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      IMF hoping to finalize next week negotiations on 3rd loan tranche for Ukraine
      Feb28

      IMF hoping to finalize next week negotiations on 3rd loan tranche for Ukraine

      The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has denied reports about any delays of negotiations with Ukraine on the next loan tranche over the possible resignation of National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) Governor Valeria Gontareva, according to the IMF`s press service. Responding to the request by Voice of America, the press service said that significant...

      Restoration of water supplies to Avdiyivka delayed over mines at filtration plant – Zhebrivskiy
      Feb28

      Restoration of water supplies to Avdiyivka delayed over mines at filtration plant – Zhebrivskiy

      Maintenance crews in Avdiyivka are not yet able to restore water supplies to the town as the mines have been planted by militants at the Donetsk filtration plant, where chlorine pipeline is damaged, according to Chairman of the Donetsk Military and Civil Administration Pavlo Zhebrivskiy, 112 Ukraine TV channel reports. According to Zhebrivskiy,...

      SBU says Savchenko ”interviewed” after her ”DPR” visit
      Feb28

      SBU says Savchenko ”interviewed” after her ”DPR” visit

      MP Nadia Savchenko was among those questioned by the Security Service of Ukraine in the framework of anti-terrorist criminal proceedings, according to Yuriy Tandit, the adviser to the SBU chief, TV Channel 5 reports. He expressed concern over the fact that Nadia Savchenko, as an official with access to classified information, communicates...

      Germany`s new foreign minister Sigmar Gabriel to visit Ukraine on March 2-3
      Feb28

      Germany`s new foreign minister Sigmar Gabriel to visit Ukraine on March 2-3

      Germany`s Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs Sigmar Gabriel will be on a visit to Ukraine on March 2-3, according to UNIAN news agency`s source in diplomatic circles. His visit to Ukraine was announced by German Foreign Ministry spokesman Martin Schaefer in Berlin on Monday morning, the source told UNIAN news agency. ”That`s true, the visit...

      U.S. Embassy in Ukraine reiterates ”resolute support” for Ukraine`s sovereignty
      Feb28

      U.S. Embassy in Ukraine reiterates ”resolute support” for Ukraine`s sovereignty

      On the third anniversary of Crimea`s Parliament by Russian troops, the United States remain resolute in its support for a united and sovereign Ukraine, according to the statement by the U.S. Embassy in Ukraine. ”Three years ago today, the Crimean parliament in Ukraine was seized illegally by force. Today, as Russia`s occupation of Crimea enters...

      Russian troops attacked Ukrainian positions in Donbas massively using heavy weapons in the past 24 hour, 2 Ukrainian soldiers killed, 4 wounded
      Feb27

      Russian troops attacked Ukrainian positions in Donbas massively using heavy weapons in the past 24 hour, 2 Ukrainian soldiers killed, 4 wounded

      Russian troops launched 62 attacks on Ukrainian territories in Donbas over the past day. 2 Ukrainian troops reported as killed in actions, 2 wounded in action (WIA), 2 sustained blast injury, according to the press service of the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) Headquarters. View map in full size In the Mariupol sector, the largest number of...

      U.S. Senate Democrat Dick Durbin wants independent Russia probes
      Feb27

      U.S. Senate Democrat Dick Durbin wants independent Russia probes

      The second-ranking U.S. Senate Democrat called Monday for an independent commission as well as a special prosecutor to investigate Russian interference in the U.S. election, according to Bloomberg. Minority Whip Dick Durbin, back from a trip to Ukraine and other countries he said were worried about Russia, told Bloomberg editors and reporters in...

      SBU bans chief mediator for swaps from visiting occupied Donbas
      Feb27

      SBU bans chief mediator for swaps from visiting occupied Donbas

      The SBU Security Service of Ukraine has confirmed it canceled permission for head of the Ukrainian ”Officer Corps” center for the exchange of prisoners of war Volodymyr Ruban to enter the occupied areas in Donetsk and Luhansk regions. ”The SBU has cancelled Ukrainian citizen Volodymyr Ruban`s permission to cross the contact line,” SBU press...

      Reuters: Oil edges up as bullish bets on rising prices hit record high
      Feb27

      Reuters: Oil edges up as bullish bets on rising prices hit record high

      Oil prices edged higher on Monday as investors showed record confidence that prices would rise further, though gains were capped by the prospect of faster growth in U.S. oil production, according to Reuters. On its second to last day as the front-month contract, Brent futures for April delivery were up 16 cents, or 0.3 percent, at $56.15 a barrel...

      The New York Times tells story of Ukrainian show battling Russian propaganda
      Feb27

      The New York Times tells story of Ukrainian show battling Russian propaganda

      Ukraine`s ”StopFake News” is no Onion-style satire, but rather positions itself as serious public service journalism, identifying fake news and debunking it on the air, The New York Times wrote in its piece titled ”To Battle Fake News, Ukrainian Show Features Nothing but Lies.” NYT explains, that is because Kyiv, with its running battle with...