{"id":142541,"date":"2021-06-07T19:54:16","date_gmt":"2021-06-07T16:54:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uacrisis.org\/?p=142541"},"modified":"2024-01-30T08:36:45","modified_gmt":"2024-01-30T06:36:45","slug":"weekly-update-on-ukraine-20-31-may-06-june-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uacrisis.org\/en\/weekly-update-on-ukraine-20-31-may-06-june-2021","title":{"rendered":"Nord Stream 2, journalism in Crimea, fight against oligarchs and more \u2013 Weekly Update on Ukraine #20, 31 May \u2013 06 June 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Situation in the combat zone<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

On June 6, Russia-backed militants violated the ceasefire seven times, the Joint Forces command reported. There were similar attacks throughout last week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On June 5, in the combat zone, a Ukrainian serviceman was wounded in a blast caused by an explosive device.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Account of child casualties in Russia\u2019s war against Ukraine.<\/strong> As of May 30, 2021, in Ukraine, 66,491 children affected by combat actions and armed conflicts had a legal status.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since 2014, 152 children have been killed, and 146 have been wounded in Russia\u2019s war against Ukraine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On June 4, 2021, Ukraine observed the International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression. That\u2019s the first time Ukraine commemorates on the national level the child casualties, victims of Russia\u2019s aggression against Ukraine, the office of the Parliamentary Ombudsman explained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine, between April 14, 2014 and April 30, 2021, 152 children (102 boys and 50 girls) were killed, and 146 children (120 boys and 26 girls) were injured.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Those numbers are below actual levels, the office of the Parliamentary Ombudsman said. \u201cSince the state control over human rights protection in the temporarily occupied territory is not possible, there is no chance to assess the levels of the problems facing the children beyond the contact line,\u201d the statement reads. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ninety-five of the 66,491 war-affected children were given the legal status following an injury or maiming, the National Social Service of Ukraine said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Free-of-charge hot meals in public and local schools is the only benefit secured to those children by law. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The office of the Parliamentary Ombudsman calls on the government, MPs, local self-government, and civil society to do their utmost to protect the children in the armed conflict.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n\n\n\n

Nord Stream 2: Zelenskyi unpleasantly surprised by the U.S.\u2019s policy reversal<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

In a recent\u00a0interview<\/a>\u00a0with Axios, President Volodymyr Zelenskyi spoke in detail about Ukraine\u2019s stance on Nord Stream 2.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Zelenskyi said he was surprised by President Biden\u2019s reversal on sanctions against the construction company of Russia\u2019s Nord Stream 2 pipeline. \u201cTo be honest, we were very surprised. (\u2026) We understand that only the US is capable of stopping this construction. We had this first conversation with President Biden, it was a phone conversation, and I received all the signals. They were direct signals, and I was very happy about it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019ve used the word \u2018surprised\u2019 a few times because I was really surprised a few times. Besides the United States decision, the second surprise was indeed that I learned about it through the press. I feel that between strategic partners the relations should be direct.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Zelenskyi said he was also surprised by the explanation of the decision. The U.S. said that Nord Stream 2 is 95 per cent complete, and it would be difficult to stop the construction at this stage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To stop the pipeline construction, there has to be a \u201cserious conversation\u201d, and the U.S., the EU, and Ukraine need to join forces, Zelenskyi said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nord Stream 2 is Russia\u2019s weapon, while the U.S. can possibly provide the bullets, he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI believe that even if there was only one percent left, it would still be possible to stop such a serious leverage that Russia will have in the future to influence energy security and Europe in general, including Ukraine,\u201d President Zelenskyi said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMoreover, everything is now in the US President\u2019s hands only, and I am sure that he is aware of that, and his team is aware of that, they know that,\u201d the Ukrainian President added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Zelenskyi is hopeful that Joe Biden is \u201ca (Michael) Jordan in politics\u201d. The basketball player would demonstrate weakness, and \u201cgrab the victory at the very last minute\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI think that his final three-pointer is not in the net yet, and I would like to believe that this is all part of his (Biden\u2019s) tactics. If this is not the case, that will be a great pity, not only for me, but for the United States as well, I am sure. There will be a feeling that in these circumstances Russia will have a great chance to prevail over the United States,\u201d Zelenskyi said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n\n\n\n

Journalism day: how Russia cracked down on independent journalism in Crimea<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Russia has destroyed independent journalism in Crimea after it occupied the peninsula. Both professional and citizen journalism were targeted. Nine Crimean citizen journalists are held in Russian jails, Ukraine\u2019s Foreign Ministry said on the Journalism Day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSince the first days of the occupation, Russia has been exercising pressure and repressions on free professional journalism in Crimea. Independent journalism has been fully destroyed in the peninsula. To fill in the gap for independent and unbiased coverage in the occupied peninsula, citizen journalists, active citizens, assumed the role of media.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cActivists are being persecuted and jailed for their position and reporting,\u201d the statement reads. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Russia has jailed nine citizen journalists, one is under house arrest. They are Server Mustafayev, Tymur Ibrahimov, Marlen Asanov, Seiran Saliyev, Remzi Bekirov, Ruslan Suleymanov, Osman Aryfmemetov, Rustem Sheikhakiyev, and Amet Suleymanov.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On March 10, 2021, \u201cKrym.Realii\u201d (a RFE\/RL project) journalist Vladyslav Yesypenko was arrested in Simferopol.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Following the occupation of Crimea, all 12 independent Crimean Tatar media were forced out of the peninsula, Ukraine\u2019s Foreign Ministry adds. Out of the three thousand media in Crimea, only 232 have been \u201cre-registered\u201d with the occupation authorities. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n\n\n\n

How the presidential bill is to fight oligarchs<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

This June, President Zelenskyi put a bill on oligarchs before Parliament. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The law \u201caims to resolve the conflict of interest that arose as politics fused with media and big business, guarantee Ukraine\u2019s economic, political, and information security, protect democracy, secure state sovereignty, and prevent manipulations with distorted information to access the resources owned by the people of Ukraine.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Four criteria for the oligarch label.<\/strong> The bill tags a natural person with the oligarch label if at least three criteria are true: 1) they take part in political life, 2) they have a big impact on media, 3) when the law is enacted, they are a beneficial owner of a natural monopoly or a company that has a monopoly-like position in the market according to the Law \u201cOn protection of economic competition\u201d, and maintain or reinforce the position within one year, 4) the confirmed value of their assets is one million times higher than the cost of living (in 2021, that\u2019s UAH 2.27 billion, or USD 83.4 million).      <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Restrictions for oligarchs. <\/strong>The bill bans the oligarchs from:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1) making contributions to political parties either directly or through intermediaries, as defined by the Law \u201cOn political parties in Ukraine\u201d;<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2) becoming beneficiary of large-scale privatization assets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Oligarchs will declare their assets electronically, similarly to civil servants and local self-government employees, as stipulated by the law on corruption prevention. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The law goes into effect six months after being enacted, and is valid for 10 years.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Office of the President unveiled plans to draft an antitrust law and a law on lobbying alongside other acts that \u201cwill reframe economic and social relations in the country.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Who can be labeled oligarchs?<\/strong> Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council Oeksiy Danilov said that 13 people can be labeled oligarchs without naming them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Quoting unnamed sources, former MP Serhiy Leshchenko said Rinat Akhmetov, Petro Poroshenko, Dmytro Firtash, Ihor Kolomoyskyi, Vikto Pinchuk, Serhiy Lyovochkin, Viktor Medvedchuk, Vadym Novinskyi, Yuriy Kosyuk, OlehBakhmatyuk, Kostyantyn Zhevaho, Oleksandr and Halyna Hereha are the likely candidates. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNovoe Vremya\u201d (New Times) placed Rinat Akhmetov, Petro Poroshenko, and Viktor Medvedchuk on the ranking of 15 most influential oligarchs in politics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n\n\n\n

How Ukraine is fighting COVID-19<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

On June 6, Ukraine recorded 535 new coronavirus cases, 601 hospital admissions, 33 deaths, and 1,743 recoveries. New COVID-19 cases are the lowest they\u2019ve been in a year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Throughout the pandemic, Ukraine has reported 2,215,052 cases, 2,094,971 recoveries, and 51,215 deaths.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vaccinations.<\/strong> Since February 24, 1,123,661 people have had one dose of a COVID vaccine, 142,062 people have received the second dose. Fully vaccinated Ukrainians will be able to get an international vaccine pass, the Health Ministry said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Situation in the combat zone On June 6, Russia-backed militants violated the ceasefire seven times, the Joint Forces command reported. There were similar attacks throughout last week. On June 5, in the combat zone, a Ukrainian serviceman was wounded in a blast caused by an explosive device. Account of child casualties in Russia\u2019s war against […] More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":142566,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[699,611],"tags":[],"section":[743],"form":[],"yoast_head":"\nNord Stream 2, journalism in Crimea, fight against oligarchs and more \u2013 Weekly Update on Ukraine #20, 31 May \u2013 06 June 2021 | UACRISIS.ORG<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Situation in the combat zone On June 6, Russia-backed militants violated the ceasefire seven times, the Joint Forces command reported. There were similar | Uacrisis.org\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/uacrisis.org\/en\/weekly-update-on-ukraine-20-31-may-06-june-2021\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Nord Stream 2, journalism in Crimea, fight against oligarchs and more \u2013 Weekly Update on Ukraine #20, 31 May \u2013 06 June 2021 | UACRISIS.ORG\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Situation in the combat zone On June 6, Russia-backed militants violated the ceasefire seven times, the Joint Forces command reported. There were similar | Uacrisis.org\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/uacrisis.org\/en\/weekly-update-on-ukraine-20-31-may-06-june-2021\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Uacrisis.org\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/uacrisis\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2021-06-07T16:54:16+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-01-30T06:36:45+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/uacrisis.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/cover.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1875\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1250\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@uacrisis\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@uacrisis\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"\u041c\u0430\u0440\u0442\u0430 \u0411\u0456\u043b\u0430\u0441\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"7 minutes\" \/>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Nord Stream 2, journalism in Crimea, fight against oligarchs and more \u2013 Weekly Update on Ukraine #20, 31 May \u2013 06 June 2021 | UACRISIS.ORG","description":"Situation in the combat zone On June 6, Russia-backed militants violated the ceasefire seven times, the Joint Forces command reported. There were similar | Uacrisis.org","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/uacrisis.org\/en\/weekly-update-on-ukraine-20-31-may-06-june-2021","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Nord Stream 2, journalism in Crimea, fight against oligarchs and more \u2013 Weekly Update on Ukraine #20, 31 May \u2013 06 June 2021 | UACRISIS.ORG","og_description":"Situation in the combat zone On June 6, Russia-backed militants violated the ceasefire seven times, the Joint Forces command reported. There were similar | Uacrisis.org","og_url":"https:\/\/uacrisis.org\/en\/weekly-update-on-ukraine-20-31-may-06-june-2021","og_site_name":"Uacrisis.org","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/uacrisis\/","article_published_time":"2021-06-07T16:54:16+00:00","article_modified_time":"2024-01-30T06:36:45+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1875,"height":1250,"url":"https:\/\/uacrisis.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/cover.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@uacrisis","twitter_site":"@uacrisis","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"\u041c\u0430\u0440\u0442\u0430 \u0411\u0456\u043b\u0430\u0441","Est. reading time":"7 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/uacrisis.org\/uk\/#organization","name":"Ukraine crisis media center","url":"https:\/\/uacrisis.org\/uk\/","sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/uacrisis\/","http:\/\/youtube.com\/UACrisisMediaCenter","https:\/\/twitter.com\/uacrisis"],"logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/uacrisis.org\/uk\/#logo","inLanguage":"en-US","url":"https:\/\/uacrisis.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/header_logo-1.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/uacrisis.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/header_logo-1.png","width":250,"height":90,"caption":"Ukraine crisis media center"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/uacrisis.org\/uk\/#logo"}},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/uacrisis.org\/uk\/#website","url":"https:\/\/uacrisis.org\/uk\/","name":"Uacrisis.org","description":"Ukraine crisis media center","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/uacrisis.org\/uk\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/uacrisis.org\/uk\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/uacrisis.org\/en\/weekly-update-on-ukraine-20-31-may-06-june-2021#primaryimage","inLanguage":"en-US","url":"https:\/\/uacrisis.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/cover.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/uacrisis.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/cover.jpg","width":1875,"height":1250},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/uacrisis.org\/en\/weekly-update-on-ukraine-20-31-may-06-june-2021#webpage","url":"https:\/\/uacrisis.org\/en\/weekly-update-on-ukraine-20-31-may-06-june-2021","name":"Nord Stream 2, journalism in Crimea, fight against oligarchs and more \u2013 Weekly Update on Ukraine #20, 31 May \u2013 06 June 2021 | UACRISIS.ORG","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/uacrisis.org\/uk\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/uacrisis.org\/en\/weekly-update-on-ukraine-20-31-may-06-june-2021#primaryimage"},"datePublished":"2021-06-07T16:54:16+00:00","dateModified":"2024-01-30T06:36:45+00:00","description":"Situation in the combat zone On June 6, Russia-backed militants violated the ceasefire seven times, the Joint Forces command reported. There were similar | Uacrisis.org","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/uacrisis.org\/en\/weekly-update-on-ukraine-20-31-may-06-june-2021#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/uacrisis.org\/en\/weekly-update-on-ukraine-20-31-may-06-june-2021"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/uacrisis.org\/en\/weekly-update-on-ukraine-20-31-may-06-june-2021#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"\u0413\u043b\u0430\u0432\u043d\u0430\u044f \u0441\u0442\u0440\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0446\u0430","item":"https:\/\/uacrisis.org\/en"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Nord Stream 2, journalism in Crimea, fight against oligarchs and more \u2013 Weekly Update on Ukraine #20, 31 May \u2013 06 June 2021"}]},{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/uacrisis.org\/en\/weekly-update-on-ukraine-20-31-may-06-june-2021#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/uacrisis.org\/en\/weekly-update-on-ukraine-20-31-may-06-june-2021#webpage"},"author":{"@id":"https:\/\/uacrisis.org\/uk\/#\/schema\/person\/78c5d7897a959f7bf7116a6ea85173d4"},"headline":"Nord Stream 2, journalism in Crimea, fight against oligarchs and more \u2013 Weekly Update on Ukraine #20, 31 May \u2013 06 June 2021","datePublished":"2021-06-07T16:54:16+00:00","dateModified":"2024-01-30T06:36:45+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/uacrisis.org\/en\/weekly-update-on-ukraine-20-31-may-06-june-2021#webpage"},"wordCount":1384,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/uacrisis.org\/uk\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/uacrisis.org\/en\/weekly-update-on-ukraine-20-31-may-06-june-2021#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/uacrisis.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/cover.jpg","articleSection":["Politics","Security"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/uacrisis.org\/uk\/#\/schema\/person\/78c5d7897a959f7bf7116a6ea85173d4","name":"\u041c\u0430\u0440\u0442\u0430 \u0411\u0456\u043b\u0430\u0441"}]}},"wps_subtitle":"","amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/uacrisis.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/142541"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/uacrisis.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/uacrisis.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uacrisis.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/19"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uacrisis.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=142541"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/uacrisis.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/142541\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":280609,"href":"https:\/\/uacrisis.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/142541\/revisions\/280609"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uacrisis.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/142566"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/uacrisis.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=142541"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uacrisis.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=142541"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uacrisis.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=142541"},{"taxonomy":"section","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uacrisis.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/section?post=142541"},{"taxonomy":"form","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uacrisis.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/form?post=142541"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}