Editor’s Note: In this feature, the Kyiv Post brings together the most relevant events from morning headlines.
The U.S. Senate on
Nov. 18 passed resolution 165 that says Ukraine’s future “rests with stronger ties to Europe, the United
States, and others in the community of democracies” and expresses hope that
Ukraine, which has had historical ties to Russia, will join the European Union,
reports
PR Newswire.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel says it remains unclear whether Ukraine is
“willing” to meet the criteria needed for a key free-trade deal with
the European Union, reports
Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty.
The European Union and Ukraine are close to a deal that would
allow Ukraine to get natural gas from sources to the West rather than from
Russia, the
Wall Street Journal reports.
A bill to allow prisoners to receive medical
treatment abroad –
including imprisoned ex-Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko – is not on the docket
for the Nov. 19 parliamentary session, reports Ukrainska
Pravda, citing Party of Regions lawmaker Hryhoriy Smitiuk during a
television appearance on channel 5.
The Stop Censorship movement of civil society
and journalist activists has called on Forbes Ukraine publisher, 27-year-old multi-millionaire
Serhiy Kurchenko, not to interfere in the editorial policy of the publication, reports
uainfo.org.
