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      New Infrastructure Minister hopes to sign ”Open Sky” with EU in July
      Apr22

      New Infrastructure Minister hopes to sign ”Open Sky” with EU in July

      The Ministry of Infrastructure expects that the Open Skies agreement between Ukraine and the European Union may be signed in July 2016, the newly-appointed Infrastructure Minister Volodymyr Omelyan said during the Ukrainian infrastructure forum.”The key point is the signing of an Open Skies agreement with the EU. This time, we have another date...

      Groysman orders probe into Danylyuk`s offshore companies
      Apr22

      Groysman orders probe into Danylyuk`s offshore companies

      Ukrainian Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman has instructed law enforcement agencies to investigate the accusations against Finance Minister Oleksandr Danylyuk regarding his offshore companies.”I think that the Minister should give explanations for everything that has been done in previous years [before the appointment]. If the answer means he is...

      Chechen court finishes judicial probe in Karpiuk-Klykh case
      Apr22

      Chechen court finishes judicial probe in Karpiuk-Klykh case

      The judge appointed the debate in the case of the Ukrainian citizens Mykola Karpyuk and Stanislav Klykh for May 4, according to the Ukrainian journalist Anton Naumlyuk. Judge Vahid Ismayilov once again rejected the defense`s motion for termination of the criminal prosecution of Ukrainians under Art. 209 of the Criminal Code (robbery) due to the...

      Russia sends highest number of submarines to Scottish, Scandinavian coastlines in 20 yrs
      Apr22

      Russia sends highest number of submarines to Scottish, Scandinavian coastlines in 20 yrs

      Russian attack submarines are increasingly patrolling the coasts of Scandinavia and Scotland, the Mediterranean and the North Atlantic, a U.S. Navy chief has said, according to The Daily Mail. Vladimir Putin`s recent boost to the submarine fleet means Russia now has the most underwater attack vessels in the area in two decades, The Daily Mail...

      Russian forces in Syria fire at least twice on Israeli military aircraft
      Apr22

      Russian forces in Syria fire at least twice on Israeli military aircraft

      Russian forces in Syria have fired at least twice on Israeli military aircraft, prompting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to seek improved operational coordination with Moscow, Israel`s top-selling newspaper said on Friday, according to Reuters. The unsourced report in Yedioth Ahronoth gave no dates or locations for the incidents nor any...

      EUCOM nominee would consider Javelin in Ukraine
      Apr22

      EUCOM nominee would consider Javelin in Ukraine

      The likely next head of U.S. forces in Europe believes there is a need in Ukraine for anti-tank weapons, and indicated a willingness to provide the Javelin system to Ukrainian forces during a hearing Thursday, according to Defense News.”I believe that we should provide the weaponry that we believe they need to defend their sovereignty, and that...

      China`s central bank injects huge liquidity to market
      Apr22

      China`s central bank injects huge liquidity to market

      The People`s Bank of China (PBOC) on Friday conducted 240 billion yuan of seven-day reverse repurchase agreements (repo), a process in which central banks buy securities from banks with an agreement to resell them in the future, according to China Daily. The operation followed a 250-billion-yuan reverse repo on Wednesday and one of 260 billion...

      Russia doubles fare for foreign trucks
      Apr22

      Russia doubles fare for foreign trucks

      The Russian government has increased the levy on foreign carriers for travelling on Russian roads from RUB 60,000 to RUB 120,000 per year, according to a resolution published on the official website of the Russian Government, Russian business news agency PRIME has reported.The government also increased the daily payment for travel from RUB 385 to...

      First U.S. gas shipment en route to Europe — WSJ
      Apr22

      First U.S. gas shipment en route to Europe — WSJ

      A tanker from Louisiana loaded with U.S. natural gas is en route to Portugal, the first shipment in a trade relationship that could shake up the European market, according to Wall Street Journal. The 970-foot long Creole Spirit, carrying liquefied natural gas, is expected to arrive by the end of April, according to shipping data and people...

      U.S. State Department calls on Russia to lift ban on Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar
      Apr22

      U.S. State Department calls on Russia to lift ban on Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar

      The U.S. Department of State has called on the Russian authorities to reconsider the decision to ban the Crimean Tatar Mejlis. ”We call on the Russian Federation to reverse the Ministry of Justice`s recent decision to designate the Crimean Tatar Mejlis as an ”extremist” organization and the decision by de facto authorities in Crimea to suspend...