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      MP calls on SBU, MFA to declare Gorbachev persona non grata for backing the annexation of Crimea
      May23

      MP calls on SBU, MFA to declare Gorbachev persona non grata for backing the annexation of Crimea

      Member of Parliament, adviser to the Ukrainian interior minister Anton Gerashchenko has lodged a motion with the SBU Security Service of Ukraine and the Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA), asking to refuse entry into Ukraine to former USSR President Mikhail Gorbachev for backing the annexation of Crimea, according to 112.ua. ”I think...

      Ukraine’s Parliament Is Getting a Facelift, but Will it Make a Difference?
      May23

      Ukraine’s Parliament Is Getting a Facelift, but Will it Make a Difference?

      The newly elected Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada, Andriy Parubiy, wasted no time in announcing a series of internal reforms for the Ukrainian parliament, which has long been the most hated institution of public life. In the latest International Republican Institute (IRI) poll, 88 percent of Ukrainians viewed the institution unfavorably....

      The Moscow Times: Russian journalist Shlosberg to receive first Nemtsov prize
      May23

      The Moscow Times: Russian journalist Shlosberg to receive first Nemtsov prize

      Russian journalist and politician Lev Shlosberg has been awarded the inaugural Boris Nemtsov Foundation prize for ”defending the values of freedom and democracy in Russia,” according to The Moscow Times, which quotes Russian news agency TASS` Russian-language service.Shlosberg will be awarded the prize in Bonn, Germany on June 12, coinciding with...

      Bloomberg: Russia goes it alone with first eurobond since sanctions
      May23

      Bloomberg: Russia goes it alone with first eurobond since sanctions

      Struggling to cover a widening budget gap, Russia is selling its first eurobond since being hit with international sanctions two years ago, with state bank VTB Capital as the sole organizer of the deal after the U.S. and European Union warned foreign banks against participating, according to Bloomberg.Russia said in the prospectus Monday that...

      Cabinet seeks getting up to UAH 250 mln from reorganization, privatization of State Land Bank of Ukraine
      May23

      Cabinet seeks getting up to UAH 250 mln from reorganization, privatization of State Land Bank of Ukraine

      The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine expects that the planned for 2016 restructuring or privatizing of the State Land Bank of Ukraine will bring the country`s budget UAH 200-250 million, according to the Government`s plan of priority steps for 2016.According to the document, the relevant legislative initiative should be drafted by the Ministry of...

      Economy Ministry forecasts 4% growth of Ukraine`s economy in 2017
      May23

      Economy Ministry forecasts 4% growth of Ukraine`s economy in 2017

      Ministry of Economic Development and Trade predicts economic growth of Ukraine not less than 4% in 2017, First Deputy Minister of Economic Development and Trade Yuliya Kovaliv said during the Kyiv Economic Forum.”We expect the growth of the Ukrainian economy this year, as well as a significant – three times – reduction of inflation, and in 2017...

      Poroshenko, Kiska coordinate priorities of cooperation in context of Slovakia`s future EU presidency
      May23

      Poroshenko, Kiska coordinate priorities of cooperation in context of Slovakia`s future EU presidency

      In the framework of the working visit to Istanbul, President Petro Poroshenko had a meeting with President of Slovakia Andrej Kiska where the parties shared views on the important issues of bilateral agenda and international cooperation, according to the Ukrainian president`s press service.”The Heads of State paid special attention to the...

      Jose Mourinho set to replace Louis van Gaal as Manchester Utd manager
      May23

      Jose Mourinho set to replace Louis van Gaal as Manchester Utd manager

      Louis van Gaal has been sacked as manager of Manchester United, with former Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho set to be named as his replacement, according to BBC News.Mourinho`s appointment is expected to be confirmed after the 53-year-old Portuguese meets with senior United officials on Tuesday, BBC News reports.It is not yet certain what future Ryan...

      Ukraine, U.S. ink customs mutual assistance agreement
      May23

      Ukraine, U.S. ink customs mutual assistance agreement

      On May 23, Ukraine and the United States signed the Customs Mutual Assistance Agreement which provides for cooperation between Ukraine`s Fiscal State Service and the U.S. Customs and Border Service to curb illegal actions that harm economic interests of both countries, according to Ukraine Today.”Over 25 years of our independence, our system of...

      Zhirinovsky offers to annihilate 200,000 people in nuclear strike
      May23

      Zhirinovsky offers to annihilate 200,000 people in nuclear strike

      Russia`s Liberal Democratic Party (LDPR) leader Vladimir Zhirinovsky has offered to launch a nuclear strike on a country with a population of 200,000 people ”so that no one slaps Russia in the face and no one shells Donbas,” according to an UNIAN correspondent in Russia.”There is an island in the North Sea, a small country with a population of...