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| President Poroshenko was interviewed by Ukrainian TV channels |
11.01.2015 Daily Highlights by the Digests & Analytics Ukraine Agency
Topics from Media and Social Networks
- Poroshenko said that the authorities are not going to stop arrests after Korban.
- Yatsenyuk insists on the immediate adoption of "crucial laws" by the Verkhovna Rada.
- The court rejected a request of candidate for mayor of Odessa Borovik to recount votes.
- French politician Mariani lost his position due to his visit to Crimea.
Key Events In Ukraine
- President Poroshenko blamed the chairman of the territorial commission for the failure of elections in Mariupol and hopes that the Parliament will appoint new elections on November 15th. He believes that the process of counting the votes in the elections should last no more than three days. Concept of the law on special order of the elections in the occupied territory of Donbas submitted for discussion by Contact Group talks in Minsk. The adoption of this law by the Verkhovna Rada is written in the Minsk agreements.
- The Prime Minister Yatsenyuk and the President Poroshenko are insisting on the adoption of a package of laws necessary for the introduction of a visa-free regime with the EU despite the many dangers to the public and Parliament seen by the deputies, civil society activists and experts. Poroshenko hopes that anti-corruption prosecutor will be chosen before 30 November. Yatsenyuk urged to deprive the General Prosecutor's Office investigative functions and to establish an independent Bureau of Investigation.
- Prime Minister Yatsenyuk said that for a comfortable passage of the heating season it is necessary to pump another 5 billion m3 of gas in the reservoirs; money for its purchase have been already committed by international partners.
- SBU released the video showing apprehension of the leader of "Ukrop" Korban, as well as weapons, money and stamps seized during searches in Dnepropetrovsk. General Prosecutor's Office said it will demand his arrest as a preventive measure. The oligarch Kolomoisky called Korban detention as reaction of authorities to the elections result of the "Ukrop". Analysts agree that the government's actions against the party play into the hands of the pro-Russian opposition bloc. President Poroshenko said that the detention of Korban - only the first of many planned.
- Odessa Court dismissed recount of votes in one more area of the city at the request of the candidate for mayor Borovik.
Ukraine at War
- According to official reports two Ukrainian officers were killed by mine explosion in Avdeevka area. Militants again fired at positions of the Ukrainian army near Peski using firearms and rocket-propelled grenades. Skirmishes and militants attacks in the outskirts of Donetsk do not stop for hours despite the statements of Ukrainian officials on compliance with the ceasefire.
- Sappers are clearing Svatovo from unexploded ordnance. Local authorities restore gas supply to the city.
- Chief of General Staff Muzhenko said that the number of Russian troops in the Donets Basin and along the border with Ukraine has not decreased; the possibility of escalation remains high.
- The Ministry of Justice says, despite the fact that the Russian passport issued in the Crimea, is not a legitimate document in Ukraine, Crimeans have to receive it, as they can’t live on the peninsula without it.
- UN warns of a possible increase in the number of of civilian casualties during the winter due to the vast territory not cleared from mines.
Ukraine and the World
- Despite the triumphant communiques by Russian leaders, militants of the Islamic State seized another city in Syria. Human rights groups say Russia bombed positions of rebels who are in opposition to the Assad regime, which allows IS militants successfully develop the offensive.
- Vice-President of the European People's Party in the PACE Mariani dismissed due to the unofficial visit to the occupied Crimea.
- Turkish Prime Minister Davutoglu announced the victory of his party in the elections half a day after the end of voting. Justice and Development Party won more than half of the votes in the parliament due to the loss of the electorate by nationalists and Kurdish party.
- In the parliamentary elections in Azerbaijan Party of President Aliyev won a landslide. Opposition parties and Western observers did not participate in the elections.
- Chancellor Merkel is expecting one million refugees from the Middle East to arrive in Europe. She stated that Germany itself can not take all the workers and put forward an ultimatum to the other countries of the Union to participate in the program of their settlement. During a meeting with the ruling coalition in the Bundestag she failed to agree on transit zones to accommodate migrants.
The Trends
- President Poroshenko staff policy raises more questions from analysts. In particular, the newly appointed head of Cherkassy regional SBU who was responsible for the shutdown of TV channels during the events on the Maidan. Head of the unit that performed the operation to arrest the leader of "Ukrop" Korban, was the commander of the group stormed the trade unions building during the night of February 19, as a result of which a lot of activists were killed.
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