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      Presidential plane with Savchenko on board lands in Ukraine
      May25

      Presidential plane with Savchenko on board lands in Ukraine

      The Presidential plane with the Ukrainian MP and pilot Nadia Savchenko landed at Boryspil airport, President Poroshenko tweeted.”A Presidential plane with Hero of Ukraine Nadia Savchenko has landed!” Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko wrote.As UNIAN reported earlier, overnight Wednesday, the plane of President Poroshenko arrived in...

      Finance Bank may decide on liquidation
      May25

      Finance Bank may decide on liquidation

      Shareholders of PJSC Finance Bank, a small bank in terms of assets, whose major shareholder is Ukrainian citizen Oleksandr Dovgopolyuk owning a 40% stake in the bank`s capital, may adopt a decision on liquidation of the financial institution.According to theSecurities and Stock Market State Commission of Ukraine, an extraordinary general meeting...

      Kubiv expects disbursement of $1.7 bln from IMF in mid-July
      May25

      Kubiv expects disbursement of $1.7 bln from IMF in mid-July

      Ukraine and the International Monetary Fund, the country`s key creditor, are agreeing an updated text of the Memorandum, and the country expects to get important legislative work done as soon as possible, which makes prospects for the disbursement of $1.7 loan tranche in mid-July quite optimistic.”The information [about legislative work...

      Plane with GRU officers on board lands at Vnukovo
      May25

      Plane with GRU officers on board lands at Vnukovo

      The plane which presumably returned to Russia Alexander Alexandrov and Yevgeniy Yerofeyev arrived at Vnukovo airport in Moscow while landing of the plane carrying Nadia Savchenko is still expected at Kyiv`s Borispol airport, according to RBC.The aircraft with two GRU officers Alexander Alexandrov and Yevgeniy Yerofeyev earlier pardoned by...

      Cabinet decides to set up ”single customs window”
      May25

      Cabinet decides to set up ”single customs window”

      On May 25, the Cabinet of Ministers decided to implement a technology of a ”single window” at customs in Ukraine.Presenting the project of a ”single window” at customs, Finance Minister Oleksandr Danylyuk said that the system provides for the establishment of a unified electronic database to be used by regulatory authorities at customs.”The...

      Zhytomyr armored plant to launch production of BTR-4 APCs
      May25

      Zhytomyr armored plant to launch production of BTR-4 APCs

      State-run Ukroboronprom Concern, which unites major enterprises of Ukraine`s military and defense industry, intends to launch a full cycle of production of modern BTR-4 armored personnel carriers (APCs) at the Zhytomyr armored plant in the near future.According to the press service of the concern, the plant has already mastered the production of...

      Media reveal details of ”final agreement” on Savchenko swap
      May25

      Media reveal details of ”final agreement” on Savchenko swap

      The final agreement on the exchange of a Ukrainian pilot Nadia Savchenko for GRU officers Alexander Alexandrov and Yevgeny Yerofeyev was reached during a telephone conversation in Normandy format, according to Kommersant.”The final agreement on the exchange of Nadia Savchenko for Yevgeny Yerofeyev and Alexander Alexandrov was reached during...

      An-148 with Russian GRU officers on route from Kyiv to Moscow
      May25

      An-148 with Russian GRU officers on route from Kyiv to Moscow

      An-148 aircraft took off from Kyiv to Moscow with Russian GRU special forces officers on board, a source close to the swap negotiations told an UNIAN correspondent in Russia.The plane with Yevgeny Yerofeyev and Alexander Alexandrov, who had earlier been convicted in Ukraine, on board, is expected to arrive before 14:00 Kyiv time, according to the...

      Gazprom abandons plan to develop offshore gas field in Israel – media
      May25

      Gazprom abandons plan to develop offshore gas field in Israel – media

      Russian energy giant Gazprom has abandoned plans to participate in the project on developing the Leviathan gas field located in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Israel, Russian newspaper Vedomosti reported referring to the company`s spokesperson.The spokesperson also said that the Russian company had withdrawn from other development...

      Savchenko`s return: Poroshenko to make statement for media afternoon
      May25

      Savchenko`s return: Poroshenko to make statement for media afternoon

      At 15:15 on Wednesday, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko will make a statement for the media, the president`s press service told an UNIAN correspondent.As UNIAN reported earlier, on March 22, Russia`s Donetsk city court in Rostov region sentenced Savchenko to 22 years in prison for the alleged murder of two Russian journalists.After her...