#Commentary of Valery Skorokhodov on reforming of Ukrainian corruption

In Ukraine, the next package of documents is being prepared for parliamentarians' immunity limiting, this opinion was voiced by Ukrainian political scientist Vadim Karasyov. His statement is based on the words of the prosecutor of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine, who stated about approving 40 deputies of the Verkhovna Rada.Job cut is also planned in the executive branch of government. The Ukrainian government intends to reform
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#Commentary of Marina Zheynova on how ‘Cossacks’ auction Ukraine off

Waiting for the next IMF tranche, the Ukrainian leadership is once again willing to do everything possible and impossible only to get a titbit. It is clear to every Ukrainian citizen that this is another financial bondage for decades, that all the billions of dollars in this case will no longer help. People will not even see them, but the consequences of the privatization of State-owned enterprises announced by Vladimir Groysman will have to be
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#Commentary of Elena Melnik on Poroshenko’s statement to host Ukraine-EU summit in Donetsk

Poroshenko, following the failed Ukraine-EU summit, made several bond statements, in one of which he expressed hope for the holding of the following events in Donetsk and Yalta. Naturally, this farce has nothing to do with reality. But nevertheless, the increase in populism in the rhetoric of the Ukrainian president has a certain meaning. To understand that Poroshenko desperately struggles for the electorate and the elementary preservation of
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#Commentary of Vladimir Bidyovka on simplifying procedure for obtaining Russian citizenship for Ukrainians

On July 12, 2017, the State Duma adopted amendments to the law "On Citizenship" in the second reading. This bill allows citizens of Ukraine to obtain the Russian citizenship without providing a certificate of withdrawal from the citizenship of Ukraine.It will be enough to notarize the application for withdrawal from the Ukrainian citizenship and submit one copy to the FMS (Federal migration service), and the second should be sent by mail to the
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#Commentary of Olga Makeyeva on widespread refusal of AFU’s soldiers to participate in conflict in Donbass

For more than three years, the criminal regime of Poroshenko has been telling Ukrainians about an undefeated army, huge queues of volunteers and the need to protect Ukraine's ‘European choice’ from Russian troops whose presence in Donbass has not been proved yet.But the reality was different: soldiers of the AFU in the “ATO” area understood that they were fighting in Donbass with their own people, not with the ‘Russian invaders’. As long as
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Denis Pushilin: Kiev does not give up on resolving conflict by military means

The Chairman of the DPR People’s Council, the permanent plenipotentiary representative of the DPR at negotiations in Minsk Denis Pushilin, in the interview with RT, commented on the statement made by the President of Ukraine Petr Poroshenko about his desire to hold the next EU-Ukraine Summit in Donetsk and Yalta.ʺKiev continue to sabotage the Minsk agreements and, unfortunately, does not give up on resolving the conflict by military means. It
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#Commentary of Miroslav Rudenko on causes of Ukrainian education system’s destruction

In Ukraine, the system of higher education is gradually breaking down. Along with the progressive deterioration of the economic situation and de-industrialization, the degradation of the higher education system is an inevitable consequence.According to the information agency Interfax-Ukraine, the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine intends to reduce the state demand for training personnel in higher educational institutions in 2017 by almost 17%
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#Commentary of Ekaterina Martyanova on Kiev’s decision to introduce procedure for crossing Ukraine’s border on biometric passports

The National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine decided to introduce a new procedure for crossing the border of Ukraine on biometric passports from January 1, 2018. In my opinion, this is a kind of disguised introduction of a visa regime with Russia.According to NSDCU Secretary Alexander Turchinov, the decision was made with the aim of strengthening security: "This is necessary so that saboteurs, terrorists, spies cannot cross our border
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#Commentary of Vladimir Bidyovka on process of dragging Ukraine into NATO

A meeting of the Ukraine – NATO Commission, which was devoted to the 20th anniversary of cooperation, was held in Kiev. Petr Poroshenko made a lot of loud statements, the content of which was clearly interpreted as a desire and even a realization of the first steps towards Ukraine’s joining NATO. Should such events and communications be taken seriously?I am sure they should be. History has shown that the North Atlantic Alliance, through the
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Denis Pushilin: Ukraine does not want to implement Minsk agreements (video)

The Chairman of the DPR People’s Council, the permanent plenipotentiary representative of the DPR at the Minsk negotiations Denis Pushilin participated in the TV programme “Republic” on TV channel “Union”.The envoy described the outcome of the negotiations of the humanitarian sub-group in Minsk during the programme. ʺThe issue of prisoner exchange is one of the most important for us. The complex verification process had been completed, it was
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