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Zelenskyi forms Council for Development of Higher Education Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyi has set up the Council for the Development of Higher Education in Ukraine as an advisory body. 03.06.20 14:41 9 845 230 Ukrainian Politics

Almost half of Ukrainians ready to support autonomy for Russia-occupied areas of Donbas within Ukraine – survey Almost half of Ukrainians are ready to support the decision on granting autonomy within Ukraine to Russia-occupied areas of Donetsk and Luhansk regions for the cessation of hostilities and the peaceful settlement of the conflict in Donbasю 25.06.19 14:35 19 653 439 Society

“Granting autonomy to Donbas to legitimize Russian protectorate,” - Klimkin dwells on Russia’s Trojan horse strategy Providing autonomy to the part of Donbas uncontrolled by Kyiv is unacceptable for Ukraine as the Russian protectorate over this territory will be legitimized as a result, Foreign Minister of Ukraine Pavlo Klimkin says. 01.09.16 18:33 25 769 204 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

OSCE mission in Donbas should be reinforced, allowed to carry firearms, - Putin Russian President Vladimir Putin says he agrees with President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko on reinforcing the OSCE mission in the Donbas, including equipping it with firearms. 17.06.16 17:45 39 799 143 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

Ukraine made commitments to amend constitution on Donbas status and now obliged to fulfill these half-way agreements, - Foreign Ministry The Minsk agreements are the result of hard four-party talks and compromise. Therefore, there is no perfect solution to the situation in the Donbas for Ukraine. 12.02.16 13:14 37 185 353 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine Amendments to Constitution

Enshrining special status of Donbas in Constitution unacceptable, Foreign Minister Klimkin says Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Pavlo Klimkin says that amendments to the Constitution of Ukraine in terms of the special status of certain areas of the Donbas, required by the Russian envoy to the Trilateral Contact Group, are fundamentally unacceptable. 29.01.16 13:36 27 407 136 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine Amendments to Constitution

Donbas must acquire permanent special status, Russia’s negotiator Gryzlov says Russia insists that the Donbas must be legislatively granted permanent special status in line with the formula proposed by German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier. 27.01.16 16:46 59 835 436 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

75 percent of residents in Ukrainian-controlled Donbas see the region as part of Ukraine, - poll. INFOGRAPHICS Most of the residents of both the Donbas and other regions of Ukraine support preserving the Donetsk and Luhansk regions within the country. 13.01.16 18:00 14 634 66 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas

"DPR" terrorist leader Zakharchenko announces unilateral return of occupied territories under special regime "DPR" terrorist organisation introduces special regime on its territory, which is, by their opinion, stipulated by Minsk agreements. 02.07.15 13:34 183 156 658 Previously in trend: Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas

New constitutional draft provides for preserving Crimea’s autonomy, Poroshenko says The new draft Constitution of Ukraine retains the autonomous status of Crimea and Sevastopol. 01.07.15 18:22 21 662 213 Previously in trend: Occupation of Crimea Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas

Minsk agreements must be fulfilled stepwise and OSCE must confirm their fulfillment; this has not happened yet, - former Ukraine's president Kuchma Representative of Ukraine in the tripartite contact group, Ukraine’s second President Leonid Kuchma stressed that the agreements reached in Minsk must be performed on a step-by-step basis and reciprocally. 25.06.15 19:49 3 767 19 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas

Donbas cannot receive special autonomous status - Lutsenko The Donbas can get more powers only on par with other regions of Ukraine within the process of power decentralization. 13.05.15 11:29 69 695 619 Previously in trend: Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas

'DPR' and 'LPR' want autonomy within the Ukrainian state Representatives of the self-proclaimed 'Donetsk People's Republic' and 'Luhansk People's Republic' announced their consent for autonomy within the Ukrainian state, provided that all the parties abide by agreements reached in Minsk on Feb. 12. 12.05.15 09:27 260 927 2 050 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine