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      SBU busts organ traffickers in Kyiv
      Apr12

      SBU busts organ traffickers in Kyiv

      Members of the transnational criminal ring specializing on human organs trafficking were detained at an airport in Kyiv in a joint raid by the Security Service of Ukraine and National Police, according to the SBU website. During an investigation, the law enforcers revealed perpetrators from Ukraine and several other countries were looking for...

      U.S. Secretary of State Tillerson asks G7 ministers why it should care about Ukraine conflict
      Apr11

      U.S. Secretary of State Tillerson asks G7 ministers why it should care about Ukraine conflict

      French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault says U.S. Secretary of State Tillerson has openly questioned why ”American taxpayers” should be concerned about Ukraine, which has been racked by a separatist conflict for the last three years, according to Reuters. Ayrault told reporters he had replied: ”It is in the interests of the U.S. taxpayers to...

      Naftogaz signs memo on possible cooperation with two European gas transport system operators
      Apr11

      Naftogaz signs memo on possible cooperation with two European gas transport system operators

      The national oil and gas holding Naftogaz of Ukraine and Ukrtransgaz, operator of Ukraine`s gas transport system, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding on joint assessment of cooperation opportunities in the use and development of Ukraine`s gas transportation system (GTS) with Snam S.p.A. (Italy) and Eustream a.s. (Slovakia) – one of the...

      Ukraine plans to abolish taxes for working pensioners, raise pensions from October 1
      Apr11

      Ukraine plans to abolish taxes for working pensioners, raise pensions from October 1

      As part of the pension reform, the government plans to raise pensions from October 1, which, according to preliminary estimates, will affect 5.6 million Ukrainians, as well as to abolish the taxation of working pensioners, Ukrainian Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman said during his annual report. ”We will modernize pensions for 5,620 million...

      G7 rejects sanctions on Russia after ”chemical attack” in Syria
      Apr11

      G7 rejects sanctions on Russia after ”chemical attack” in Syria

      The G7 group of nations has failed to reach agreement over threatening new sanctions against Russia and Syria, according to the BBC. Foreign ministers were seeking a common position on the Syrian conflict, before the U.S. secretary of state flies to Russia to try to persuade it to abandon its Syrian ally, the BBC reported. The nations agreed...

      Ukraine`s sugar exports soar ninefold in 2017
      Apr11

      Ukraine`s sugar exports soar ninefold in 2017

      Ukraine in January-March 2017 exported 267,400 tonnes of sugar, which was nine times more year-over-year (y-o-y), according to the Ukrainian Agrarian Confederation press service. Ukraine`s sugar exports in monetary terms were estimated at US$131.5 million in Q1 2017, or 1.3% of the total national exports. The main buyers of Ukrainian sugar in...

      North Korea says ready for any war scenario with U.S.
      Apr11

      North Korea says ready for any war scenario with U.S.

      Pyongyang cites ”reckless moves” by U.S. and says it will defend the country from invasion ”by powerful force of arms,” The Guardian wrote. North Korea has warned of ”catastrophic consequences” in response to any further provocations by the U.S., days after a U.S. Navy battle group was sent to waters off the Korean peninsula, according to The...

      Ukraine promises IMF to legalize gambling by 2018
      Apr11

      Ukraine promises IMF to legalize gambling by 2018

      Ukraine`s government has promised to start earning increased revenue from legal gambling by next year, according to the Ukrainian government`s letter of intent to IMF chief Christine Lagarde, detailing the country`s plans to reform its economy in order to qualify for $17.5 billion in financial assistance, according to CalvinAyre. The letter,...

      Eurovision-2017: Deputy PM comments on possible sanctions against Ukraine over Russian entrant row
      Apr11

      Eurovision-2017: Deputy PM comments on possible sanctions against Ukraine over Russian entrant row

      Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine Viacheslav Kyrylenko said Kyiv is ready to further clarify to the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) the situation regarding the entry ban against Russian entrant Julia Samoilova if the issue of any sanctions arises following Eurovision-2017, Obozrevatel news outlet reports. ”I think that our position will be...

      Naftogaz reports almost UAH 27 bln in profits in 2016
      Apr11

      Naftogaz reports almost UAH 27 bln in profits in 2016

      National oil and gas holding Naftogaz of Ukraine in 2016 received UAH 26.5 billion, or US$ 984 million, in net profit, while the company saw a UAH 27.7 billion, or $1.029 billion, net loss in 2015, according to the holding`s press service. ”In 2016, Naftogaz received UAH 26.5 billion of net profit for the first time over the five years,” the...