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      Process of liberalization of EU travel visa for Ukrainians probably will finish in May
      Mar03

      Process of liberalization of EU travel visa for Ukrainians probably will finish in May

      EU ambassadors on March 2, 2017, confirmed, on behalf of the Council of the European Union, the informal agreement reached on February 28, 2017, between the Maltese Presidency and the European Parliament on visa liberalization for Ukrainians. The agreement provides for visa-free travel for Ukrainian citizens when travelling to the EU for a period...

      Russia raises funeral expenses for military in 2017
      Mar03

      Russia raises funeral expenses for military in 2017

      Russia`s Defense Ministry is purchasing 49,000 state banners of the Russian Federation worth RUB 25 million (about UAH 12 million) to decorate coffins for the military, according to Gazeta.ru. In 2017, the agency plans to spend up to RUB 6.3 billion (about UAH 3 billion) for funeral services: setting up ceremonies, setting tombstones and...

      EU extends sanctions against Yanukovych, his allies for another year
      Mar02

      EU extends sanctions against Yanukovych, his allies for another year

      EU ambassadors on March 2, 2017, decided to extend sanctions against fugitive ex-president of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych and his allies for another 12 months. ”The decision was taken against 15 individuals,” the Council of the EU told UNIAN`s correspondent in Brussels following a meeting on Thursday. The decision should be endorsed by the Council...

      Ukraine reports 9 wounded, 1 killed in almost 80 attacks in Donbas on March 2
      Mar02

      Ukraine reports 9 wounded, 1 killed in almost 80 attacks in Donbas on March 2

      There were 78 attacks on the Ukrainian positions in Donbas on Thursday, March 2, which resulted in wounding eight Ukrainian soldiers in action, while one was killed in action, according to the press center of the Anti-Terrorist Operation headquarters. View map in full size The occupiers continued using weapons banned under the Minsk peace...

      Ukraine ships almost 30 mln tonnes of grain abroad
      Mar02

      Ukraine ships almost 30 mln tonnes of grain abroad

      Ukrainian farmers exported 29.432 million tonnes of grain since July 2016, when the current marketing year began, according to the Agrarian Policy and Food Ministry`s press service. In particular, they shipped 13.6 million tonnes of wheat abroad, while supplies of barley to foreign contractors were about 4.7 million tonnes, and those of maize...

      Russia bombed U.S.-backed fighters in Syria
      Mar02

      Russia bombed U.S.-backed fighters in Syria

      Russian and Syrian aircraft bombed positions held by the U.S.-backed Syrian Arab Coalition near the Syrian town of al Bab on Tuesday, inflicting casualties, the top U.S. commander in Iraq said on Wednesday, according to Reuters. ”Yesterday [February 28] , we had some Russian aircraft and (Syrian) regime aircraft bomb some villages that I believe...

      ”DPR” leader Zakharchenko`s tapped conversation reveals beneficiary of Ukrainian assets` ”nationalization”
      Mar02

      ”DPR” leader Zakharchenko`s tapped conversation reveals beneficiary of Ukrainian assets` ”nationalization”

      The SBU Security Service of Ukraine tapped another conversation of the leader of so-called ”DPR” Aleksander Zakharchenko with a Russian citizen, as they discussed the further fate of Ukrainian enterprises seized by the pro-Russian terrorist in the occupied areas of Donbas, the SBU press service reported Wednesday. The conversation proves that...

      Naftogaz to import gas from Slovakia, Poland, Hungary in March
      Mar02

      Naftogaz to import gas from Slovakia, Poland, Hungary in March

      Ukraine`s national JSC oil and gas giant, Naftogaz of Ukraine, plans to import gas from Slovakia, Poland, and Hungary in March. ”Imports from Slovakia will be about 40 million cubic meters per day. As for Poland and Hungary – we`ll see, as these routes are auxiliary for Naftogaz,” the company`s CCO Yuriy Vitrenko said at the Ukrainian Energy...

      Navalny publishes investigative report on Russian PM Medvedev`s ”secret empire”
      Mar02

      Navalny publishes investigative report on Russian PM Medvedev`s ”secret empire”

      Alexei Navalny`s Anti-Corruption Foundation claims Russian Prime Minister Dmitriy Medvedev has created one of the most sophisticated large-scale corruption schemes. The Foundation claims that Medvedev supervises several charities which have received RUB 70 billion (approximately $1.2 billion), Meduza reported.  Foundation claims that the money...

      Explosion reported at coal mine in Lviv region, 8 people died
      Mar02

      Explosion reported at coal mine in Lviv region, 8 people died

      At the moment of the blast, 172 miners were working at the mine. The State Emergency Service on Thursday reported an explosion at mine No. 10 Stepova of JSC Lvivvuhillia in the village of Hlukhiv in Lviv region`s Sokalskiy district It is noted that the explosion occurred at the depth of 550 meters, resulting in an internal collapse of the rock....