European Solidarity co-chairperson Gerashchenko walks out of TV studio because of Arestovych s sexist statements 2 min read
Co-chairperson of the European Solidarity faction Iryna Gerashchenko left the studio during a live broadcast of the Freedom of Speech (Svoboda Slova) program on ICTV television channel on Monday because of the sexist statements of spokesperson of the Ukrainian delegation in the Trilateral Contact Group (TCG) Oleksiy Arestovych. I cannot be on the air where sexism is manifested, and unfortunately neither the host nor the colleagues present here stops it. It seems to me that this is the situation that is especially from Deputy Prime Minister for European Integration [Olha Stefanishyna took part in the program] requires a special response. It is difficult to imagine such rhetoric from a representative of the ruling party in any European country, Gerashchenko said.
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Consensus needed for U.S. to join Normandy talks on Donbas / REUTERS
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba says consensus is needed for the United States to join talks on Donbas in the Normandy format, which consists of Ukraine, Germany, France, and Russia. As for the United States full-fledged participation in the Normandy format. Let s remember there is one person in this format who will definitely not be happy with such participation – this is the president of the Russian Federation. And the format is not expanded by the desire of individual participants. It can be changed only by consensus, he said during a Svoboda Slova ( Freedom of Speech ) panel show on Ukraine s ICTV channel, as reported by the Ukrayinska Pravda online newspaper.
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The mission of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) announced the start of its work in Ukraine this week, the next tranche from the Fund will be received in early 2021.
“Two weeks ago, we also received a tranche of 623 million euros of macro-financial assistance from the European Union. And this week we received a record interest of investors in hryvnia government domestic loan bonds in the amount of Hr 51 billion,” Shmyhal said on the Freedom of Speech (Svoboda Slova) program by Savik Shuster on Friday night.
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The state budget of Ukraine for 2021 provides for an increase in salaries for all health workers, Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal has said.
“We have a plan for a phased increase in spending on medicine until 2023, so that, as prescribed by the law, spending on medicine is 5% of GDP. This will allow us to reach the level of European salaries for doctors. We will adhere to this plan, and we will do everything to implement it as quickly as possible,” Shmyhal said on the air of the Freedom of Speech (Svoboda Slova) program of Savik Shuster on Friday evening.