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      Australian families demand compensation from Russia over MH17 crash
      May21

      Australian families demand compensation from Russia over MH17 crash

      An Australian law firm has filed a compensation claim against Russia and President Vladimir Putin in the European Court of Human Rights on behalf of families of victims of Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17, shot down in 2014, according to Reuters.Australia`s Fairfax media reported on Saturday that 33 next of kin were of victims named in an...

      Turkish parliament strips MPs of immunity in blow to Kurdish opposition
      May21

      Turkish parliament strips MPs of immunity in blow to Kurdish opposition

      Turkey`s parliament on Friday approved stripping its members of immunity from prosecution, a move likely to see the pro-Kurdish opposition sidelined, ease President Tayyip Erdogan`s path to stronger powers, and raise concern among Western allies, according to Reuters.Erdogan has accused the pro-Kurdish HDP, parliament`s third-biggest party, of...

      Ukraine may get 3rd tranche from IMF in July – Finance Minister
      May21

      Ukraine may get 3rd tranche from IMF in July – Finance Minister

      Ukraine may receive the third tranche of the loan in the amount of $1.7 billion from the country`s key creditor, the International Monetary Fund, under the Extended Fund Facility, approved in March last year, immediately after the meeting of the Board of Directors of the Fund, that is in July, according to Ukraine`s Finance Minister Oleksandr...

      Rada Speaker supports establishment of Baltic-Black Sea Union
      May21

      Rada Speaker supports establishment of Baltic-Black Sea Union

      Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Andriy Parubiy supports the establishment of the Baltic-Black Sea Union, he said in an interview with the Parliament`s official TV Channel Rada.He noted that, while integrating into European structures, Ukraine should become ”one of the decision-making centers, one of the centers of influence as a great...

      Ukraine Defense Minister: Russia beefing up its military groups at Ukraine border
      May21

      Ukraine Defense Minister: Russia beefing up its military groups at Ukraine border

      The Russian Federation has been strengthening its military groups at the Russian-Ukrainian border, and does not abandon plans to seize Ukraine, according to the Defense Minister of Ukraine, Stepan Poltorak, who spoke at the Ukrainian Defense University today, May 21, according to an UNIAN correspondent.”We have a clear track of Russia`s efforts...

      NSDC approves Strategic Defense Bulletin
      May21

      NSDC approves Strategic Defense Bulletin

      The National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine at a meeting May 20 adopted the Strategic Defense Bulletin defining the key tasks and directions of reforming of the defense sector of Ukraine, according to the NSDC press service.The document, which was drafted in close cooperation with the advisers from the NATO member states, stipulates the...

      Germany stands against welcoming Russia back to G8
      May20

      Germany stands against welcoming Russia back to G8

      As a result of its military intervention in Georgia, Russia should be temporarily barred from G8 meetings, said a leading conservative parliamentarian in Germany, according to Deutsche Welle.The leading industrial nations should meet as the G7 without Russia, Eckart von Klaeden, foreign policy spokesman for Chancellor Angela Merkel`s Christian...

      Ukraine launches restructuring of defense, security sectors to join NATO – Poroshenko
      May20

      Ukraine launches restructuring of defense, security sectors to join NATO – Poroshenko

      The National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine chaired by President Petro Poroshenko has considered the Strategic Defense Bulletin, which has been elaborated with participation of experts from NATO and the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School, according to the president`s press service.”The given project is virtually the beginning of real...

      Naftogaz completes repayment of $300 mln EBRD loan
      May20

      Naftogaz completes repayment of $300 mln EBRD loan

      National Joint Stock Company Naftogaz of Ukraine has paid the last tranche of the loan together with interest on the renewable credit line of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) in the amount of $300 million, according to a company statement.”On May 16, Naftogaz of Ukraine paid the last tranche of the loan on a renewable...

      Provisional administration introduced in Fidobank
      May20

      Provisional administration introduced in Fidobank

      The Individual Deposits Guarantee Fund today, May 20, has decided to appoint a provisional administration to Fidobank owned by Oleksandr Adarich. Earlier this week, the bank reported problems with liquidity and outflow of funds from customer accounts.As reported on the website of the Fund, the decision is made based on the decision of the...