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Ukraine s National Guard gets third Airbus helicopter from France
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Ukraine s National Guard has received the third helicopter under a contract with France s Airbus Helicopters, the National Guard s press service has reported on Facebook. The third Airbus H225 helicopter arrived in the [Ukrainian] capital today. It is supplied to the National Guard of Ukraine as part of the development of the single system of aviation security and civil protection of the Ukrainian Interior Ministry, the report said.
According to National Guard Commander Mykola Balan, together with this helicopter, the National Guard already has in its arsenal three modern aircraft, and their pilots have received theoretical and practical training from their colleagues in France.
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The wives of the presidents of Ukraine and France, Olena Zelenska and Brigitte Macron, have discussed priority topics for cooperation, including achieving the goals of the Biarritz Partnership, strengthening Ukrainian-French cultural ties and further introducing Ukrainian-language audio guides in France, the Ukrainian president s press service has reported.
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Oschadbank, the State Savings Bank of Ukraine, plans to immediately appeal against the judgment of the Paris Court of Appeal, which rejected the award of the Permanent Court of Arbitration of November 26, 2018, in the case against Russia over compensation for losses caused by the occupation of Crimea.
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The expert stressed that the current Ukrainian government still lives in the Maidan cycle, representing its winners
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KIEV, February 18. /TASS/. The seventh anniversary of the February 2014 Maidan protests will not become a turning point in the investigation of deaths that took place during the rallies and the punishment of those responsible for the tragedy, Director of the Ukrainian Institute of Politics Ruslan Bortnik told TASS.
Read also We shouldn’t expect an objective investigation under this government. This government is drifting to the right, flirting with the radicals, it has chosen its course. After the change in government in Ukraine, just like in 2019, the chance for an objective investigation will appear again, but it won’t necessarily be used, the expert stated.
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