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      Ukraine exports almost 36 mln tonnes of grain since July 2016
      Apr20

      Ukraine exports almost 36 mln tonnes of grain since July 2016

      Ukrainian agribusinesses have exported 35.79 million tonnes of grain since the beginning of the 2016-2017 marketing year (MY, July 2016 – June 2017), according to the Ukrainian Agrarian Policy and Food Ministry`s press service. In particular, 15.24 million tonnes of wheat, 5.01 million tonnes of barley, 15.33 million tonnes of maize, and 4,300...

      Russia`s tanks in Donbas represent ”peak” of its warfare capability – Bellingcat
      Apr20

      Russia`s tanks in Donbas represent ”peak” of its warfare capability – Bellingcat

      Russia has used the T-90 main battle tank and its variants in occupied Donbas, which currently represent ”the peak of armored warfare capability of Russian ground forces,” according to Bellingcat, an international OSINT community. ”In the summer of 2014, reports of T-90 family tank sightings in eastern Ukraine started to appear,” Bellingcat said...

      Russian bombers again fly near Alaska – Fox News
      Apr20

      Russian bombers again fly near Alaska – Fox News

      For the second consecutive night, Russia flew two long-range bombers off the coast of Alaska on Tuesday, this time coming within 36 miles of the mainland while flying north of the Aleutian Islands, two U.S. officials told Fox News. The two nuclear-capable Tu-95 bombers were spotted by U.S. military radar at 5 p.m. local time. Unlike a similar...

      France says it has proof Assad carried out deadly chemical attack
      Apr20

      France says it has proof Assad carried out deadly chemical attack

      The French foreign minister has said that France`s intelligence services have evidence that the Syrian government carried out the alleged chemical weapons attack on a rebel village earlier this month, The Independent reports. ”There is an investigation underway… it`s a question of days and we will provide proof that the regime carried out...

      MFA Ukraine says UN International Court of Justice order ”very positive”
      Apr20

      MFA Ukraine says UN International Court of Justice order ”very positive”

      The decision of the UN International Court of Justice in Ukraine vs Russia case adopted earlier on Wednesday is ”very positive,” head of the Ukrainian delegation, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Olena Zerkal said in The Hague, following the ICJ announcement regarding provisional measures against Russia, according to an UNIAN...

      Ukraine`s large, medium-sized businesses post UAH 76 bln profit in 2016 against loss in 2015
      Apr20

      Ukraine`s large, medium-sized businesses post UAH 76 bln profit in 2016 against loss in 2015

      Ukrainian large and medium-sized enterprises, excluding banks, received UAH 75.651 billion, or US$2.8 billion, in profit before tax in 2016 against UAH 236.566 billion, or $8.8 billion, in loss in 2015, according to the Ukrainian State Statistics Service`s tentative data. The financial result of Ukraine`s profitable enterprises grew by 12.6%, to...

      UN International Court of Justice in The Hague rules not to apply provisional measures against Russia for financing of terrorism
      Apr19

      UN International Court of Justice in The Hague rules not to apply provisional measures against Russia for financing of terrorism

      The UN International Court of Justice in The Hague on Wednesday issued an order refusing to satisfy Ukraine`s request on introducing provisional measures against Russia under the International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism (ICSFT). The court`s order was announced by ICJ President Ronny Abraham at the Peace Palace in...

      National Bank of Ukraine gets documents from buyer of Russian Sberbank`s Ukraine subsidiary
      Apr19

      National Bank of Ukraine gets documents from buyer of Russian Sberbank`s Ukraine subsidiary

      The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) has received a package of documents from an investor, a citizen of the United Kingdom and the Russian Federation, Grigory Guselnikov, for the approval of the acquisition of a 22.5% stake in Russian Sberbank`s Ukrainian-based subsidiary, according to the NBU`s press service. The documents are currently being...

      ICJ grants Ukraine`s request to impose measures against Russia to protect minorities in Crimea
      Apr19

      ICJ grants Ukraine`s request to impose measures against Russia to protect minorities in Crimea

      The UN International Court of Justice in The Hague ruled to apply provisional measures against Russia under the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, to protect national minorities in Crimea. The court`s order was announced by ICJ President Ronny Abraham at the Peace Palace in The Hague Wednesday. ”The...

      Confession of former Kremlin’s troll published by The Moscow Times
      Apr19

      Confession of former Kremlin’s troll published by The Moscow Times

      Following in the footsteps of other former employees, more of the Kremlin`s online army are now coming forward to tell their stories of working 12-hour shifts in Russia`s most controversial office, according to The Moscow Times. ”Yes, Russian trolls did target the U.S. elections,” The Moscow Times wrote citing a former troll who spoke to a...