unian--2020-03-07--U.S. urges intl community to impose sanctions against Russia over repression in Crimea

Russia should also allow UN and OSCE monitors access to the peninsula to observe and document conditions there .
Acting Deputy Permanent Representative at the U.S. Mission to the United Nations , U.S .
Ambassador Cherith Norman Chalet says that her country urges the international community to impose sanctions against the Russian Federation over repressive actions in occupied Crimea .
`` The United States is determined to hold Russia accountable for its occupation of Crimea , including its repressive actions .
Since 2014 , successive rounds of sanctions have targeted those who play leadership roles in the occupation authority , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the crackdown on dissent , '' she said at a UN Arria-format meeting on Crimea and Human Rights on March 6 .
`` We have imposed sanctions on specific law enforcement actors , for example , known to be responsible for the torture of Crimean Tatar activists .
We urge other countries to impose similar restrictions . ''
Read alsoUkraine 's FM says Crimea Return Strategy his priority in office She also reiterated her country 's call for Russia to allow UN and OSCE monitors access to the peninsula to observe and document @ @ @ @ @ @ @ press freedom environment is now rated by Freedom House as one of the most restrictive in the world .
`` Clearly Russia and its proxies are attempting to hide realities from the eyes of the world , '' she said .
At the same meeting of the UN Security Council , head of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar People Refat Chubarov called for an embargo on all types of Russian energy carriers in order to `` force Russia to return Crimea and Donbas . ''
As UNIAN reported earlier , the United @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Federation for destabilizing actions against Ukraine .

Russia should also allow UN and OSCE monitors access to the peninsula to observe and document conditions there.
Acting Deputy Permanent Representative at the U.S. Mission to the United Nations, U.S. Ambassador Cherith Norman Chalet says that her country urges the international community to impose sanctions against the Russian Federation over repressive actions in occupied Crimea.
"The United States is determined to hold Russia accountable for its occupation of Crimea, including its repressive actions. Since 2014, successive rounds of sanctions have targeted those who play leadership roles in the occupation authority, including local heads of the agencies spearheading the crackdown on dissent," she said at a UN Arria-format meeting on Crimea and Human Rights on March 6. "We have imposed sanctions on specific law enforcement actors, for example, known to be responsible for the torture of Crimean Tatar activists. We urge other countries to impose similar restrictions."
Read alsoUkraine's FM says Crimea Return Strategy his priority in office
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She also reiterated her country's call for Russia to allow UN and OSCE monitors access to the peninsula to observe and document conditions there, especially given that the press freedom environment is now rated by Freedom House as one of the most restrictive in the world. "Clearly Russia and its proxies are attempting to hide realities from the eyes of the world," she said.
At the same meeting of the UN Security Council, head of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar People Refat Chubarov called for an embargo on all types of Russian energy carriers in order to "force Russia to return Crimea and Donbas."
As UNIAN reported earlier, the United States introduced new sanctions against the Russian Federation for destabilizing actions against Ukraine.


unian--2020-03-07--Reuters: About 30 still trapped after Chinese coronavirus quarantine hotel collapses

Some users demanded an investigation into how the hotel could have collapsed .
About 30 people remained trapped early on Sunday after a five-storey hotel being used for coronavirus quarantine collapsed in the southeast Chinese port city of Quanzhou , state media said .
About four hours after the collapse , the Quanzhou municipality said 38 of the 70 or so people who had been in the Quanzhou Xinjia Hotel had been rescued , as reported by Reuters .
A video stream posted by the government-backed Beijing News site showed rescue workers in orange overalls clambering over rubble and twisted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hotel collapsed at about 7:30 p.m. ( 1130 GMT ) on Saturday evening .
Read alsoTwenty-one test positive for coronavirus on cruise ship off California coast , 49 Ukrainians among passengers – media '' I was at a gas station and heard a loud noise .
I looked up and the whole building collapsed .
Dust was everywhere , and glass fragments were flying around , '' a witness said in a video posted on the Miaopai streaming app .
`` I was so terrified that my hands and legs were shivering .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ surname , Chen , told the Beijing News website that relatives including her sister had been under quarantine at the hotel as prescribed by local regulations after returning from Hubei province , where the coronavirus emerged .
She said they had been scheduled to leave soon after completing their 14 days of isolation .
`` I ca n't contact them , they 're not answering their phones , '' she said .
`` I 'm under quarantine too ( at another hotel ) and I 'm very worried , I do n't know @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , they took their temperatures every day , and the tests showed that everything was normal . ''
Read alsoNumber of deaths from novel coronavirus rises to 3,491 The municipality said 36 emergency rescue vehicles such as cranes and excavators , 67 firefighting vehicles , 15 ambulances , and more than 700 firefighters , medical and other rescue workers were at the scene as the operation stretched into the night .
Quanzhou is a port city on the Taiwan Strait in the province of Fujian with a population of more than 8 million @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the hotel had opened in June 2018 with 80 rooms .
Beijing News ' video stream was viewed by more than 2 million Weibo users on Saturday evening , and the hotel 's collapse was the top trending topic on the Weibo site , China 's close equivalent to Twitter .
Some users demanded an investigation into how the hotel could have collapsed .
Anger has been building up against the authorities in China over their early handling of the coronavirus outbreak , which has killed more than 3,300 people globally , most @ @ @ @ @ @ @ provincial government said that as of Friday , the province had 296 cases of coronavirus and 10,819 people had been placed under observation after being classified as suspected close contacts .
The official Xinhua News Agency said the committee responsible for working safety under the State Council , China 's cabinet , had sent an emergency working team to the site .

Some users demanded an investigation into how the hotel could have collapsed.
About 30 people remained trapped early on Sunday after a five-storey hotel being used for coronavirus quarantine collapsed in the southeast Chinese port city of Quanzhou, state media said.
About four hours after the collapse, the Quanzhou municipality said 38 of the 70 or so people who had been in the Quanzhou Xinjia Hotel had been rescued, as reported by Reuters.
A video stream posted by the government-backed Beijing News site showed rescue workers in orange overalls clambering over rubble and twisted steelwork carrying people towards ambulances.
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The hotel collapsed at about 7:30 p.m. (1130 GMT) on Saturday evening.
Read alsoTwenty-one test positive for coronavirus on cruise ship off California coast, 49 Ukrainians among passengers – media
"I was at a gas station and heard a loud noise. I looked up and the whole building collapsed. Dust was everywhere, and glass fragments were flying around," a witness said in a video posted on the Miaopai streaming app.
"I was so terrified that my hands and legs were shivering."
A woman named only by her surname, Chen, told the Beijing News website that relatives including her sister had been under quarantine at the hotel as prescribed by local regulations after returning from Hubei province, where the coronavirus emerged.
She said they had been scheduled to leave soon after completing their 14 days of isolation.
"I can't contact them, they're not answering their phones," she said.
"I'm under quarantine too (at another hotel) and I'm very worried, I don't know what to do. They were healthy, they took their temperatures every day, and the tests showed that everything was normal."
Read alsoNumber of deaths from novel coronavirus rises to 3,491
The municipality said 36 emergency rescue vehicles such as cranes and excavators, 67 firefighting vehicles, 15 ambulances, and more than 700 firefighters, medical and other rescue workers were at the scene as the operation stretched into the night.
Quanzhou is a port city on the Taiwan Strait in the province of Fujian with a population of more than 8 million.
The official People's Daily said the hotel had opened in June 2018 with 80 rooms.
Beijing News' video stream was viewed by more than 2 million Weibo users on Saturday evening, and the hotel's collapse was the top trending topic on the Weibo site, China's close equivalent to Twitter.
Some users demanded an investigation into how the hotel could have collapsed.
Anger has been building up against the authorities in China over their early handling of the coronavirus outbreak, which has killed more than 3,300 people globally, most of them in China.
The Fujian provincial government said that as of Friday, the province had 296 cases of coronavirus and 10,819 people had been placed under observation after being classified as suspected close contacts.
The official Xinhua News Agency said the committee responsible for working safety under the State Council, China's cabinet, had sent an emergency working team to the site.


unian--2020-03-07--Zelensky: People should be confident EU waiting for Ukraine

According to the Ukrainian president , some European leaders get it , in particular , German Chancellor Angela Merkel .
@ @ @ @ @ said people should be confident that the European Union is waiting for Ukraine .
`` @ @ @ @ @ confidence that the European Union is waiting for Ukraine , '' he told the Guardian @ @ @ @ @ People do n't really believe in words .
Or rather , people believe in words @ @ @ @ @ time .
Then they start to look for action , '' Zelensky said .
According @ @ @ @ @ some European leaders get it , in particular , German Chancellor Angela Merkel .

According to the Ukrainian president, some European leaders get it, in particular, German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said people should be confident that the European Union is waiting for Ukraine.
Read alsoZelensky: Ukraine's government must be effective, bring results
"We need to give people confidence that the European Union is waiting for Ukraine," he told the Guardian in an interview.
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"People don't really believe in words. Or rather, people believe in words only for a stretch of time. Then they start to look for action," Zelensky said.
According to the Ukrainian president, some European leaders get it, in particular, German Chancellor Angela Merkel.


unian--2020-03-07--WHO deploying mission to Ukraine as part of preparedness for COVID-19

The missions will also be deployed to Azerbaijan and Montenegro .
The WHO Regional Office for Europe ( WHO/Europe ) @ @ @ @ @ Ukraine in the coming days as part of preparedness and response activities for COVID-19 .
@ @ @ @ @ missions to Azerbaijan , Ukraine and Montenegro in the coming days as part of preparedness @ @ @ @ @ , '' reads the report .
As UNIAN reported earlier , the first case of @ @ @ @ @ Ukraine on Tuesday .
The patient earlier returned with his wife from Italy to Chernivtsi @ @ @ @ @ , while his wife stayed at home .
Later , she agreed to undergo observation @ @ @ @ @

The missions will also be deployed to Azerbaijan and Montenegro.
The WHO Regional Office for Europe (WHO/Europe) is deploying a mission to Ukraine in the coming days as part of preparedness and response activities for COVID-19.
Read alsoAnother man suspected of coronavirus hospitalized in Ukraine's Chernivtsi
"WHO/Europe is deploying three missions to Azerbaijan, Ukraine and Montenegro in the coming days as part of preparedness and response activities for COVID-19," reads the report.
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As UNIAN reported earlier, the first case of Covid-19 coronavirus was confirmed in Ukraine on Tuesday. The patient earlier returned with his wife from Italy to Chernivtsi. Medics hospitalized the man, while his wife stayed at home. Later, she agreed to undergo observation amid tensions with neighbors.


unian--2020-03-07--Zelensky about Putin: All totalitarian regimes end same way

Zelensky thinks the era of the political outsider is just starting .
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin will not stay longer at the post since all totalitarian regimes end the same way .
`` Of course a new president will appear there .
Of course it will happen .
What kind of president it will be , I do n't know .
But we can see that all totalitarian regimes end the same way , '' he told the Guardian in an interview .
To the journalists ' remark that Putin would never simply @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in Russia , the Ukrainian president said : `` I do n't want people to die anywhere .
But we should understand that if you keep tightening the spring , at some point it will snap . ''
Zelensky thinks the era of the political outsider is just starting and his own campaign model could succeed elsewhere .
`` I am certain it could , especially where people are tired , where they are running like squirrels on a wheel , and there are these long-standing politicians with big financial resources .
In @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for a breath of fresh air , it should work . ''

Zelensky thinks the era of the political outsider is just starting.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin will not stay longer at the post since all totalitarian regimes end the same way.
"Of course a new president will appear there. Of course it will happen. What kind of president it will be, I don't know. But we can see that all totalitarian regimes end the same way," he told the Guardian in an interview.
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To the journalists' remark that Putin would never simply give up power to a Zelensky figure in Russia, the Ukrainian president said: "I don't want people to die anywhere. But we should understand that if you keep tightening the spring, at some point it will snap."
Zelensky thinks the era of the political outsider is just starting and his own campaign model could succeed elsewhere. "I am certain it could, especially where people are tired, where they are running like squirrels on a wheel, and there are these long-standing politicians with big financial resources. In these places, where people are searching for a breath of fresh air, it should work."


unian--2020-03-07--Zelensky: Ukraine's government must be effective, bring results

The president said the course of Ukraine had not changed from the staffing reshuffle .
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said the government of Ukraine must be effective and bring results .
`` It was necessary to respond to the effectiveness of the work of the Cabinet [ of Ministers ] , '' he said in an interview to Bloomberg , explaining the latest staffing changes voted by the Verkhovna Rada , Ukraine 's parliament , according to the president 's press service .
`` When you make such profound changes in the country , you can not lose .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ ratings , not that you can be banished from power , but that Ukraine may not have a chance to make these changes anymore , '' Zelensky said .
The president said the course of Ukraine had not changed from the staffing reshuffle .
Ukraine is still focused on implementing reforms announced in Zelensky 's program .
In particular , further cooperation with the International Monetary Fund , the implementation of the land reform , the elaboration of the necessary bill on banks that will not allow the former owners to return them @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to prove that critics ' doubts are unfounded , Bloomberg reports .
`` I do not plan to replace any person in the country who works fairly and effectively , '' Zelensky said , referring separately to the positions appointed by the president .
He also emphasized the oligarchs do not influence the new government .
`` They [ oligarchs ] own 70-80 % of assets in Ukraine .
Every manager in Ukraine has worked for one of them or is in some way related to one of them .
After all , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to understand that , '' the president said .

The president said the course of Ukraine had not changed from the staffing reshuffle.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said the government of Ukraine must be effective and bring results.
"It was necessary to respond to the effectiveness of the work of the Cabinet [of Ministers]," he said in an interview to Bloomberg, explaining the latest staffing changes voted by the Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine's parliament, according to the president's press service.
"When you make such profound changes in the country, you cannot lose. The point is not in your personal ratings, not that you can be banished from power, but that Ukraine may not have a chance to make these changes anymore," Zelensky said.
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The president said the course of Ukraine had not changed from the staffing reshuffle. Ukraine is still focused on implementing reforms announced in Zelensky's program. In particular, further cooperation with the International Monetary Fund, the implementation of the land reform, the elaboration of the necessary bill on banks that will not allow the former owners to return them. The new government has ample opportunity to prove that critics' doubts are unfounded, Bloomberg reports.
"I do not plan to replace any person in the country who works fairly and effectively," Zelensky said, referring separately to the positions appointed by the president.
He also emphasized the oligarchs do not influence the new government.
"They [oligarchs] own 70-80% of assets in Ukraine. Every manager in Ukraine has worked for one of them or is in some way related to one of them. After all, they hire the best – we have to understand that," the president said.


unian--2020-03-07--Another man suspected of coronavirus hospitalized in Ukraine's Chernivtsi

In total , seven people suspected of coronavirus were hospitalized in Chernivtsi region .
Six of them have already tested @ @ @ @ @ man suspected of the novel coronavirus has been hospitalized in the town of Chernivtsi , @ @ @ @ @ positive for coronavirus on cruise ship off California coast , 49 Ukrainians among passengers – @ @ @ @ @ symptoms of an infectious disease and has arrived from a country where COVID-19 cases were @ @ @ @ @ service of Chernivtsi Regional State Administration told UNIAN .
In total , seven people suspected @ @ @ @ @ Chernivtsi region .
Six of them have already tested negative for COVID-19 .
As UNIAN @ @ @ @ @ case of Covid-19 coronavirus was confirmed in Ukraine on Tuesday .
The patient earlier returned @ @ @ @ @ to Chernivtsi .
Medics hospitalized the man , while his wife stayed at home .
@ @ @ @ @ undergo observation amid tensions with neighbors .

In total, seven people suspected of coronavirus were hospitalized in Chernivtsi region. Six of them have already tested negative for COVID-19.
Another man suspected of the novel coronavirus has been hospitalized in the town of Chernivtsi, Ukraine.
Read alsoTwenty-one test positive for coronavirus on cruise ship off California coast, 49 Ukrainians among passengers – media
"The patient has symptoms of an infectious disease and has arrived from a country where COVID-19 cases were recorded," the press service of Chernivtsi Regional State Administration told UNIAN.
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In total, seven people suspected of coronavirus were hospitalized in Chernivtsi region. Six of them have already tested negative for COVID-19.
As UNIAN reported earlier, the first case of Covid-19 coronavirus was confirmed in Ukraine on Tuesday. The patient earlier returned with his wife from Italy to Chernivtsi. Medics hospitalized the man, while his wife stayed at home. Later, she agreed to undergo observation amid tensions with neighbors.


unian--2020-03-07--Ukraine transfers US$26.2 mln to pay off debts on wages to miners – PM

According to Shmyhal , the government will not spontaneously close the mines but will work toward the development of coal regions .
Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal has said the government transferred UAH 654 million ( US $ 26.2 million ) to pay off debts on wages to miners .
`` We agreed and the president promised at the All-Ukrainian Miners ' Meeting to pay off half of the debts in March .
Indeed , yesterday and the day before yesterday debts in the amount of UAH 654 million were transferred to the accounts , including of the Pershotravneva mine @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , '' the prime minister said during a `` Freedom of Speech by Savik Shuster '' panel show on Ukraine TV channel on March 6 , according to the government portal .
According to Shmyhal , the government will not spontaneously close the mines but will work toward the development of coal regions .
The prime minister said the government had been working with the World Bank for several weeks to develop a program of equitable transformation of coal regions .
According to him , it is a long-term program , which stipulates @ @ @ @ @ @ @ involve planning the future of this territory .
Shmyhal added the government would not close the mines until the state found alternative employment for the people .

According to Shmyhal, the government will not spontaneously close the mines but will work toward the development of coal regions.
Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal has said the government transferred UAH 654 million (US$26.2 million) to pay off debts on wages to miners.
"We agreed and the president promised at the All-Ukrainian Miners' Meeting to pay off half of the debts in March. Indeed, yesterday and the day before yesterday debts in the amount of UAH 654 million were transferred to the accounts, including of the Pershotravneva mine administration. This is the first step," the prime minister said during a "Freedom of Speech by Savik Shuster" panel show on Ukraine TV channel on March 6, according to the government portal.
Read alsoZelensky names condition for shutting unprofitable coal mines
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According to Shmyhal, the government will not spontaneously close the mines but will work toward the development of coal regions.
The prime minister said the government had been working with the World Bank for several weeks to develop a program of equitable transformation of coal regions. According to him, it is a long-term program, which stipulates that even the natural mine closure will involve planning the future of this territory.
Shmyhal added the government would not close the mines until the state found alternative employment for the people.


unian--2020-03-07--Twenty-one test positive for coronavirus on cruise ship off California coast, 49 Ukrainians among pa

Twenty-one test positive for coronavirus on cruise ship off California coast, 49 Ukrainians among passengers – media

A military helicopter lowered test kits onto the 951-foot ( 290-meter ) Grand Princess by rope Thursday as the vessel lay at anchor off the coast of San Francisco .
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence said Friday that the Princess Cruises ' Grand Princess cruise ship off the coast of California will dock this weekend in a `` non-commercial port , '' and that all passengers and crew will be tested for the coronavirus .
Speaking at the White House on Friday evening , Pence said that 46 people aboard the ship had been swabbed .
Of those , 21 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said , 24 were negative and one of the tests was inconclusive .
Pence said that of the 21 who tested positive , 19 were crew members and two were passengers , as reported by USA Today .
Read alsoNumber of deaths from novel coronavirus rises to 3,491 '' It 's very likely that the crew was exposed on two different outings , '' Pence said .
`` And we know the coronavirus manifested among the previous passengers . ''
The vice president said that crew members would likely be quarantined on the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ everyone on the ship , '' Pence said .
More than 3,500 people were waiting for news of the test results as more cases connected to the ship came to light .
In addition to a 71-year-old man who died from coronavirus after sailing on the ship 's previous voyage , The Associated Press reports health authorities disclosed that at least nine other people who were on the same excursion were also found to be infected .
And some passengers from that trip stayed aboard for the current voyage .
It is reported @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the 951-foot ( 290-meter ) Grand Princess by rope Thursday as the vessel lay at anchor off the coast of San Francisco .
At the same time , Director of the Consular Service Department of Ukraine 's Ministry of Foreign Affairs Serhiy Pohoreltsev has said 49 Ukrainians are among passengers on board the Grand Princess cruise ship .
The Consulate General of Ukraine in San Francisco is checking whether there are Ukrainian citizens among those infected with the novel coronavirus .

A military helicopter lowered test kits onto the 951-foot (290-meter) Grand Princess by rope Thursday as the vessel lay at anchor off the coast of San Francisco.
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence said Friday that the Princess Cruises' Grand Princess cruise ship off the coast of California will dock this weekend in a "non-commercial port," and that all passengers and crew will be tested for the coronavirus.
Speaking at the White House on Friday evening, Pence said that 46 people aboard the ship had been swabbed. Of those, 21 tested positive for the virus, he said, 24 were negative and one of the tests was inconclusive. Pence said that of the 21 who tested positive, 19 were crew members and two were passengers, as reported by USA Today.
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"It's very likely that the crew was exposed on two different outings," Pence said. "And we know the coronavirus manifested among the previous passengers."
The vice president said that crew members would likely be quarantined on the ship.
"We will be testing everyone on the ship," Pence said.
More than 3,500 people were waiting for news of the test results as more cases connected to the ship came to light.
In addition to a 71-year-old man who died from coronavirus after sailing on the ship's previous voyage, The Associated Press reports health authorities disclosed that at least nine other people who were on the same excursion were also found to be infected. And some passengers from that trip stayed aboard for the current voyage.
It is reported a military helicopter lowered test kits onto the 951-foot (290-meter) Grand Princess by rope Thursday as the vessel lay at anchor off the coast of San Francisco.
At the same time, Director of the Consular Service Department of Ukraine's Ministry of Foreign Affairs Serhiy Pohoreltsev has said 49 Ukrainians are among passengers on board the Grand Princess cruise ship. The Consulate General of Ukraine in San Francisco is checking whether there are Ukrainian citizens among those infected with the novel coronavirus.


unian--2020-03-08--Lessons for the U.S. military from the Russian invasion of Ukraine

Russia employs in Ukraine a combination of efforts often referred to as `` hybrid warfare . ''
There are `` plenty of military lessons '' for the U.S. in Ukraine , which is now into its sixth year of a Russian invasion that has cost more than 14.000 Ukrainian lives and displaced millions , says Volodymyr Yelchenko , the Ukrainian ambassador to the United States .
`` This is real war going on in the middle of Europe and this experience is different from Syria or Afghanistan or Iraq , so this is probably something which the U.S. military does @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said in an exclusive interview with Military Times in Washington .
Yelchenko said he has heard from people inside the Pentagon that `` they really enjoy learning from Ukrainians , who are on the front line , about their own experience .
I think this is very valuable '' for the U.S. military .
The `` full spectrum '' of Russian military doctrine has been on display in Ukraine since the Russians took over Crimea in 2014 and are engaged in ongoing bloodshed , assisting its proxy forces in the east .
Read @ @ @ @ @ @ @ both countries to appoint ambassadors That doctrine includes the use of conventional forces like mechanized infantry backed by armor and artillery , special operations forces , assassination and bombings , electronic warfare , cyber attacks , and the weaponization of information .
It is a combination of efforts often referred to as `` hybrid warfare . ''
Michael Carpenter , a former deputy assistant defense secretary responsible for Russia , Ukraine , Eurasia and the Baltics , offered a take similar to Yelchenko 's .
`` We learn more from how Ukrainians fight @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we do through any other means , '' said Carpenter in an interview with Military Times .
`` And so in terms of how Russia uses electronic warfare , how they use artillery systems , how they do reconnaissance , how they use their special operations forces , all of this is of very high value to not just our intelligence community , but to our military , in terms of understanding what we need to do to prepare in the event that we 're either facing Russian proxy forces , in some @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Middle East or elsewhere , or in the event that a NATO ally is engaged with Russian forces directly . ''
To counter the Russians , Yelchenko offered Military Times a wish-list of weapons systems that they would like from the U.S. At the top of the list are Patriot anti-missile systems .
`` Ideally , of course , we dream to have the Patriot system but it 's too expensive , '' said Yelchenko .
`` To cover Ukraine , we probably need four to six , which is billions of dollars @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Initiative funding is $ 250 million that the U.S. Congress authorized for the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative , which can be used to replace any `` weapons or defensive articles '' provided to Ukraine by the U.S. government .
Such funding became a flashpoint in 2019 , eventually becoming a central issue in the impeachment of President Donald Trump , who was acquitted in the Senate .
Among other items , the Ukrainians would like are more Island-class patrol boats .
Lots more .
`` It is not my opinion , this is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ saying all the time that to at least be able to contain Russia 's movements in the Black Sea , we need like between 30 to 40 Island-type ships , '' said Yelchenko .
There 's a long way to go for that wish to be fulfilled .
`` As you may know , there were two of those delivered to train last year , '' said Yelchenko .
`` And there are three [ coming ] in July .
So we 're talking about five ships in two years , but we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` even smaller things '' like more Javelin anti-tank weapons , sniper rifles and grenade launchers , said Yelchenko .
The weapons were among the long-sought-after lethal aid finally delivered by the Trump administration .
`` All of this is very effective on the front lines , '' he said .

Russia employs in Ukraine a combination of efforts often referred to as "hybrid warfare."
There are "plenty of military lessons" for the U.S. in Ukraine, which is now into its sixth year of a Russian invasion that has cost more than 14.000 Ukrainian lives and displaced millions, says Volodymyr Yelchenko, the Ukrainian ambassador to the United States.
"This is real war going on in the middle of Europe and this experience is different from Syria or Afghanistan or Iraq, so this is probably something which the U.S. military doesn't have experience with," Yelchenko said in an exclusive interview with Military Times in Washington.
Yelchenko said he has heard from people inside the Pentagon that "they really enjoy learning from Ukrainians, who are on the front line, about their own experience. I think this is very valuable" for the U.S. military.
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The "full spectrum" of Russian military doctrine has been on display in Ukraine since the Russians took over Crimea in 2014 and are engaged in ongoing bloodshed, assisting its proxy forces in the east.
Read alsoUkraine responds to Lavrov's offer for both countries to appoint ambassadors
That doctrine includes the use of conventional forces like mechanized infantry backed by armor and artillery, special operations forces, assassination and bombings, electronic warfare, cyber attacks, and the weaponization of information. It is a combination of efforts often referred to as "hybrid warfare."
Michael Carpenter, a former deputy assistant defense secretary responsible for Russia, Ukraine, Eurasia and the Baltics, offered a take similar to Yelchenko's.
"We learn more from how Ukrainians fight this hybrid warfare with the Russians than we do through any other means," said Carpenter in an interview with Military Times.
"And so in terms of how Russia uses electronic warfare, how they use artillery systems, how they do reconnaissance, how they use their special operations forces, all of this is of very high value to not just our intelligence community, but to our military, in terms of understanding what we need to do to prepare in the event that we're either facing Russian proxy forces, in some theater of war, say in the Middle East or elsewhere, or in the event that a NATO ally is engaged with Russian forces directly."
To counter the Russians, Yelchenko offered Military Times a wish-list of weapons systems that they would like from the U.S. At the top of the list are Patriot anti-missile systems. "Ideally, of course, we dream to have the Patriot system but it's too expensive," said Yelchenko. "To cover Ukraine, we probably need four to six, which is billions of dollars."
Included in recent European Defense Initiative funding is $250 million that the U.S. Congress authorized for the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative, which can be used to replace any "weapons or defensive articles" provided to Ukraine by the U.S. government. Such funding became a flashpoint in 2019, eventually becoming a central issue in the impeachment of President Donald Trump, who was acquitted in the Senate.
Among other items, the Ukrainians would like are more Island-class patrol boats. Lots more.
"It is not my opinion, this is what our defense ministry and navy are saying all the time that to at least be able to contain Russia's movements in the Black Sea, we need like between 30 to 40 Island-type ships," said Yelchenko.
There's a long way to go for that wish to be fulfilled.
Read alsoU.S. Department of Defense orders Javelin missile systems for Ukraine
"As you may know, there were two of those delivered to train last year," said Yelchenko. "And there are three [coming] in July. So we're talking about five ships in two years, but we need 30 minimum."
Ukraine wants "even smaller things" like more Javelin anti-tank weapons, sniper rifles and grenade launchers, said Yelchenko. The weapons were among the long-sought-after lethal aid finally delivered by the Trump administration. "All of this is very effective on the front lines," he said.


unian--2020-03-08--Zelensky congratulates women on March 8

Zelensky congratulates women on March 8

Women perform feats daily and help men with their stuff , Zelensky noted .
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky has posted on Facebook congratulations on International Women 's Day .
`` In my childhood years , on March 8 , men gave women flowers and talked about how , with their love , beauty and care , they inspire the 'strong gender ' for feats .
But in fact , women themselves perform feats , every day .
They defend their homeland , teach children , treat patients , and save lives , manage companies , make scientific discoveries , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ combine work , family , friends , leisure , sports , self-development , and charity , while still remembering where we , men , put our stuff , '' Zelensky wrote in his address .
Read alsoZelensky calls on Ukrainians to engage in domestic tourism amid coronavirus outbreak '' We are ready to help you with everything so that you can become whoever your soul desires .
After all , we love , '' the president concluded .
UNIAN memo .
International Women 's Day is celebrated on March 8 .
This year @ @ @ @ @ @ @ provided an additional day-off the following day , March 9 .

Women perform feats daily and help men with their stuff, Zelensky noted.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky has posted on Facebook congratulations on International Women's Day.
"In my childhood years, on March 8, men gave women flowers and talked about how, with their love, beauty and care, they inspire the 'strong gender' for feats. But in fact, women themselves perform feats, every day. They defend their homeland, teach children, treat patients, and save lives, manage companies, make scientific discoveries, and create art. They manage to combine work, family, friends, leisure, sports, self-development, and charity, while still remembering where we, men, put our stuff," Zelensky wrote in his address.
Read alsoZelensky calls on Ukrainians to engage in domestic tourism amid coronavirus outbreak
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"We are ready to help you with everything so that you can become whoever your soul desires. After all, we love," the president concluded.
UNIAN memo. International Women's Day is celebrated on March 8. This year it's Sunday so Ukrainians will be provided an additional day-off the following day, March 9.


unian--2020-03-08--No coronavirus found in six patients earlier hospitalized in Chernivtsi with covid-19 symptoms

Lab tests say suspicions have not been confirmed .
Six residents of Chernivtsi region who had earlier been admitted to a local hospital with certain symptoms of the novel coronavirus turned out to be clean of covid-19 , according to the press service of the Chernivtsi Regional State Administration citing data from the virology lab at the Center for Public Health in Kyiv .
`` Test results for coronavirus in six Chernivtsi region residents who were admitted to the infectious unit of the regional clinical hospital are negative , '' the press service told UNIAN .
`` Also , no @ @ @ @ @ @ @ had been in contact with them , '' the statement says .
Read alsoWHO deploying mission to Ukraine as part of preparedness for COVID-19 As UNIAN reported earlier , on March 3 the first case of coronavirus in Ukraine was confirmed in Chernivtsi – the man who contracted the coronavirus had just returned from Italy with his wife .
Doctors hospitalized the man , while his wife went for self-isolation at home before also being admitted to one of the city 's medical facilities .
She currently has no symptoms of covid-19 .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ suspected coronavirus infection was hospitalized in Chernivtsi .
It was reported that a patient with signs of an infectious disease arrived from a country where cases of covid-19 had earlier been recorded .

Lab tests say suspicions have not been confirmed.
Six residents of Chernivtsi region who had earlier been admitted to a local hospital with certain symptoms of the novel coronavirus turned out to be clean of covid-19, according to the press service of the Chernivtsi Regional State Administration citing data from the virology lab at the Center for Public Health in Kyiv.
"Test results for coronavirus in six Chernivtsi region residents who were admitted to the infectious unit of the regional clinical hospital are negative," the press service told UNIAN.
"Also, no covid-19 has been confirmed in persons who had been in contact with them," the statement says.
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Read alsoWHO deploying mission to Ukraine as part of preparedness for COVID-19
As UNIAN reported earlier, on March 3 the first case of coronavirus in Ukraine was confirmed in Chernivtsi – the man who contracted the coronavirus had just returned from Italy with his wife.
Doctors hospitalized the man, while his wife went for self-isolation at home before also being admitted to one of the city's medical facilities. She currently has no symptoms of covid-19.
On March 7, another person with suspected coronavirus infection was hospitalized in Chernivtsi. It was reported that a patient with signs of an infectious disease arrived from a country where cases of covid-19 had earlier been recorded.


unian--2020-03-08--Donbas update: Enemy mortars Ukrainian positions, employs IFVs

No casualties were reported among Ukrainian troops .
Over the past day , March 7 , Russian occupation forces in @ @ @ @ @ ceasefire , according to the Joint Forces Operation Headquarters .
According to the morning update @ @ @ @ @ enemy engaged Ukrainian positions with 82 mm mortars proscribed by the Minsk agreements on Donbas @ @ @ @ @ installed on an infantry fighting vehicle , grenade launchers of various types , heavy machine @ @ @ @ @ .
Over the past day , no casualties were reported among Ukrainian troops .
Since @ @ @ @ @ occupation forces have not opened fire .
It was reported that the militants opened fire @ @ @ @ @ the town of Maryinka .
A civilian was injured in that shelling .

No casualties were reported among Ukrainian troops.
Over the past day, March 7, Russian occupation forces in Donbas six times violated the ceasefire, according to the Joint Forces Operation Headquarters.
According to the morning update released via Facebook, the enemy engaged Ukrainian positions with 82 mm mortars proscribed by the Minsk agreements on Donbas settlement, as well weapons installed on an infantry fighting vehicle, grenade launchers of various types, heavy machine guns, and small arms.
Read alsoRussia-led forces' Feb casualties in Donbas include 38 dead, 44 wounded troops – Ukraine's JFO
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Over the past day, no casualties were reported among Ukrainian troops.
Since day-start on Sunday, Russian occupation forces have not opened fire.
It was reported that the militants opened fire on a residential area in the town of Maryinka. A civilian was injured in that shelling.


unian--2020-03-08--"Because it would be quicker": Zelensky jokes he sometimes wants to hang oligarchs

However , the option is off the table , the president adds , noting Ukraine 's choice of a democratic path .
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky admits he sometimes `` really wants '' to hang oligarchs , but this is not an option as Ukraine has chosen a democratic path .
`` It 's certainly true that Ukraine 's oligarchs continue to wield tremendous power , '' and President Zelensky `` wo n't be rid of their machinations simply by asking nicely , '' the Guardian reports , adding that the `` TV president '' Zelensky played in a series @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for such lavish expenditure abroad during a time of war , `` but the real Zelenskiy will have to work with them , asking them to invest at home and fund state projects when asked . ''
Read alsoZelensky about Putin : All totalitarian regimes end same way '' If we 've chosen democracy , of course , we ca n't hang people , '' Zelensky , a former star comedian and actor told the Guardian in an interview .
`` Although !
Sometimes you really want to .
And do you know @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Much quicker . ''
`` We are joking , '' said his press secretary Iuliia Mendel , looking `` somewhat concerned , '' according to the Guardian .
`` Of course we 're joking , '' Zelensky added .

However, the option is off the table, the president adds, noting Ukraine's choice of a democratic path.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky admits he sometimes "really wants" to hang oligarchs, but this is not an option as Ukraine has chosen a democratic path.
"It's certainly true that Ukraine's oligarchs continue to wield tremendous power," and President Zelensky "won't be rid of their machinations simply by asking nicely," the Guardian reports, adding that the "TV president" Zelensky played in a series might have ordered oligarchs hanged or shot for such lavish expenditure abroad during a time of war, "but the real Zelenskiy will have to work with them, asking them to invest at home and fund state projects when asked."
Read alsoZelensky about Putin: All totalitarian regimes end same way
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"If we've chosen democracy, of course, we can't hang people," Zelensky, a former star comedian and actor told the Guardian in an interview. "Although! Sometimes you really want to. And do you know why? Because it would be quicker. Much quicker."
"We are joking," said his press secretary Iuliia Mendel, looking "somewhat concerned," according to the Guardian.
"Of course we're joking," Zelensky added.


unian--2020-03-08--Zelensky tells of expectations from MH17 trial

The trial in the Hague starts on March 9 .
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky believes MH17 trial in the Netherlands will see justice prevail and that those guilty will be held accountable .
`` Along with partners from Flag of Australia , Belgium , Malaysia , the Netherlands Ukrainian experts have been key to gathering crucial evidence for the МН17 case , '' the president tweeted .
Read alsoRelatives of MH17 victims stage rally outside Russian embassy in The Hague '' The trial in the Hague starts on March 9 .
I believe justice will prevail and that those responsible @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of 298 innocent people , '' Zelensky wrote .
UNIAN memo .
Malaysia Airlines ' MH17 Boeing 777 heading from Amsterdam for Kuala Lumpur was shot down on July 17 , 2014 , over Russia-occupied territory in Donetsk region .
All 298 people on board who were citizens of 10 countries were killed in the crash .
The majority of the victims , 196 , were citizens of the Netherlands .
The Dutch Safety Board October 13 , 2015 , issued a report on the causes of the accident .
It was revealed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by a Buk anti-aircraft missile system .
The Joint Investigation Team in its report published on September 28 , 2016 , confirmed that the plane had been downed by a Russian-made Buk brought to Ukraine from Russia .
Read alsoMH17 trial : Russia 's GRU tried to hinder , influence probe on multiple fronts , Dutch report says On June 19 , 2019 , JIT investigators accused four Russia-controlled military intelligence officers of involvement in a missile attack that shot down MH17 .
The first four suspects in the MH17 case are Russian @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' ) , who in the summer of 2014 was the so-called `` Minister of Defense of the Donetsk People 's Republic '' ( `` DPR '' ) ; Russian General Sergei Dubinsky ( nom de guerre `` Khmuryi '' ) , who led the `` DPR intelligence ; '' Oleg Pulatov ( nom de guerre `` Gyurza '' ) , who in 2014 headed of `` the 2nd division of the GRU of the DPR ; '' as well as Leonid Kharchenko ( nom de guerre `` Krot '' ) , who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ battalion '' of Russia-led forces .
The trial is scheduled to start in the Netherlands on Monday , March 9 .

The trial in the Hague starts on March 9.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky believes MH17 trial in the Netherlands will see justice prevail and that those guilty will be held accountable.
"Along with partners from Flag of Australia, Belgium, Malaysia, the Netherlands Ukrainian experts have been key to gathering crucial evidence for the МН17 case," the president tweeted.
Read alsoRelatives of MH17 victims stage rally outside Russian embassy in The Hague
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"The trial in the Hague starts on March 9. I believe justice will prevail and that those responsible will be held accountable for the deaths of 298 innocent people," Zelensky wrote.
UNIAN memo. Malaysia Airlines' MH17 Boeing 777 heading from Amsterdam for Kuala Lumpur was shot down on July 17, 2014, over Russia-occupied territory in Donetsk region. All 298 people on board who were citizens of 10 countries were killed in the crash. The majority of the victims, 196, were citizens of the Netherlands. The Dutch Safety Board October 13, 2015, issued a report on the causes of the accident. It was revealed that the plane had been shot down by a Buk anti-aircraft missile system.
The Joint Investigation Team in its report published on September 28, 2016, confirmed that the plane had been downed by a Russian-made Buk brought to Ukraine from Russia.
Read alsoMH17 trial: Russia's GRU tried to hinder, influence probe on multiple fronts, Dutch report says
On June 19, 2019, JIT investigators accused four Russia-controlled military intelligence officers of involvement in a missile attack that shot down MH17. The first four suspects in the MH17 case are Russian terrorist Igor Girkin (AKA "Strelkov"), who in the summer of 2014 was the so-called "Minister of Defense of the Donetsk People's Republic" ("DPR"); Russian General Sergei Dubinsky (nom de guerre "Khmuryi"), who led the "DPR intelligence;" Oleg Pulatov (nom de guerre "Gyurza"), who in 2014 headed of "the 2nd division of the GRU of the DPR;" as well as Leonid Kharchenko (nom de guerre "Krot"), who was a leader of the "reconnaissance battalion" of Russia-led forces.
The trial is scheduled to start in the Netherlands on Monday, March 9.


unian--2020-03-08--Ukrainian language stripped of official status in Russian proxy Donbas "republic" – rights watchdog

Ukrainian teachers are known to have been retrained to teach Russian , while the number of classes assigned to Ukrainian was cut back in 2014 .
The self-proclaimed and Russian-controlled `` Donetsk People 's Republic '' has announced that Ukrainian will no longer be a `` state language '' there , and has claimed that only the Russian language will hold that status .
The move is explained as being in recognition of `` the integration processes between 'DPR ' and the Russian Federation '' , and makes a nonsense of western-supported plans for reintegration of the so-called `` republics @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group reports .
On March 6 , the self-styled `` DPR parliament '' had voted to change the `` constitution '' , stripping Ukrainian of its state language status .
It was claimed that the bill `` is aimed at the defense and support of the Russian language as state language of the Donetsk people 's republic '' .
This is a void document of a pseudo `` republic '' , which even Russia has stopped short of formally recognizing , the NGO wrote .
In December , `` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stripping Ukrainian of its official status , and introduced a `` bill '' proposing that only learning Russian be compulsory in schools , with Ukrainian being optional .
It seems unlikely that any but the most daring of parents will insist on education in Ukrainian since such a `` pro-Ukrainian '' position could well get them arrested as spying for the Ukrainian Security Service or Armed Forces .
The same very probably applies to speaking Ukrainian in everyday communication .
Ukrainian teachers are known to have been retrained to teach Russian , while @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was cut back in 2014 .
The mantra-like repetition by `` DPR leaders '' that they are `` defending '' the Russian language stems from Russia 's narrative about the war in Donbas being `` in defense of Russian speakers '' .
Russia has constantly pushed the line that Russian speakers faced persecution and restrictions in Crimea and Donbas .
Unless one considers `` persecution '' the fact that citizens of a country learn the state language of that country , this was never the case .
In both Crimea and Donbas , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in both private and official communication .
It was the Ukrainian language that immediately came under attack as soon as Russia took actual or effective control , as well as Ukrainian history and culture .

Ukrainian teachers are known to have been retrained to teach Russian, while the number of classes assigned to Ukrainian was cut back in 2014.
The self-proclaimed and Russian-controlled "Donetsk People's Republic" has announced that Ukrainian will no longer be a "state language" there, and has claimed that only the Russian language will hold that status.
The move is explained as being in recognition of "the integration processes between 'DPR' and the Russian Federation", and makes a nonsense of western-supported plans for reintegration of the so-called "republics" with the rest of Ukraine, Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group reports.
On March 6, the self-styled "DPR parliament" had voted to change the "constitution", stripping Ukrainian of its state language status. It was claimed that the bill "is aimed at the defense and support of the Russian language as state language of the Donetsk people's republic".
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This is a void document of a pseudo "republic", which even Russia has stopped short of formally recognizing, the NGO wrote.
In December, "DPR" leader Denis Pushilin first proposed stripping Ukrainian of its official status, and introduced a "bill" proposing that only learning Russian be compulsory in schools, with Ukrainian being optional.
Read alsoRussia "fully destroyed" political rights in Crimea – Freedom House
It seems unlikely that any but the most daring of parents will insist on education in Ukrainian since such a "pro-Ukrainian" position could well get them arrested as spying for the Ukrainian Security Service or Armed Forces. The same very probably applies to speaking Ukrainian in everyday communication.
Ukrainian teachers are known to have been retrained to teach Russian, while the number of classes assigned to Ukrainian was cut back in 2014.
The mantra-like repetition by "DPR leaders" that they are "defending" the Russian language stems from Russia's narrative about the war in Donbas being "in defense of Russian speakers". Russia has constantly pushed the line that Russian speakers faced persecution and restrictions in Crimea and Donbas.
Unless one considers "persecution" the fact that citizens of a country learn the state language of that country, this was never the case. In both Crimea and Donbas, Russian was commonly and completely freely used in both private and official communication.
It was the Ukrainian language that immediately came under attack as soon as Russia took actual or effective control, as well as Ukrainian history and culture.


unian--2020-03-08--1 KIA, 3 WIAs as enemy missile hits Ukrainian military truck in Donbas

The truck was driving towards the positions of Ukrainian troops .
Today , March 8 , Russian invaders engaged a @ @ @ @ @ the units of the Joint Forces in Donbas with an anti-tank guided missile .
The @ @ @ @ @ was driving toward the positions of Ukrainian troops , the press center of the JFO @ @ @ @ @ a result of the hit by an anti-tank guided missile , one JFO soldier was @ @ @ @ @ wounded , and another one sustained an injury , '' the report said .
As @ @ @ @ @ a result of shelling by the Russian occupation forces of Ukrainian defense positions near the @ @ @ @ @ a major fire started .
One of Ukrainians strong points was damaged .

The truck was driving towards the positions of Ukrainian troops.
Today, March 8, Russian invaders engaged a military truck of one of the units of the Joint Forces in Donbas with an anti-tank guided missile.
The truck was hit as it was driving toward the positions of Ukrainian troops, the press center of the JFO headquarters reports.
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"As a result of the hit by an anti-tank guided missile, one JFO soldier was killed, two more were wounded, and another one sustained an injury," the report said.
As UNIAN reported earlier, as a result of shelling by the Russian occupation forces of Ukrainian defense positions near the frontline town of Maryinka, a major fire started. One of Ukrainians strong points was damaged.


unian--2020-03-08--Russia "fully destroyed" political rights in Crimea – Freedom House

Russia has made impossible any opposition activity , persecuting people for any form of dissent in Crimea .
The Russian Federation has fully destroyed political rights in Crimea over the years of occupation , says international rights watchdog Freedom House .
`` In the new annual report Freedom in the World , it is noted that the Russian occupation authorities have made impossible any opposition activity , persecuting people for any form of dissent in Crimea , which was rated at 8/100 for freedom of speech , put on the 12th spot from the bottom among all accessed states and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on Facebook .
In addition , Crimea , recognized as a `` not free '' territory , is in TOP 3 among states and territories with the worst indicator of political rights .
`` The occupation government severely restricts political and civil rights , silences independent media and applies anti-terror and other laws against political dissidents .
Many Ukrainians were deported or otherwise forced to leave Crimea .
Members of the indigenous Crimean Tatar minority , many of whom continue to openly oppose Russian occupation , have been brutally repressed by the authorities @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Ukraine in the Freedom House rating received 62 points of 100 possible and was recognized as partially free .

Russia has made impossible any opposition activity, persecuting people for any form of dissent in Crimea.
The Russian Federation has fully destroyed political rights in Crimea over the years of occupation, says international rights watchdog Freedom House.
"In the new annual report Freedom in the World, it is noted that the Russian occupation authorities have made impossible any opposition activity, persecuting people for any form of dissent in Crimea, which was rated at 8/100 for freedom of speech, put on the 12th spot from the bottom among all accessed states and territories," Freedom House Ukraine wrote on Facebook.
In addition, Crimea, recognized as a "not free" territory, is in TOP 3 among states and territories with the worst indicator of political rights.
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"The occupation government severely restricts political and civil rights, silences independent media and applies anti-terror and other laws against political dissidents. Many Ukrainians were deported or otherwise forced to leave Crimea. Members of the indigenous Crimean Tatar minority, many of whom continue to openly oppose Russian occupation, have been brutally repressed by the authorities," the report says Freedom House.
Ukraine in the Freedom House rating received 62 points of 100 possible and was recognized as partially free.


unian--2020-03-08--Relatives of MH17 victims stage rally outside Russian embassy in The Hague

Relatives of MH17 victims demand a fair trial to identify and prosecute those responsible In The Hague , outside the Embassy of the Russian Federation in the Netherlands , relatives of those killed in the crash of the Malaysian Airlines plane flight MH17 installed 298 white chairs , symbolizing victims of the tragedy .
Relatives of MH17 victims demand a fair trial to identify and prosecute those responsible , according to Deutsche Welle .
In memory of their loved ones , people brought white roses and photographs of MH17 victims , putting them on empty chairs .
The protesters also @ @ @ @ @ @ @ important than politics .
The memory of the victims was honored with a minute of silence .
Read alsoMH17 trial : Russia 's GRU tried to hinder , influence probe on multiple fronts , Dutch report says '' We have been waiting for this court for more than five years .
We want to know who is to blame for the death of our loved ones and the role of the Russian Federation in this tragedy , '' said a member of the board of the Netherlands Fund Plane Crash Piet Ploeg , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and nephew in the MH17 crash .
UNIAN memo .
A Malaysia Airlines plane flying MH17 en route from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur was shot down on July 17 , 2014 , over the territory of Donetsk region occupied by Russia .
All 298 people on board were killed .
Most of the victims ( 196 ) are citizens of the Netherlands .
A joint investigation team , which includes representatives of Australia , Belgium , Malaysia , the Netherlands , and Ukraine , found that the plane was hit by a missile @ @ @ @ @ @ @ complex .
The first four suspects in the tragedy are Russian terrorist Igor Girkin ( Strelkov ) , Russian general Sergei Dubinsky , and terrorists Oleg Pulatov and Leonid Kharchenko .
The trial in The Hague will begin on March 9 , 2020 .

Relatives of MH17 victims demand a fair trial to identify and prosecute those responsible
In The Hague, outside the Embassy of the Russian Federation in the Netherlands, relatives of those killed in the crash of the Malaysian Airlines plane flight MH17 installed 298 white chairs, symbolizing victims of the tragedy.
Relatives of MH17 victims demand a fair trial to identify and prosecute those responsible, according to Deutsche Welle.
In memory of their loved ones, people brought white roses and photographs of MH17 victims, putting them on empty chairs.
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The protesters also set up posters saying humanity is more important than politics.
The memory of the victims was honored with a minute of silence.
Read alsoMH17 trial: Russia's GRU tried to hinder, influence probe on multiple fronts, Dutch report says
"We have been waiting for this court for more than five years. We want to know who is to blame for the death of our loved ones and the role of the Russian Federation in this tragedy," said a member of the board of the Netherlands Fund Plane Crash Piet Ploeg, who lost his brother, daughter-in-law, and nephew in the MH17 crash.
UNIAN memo. A Malaysia Airlines plane flying MH17 en route from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur was shot down on July 17, 2014, over the territory of Donetsk region occupied by Russia. All 298 people on board were killed. Most of the victims (196) are citizens of the Netherlands. A joint investigation team, which includes representatives of Australia, Belgium, Malaysia, the Netherlands, and Ukraine, found that the plane was hit by a missile launched from the Russian Buk air defense complex. The first four suspects in the tragedy are Russian terrorist Igor Girkin (Strelkov), Russian general Sergei Dubinsky, and terrorists Oleg Pulatov and Leonid Kharchenko. The trial in The Hague will begin on March 9, 2020.


unian--2020-03-08--Putin starts war on U.S. shale oil industry

The move is seen as retaliation for American sanctions hindering Nord Stream 2 gas pipe completion .
On Friday , Russia 's energy minister Alexander Novak told his Saudi Arabian counterpart Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman at the OPEC HQ in Vienna that Russia was unwilling to cut oil production further .
The Kremlin had decided that propping up prices as the coronavirus ravaged energy demand would be a gift to the U.S. shale industry .
The frackers had added millions of barrels of oil to the global market while Russian companies kept wells idle , YahooFinance reports .
Now it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Russia thought .
Oil prices fell more than 10 % .
For over three years , President Vladimir Putin had kept Russia inside the OPEC+ coalition , allying with Saudi Arabia and the other OPEC members to curb oil production and support prices .
On top of helping Russia 's treasury – energy exports are the largest source of state revenue – the alliance brought foreign policy gains , creating a bond with Saudi Arabia 's new leader , Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman .
Read alsoUkraine in talks with U.S. on how @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Nord Stream 2 – Naftogaz CEO But the OPEC+ deal also aided America 's shale industry and Russia was increasingly angry with the Trump administration 's willingness to employ energy as a political and economic tool .
It was especially irked by the U.S. 's use of sanctions to prevent the completion of a pipeline linking Siberia 's gas fields with Germany , known as Nord Stream 2 .
The White House has also targeted the Venezuelan business of Russia 's state-oil producer Rosneft .
`` The Kremlin has decided to sacrifice OPEC+ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the U.S. for messing with Nord Stream 2 , '' said Alexander Dynkin , president of the Institute of World Economy and International Relations in Moscow , a state-run think tank .
`` Of course , to upset Saudi Arabia could be a risky thing , but this is Russia ’ s strategy at the moment – flexible geometry of interests . ''

The move is seen as retaliation for American sanctions hindering Nord Stream 2 gas pipe completion.
On Friday, Russia's energy minister Alexander Novak told his Saudi Arabian counterpart Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman at the OPEC HQ in Vienna that Russia was unwilling to cut oil production further. The Kremlin had decided that propping up prices as the coronavirus ravaged energy demand would be a gift to the U.S. shale industry.
The frackers had added millions of barrels of oil to the global market while Russian companies kept wells idle, YahooFinance reports. Now it was time to squeeze the Americans, Russia thought. Oil prices fell more than 10%.
For over three years, President Vladimir Putin had kept Russia inside the OPEC+ coalition, allying with Saudi Arabia and the other OPEC members to curb oil production and support prices. On top of helping Russia's treasury – energy exports are the largest source of state revenue – the alliance brought foreign policy gains, creating a bond with Saudi Arabia's new leader, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
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Read alsoUkraine in talks with U.S. on how to ultimately "bury" Russia's Nord Stream 2 – Naftogaz CEO
But the OPEC+ deal also aided America's shale industry and Russia was increasingly angry with the Trump administration's willingness to employ energy as a political and economic tool. It was especially irked by the U.S.'s use of sanctions to prevent the completion of a pipeline linking Siberia's gas fields with Germany, known as Nord Stream 2. The White House has also targeted the Venezuelan business of Russia's state-oil producer Rosneft.
"The Kremlin has decided to sacrifice OPEC+ to stop U.S. shale producers and punish the U.S. for messing with Nord Stream 2," said Alexander Dynkin, president of the Institute of World Economy and International Relations in Moscow, a state-run think tank. "Of course, to upset Saudi Arabia could be a risky thing, but this is Russia’s strategy at the moment – flexible geometry of interests."


unian--2020-03-08--Travel chaos erupts as Italy shuts down north to halt virus – media

The fate of foreign visitors stuck in red zones in northern Italy was not immediately clear .
Italy announced a sweeping quarantine early Sunday for its northern regions , igniting travel chaos as it restricted the movements of a quarter of its people in a bid to halt the new coronavirus ' relentless march across Europe .
Shortly after midnight , Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte signed a decree affecting 16 million people in the country 's prosperous north , including the Lombardy region and at least 14 provinces in neighboring regions .
The extraordinary measures will be in place @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
`` For Lombardy and for the other northern provinces that I have listed , there will be a ban for everybody to move in and out of these territories and also within the same territory , '' Conte said .
`` Exceptions will be allowed only for proven professional needs , exceptional cases and health issues . ''
Around the world , other countries have been increasingly imitating China – where the virus first emerged late last year – by imposing travel controls and shutting down public events .
China has suffered @ @ @ @ @ @ @ coronavirus infections and most of its nearly 3,600 deaths .
Read alsoNo coronavirus found in six patients earlier hospitalized in Chernivtsi with covid-19 symptoms There was chaos and confusion in the hours before Conte signed the decree , as word leaked to the news media about the planned quarantine .
Italy on Saturday reported its biggest daily increase in coronavirus cases since its outbreak began on February 21 .
The number of infected people rose 1,247 in the previous 24 hours , taking the total to 5,883 .
Italy 's death toll rose @ @ @ @ @ @ @ aback by the lockdown .
Stefano Bonaccini , president of the Emilia Romagna region , said parts of the decree were confusing .
The mayor of Asti , in the Piedmont region , posted an irate video on his Facebook page slamming Rome for not keeping regional leaders in the loop .
The fate of foreign visitors stuck in red zones in northern Italy was not immediately clear .

The fate of foreign visitors stuck in red zones in northern Italy was not immediately clear.
Italy announced a sweeping quarantine early Sunday for its northern regions, igniting travel chaos as it restricted the movements of a quarter of its people in a bid to halt the new coronavirus' relentless march across Europe.
Shortly after midnight, Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte signed a decree affecting 16 million people in the country's prosperous north, including the Lombardy region and at least 14 provinces in neighboring regions. The extraordinary measures will be in place until April 3, ABC News reports.
"For Lombardy and for the other northern provinces that I have listed, there will be a ban for everybody to move in and out of these territories and also within the same territory," Conte said. "Exceptions will be allowed only for proven professional needs, exceptional cases and health issues."
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Around the world, other countries have been increasingly imitating China – where the virus first emerged late last year – by imposing travel controls and shutting down public events. China has suffered about three-fourths of the world's 106,000 coronavirus infections and most of its nearly 3,600 deaths.
Read alsoNo coronavirus found in six patients earlier hospitalized in Chernivtsi with covid-19 symptoms
There was chaos and confusion in the hours before Conte signed the decree, as word leaked to the news media about the planned quarantine.
Italy on Saturday reported its biggest daily increase in coronavirus cases since its outbreak began on February 21. The number of infected people rose 1,247 in the previous 24 hours, taking the total to 5,883. Italy's death toll rose to 233.
Regional politicians were taken aback by the lockdown. Stefano Bonaccini, president of the Emilia Romagna region, said parts of the decree were confusing. The mayor of Asti, in the Piedmont region, posted an irate video on his Facebook page slamming Rome for not keeping regional leaders in the loop.
The fate of foreign visitors stuck in red zones in northern Italy was not immediately clear.


unian--2020-03-08--Week's balance: Parliament reshuffles Cabinet, coronavirus reaches Ukraine, while Turkish company vo

Week's balance: Parliament reshuffles Cabinet, coronavirus reaches Ukraine, while Turkish company vows completion of Dnipro bridge in Zaporizhia

The first week of the calendar spring , along with a new wave of heat and rain , brought the realization that a new stage had begun in the life of Ukraine .
The coronavirus epidemic spreading across the planet has reached Ukraine .
The Ministry of Health announced the first confirmed case of coronavirus infection .
In Chernivtsi region , it was detected in a man who had been on a trip to countries where an active phase of the coronavirus spread was being observed .
As of Friday , nine people were examined by Ukrainian health authorities on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
On Sunday came the report that at least six patients tested negative .
The coronavirus epidemic has already collapsed world stock exchanges and is beginning to actively influence both the global economy and that of individual countries , as well as the lifestyle of billions of people .
Unfortunately , the epidemic will strike Ukraine as well .
However , now , at an early stage , it is difficult to see the bigger picture of the possible consequences of this disaster .
Deputy Minister of Health Viktor Liashko said Ukraine would @ @ @ @ @ @ @ events and shutting schools .
Tymofiy Mylovanov , Minister of Economic Development , Trade and Agriculture , who was dismissed this week , admitted that the coronavirus epidemic could lead to a national economic crisis .
To prevent this , the Ukrainian authorities , according to the ex-minister , should prepare a clear response strategy , in particular in monetary and fiscal policies , and take protective action in international trade .
Before dismissal , Mylovanov said that the slowdown of the Chinese economy , in particular , production and export of goods @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Ukrainian businesses a chance to occupy new niches in the world and domestic markets .
Domestic experts believe that the global economic crisis provoked by the coronavirus would lead to a drop in demand for the products of the domestic metallurgical industry .
But the negative effect on the trade balance of export losses in the mining and smelting complex will be offset by lower oil prices .
In the coming days , the picture of possible damage to various sectors of the economy and types of businesses will become more clear .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ aviation business , associated with the mass events in showbiz and sports .
President Volodymyr Zelensky has already called on compatriots to opt for domestic tourism instead of traveling abroad .
Ukraine 's largest air carrier , Ukraine 's International Airlines , announced on Friday the possibility of changing the departure date free of charge for a number of destinations where an outbreak of the Chinese coronavirus COVID-19 had been reported .
Passengers who are set to depart in March-April are now allowed to make free changes to the reservation within the validity @ @ @ @ @ @ @ availability of seats in the original booking class .
The International Monetary Fund this week announced its intention to allocate about $ 50 billion of quick financing for low-income and developing economies to overcome the negative consequences of the epidemic .
Let 's see if Ukraine will be included in that list .
The executive branch in Ukraine experienced a major shock this week .
Unexpectedly for many , President Zelensky initiated the resignation of the government of the youngest-ever Prime Minister Oleksiy Honcharuk , which was approved by parliament at an extraordinary @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s cabinet of young reformers , composed of people , most of whom had not previously held senior positions in government structures , only managed to hold their seats for six months .
Speaking in Parliament , Zelensky noted that Honcharuk 's government had certain achievements .
In particular , this lower inflation and NBU discount rate , the fight against shadow markets , the start of large-scale privatization of SOEs , as well as the launch of affordable lending programs for small and medium-sized businesses .
`` But the truth is that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
And it 's true .
Not stealing is not enough .
This is a government of new faces , but there are few of them .
We need new brains and new hearts .
This government knows what to do , but knowing is not enough .
We really need to work a lot , '' the president said from the parliamentary rostrum .
Immediately after the resignation of the government , Parliament voted to appoint former governor of Ivano-Frankivsk region , who recently became deputy prime minister for community and territory @ @ @ @ @ @ @ prime minister .
Introducing the nominee , the president expressed hope there will `` finally be a government for the people '' in Ukraine .
By the way , the process of forming a `` government for the people '' was somewhat chaotic , so that part of the pro-presidential parliamentary majority did n't even know the names of candidates for ministerial posts until the last moment .
At the same time , media reported on several candidates who turned down proposals to become part of the new government at such a difficult @ @ @ @ @ @ @ officials from the economic bloc retained their positions in the Cabinet : Minister of Infrastructure Vladyslav Krykliy and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Digital Transformation Mykhailo Fedorov .
The new faces in Shmyhal 's Cabinet are : Minister of Finance Ihor Umansky and Minister of Development of Communities and Territories Oleksiy Chernyshev .
Several ministerial seats remained vacant , in particular , those of Minister of Economic Development , Minister of Energy and Environmental Protection , and Minister of Agrarian Policy .
Former Minister of Economic Development Mylovanov somewhat vaguely explained the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ part of the new Cabinet : `` a change in approaches to the economy development . ''
`` I believe in a market economy and the development of institutions , in equal rules of the game for everyone , and competition , in minimal state intervention in the economy .
Now the process of transformation is taking place .
Changes are conceptual and multi-level .
Therefore , now that the general vision of approaches is changing , I am ready to step aside and give the opportunity for the upgraded team to realize @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , will be more successful ) , '' he wrote on Facebook .
Head of Government Shmyhal said that the Ministry of Economic Development , Trade and Agriculture would once again be divided into the Ministry of Economy and the Ministry of Agriculture .
And given the decline in industrial output , a separate ministry will also be created for the development of national industry .
The Prime Minister also promised in the near future to consider revising the law on the state budget for 2020 to boost social payments .
It remains @ @ @ @ @ @ @ combine the trend of budget revenue reduction with plans to increase social benefits , and what will be the recipe for growth in the context of the impending global economic crisis .
Non-residents turning backs on gov't bonds , while Turks set to build bridge in Zaporizhia Over the past week , the National Bank reported a reduction in the flow of non-residents ' investments in Ukrainian government bonds , which became a key factor in last year 's hryvnia strengthening .
The volume of non-residents ' investments in government domestic loan bonds @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , or 2 % , to UAH 124.2 billion .
As a result , their share in domestic bonds market slid to 15.4 % .
Banking analysts say that cooling interest of foreign investors in Ukrainian government bonds carries additional risks for the successful implementation of the budget deficit financing plan .
The NBU on Friday , March 6 , set the official hryvnia to dollar rate at UAH 24.74 to the dollar , also reporting that Ukrainians in February again sold more currency to banks than they bought from there .
Among @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , there 's the signing by the State Highway Agency of Ukraine of an agreement with the Turkish company Onur , which will undertake to complete the construction of a bridge across the Dnipro River in Zaporizhia for UAH 12 billion .
This project , important for the southern regions of the country , is set to be completed in two years , the company says .
The second week of March promises to be no less eventful .
The new Cabinet , led by Denys Shmyhal , will take the first steps @ @ @ @ @ @ @ social , and humanitarian life , as well as to prevent the spread of coronavirus .
Obviously , the search will continue for candidates to fill ministerial vacancies .
The State Statistics Service will publish inflation data for February .

The coronavirus epidemic spreading around the planet has reached Ukraine, Parliament has dismissed the Cabinet of Oleksiy Honcharuk, appointing Denys Shmyhal new prime minister, while Ukravtodor signed an agreement with the Turkish company Onur to build a bridge across the Dnipro River in Zaporizhia for UAH 12 billion – these are the main economic developments of the outgoing week.
The first week of the calendar spring, along with a new wave of heat and rain, brought the realization that a new stage had begun in the life of Ukraine.
The coronavirus epidemic spreading across the planet has reached Ukraine. The Ministry of Health announced the first confirmed case of coronavirus infection. In Chernivtsi region, it was detected in a man who had been on a trip to countries where an active phase of the coronavirus spread was being observed. As of Friday, nine people were examined by Ukrainian health authorities on suspicion of being infected with the coronavirus. On Sunday came the report that at least six patients tested negative.
The coronavirus epidemic has already collapsed world stock exchanges and is beginning to actively influence both the global economy and that of individual countries, as well as the lifestyle of billions of people. Unfortunately, the epidemic will strike Ukraine as well.
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However, now, at an early stage, it is difficult to see the bigger picture of the possible consequences of this disaster. Deputy Minister of Health Viktor Liashko said Ukraine would be soon introducing a ban on mass events and shutting schools.
Tymofiy Mylovanov, Minister of Economic Development, Trade and Agriculture, who was dismissed this week, admitted that the coronavirus epidemic could lead to a national economic crisis. To prevent this, the Ukrainian authorities, according to the ex-minister, should prepare a clear response strategy, in particular in monetary and fiscal policies, and take protective action in international trade.
Before dismissal, Mylovanov said that the slowdown of the Chinese economy, in particular, production and export of goods, due to the coronavirus, gives Ukrainian businesses a chance to occupy new niches in the world and domestic markets.
Domestic experts believe that the global economic crisis provoked by the coronavirus would lead to a drop in demand for the products of the domestic metallurgical industry. But the negative effect on the trade balance of export losses in the mining and smelting complex will be offset by lower oil prices.
In the coming days, the picture of possible damage to various sectors of the economy and types of businesses will become more clear. The obvious first victims are tourism and aviation business, associated with the mass events in showbiz and sports. President Volodymyr Zelensky has already called on compatriots to opt for domestic tourism instead of traveling abroad.
Ukraine's largest air carrier, Ukraine's International Airlines, announced on Friday the possibility of changing the departure date free of charge for a number of destinations where an outbreak of the Chinese coronavirus COVID-19 had been reported. Passengers who are set to depart in March-April are now allowed to make free changes to the reservation within the validity period of the ticket, subject to availability of seats in the original booking class.
The International Monetary Fund this week announced its intention to allocate about $50 billion of quick financing for low-income and developing economies to overcome the negative consequences of the epidemic. Let's see if Ukraine will be included in that list.
Major Cabinet reshuffle
The executive branch in Ukraine experienced a major shock this week. Unexpectedly for many, President Zelensky initiated the resignation of the government of the youngest-ever Prime Minister Oleksiy Honcharuk, which was approved by parliament at an extraordinary meeting on March 4.
Honcharuk’s cabinet of young reformers, composed of people, most of whom had not previously held senior positions in government structures, only managed to hold their seats for six months.
Speaking in Parliament, Zelensky noted that Honcharuk's government had certain achievements. In particular, this lower inflation and NBU discount rate, the fight against shadow markets, the start of large-scale privatization of SOEs, as well as the launch of affordable lending programs for small and medium-sized businesses.
"But the truth is that today this is not enough for Ukrainians. And it's true. Not stealing is not enough. This is a government of new faces, but there are few of them. We need new brains and new hearts. This government knows what to do, but knowing is not enough. We really need to work a lot," the president said from the parliamentary rostrum.
Immediately after the resignation of the government, Parliament voted to appoint former governor of Ivano-Frankivsk region, who recently became deputy prime minister for community and territory, Denys Shmyhal, Ukraine's new prime minister.
Introducing the nominee, the president expressed hope there will "finally be a government for the people" in Ukraine.
By the way, the process of forming a "government for the people" was somewhat chaotic, so that part of the pro-presidential parliamentary majority didn't even know the names of candidates for ministerial posts until the last moment. At the same time, media reported on several candidates who turned down proposals to become part of the new government at such a difficult moment.
As a result, several officials from the economic bloc retained their positions in the Cabinet: Minister of Infrastructure Vladyslav Krykliy and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Digital Transformation Mykhailo Fedorov. The new faces in Shmyhal's Cabinet are: Minister of Finance Ihor Umansky and Minister of Development of Communities and Territories Oleksiy Chernyshev.
Several ministerial seats remained vacant, in particular, those of Minister of Economic Development, Minister of Energy and Environmental Protection, and Minister of Agrarian Policy.
Former Minister of Economic Development Mylovanov somewhat vaguely explained the reasons for his refusal to work as part of the new Cabinet: "a change in approaches to the economy development."
"I believe in a market economy and the development of institutions, in equal rules of the game for everyone, and competition, in minimal state intervention in the economy. Now the process of transformation is taking place. Changes are conceptual and multi-level. Therefore, now that the general vision of approaches is changing, I am ready to step aside and give the opportunity for the upgraded team to realize their vision (which, quite possibly, will be more successful)," he wrote on Facebook.
Head of Government Shmyhal said that the Ministry of Economic Development, Trade and Agriculture would once again be divided into the Ministry of Economy and the Ministry of Agriculture. And given the decline in industrial output, a separate ministry will also be created for the development of national industry.
The Prime Minister also promised in the near future to consider revising the law on the state budget for 2020 to boost social payments.
It remains a mystery how it's possible to combine the trend of budget revenue reduction with plans to increase social benefits, and what will be the recipe for growth in the context of the impending global economic crisis.
Non-residents turning backs on gov't bonds, while Turks set to build bridge in Zaporizhia
Over the past week, the National Bank reported a reduction in the flow of non-residents' investments in Ukrainian government bonds, which became a key factor in last year's hryvnia strengthening. The volume of non-residents' investments in government domestic loan bonds this week decreased by UAH 2.4 billion, or 2%, to UAH 124.2 billion. As a result, their share in domestic bonds market slid to 15.4%.
Banking analysts say that cooling interest of foreign investors in Ukrainian government bonds carries additional risks for the successful implementation of the budget deficit financing plan.
The NBU on Friday, March 6, set the official hryvnia to dollar rate at UAH 24.74 to the dollar, also reporting that Ukrainians in February again sold more currency to banks than they bought from there.
Among other important news of the past week, there's the signing by the State Highway Agency of Ukraine of an agreement with the Turkish company Onur, which will undertake to complete the construction of a bridge across the Dnipro River in Zaporizhia for UAH 12 billion. This project, important for the southern regions of the country, is set to be completed in two years, the company says.
The second week of March promises to be no less eventful. The new Cabinet, led by Denys Shmyhal, will take the first steps to manage the country's economic, social, and humanitarian life, as well as to prevent the spread of coronavirus.
Obviously, the search will continue for candidates to fill ministerial vacancies. The State Statistics Service will publish inflation data for February.
Anna Bredikhina


unian--2020-03-08--"Women's March" held in Kyiv

"Women's March" held in Kyiv

Participants in the action demanded that Parliament ratified the Istanbul Convention , and advocated for gender equality in society .
The `` Women 's March '' rally has been held at the Mykhailivska Square in Kyiv .
The rally is held on International Women 's Day , March 8 , for the third year in a row .
As stated on the event page on Facebook , the participants in the rally demand that Parliament ratify the Istanbul Convention , and advocate for gender equality in society .
`` Ukraine has done a lot in the field of criminalizing domestic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has not completely solved the main problem – the systematic use of violence against women and children , and in many cases – police inaction .
That is why we are on the march .
To make the government hear about our problems , ratify the Istanbul Convention , and reduce the number of violent crimes , ensuring proper law enforcement response and protection of victims , '' the report said .
Participants are carrying posters saying `` Discrimination is expensive , '' `` Different but equal , '' `` Women must be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ others .
More than 1,000 people are registered for the march .
The Istanbul Convention is an international treaty Ukraine signed back in 2011 .
It imposes various obligations on the government to criminalize violence against women and domestic violence , prosecute offenders and offenders , protect victims , oblige law enforcement to respond to various forms of violence , and educate citizens about the inadmissibility of violence .
At the same time , international bodies , in particular the Group of Experts on Action against Violence against Women and Domestic Violence ( @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Secretary General of the Council of Europe , are entitled to monitor the implementation of the said Convention .

Participants in the action demanded that Parliament ratified the Istanbul Convention, and advocated for gender equality in society.
The "Women's March" rally has been held at the Mykhailivska Square in Kyiv.
The rally is held on International Women's Day, March 8, for the third year in a row.
As stated on the event page on Facebook, the participants in the rally demand that Parliament ratify the Istanbul Convention, and advocate for gender equality in society.
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"Ukraine has done a lot in the field of criminalizing domestic violence, but the adoption of laws has not completely solved the main problem – the systematic use of violence against women and children, and in many cases – police inaction. That is why we are on the march. To make the government hear about our problems, ratify the Istanbul Convention, and reduce the number of violent crimes, ensuring proper law enforcement response and protection of victims," the report said.
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Participants are carrying posters saying "Discrimination is expensive," "Different but equal," "Women must be equally represented in power," and others.
More than 1,000 people are registered for the march.
The Istanbul Convention is an international treaty Ukraine signed back in 2011. It imposes various obligations on the government to criminalize violence against women and domestic violence, prosecute offenders and offenders, protect victims, oblige law enforcement to respond to various forms of violence, and educate citizens about the inadmissibility of violence.
At the same time, international bodies, in particular the Group of Experts on Action against Violence against Women and Domestic Violence (GREVIO), as well as the Secretary General of the Council of Europe, are entitled to monitor the implementation of the said Convention.


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unian--2020-03-09--WTA: Ukraine's Svitolina outlasts Bouzkova in 3-hour clash, claims Monterrey title –

In the final set , Svitolina won 67 percent of her first-serve points to Bouzkova 's 45 percent , helping her to the tight win .
Top seed Elina Svitolina of Ukraine clinched her first title of the 2020 season when she defeated No.9 seed Marie Bouzkova of the Czech Republic , 7-5 , 4-6 , 6-4 , in a gritty three-hour Abierto GNP Seguros final .
`` Marie was fighting great , and I think it was a very high-level match , '' Svitolina told the press , after the match .
`` We 've both been playing good @ @ @ @ @ @ @ were no easy games .
I think the people really pushed us to play our best , and it was amazing to get the support from the Mexican people . ''
The hard-fought victory ends a title drought of over a year for the World No.7 , as her win over the Czech gives her a first singles title since she hoisted the trophy at the WTA Finals at the end of the 2018 season , WTA Tennis reported .
`` It feels amazing , '' Svitolina added .
`` It 's another @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 'm moving in the right direction .
I 'm happy that it 's going the right way . ''
Svitolina fired six aces and won nearly three-quarters of points on her first serve during the tilt against first-time WTA singles finalist Bouzkova , the World No.57 .
In the final set , Svitolina won 67 percent of her first-serve points to Bouzkova 's 45 percent , helping her to the tight win .
`` There were no easy ways after losing the second set , '' Svitolina stated .
`` I really had @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and be really on it and just keep working . ''

In the final set, Svitolina won 67 percent of her first-serve points to Bouzkova's 45 percent, helping her to the tight win.
Top seed Elina Svitolina of Ukraine clinched her first title of the 2020 season when she defeated No.9 seed Marie Bouzkova of the Czech Republic, 7-5, 4-6, 6-4, in a gritty three-hour Abierto GNP Seguros final.
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"Marie was fighting great, and I think it was a very high-level match," Svitolina told the press, after the match. "We've both been playing good, we were fighting, and there were no easy games. I think the people really pushed us to play our best, and it was amazing to get the support from the Mexican people."
The hard-fought victory ends a title drought of over a year for the World No.7, as her win over the Czech gives her a first singles title since she hoisted the trophy at the WTA Finals at the end of the 2018 season, WTA Tennis reported.
"It feels amazing," Svitolina added. "It's another step towards my goals, and I'm moving in the right direction. I'm happy that it's going the right way."
Svitolina fired six aces and won nearly three-quarters of points on her first serve during the tilt against first-time WTA singles finalist Bouzkova, the World No.57. In the final set, Svitolina won 67 percent of her first-serve points to Bouzkova's 45 percent, helping her to the tight win.
"There were no easy ways after losing the second set," Svitolina stated. "I really had to regroup and clear my mind, and be really on it and just keep working."


unian--2020-03-09--Ukraine reports six WIAs, one KIA, amid six enemy attacks in Donbas on March 8

The enemy did not attack Ukrainian positions from 00:00 to 07:00 Kyiv time on March 9 .
Russia 's hybrid military forces on March 8 mounted six attacks on Ukrainian Army positions in Donbas , eastern Ukraine , with one Ukrainian soldier reported as killed in action ( KIA ) and another six as wounded in action ( WIA ) .
`` The armed forces of the Russian Federation violated the ceasefire six times on March 8 … Russian invaders engaged a military truck of one of the units of the Joint Forces in Donbas with an anti-tank guided missile @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was driving toward the positions of Ukrainian troops .
As a result of the hit by an anti-tank guided missile , one JFO soldier was killed , two more were wounded , and another one sustained an injury .
In addition , three Ukrainian soldiers were wounded as a result of enemy shelling , '' the press center of Ukraine 's Joint Forces Operation Headquarters said in an update posted on Facebook as of 07:00 Kyiv time on March 9 .
The enemy used proscribed 82mm mortars , as well as grenade launchers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and small arms to attack Ukrainian troops .
Under attack came Ukrainian positions near the town of Avdiyivka , and the villages of Opytne , Verkhniotoretske , and Khutir Vilny .
The enemy did not attack Ukrainian positions from 00:00 to 07:00 Kyiv time on March 9 .
No casualties were reported among Ukrainian troops on Monday so far .

The enemy did not attack Ukrainian positions from 00:00 to 07:00 Kyiv time on March 9.
Russia's hybrid military forces on March 8 mounted six attacks on Ukrainian Army positions in Donbas, eastern Ukraine, with one Ukrainian soldier reported as killed in action (KIA) and another six as wounded in action (WIA).
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"The armed forces of the Russian Federation violated the ceasefire six times on March 8 … Russian invaders engaged a military truck of one of the units of the Joint Forces in Donbas with an anti-tank guided missile. The truck was hit as it was driving toward the positions of Ukrainian troops. As a result of the hit by an anti-tank guided missile, one JFO soldier was killed, two more were wounded, and another one sustained an injury. In addition, three Ukrainian soldiers were wounded as a result of enemy shelling," the press center of Ukraine's Joint Forces Operation Headquarters said in an update posted on Facebook as of 07:00 Kyiv time on March 9.
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The enemy used proscribed 82mm mortars, as well as grenade launchers of various systems, large-caliber machine guns and small arms to attack Ukrainian troops.
Under attack came Ukrainian positions near the town of Avdiyivka, and the villages of Opytne, Verkhniotoretske, and Khutir Vilny.
The enemy did not attack Ukrainian positions from 00:00 to 07:00 Kyiv time on March 9.
No casualties were reported among Ukrainian troops on Monday so far.