News from Ukraine today is December 5, 2018

The famous date and place of the United Cathedral

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The President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko announced the date of the United Cathedral – it will be held on December 15, 2018 at St. Sophia Cathedral.

The Council of Unity, which will proclaim the establishment of the local autocephalous Orthodox Church in Ukraine, will meet on December 15, 2018 to elect its leader. to St. Sophia, which is all along the table
– wrote a guarantor

Reminder, on November 29, the synod of bishops of the Ecumenical Patriarchate approved the draft statute of the future Ukrainian Church. A decision was also taken on the text of Thomas, which was made public after the Unity Council: during the latter, the Prime Minister of the local Autocephalous Orthodox Church should be elected and the charter should be approved.

How will be created the unique local church in Ukraine? On October 9, the Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate held a three-day meeting in Istanbul. On October 10, at this meeting, the clergy heard a report on the messengers of Patriarch Bartholomew (exarchs) who had spent nearly a month in Ukraine. Exarchs went to Ukrainian churches and spoke with priests. According to the results of his report, Ukraine has approved the creation of the unique local church. Then, in Kiev, will be held a unifying council, which will announce the creation of a new autocephalous Orthodox Church and will elect its primate.

Poroshenko also pointed out that the Moscow Patriarchate would no longer pose the conditions of the Ukrainian Church.

In addition, the Head of State stated that the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew had signed letters inviting the hierarchies of the UOC-Kyivan Patriarch, the UAE, and Participation in this event historical.

The Moscow Patriarchate did not delay responding.

The head of the information and education department of the UOC deputy, Archbishop Clement, states that the Council of Unity no. is not a canonical assembly.

The Council of Bishops of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, which held in Lavra on November 13, reviewed all the circumstances of the so-called Unified Council and decided that it should be was acting as a non-canonical assembly. The participation of clerics of our church is impossible for canonical reasons of church,
– he says

Note that this position of the UOC MP is similar to that of the Russian Orthodox Church that is trying to prevent the creation of a single local church in Ukraine. Representatives made hasty statements thanks to Tomos' provisions of the UOC.

The Ukraine has taken a step closer to obtaining Tomas: see the video

Nadiya Savchenko declared dry hunger

The director of nursing, Nadezhda Savchenko, was arrested and again declared on hunger strike. This time it's dry. "The SBU investigators are blackmailing and putting pressure on the people's deputy, demanding immediate knowledge of the material of the case, in order to immediately begin the examination of the merits," said the politician. to renew the electronic keys, to open an account with the bank for registration as a presidential candidate, "she said at a recorded hearing on the video.

Savchenko says that he will die of hunger until the rights and freedoms guaranteed by the Constitution are guaranteed to him ytutsiyeyu

Damage my health is on the conscience of those investigations which put pressure on me by these methods If such threats arrive at the investigation stage, what will happen next? Now, a direct ultimatum: either the lawyers sign a case or they block access to everything,
– says a politician

What is Hope Savchenko's suspect? In a conspiracy with pro-Russian Donetsk Oblast militants and the preparation of a massive terrorist attack in the center. that in an attempt to overthrow the constitutional order l and the seizure of state power

According to the GPU, with the use of an arsenal of weapons brought from the occupied territories, Savchenko with the former negotiator for The exchange of prisoners, Vladimir Ruban, was planning a massacre of senior officials, including Poroshenko, Turchynov and Avakov, as well as undermining the Parliament building and shooting surrounding buildings in the center of Kiev.

October 25, district court of Kiev Shevchenko extended the period to 23 December arrest of MP Savchenko hope. And on November 20, the Kiev Court of Appeal rejected the request for the release of the lawyers of the popular MP Nadezhda Savchenko.

Who is Nadezhda Savchenko: see the video

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The Ukraine is appealing the Budapest memorandum through aggression in Russia

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The Foreign Ministry of the country. Ukraine appealed to the state

Russian aggression and violations of the terms of Ukraine's refusal to use nuclear weapons undermine the international non-proliferation regime and the international treaty for the abolition of nuclear weapons. will determine the future of relations with countries that can choose how to develop this type of weapons,
– told the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine

It was noted that only effective measures would allow to restore confidence in the Budapest Memorandum

What is the Budapest Memorandum? 24 years ago, Ukraine had abandoned the nuclear weapon in exchange for security guarantees guaranteed by Britain, the United States and Russia in the Budapest memorandum relating to the Accession of Ukraine to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons. arms (NPT). In particular, these States have undertaken to refrain from any threat of the use of force or the use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of the country. ;Ukraine. The guarantors have pledged that none of their weapons will be used against Ukraine. It is through these guarantees that the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine has ratified the NPT.

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What do we know of Russia's aggression in the Strait of Kerch? 19659036] On November 25, a Russian border vessel made a descent into the rails of the Ukrainian tug in the Kerch Strait. It is known that two small armored Ukrainian artillery boats and raids were conducted in accordance with international standards, from the port of Odessa to the port of Mariupol

However, Russia said that Ukrainian warships allegedly illegally entered the temporarily closed waters of the Russian Sea. and continued their movement towards the Kerch Strait.

A group of Ukrainian ships continued their journey to Mariupol. However, during the withdrawal from the Kerch Strait, Russian border ships opened fire on Ukrainian ships, injuring six Ukrainian soldiers. Russia also captured two Ukrainian ships and 24 Ukrainian sailors, who were later arrested in occupied Crimea and taken to SIZO Moscow.

Ukraine then introduced a military state in the 10 regions until December 26th. In addition, on November 30, Ukraine banned the entry on its territory of Russian-speaking men aged 16 to 60 years.

Serbia threatens Kosovo with armed intervention

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The Balkans are again agitated – Kosovo has declared its intention to create its own army. Serbia reacted – threatened with serious consequences.

Serbian Prime Minister Ana Brenbic said Serbia was considering the possibility of armed intervention in the former province. The politician then said that she hoped the intervention would be avoided and that the need to "use the army will never be".

"But unfortunately, it's now one of the options on the table," she said.

Bbababich stressed Kosovo's leadership of ethnic Albanian ethnicity in Kosovo should "animate".

We can not remain latent and silently watch while someone conducts a new ethnic cleansing of the "Balkan Serbs
", she said.

Without Moscow, there would not be enough – President Serbia, Alexander Vuchich, said earlier that he would seek support from Russia and China in connection with the plans of the Kosovo to create an army

NATO also reacted: they consider Kosovo a very unfortunate moment for the creation of its own armed forces. These intentions pose a serious threat to stability in the region.

Why the Conflict in the Balkans Worsened In July, Serbian President Aleksander Vuchich put forward the idea of ​​a Kosovo section proclaiming the war. Serbia's independence in 2008. The most common scenario is to recognize northern Kosovo as part of Serbia. Another possibility is that the Albanian ethnic Albanian minority from southern Serbia could join Kosovo. Belgrade warned that US-backed Kosovo security forces in Kosovo were planning a secret invasion of the uncontrolled north of northern Kosovo, home to a large proportion of Serbs. In Prishtina, they learned that Serbia was considering unilaterally proclaiming Serbian autonomy in northern Kosovo.

How many Ukrainian stores have won the "Black Friday"

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the day has passed, and Ukrainian stores still enjoy profits. This year, for the period from November 19 to 25 (black Friday week), sales of household appliances and electronics in Ukraine have become the most important of the period of the weekly research of Point of sales followed by GfK Ukraine.

What is a black Friday? We are a Friday after Thanksgiving in the United States. From here begins the traditional Christmas season. This year's holidays were November 23rd. Every year, more and more Ukrainian stores are involved in sales.

Thus, for the week of Black Friday, Ukrainian stores won 1.6 billion hryvnias. This amount exceeded the volumes of the previous week (November 12-18) to 146% .

At the same time, in 2017, this figure had reached a growth level of 80%. The week of Black Friday in 2018 has been almost twice as successful as in 2017.