#Commentary of Miroslav Rudenko on Verkhovna Rada’s condemnation of Polish law banning “Bandera ideology”

The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine condemned a law on responsibility for propaganda of "Bandera ideology" adopted by the Sejm and the Senate of Poland and called upon the Polish President Andrzej Duda not to sign this document.It is clear not only for the West, but also for the East that the “Bandera ideology” is the basis of the ruling regime in Kiev. Only now the Western ‘partners’ decided to protect themselves at the legislative level from
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#Commentary of Denis Pushilin on Verkhovna Rada’s refusal to consider resolution on suspension of “Reintegration” law

This is an absolutely predictable act of the Ukrainian parliamentarians that indicates the complete absence of sanity and professionalism. This normative act still does not conform to either the Constitution of Ukraine or international normative legal documents and conventions.The law on “reintegration” of Donbass excludes any initiatives of peaceful settlement of the conflict. Its purpose is to strengthen the powers of the President,
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#Commentary of Elena Melnick on continuation of political tragicomedy in Ukraine with Saakashvili and Poroshenko in lead roles

After a month and a half’s break, Saakashvili hit the headlines of Ukrainian media once again. On February 4, Kiev hosted a meeting called “Movement of New Forces”, which ended with “March for the Future”. The main demand voiced by protesters was the resignation of Poroshenko. The return to the proscenium of the political burlesque, “Maidan in Kiev”, means one thing to Saakashvili – screenwriters of this theatrical performance hint to the main…
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#Commentary of Alla Barkhatnova on experiments on Ukrainian children

The “information and media literacy course” will be introduced in Ukrainian schools. First, it is going to be tested in four cities: Ternopol, Chernigov, Dnepropetrovsk and Mariupol. The project will be implemented with the support of the Great Britain and the USA. This was stated by the British ambassador to Ukraine Judith Gough.Let us try to figure out an “event – information – end consumer” chain at the most primitive level. It is
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#Commentary of Alexander Malkov on incitement to religious enmity by Ukrainian authorities

There has been a clearly visible tendency of infringement of the rights of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate in favour of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Kyivan Patriarchate in the state religious policy of Ukraine for the last four years (the latter is not recognized by the World Orthodox community – Ed.). This state policy is more anti-religious than religious, and it continues to gain momentum in Ukraine. Another
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#Commentary of Vladimir Bidyovka on Europe calling Ukraine’s attention to corruption level

On January 30, the Committee of Experts on the Evaluation of Anti-Money Laundering Measures (MONEYVAL) published a report on Ukraine, which recommended amending its legislation so that the fight against corruption would become effective. The report stresses that corruption and shadow economy “make the country particularly vulnerable”. Once again Europe pointed out to Ukraine the need to combat the embezzlement of budget funds and crime in…
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Denis Pushilin call Minsk agreements political siege of Kiev

The permanent plenipotentiary representative of the DPR in the Contact group’s negotiations in Minsk, the Chairman of the DPR People’s Council Denis Pushilin called the Minsk agreements a political siege of Kiev in the lead-up of its third anniversary.ʺNo matter how sad this process looks, I am sure that all our efforts are made for good reason. And not just because, we still manage to reach some agreements. The main thing is that the Minsk
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#Commentary of Miroslav Rudenko on another renaming of streets in Ukrainian capital

It is necessary to account periodically for western grants allocated for incitement of national hatred, increasing the level of Russophobia and other anti-Russian projects. This time, the Kiev authorities did not hold original activities and limited themselves to another renaming of the capital’s streets.After the collapse of the Soviet Union, Ukraine never became a country in which the indigenous population would represent the majority. The
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Representatives of DPR and LPR call Kiev for resolving issues of restoration of Vodafone services and exchange of prisoners

On January 31, a regular meeting of the Contact Group on the peaceful settlement of the conflict in Donbass took place in Minsk. The agenda contained items concerning the restoration of Vodafone services and the exchange of prisoners.According to the source at the peace talks in Minsk, the plenipotentiary representative of the DNR Denis Pushilin called the lack of communication as an element of the communication blockade deliberately carried
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#Commentary of Marina Zheynova on fact that water supply services in Mariupol over three times more expensive than in Donetsk

Traditionally, Ukrainians are fearfully waiting for another increase in tariffs for housing and communal services. Over the past 10-15 years, the average price of the payment for utility services has increased more than 25 times. Now an ordinary Ukrainian has to give about 40-50% of their income for utilities of dubious quality.2018 is no exception: the Ministry of Economic Development of Ukraine forecasts an increase in tariffs up to 20%. Add
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