KYIV, 12 November (BelTA) – Belavia’s passenger traffic has doubled since 25 October when Russia and Ukraine suspended direct flights between the countries, BelTA learned from Igor Cherginets, Deputy Director General for Marketing and Foreign Economic Affairs at OAO Belavia airline.
MINSK, 12 November (BelTA) – The Belarusian air carrier Belavia increases its Minsk-Kyiv-Minsk flights starting from 12 November, BelTA learnt from the air company.
KYIV, November 12. /TASS/. The reform of the Ukrainian parliament will be presented in January 2016, Verkhovna Rada Speaker Volodymyr Groysman said on Thursday.
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The OSCE has been tasked with monitoring the implementation of the Minsk II provisions, which include a full ceasefire, a weapons withdrawal from the line of contact in eastern Ukraine, an all-for-all prisoner exchange, constitutional reforms, including a decentralization of power in the country, and the granting of special status to the Donetsk and Lugansk regions.
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko says the situation in eastern Ukraine has recently worsened and the country’s security and territorial integrity are being threatened.
Local dance group Shumka is gearing up to perform its Ukrainian rendition of a Christmas classic.
The European Commission on Wednesday said it wants Ukraine to press ahead with antidiscrimination legislation after lawmakers there failed to pass a bill that would pave the way for visa-free travel for Ukrainians to the European Union.
Ukraine has been in turmoil for almost two years, flooded by cascading waves of crisis that have yet to let up. Protests in Kyiv led to a revolution. That was followed by invasion, unrest, war and a surge of refugees rushing to escape shelling and battle. Nearly 9,000 people have died in the conflict. Ukraine’s economic collapse has taken a severe toll on citizens throughout the country.
