Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has signed a bill into law to introduce a 75% quota for Ukrainian-language content on television channels, according to the presidential press service.
The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry has confirmed the fact that a Ukrainian citizen was kidnapped from the board of BBC Caribbean vessel by pirates in the territorial waters of Nigeria.
The Lefortovo District Court of Moscow has extended pre-trial detention term of Ukrainian reporter Roman Sushchenko until January 30, 2017. Lawyer Mark Feygin reported this on his Twitter page.
Moscow’s Lefortovo District Court has allowed Roman Sushchenko to get acquainted with materials of the case.
Mark Feygin, the lawyer of Roman Sushchenko, posted on Twitter: “Following my request, the court permitted Roman Sushchenko to get acquainted with the case of arrest”.