News, events, statements

Dear Kherson residents! Dear plant workers, veterans and guests! I congratulate you on this remarkable date – the 65^th anniversary of the founding of our plant in 1951. Over 300 vessels have been built during this period, including the 40 vessels produced over the past decade. It is notable that a new vessel is being launched today, on the anniversary, as a response to those who do not believe in the prospects for the shipbuilding industry. 

On 19^th October the “Normandy Group” met for another round of negotiations. The Parties agreed to complete a roadmap for the implementation of the memorandum, and that is an undeniably positive development. Another important result is the outlining of concrete steps on how to proceed: local elections will be held in Donbass, and controls of national borders will be restored. 

On 5 October 2016, Vadym Novynskyi had a working meeting in Warsaw with Mr Grzegorz Schetyna, the Head of the Parliamentary Committee on Foreign Affairs and the leader of the Civic Platform opposition party in Poland.

At the meeting, the parties were able to discuss a wide range of issues relating to the situation in Ukraine and Ukrainian-Polish relations. 

During the meeting, the parties discussed several topics relating to Ukraine including the Minsk Agreements, the situation regarding freedom of speech in the country and the persecution of the opposition.

In particular, Vadym Novynskyi noted: "I think it is very important to convey to our European partners an alternative point of view on what is happening in Ukraine".

Today, over two hundred people in camouflage stormed Smart-Holding’s Head Office and other companies that are part of the ‘Smart Holding’ group (of which I am a beneficiary). Not only causing criminal damage, this violates all legal procedures and ethical standards. I consider that such actions are designed to put maximum pressure on me as a member of the opposition. 

Two years ago, the west looked at Ukraine with enthusiasm. These days, the sentiments are closer to despair and fatigue. My country has not had the European breakthrough that was promised. Those who came to power in Kiev to the applause of western elites now hope that their international partners will turn a blind eye to the way they run the country.