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      Germany seeks to block NATO summit in Turkey – Deutsche Welle
      May31

      Germany seeks to block NATO summit in Turkey – Deutsche Welle

      Germany, France, the Netherlands and Denmark have reportedly led a drive to block next year`s NATO leaders summit from taking place in Turkey, according to a report published by German daily Die Welt on Wednesday, Deutsche Welle has reported. The newspaper said that 18 EU nations and Canada agreed with the decision to prevent the meeting from...

      EBRD opens regional office for southern Ukraine in Odesa
      May31

      EBRD opens regional office for southern Ukraine in Odesa

      The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has opened a regional office for southern Ukraine in the city of Odesa on Tuesday, May 30, the Bank said in a statement. ”Strengthening and deepening its outreach in Ukraine, the EBRD has opened a new regional office in the southern city of Odesa, the country`s naval gateway on the...

      Russia`s foreign office criticizes Dutch Senate`s ratification of Ukraine-EU deal
      May31

      Russia`s foreign office criticizes Dutch Senate`s ratification of Ukraine-EU deal

      Russian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Maria Zakharova says that the Dutch people who said ”no” to the association with Ukraine have been ”taken for a ride.” ”In fact, the Dutch people who said `no` to the association with Ukraine have been taken for a ride. This was done by their own leaders who again resorted to openly Russophobic propaganda,...

      Yandex.Ukraine transferred Ukrainians` personal data to Russian intel, SBU says
      May30

      Yandex.Ukraine transferred Ukrainians` personal data to Russian intel, SBU says

      The SBU Security Service of Ukraine on Monday, May 29, raided the Kyiv and Odesa offices of Russia`s Yandex subsidiary, to conduct authorized searches, the agency`s press service reports. The investigators have established that the company`s management illegally collected, copied, and transferred to Russia personal data of Ukrainian citizens. ”In...

      Moldova expels 5 Russian diplomats
      May30

      Moldova expels 5 Russian diplomats

      Five members of Russia`s embassy in Moldova have been expelled by the Moldovan authorities, Russia`s ambassador in Chisinau told reporters on Monday, without giving further details, Reuters reported. Earlier, Russia`s Interfax news agency quoted sources in the former Soviet nation`s foreign ministry as saying five Russian diplomats had been...

      Macron says Minsk agreements only way to resolving Donbas crisis
      May30

      Macron says Minsk agreements only way to resolving Donbas crisis

      French President Emmanuel Macron is seeking to hold a new round of talks on Ukraine in the Normandy format and warns Russia of possible new sanctions, that`s according to his comments to the reporters during a joint press conference with Russian leader Vladimir Putin in Versailles on Monday. ”In terms of the Ukrainian situation, we`ve spoken at...

      Nobody will fight for Crimea; sanctions seen as best option – NATO Parliamentary Assembly speaker
      May30

      Nobody will fight for Crimea; sanctions seen as best option – NATO Parliamentary Assembly speaker

      Speaker at the NATO Parliamentary Assembly`s 2017 Spring Session Soli Ozel says that nobody is going to fight for Russian-annexed Crimea, and sanctions against Russia remain the best option. See also: Russia deploys six nuclear warheads in Crimea ”All I`m saying is: there is a limited number of instruments that are available to begin with, and...

      Ukrainian wheat supplies to Egypt hit high in April
      May30

      Ukrainian wheat supplies to Egypt hit high in April

      Ukraine exported 1.2 million tonnes of wheat in April 2017 that is down 8% year-on-year (1.3 million tonnes in April 2016), reports UkrAgroConsult. When compared season on season, Ukrainian wheat exports are currently up 11% against July-April 2015/16 (15.8 million tonnes and 14.2 million tonnes, respectively), as reported by UkrAgroConsult....

      Rada head invites NATO Parliamentary Assembly session to Ukraine
      May29

      Rada head invites NATO Parliamentary Assembly session to Ukraine

      Chairman of Ukraine`s Verkhovna Rada Andriy Parubiy has proposed that one of the next NATO Parliamentary Assembly sessions be held in Kyiv, according to the press service of the Rada`s apparatus. Parubiy asked President of the NATO PA Paolo Alli to ”consider the possibility of holding one of the next sessions of the NATO PA in Kyiv,” the press...

      Security Service of Ukraine raiding Yandex offices in Kyiv, Odesa
      May29

      Security Service of Ukraine raiding Yandex offices in Kyiv, Odesa

      Head of the Moscow-based Yandex press service Asya Melkumova says that representatives of the SBU Security Service of Ukraine are now raiding Yandex.Ukraine`s Kyiv and Odesa offices, according to the Ukrainian-based IT news portal AIN.UA. ”Representatives of the Security Service of Ukraine are now in our offices in Kyiv and Odesa. We do not yet...