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Militants attack ATO forces 40 times in last day, use Grad systems
The combined Russian-separatist forces attacked Ukrainian army positions in eastern Ukraine 40 times in the past 24 hours, using banned heavy artillery systems, according to the press center of the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO).Late evening, the militants once again fired small arms, rocket-propelled grenades and 82mm and 120mm mortars on the...
NBU cuts official exchange rate to UAH 25.13 to dollar
The National Bank of Ukraine on Friday evening lowered the official hryvnia exchange rate by four kopiykas, bringing the national currency to UAH 25.13 to the dollar.The Central Bank set the following official exchange rates of the hryvnia against leading foreign currencies for May 30:$100 costs UAH 2,513.6025 (on May 27, it was UAH...
Poroshenko lifts sanctions from 29 foreign journalists
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has lifted sanctions from 29 foreign journalists, having enacted a National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) resolution dated May 20, 2016, on certain personal special restrictive measures (sanctions), according to the presidential administration.”Annex 1 to an NSDC September 2, 2015, resolution on special...
OSCE patrol comes under fire near Avdiyivka – Hug
Principal Deputy Chief Monitor of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine Alexander Hug has said that an OSCE patrol team came under fire from small arms in the early afternoon on Friday, according to an UNIAN correspondent.During a video briefing from Donetsk region, he said that the OSCE patrol came under fire while monitoring the...
Former NATO chief Rasmussen to consult Poroshenko
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has appointed former NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen as his freelance consultant.Presidential decree No. 225/2016 dated May 27, 2016, was posted on the presidential website.”To appoint Anders Fogh Rasmussen as advisor to the Ukrainian President on a freelance basis (upon consent),” the decree...
Ukraine slaps sanctions against Russian media executives for propaganda
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has signed a decree to enact a National Security and Defense Council resolution dated May 20, 2016, on imposing personal sanctions against 17 Russian media executives engaged in broadcasting propaganda.These special personal economic and other restrictive measures (sanctions) against individuals who pose real...
Russian PM wants embargo on food imports to be extended by 2018
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has instructed the government to prepare proposals extending an embargo on food imports until the end of 2017, according to Russian news agency TASS.”I asked to draft proposals on extension of response measures not by one year, but until the end of 2017. An address to the president and the government decree...
Bloomberg: Ukraine says Russian aggression means it can`t repay $3 bln
Ukraine said that a Russian campaign of aggression and economic sanctions, including the occupation of the Crimean peninsula, made it impossible to repay a $3 billion bond at the center of a London lawsuit, according to Bloomberg.Ukraine was under ”massive, unlawful and illegitimate economic and political pressure” to take financial support from...
Reuters: Turkey tourist arrivals see biggest drop in 17 years
The number of foreign visitors to Turkey fell by 28% in April, official data showed on Friday, the biggest drop in 17 years amid tensions with Russia and security concerns after a wave of bombings, according to Reuters.The decline signals more pain for Turkey`s economy, which is smarting from slowing exports and weak private investment. Some...
Ukraine marks 5 mths without Russian gas
First Deputy Minister of Economic Development and Trade Yuliya Kovaliv says Ukraine has not purchased natural gas from Russia`s gas monopoly Gazprom for more than five months, as it is more profitable to have gas supplied from the European market.”Currently, everything Naftogaz does is being determined from a commercial standpoint: it buys gas...