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      President of Ukraine Poroshenko to meet with Trump in February 2017 – the Presidential Administration
      Dec28

      President of Ukraine Poroshenko to meet with Trump in February 2017 – the Presidential Administration

      President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko may meet with the 45th U.S. President, Donald J. Trump, in February 2017, Deputy Head of the Presidential Administration of Ukraine Kostyantyn Yeliseyev said in an interview with Obozrevatel. ”A more specific discussion will be held after the inauguration ceremony. We are preparing Poroshenko`s visit to the...

      The US government to announce measures to punish Russia for the 2016 presidential election interference
      Dec28

      The US government to announce measures to punish Russia for the 2016 presidential election interference

      The U.S. officials reports that probably this week Obama administration to announce a series of measures to punish Russia for its interference in the 2016 presidential election. It would include economic sanctions and diplomatic censure, The Washington Post reports. The administration is finalizing the details, which also are expected to include...

      Ukraine Parliament publishes state budget 2017
      Dec28

      Ukraine Parliament publishes state budget 2017

      The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine has published on its website the law on the state budget of Ukraine for 2017 with the limit deficit at UAH 77.5 billion, or 3% of GDP. The document status reads that the law published was passed in parliament on December 21, while its transitional provisions say that the legislation comes into force on January 1,...

      National Bank of Ukraine provides PrivatBank with another UAH 10 bln loan
      Dec28

      National Bank of Ukraine provides PrivatBank with another UAH 10 bln loan

      The National Bank of Ukraine provided the recently nationalized PrivatBank with a UAH 10 billion refinancing loan to support liquidity, the central bank`s press service told UNIAN. Data on loan parameters, including its term, interest rate, and collateral, belong to the category of a bank secret, according to Law of Ukraine ”On banks and banking...

      Minsk deal not to be implemented, Normandy format must be expanded – Foreign Minister of Poland
      Dec28

      Minsk deal not to be implemented, Normandy format must be expanded – Foreign Minister of Poland

      ”In our opinion, the Minsk agreements will not be implemented,” said Polish Foreign Minister Witold Waszczykowski. According to the minister, in order to put an end to the conflict in Donbas, it is necessary to expand the Normandy format. He stressed that Poland, as a country bordering with the aggressor state, is insisting on expanding the group...

      5.6 magnitude quake hits Romania overnight Wednesday, Ukraine feels tremors
      Dec28

      5.6 magnitude quake hits Romania overnight Wednesday, Ukraine feels tremors

      An earthquake with a 5.6 magnitude was recorded in Romania in the early hours of Wednesday, December 28, while Ukrainians could also feel it. Tremors were reported in Odesa, Kryvyi Rih, Kyiv, Khmelnytsky, Chernivtsi, and other cities across Ukraine. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the hypocenter of the earthquake with a 5.6 magnitude was...

      Court intervenes in gas dispute, says Polish utility – Deutsche Welle
      Dec28

      Court intervenes in gas dispute, says Polish utility – Deutsche Welle

      Polish energy concern PGNiG says it`s won a European Court of Justice stay on high-volume gas deliveries by Russia`s Gazprom through the pipeline ”OPAL.” The conduit forwards supplies to the Czech Republic and Germany, according to Deutsche Welle. A European Commission decision in October to enlarge a previous 50-percent cap of Gazprom deliveries...

      U.S. extended sanctions against Russian companies enter into force
      Dec28

      U.S. extended sanctions against Russian companies enter into force

      Embassy of Ukraine in the USA has reported that the decision on the introduction of the U.S. additional sanctions against Russian companies entered into force. ”The United States continues to build up pressure on Russia with new sanctions for its violation of international law and fueling the conflict in eastern Ukraine. 15 Russian arms sector...

      Ukrainian Infrastructure Ministry approves increase in railway tariffs
      Dec28

      Ukrainian Infrastructure Ministry approves increase in railway tariffs

      Tariff Committee of the Ministry of Infrastructure of Ukraine has agreed the increase in tariffs on passenger and cargo transportation by rail in 2017 proposed by PJSC Ukrainian Railways (Ukrzaliznytsia) in a draft financial plan, Ukrzaliznytsia CEO Wojciech Balczun said at a press conference. ”Tariff Committee of the Ministry of Infrastructure...

      ”Silence mode” in Donbas not working: Russian militants fire on Ukraine positions in all directions
      Dec27

      ”Silence mode” in Donbas not working: Russian militants fire on Ukraine positions in all directions

      Russian-backed militants continue to violate ceasefire in the ATO zone, press secretary of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine for ATO Oleksandr Motuzyanyk has told a Kyiv briefing Tuesday, according to an UNIAN correspondent. View map in full size ”The past 24 hours proved that the enemy does not comply with the agreements reached previously on...