Ukraine marks Unity Day on January 22 / Photo from UNIAN
Ukraine s Ministry of Foreign Affairs says it sees the consolidation of efforts of all Ukrainians as a powerful weapon to counter Russian aggression. The consolidation of efforts of all Ukrainians is a powerful weapon to defeat [our] common enemy and restore [Ukraine s] territorial integrity, the ministry said in an official statement to mark Ukrainian Unity Day on January 22. The Act Zluky [Unification Act signed on January 22, 1919] determined the further formation of the Ukrainian political nation and became evidence of the will of the Ukrainians for self-determination and consolidation, the ministry said.
Ukraine is concerned over the detention of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny. Ukraine demands that the Russian authorities immediately release all political prisoners, including Ukrainian nationals.
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Ukraine is preparing sanctions against Russia over Crimean winery / Photo from UNIAN
Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for Reintegration of Temporarily Occupied Territories Oleksiy Reznikov says Ukraine has started preparations to sanction Russia over the sale of the Massandra winery in occupied Crimea. We have already collected all documents available in open sources (protocols, applications, biographies of the leadership of the so-called ministry in Crimea involved in the deal, etc.). The sanctions list is presently being prepared, the ministry s press service quoted Reznikov as saying.
Read alsoUkraine tells EU of Crimean Platform concept Massandra has been transferred to a subsidiary of Bank Rossiya. This bank, like its main public beneficiaries, has been under international sanctions since March 2014, even before the start of [Russia s] armed aggression in Donbas. That is, Massandra was seized by those who are considered to be the mastermind behind the occupation of