forces fired at the UAV that flew over the breeding area in the Golden area.

This is stated in the report of the mission, reports Censor.NET.

"February 15, while on the blockade of armed formations in the southern part of the breeding area in the Golden area, observers informed members of the armed forces on-site that the mission in this area was flying the UAV UAV medium range from another location. Observers saw how each of the 5 members of the armed formations that were on this checkpoint approximately 10 m away from them, targeting their machine gun at the UAV that flew south of the checkpoint at an altitude of approximately 300 m. In total, they made about 60 shots in the direction Ku UAV"- told observers.

It is noted that when the CMM team informed members of the armed forces that this UAV belongs to the mission, the terrorists stopped firing without having to hit the drone.

censor.net.ua  In Ukrainian/український