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      Ukraine Govt predicts price of gas imports at $185
      Apr27

      Ukraine Govt predicts price of gas imports at $185

      The Cabinet of Ministers expects the price of gas imported to Ukraine at $185.11 per 1,000 cubic meters in May-December 2016, First Deputy Prime Minister Stepan Kubiv said at a cabinet meeting on Wednesday.”Target price of imported gas from May to December 2016 amounts to $185.11 per 1,000 cubic meters,” he said.According to Kubiv, a single...

      Russia innovator of modern state propaganda: Freedom House
      Apr27

      Russia innovator of modern state propaganda: Freedom House

      In 2015 Russia came out as ”an innovator of modern state propaganda” as global press freedom declined to its lowest level in 12 years, the U.S.-based human rights watchdog concluded in its annual report, released on April 27, according to Ukraine Today.Freedom House, which campaigns for the expansion of freedom and democracy around the world,...

      Cabinet appoints acting Health Minister
      Apr27

      Cabinet appoints acting Health Minister

      The Ukrainian Cabinet of Ministers has appointed Viktor Shafransky acting Minister of Health, according to Vice Prime Minister Pavlo Rozenko`s Facebook posting.”More important news. Today, the Government appointed Viktor Shafransky Acting Minister of Health. We are waiting for the Verkhovna Rada to appoint the minister,” wrote Rozenko.Viktor...

      Belarus imposes temporary entry ban against Ukrainian President`s envoy for Donbas settlement
      Apr27

      Belarus imposes temporary entry ban against Ukrainian President`s envoy for Donbas settlement

      The Belarusian side has banned from entering its territory the first deputy chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, Iryna Gerashchenko, according to deputy chief of the Ukrainian Presidential Administration, Kostyantyn Yeliseyev, an UNIAN correspondent reported.According to him, the Belarusian side, as well as Russia, has banned Gerashchenko...

      Cabinet struggles to control use of subsidies by heat generating companies
      Apr27

      Cabinet struggles to control use of subsidies by heat generating companies

      In 2015, Ukraine spent UAH 153 billion on the so-called energy subsidies, of which only UAH 25 billion were aimed at subsidizing the population, according to the Minister of Regional Development, Construction and Housing and Communal Services, Hennadiy Zubko after a government meeting Wednesday.”We have spent UAH 153 billion on energy subsidies,...

      Heating tariffs rise following gas price
      Apr27

      Heating tariffs rise following gas price

      After the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has adopted the decision to raise gas prices for households to market levels from May 1, the price of thermal energy for the population will be increased by 60%, according to Ukraine`s Energy Ministry.The heating tariffs will inrease from UAH 652/Gcal to UAH 1,041/Gcal, according to the Ministry of...

      A New Attempt to Resolve the Ukraine Conflict
      Apr27

      A New Attempt to Resolve the Ukraine Conflict

      The diplomatic efforts of the West to find a political solution to the Ukraine conflict have reached an impasse. Implementation of the terms of the Minsk agreement—far-reaching autonomous rights for the Donbas in return for a withdrawal of Russian arms and troops, the holding of regional elections under international supervision, and Ukrainian...

      Cabinet raises gas price for population
      Apr27

      Cabinet raises gas price for population

      The Cabinet of Ministers, as planned, has set a single gas price for the population at the level of UAH 6,879 per 1,000 cubic meters.Presenting the decision, First Deputy Prime Minister Stepan Kubiv and Minister of Energy and Coal Industry Ihor Nasalyk said that the establishment of such a price would put an end to speculation on the gas...

      Poroshenko, Tusk, Juncker to meet in June despite postponed summit – EU official
      Apr27

      Poroshenko, Tusk, Juncker to meet in June despite postponed summit – EU official

      European Council President Donald Tusk, President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker, and Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko will meet in June ahead of the European Union summit, the official EU representative has told an UNIAN correspondent in Brussels.”The summit has been postponed, but the leaders will meet in June ahead of the...

      U.S. puts no date on elections in Donbas, but insists on Minsk II – Nuland
      Apr27

      U.S. puts no date on elections in Donbas, but insists on Minsk II – Nuland

      U.S. Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs Victoria Nuland has refuted claims that the United States put a date on when elections in Donbas need to happen, saying that reports made by some MPs are incorrect, according to an UNIAN correspondent. ”Your report of our session with the Rada yesterday is completely inaccurate. We have...