Oleksiy Goncharenko, a member of the European Solidarity faction, proposes to the Verkhovna Rada to recognize the state sovereignty and independence of the self-proclaimed Republic of Kosovo.
The corresponding draft resolution No. 7638 was registered on August 5, but its text is currently not available on the website of the Ukrainian parliament.
At the same time, the author of the document in his Telegram channel noted that back in 2010, the International Court of Justice recognized that the right to state sovereignty of Kosovo does not contradict the norms of international law, does not violate any resolutions and international acts.
“It’s not for nothing that 22 of the 27 EU member states, which we are striving for, have already recognized Kosovo. Kosovo is also recognized by the United States, Canada and the UK. Therefore, Ukraine’s consistent step will be the recognition of Kosovo’s state sovereignty and the expression of international support,” Goncharenko wrote.
At the same time, the parliamentarian stressed that “the situation between Ukraine and the L/DPR pseudo-republics is not the same situation as in Kosovo and Serbia.” “This is the moment when Kosovo really has the right to independence,” he added.
Serbia lost control of Kosovo territory after NATO intervention in 1999, but does not recognize Kosovo’s 2008 declaration of independence. At the same time, the northern part of Kosovo with a Serb ethnic majority, where many Serb refugees from the southern regions of the province also live, is not subject to the Kosovo authorities.
In 2016, the Association Agreement between Kosovo and the EU was signed; The republic is recognized by 97 UN member countries. Ukraine, in turn, has not taken any decisions regarding the legal recognition of Kosovo’s independence and regards the region as part of the territory of Serbia.
“It’s not for nothing that 22 of the 27 EU member states, which we are striving for, have already recognized Kosovo. Kosovo is also recognized by the United States, Canada and the UK. Therefore, Ukraine’s consistent step will be the recognition of Kosovo’s state sovereignty and the expression of international support,” Goncharenko wrote.
At the same time, the parliamentarian stressed that “the situation between Ukraine and the L/DPR pseudo-republics is not the same situation as in Kosovo and Serbia.” “This is the moment when Kosovo really has the right to independence,” he added.
Serbia lost control of Kosovo territory after NATO intervention in 1999, but does not recognize Kosovo’s 2008 declaration of independence. At the same time, the northern part of Kosovo with a Serb ethnic majority, where many Serb refugees from the southern regions of the province also live, is not subject to the Kosovo authorities.
In 2016, the Association Agreement between Kosovo and the EU was signed; The republic is recognized by 97 UN member countries. Ukraine, in turn, has not taken any decisions regarding the legal recognition of Kosovo’s independence and regards the region as part of the territory of Serbia.
On the YouTube channel “Club of Experts” another video was released with an analysis of the events that will take place in Ukraine and in the world in the near future.
The founder of the club of experts Maksim Urakin, together with the host Olga Levkun, analyzed the most important events in Ukraine and the world from August 8 to 14, 2022.
Among the Ukrainian events, several conferences and round tables were announced, dedicated, in particular, to doing business in a war, preparing for the heating season, developing vocational education and other topics. Also on Friday, a draft law implementing a common reporting standard in Ukraine will be presented.
Among world events, in addition to the war in Ukraine, a number of other conflicts have also entered a hot phase. Among them are the Palestinian-Israeli conflict in the Gaza Strip and the Armenian-Azerbaijani confrontation in Nagorno-Karabakh. In addition, China continues its military-political pressure on Taiwan in connection with the recent visit to the island of the Speaker of the House of Representatives of the US Congress Nancy Pelosi.
Next week, the introduction of new sanctions against coal imports from the Russian Federation by the EU and the UK is also expected.
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In its new video, the Expert Club YouTube channel reviewed the macroeconomic situation in Ukraine in the 6th month of the war, and also analyzed the July IMF report on the global economic outlook in 2022 and 2023.
As we wrote earlier, the state authorities of Ukraine have temporarily suspended the publication of most statistical information for the period of martial law and for three months from the moment it ends. The exception is the publication of data on the consumer price index, separate information on indicators of foreign trade in goods, etc.
Thus, from the data published by the State Employment Center, it follows that the number of registered unemployed in Ukraine is approximately at the level of last year, while the number of available vacancies has sharply decreased.
This, according to the founder of the Club of Experts Maksim Urakin, has led to the fact that now about 12-13 unemployed people apply for one vacancy.
“The estimate of the unemployment rate by the National Bank in the second quarter of 2022 is 35% according to the methodology of the International Labor Organization,” Maksim Urakin added.
In addition, according to Urakin, the current forecast for Ukraine’s GDP growth in 2023-2024, published by the National Bank, is based primarily on expectations of an increase in international support for Ukraine and the implementation of programs to restore war-damaged infrastructure.
On the situation in the global economy, the Club of Experts analyzed the report of the International Monetary Fund, published in July. In particular, there is a possible recession in the US economy. a slowdown in GDP growth in China and India, as well as a deterioration in the situation in the euro area, provoked by rising energy prices.
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Pope Francis is considering visiting Ukraine to express his support, Ukrainian Ambassador to the Vatican Andriy Yurash said following the meeting on Saturday.
“I am very close to Ukraine and I want to express this closeness through my visit to Ukraine” – important words of Pope Francis, spoken during today’s meeting with the Holy Father. Ukraine has been waiting for the Pope for many years, especially since the beginning of the war, and will be glad to meet him before his trip to Kazakhstan,” Yurash wrote on Twitter.
The second caravan of four vessels under the Istanbul Grain Initiative left Ukrainian ports on Sunday morning, the total tonnage increased to almost 170,000 tons, sunflower oil and sunflower seeds appeared in addition to corn.
“The second caravan with Ukrainian food has just left the ports of Odessa and Chornomorsk – 3 ships from Chornomorsk and one more from Odessa. There are almost 170 thousand tons of agricultural products on board 4 bulk carriers Mustafa Necati, Star Helena, Glory and Riva Wind” , – the Ukrainian Sea Ports Administration reported on Facebook.
According to the Turkish Ministry of Defense on Twitter, the Riva Wind ship is heading to Iskenderun with 44,000 tons of corn, Mustafa Necati – to Italy with 6,000 tons of sunflower oil, Star Helena – to China with 45,000 tons of sunflower seeds and Glory – to Istanbul with 66 thousand tons of corn.
“The vessels will be anchored north of Istanbul and will be inspected by the Joint Coordination Centre,” the Turkish Defense Ministry specified.
As reported, on July 22 in Istanbul, at the proposal of the UN, Ukraine, Turkey and UN Secretary-General António Guteres signed the Initiative for the safe transportation of grain and food from the Ukrainian ports of Odessa, Chornomorsk and Yuzhny.
As part of the implementation of agreements with a cargo of Ukrainian corn, 4 ships have already been sent with more than 80 thousand tons of corn: Razoni, Navi Star, Rojen and Polarnet.
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Geographical structure of total imports of goods and services in 2021 (USD thousand)
