Ukrainians

By rapidly conquering strategic places along the Dnieper River, including Kiev, the Russian army would actually form a new Ukrainian state that would be pro-Russian. That scenario was announced by Ivan Timofeev, the head of the "Valdai Club", but he emphasized that the chances for this war are very small.

Their relatives say that they have already called all the institutions for evacuation, and only the Ukrainian embassy in Tajikistan responded.

In an interview for the Ukrainian newspaper Focus, he stated that in that case, both men and women would fight for Ukraine, reports the Ukrainian portal Ukrinform.

Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu on Feb. 10 announced that Turkey and Ukraine had reached a deal allowing the citizens of the both countries to travel between each only with ID cards, without passports. 

An increase of over 10 percent is expected in the number of Ukrainian tourists visiting Turkey this year, according to a leading sector representative. 

The head of the Hoteliers Association of Turkey (TÜROB), Timur Bay?nd?r, said a double-digit increase will be seen in the number of Ukrainian tourists in 2016, adding that around 700,000 Ukrainians visited Turkey last year. 

Less than a third of Ukrainians have stated their support for the policies of the current government, according to a research conducted by Pew Research Center, quoted by Financial Times.

Prime Minister Vctor Ponta wishes "Happy Birthday!" to the Ukrainian people, on the occasion of the Independence Day, also assuring them of the entire Romania's and the EU's support.

Montenegro sees increase in tourists from Ukraine

About 730,000 Ukrainians have left the country for Russia this year due to the fighting in eastern Ukraine, the European head of the United Nations agency for refugees said on Aug. 5, pointing to a far bigger exodus than previously thought.
   

More than 400 Ukrainian soldiers "flee to to Russia"

MOSCOW -- Ukrainian authorities' orders to troops to fight their own people are "impossible," Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has told Itar-Tass on Monday.

His comments came as 438 Ukrainian military personnel reportedly fled across the border into Russia overnight.