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Verkhovna Rada backs introduction of sanctions against Iran for 50 years – MP.
The Verkhovna Rada has supported the introduction of sanctions against Iran for 50 years, Ukrainian parliamentarian Oleksiy Honcharenko (European Solidarity faction) has said.
"Rada has approved the introduction of sanctions against Iran for 50 years," he said on the Telegram channel on Monday.
Respective bill No. 9333 was backed by 328 MPs at a plenary session on Monday.
As reported, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy submitted to the Verkhovna Rada a draft law dated May 27, 2023 on the application of sectoral special economic and other restrictive measures (sanctions) against the Islamic Republic of Iran.
The restrictive measures include a complete ban on trade operations with Iran, stopping the transit of resources, flights and transportation by Iran through the territory of Ukraine, as well as preventing the withdrawal of capital by Iranian residents outside Ukraine. In addition, it is proposed to prohibit the transfer of technology, rights to intellectual property objects to Iranian residents and prohibit investments in the Islamic Republic of Iran.
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Meeting with Swiss delegation held at President's Office.
Deputy Head of the President's Office of Ukraine Yulia Sokolovska met with the Ambassador of Switzerland to Ukraine Félix Baumann, Head of the Office of Peace and Human Rights, Ambassador of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs of Switzerland...
PACE recognizes Russian President Putin as illegitimate, Russian Orthodox Church as propaganda tool.
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe considers Russian President Vladimir Putin illegitimate, and recognized the Russian Orthodox Church as an instrument of Russian influence and propaganda, which was recorded in its resolution, sai...
Two more families with children return to controlled territory, one of them raising two brothers deprived of parental care – Prokudin.
Two more families with children were returned from the temporarily occupied territory of Kherson region to Ukrainian-controlled territory, one of them has two brothers aged 12 and 16, deprived of parental care, Head of the regional military admini...
Vozdvizhenka residential complex asks authorities to intervene in ARMA's trying to replace manager of seized assets.
KYIV. April 17 (Interfax-Ukraine) – Residential Complex Vozdvizhenka LLC denies the conclusions of the Asset Recovery and Management Agency (ARMA) about management inefficiency and appealed to the authorities with a request to intervene in the sit...
Stoltenberg confirms holding of meeting of Ukraine-NATO Council on April 19.
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, in a conversation with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, confirmed the holding of an extraordinary Ukraine-NATO meeting on April 19, at Ukraine's request.
Bishop stabbed during livestreamed Sydney church service.
A bishop was stabbed during a livestreamed service at Christ the Good Shepherd Church in Sydney, Australia, the city’s second stabbing incident in two days. Hundreds of people rushed to the scene in anger and some clashed with riot police. » Subsc...
Zimbabwe seeking to profit through lithium processing.
Zimbabwe has Africa's largest lithium reserves and is the world's sixth-largest lithium producer and supplier. Columbus Mavhunga reports from Kamativi, about 700 kilometers from the capital Harare, where investors have poured millions of dollars i...
Watch: White House adamantly denies Iran gave warning before attack on Israel.
During Monday's White House press briefing, National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby vehemently and repeatedly denied claims that Iran gave a detailed warning before attacking Israel over the weekend. "I want to be clear," Kirby said, "th...
«Rust» armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed sentenced to 18 months in prison.
Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, the "Rust" Western film armorer who last month was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in the deadly shooting of the film's cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, was sentenced to 18 months in prison for her part in the 2021 ...
Supreme Court to hear obstruction law arguments in Trump, Jan.
The Supreme Court will hear arguments Tuesday on the scope of a federal obstruction statute used to prosecute those who breached the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, as well as former President Donald Trump. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacF...