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EU likely to extend Russia sanctions before summit
The EU is preparing to extend its economic sanctions on Russia before the June summit, as Russian diplomats target a winter deadline instead, Brussels-based independent online newspaper EUObserver reported.The preferred option of EU Council chief Donald Tusk is for EU states` ambassadors to conclude the Russia decision so that leaders can focus...
Euronews Exclusive: Ukraine says French national had plans for 15 attacks in France
In an exclusive interview with Euronews, the head of Ukraine`s state security service (SBU) Vasyl Hrytsak says the French national detained with a cache of weapons and explosives talked of plans for 15 attacks on government buildings and Jewish and Muslim places of worship during the EURO-2016 football tournament.SBU chief Vasyl Hrytsak told...
Poll: Three-quarters of Russians believe Russia should continue its policy despite sanctions
The poll by Levada Cener shows three-quarters of Russians believe that their country should pursue its policy, despite Western sanctions, an UNIAN correspondent in Russia reports.Answering the question, how Russia should act in response to the sanctions of the Western powers, 75% of respondents answered ”to continue its policy, despite...
Global Peace Index: Ukraine ranks 156 out of 162 countries (infographics)
According to the Global Peace Index 2016 Report, Ukraine is on the 156th place, i.e. it is in the second place after Yemen in the rating of fall, which dropped to 158th place during the year. The top five countries where the Global Peace Index fell the most for the year is Turkey – 145th place, Libya – 154th, Bahrain – 132nd.Compared to last...
OSCE employee reportedly illegally held in Donetsk
OSCE`s Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine has information that its employee missed in Luhansk region may be held in Donetsk.”The OSCE SMM can confirm that one of our local staff in Luhansk region did not return from leave as planned, on June 7. The police was informed,” reads a statement of OSCE SMM published on the mission`s Facebook page.”We...
Fiscal Service chief Nasirov seeks to deshadow Ukrainian salaries
The average amount of single social security tax collected has decreased by 27% after a two-fold reduction in the tax rate, said Head of the Ukrainian State Fiscal Service (SFS) Roman Nasirov in an interview with TV Channel 24.”The average amount of single social security tax collected in October-November last year stood at UAH 15 billion,...
Naftogaz offers Gazprom new terms of gas purchases
NJSC Naftogaz of Ukraine has sent a letter to Russian gas monopoly Gazprom with a proposal to consider a possibility of signing an additional agreement allowing Naftogaz to purchase only the required volumes of natural gas, instead of a fixed monthly volume of 3 billion cubic meters (bcm) as envisaged by the terms of the existing contract,...
Ukraine creates National Center for Cyber Security
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has signed a decree ”On the National Coordination Center for Cyber Security,” according to the president`s press service. The activities of the center will ensure coordination of activities of the agencies involved in the National Security and Defense of Ukraine in the framework of the Cyber Security Strategy...
Construction of Kerch Strait bridge faces funding constraints
The construction of the Kerch Strait bridge, a road-rail bridge to span the Strait of Kerch between the Kerch Peninsula of Crimea and the Taman Peninsula of Krasnodar Krai, is now facing funding problems, as payments to the contractor Stroygazmontazh of billionaire Arkady Rotenberg being delayed since February, Forbes reports.The payment of RUB...
Anonymous hacktivists attack world`s banks, London Stock Exchange
The online hacktivist group, Anonymous reportedly shut down the London Stock Exchange (LSE) website last week for more than two hours as part of a protest against world`s banks and financial institutions, TechWorm reports. The Mail on Sunday said the attack was carried out by Philippines unit of Anonymous on June 2 at 09:00. Previous targets have...