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      Ukraine-EU Association Council to meet in Brussels December 19
      Dec19

      Ukraine-EU Association Council to meet in Brussels December 19

      Ukraine-EU Association Council will host a meeting in Brussels on Monday, December 19, according to an UNIAN correspondent. The meeting will be chaired by High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini and First Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine, Minister of Economic Development and Trade Stepan...

      Why Donbas solution not reached yet – German expert
      Dec19

      Why Donbas solution not reached yet – German expert

      No solution has been reached on Donbas settlement yet because Russia is satisfied with the current state of affairs as it is weakening Ukraine, according to Stefan Meister, head of Eastern European, Russian and Central Asian programs at Germany`s Foreign Policy Council. ”It seems that it is also favorable for the West to have this conflict...

      PrivatBank nationalization: Finance Minister tells media, how much money to be injected into bank
      Dec19

      PrivatBank nationalization: Finance Minister tells media, how much money to be injected into bank

      According to the Finance Minister, the maximum amount of PrivatBank recapitalization will be UAH 148 billion. Ukraine`s largest bank, PJSC PrivatBank, nationalized by the State, according to the decision of the Cabinet of Ministers, will continue to operate in a regular mode, while the new management team will be formed in the coming days,...

      Russian attack at Svitlodarsk Duha in Donbas: enemy retreat, many dead and wounded
      Dec19

      Russian attack at Svitlodarsk Duha in Donbas: enemy retreat, many dead and wounded

      At about 06:00 on December 18, combined Russian-separatist forces launched artillery preparation with the use of mortars and cannon artillery systems near the so-called Svitlodarska Duha, a stretch between the Russian-controlled town of Horlivka and the town of Svitlodarsk in Donetsk region, the press service of the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO)...

      Commander of Russia`s Air Assault Battalion was killed in Syria
      Dec19

      Commander of Russia`s Air Assault Battalion was killed in Syria

      Major Sanal Sanchirov, Commander of Russia`s Air Assault Battalion, was killed in action in Syria, according to Meduza media outlet. The officer was buried in the village of Yashkul in Russia`s Kalmykia region December 13, Meduza reported. The information was confirmed by the village administration. First reports on the death of the Russian...

      Poland appeals to EU Court over EU Commission decision which gives Gazprom capacity on the Opal gas pipeline
      Dec19

      Poland appeals to EU Court over EU Commission decision which gives Gazprom capacity on the Opal gas pipeline

      Poland has appealed to the European Court of Justice over a European Commission decision to give Gazprom (GAZP.MM) more capacity on the Opal gas pipeline through Germany, according to a foreign ministry spokeswoman, Reuters reported, citing PAP news agency. ”The situation threatens the security of gas supplies in the EU, particularly in the...

      10 accords to be signed at EU-Ukraine Association Council on December 19
      Dec19

      10 accords to be signed at EU-Ukraine Association Council on December 19

      Representative of Ukraine to the European Union and European Atomic Energy Community Mykola Tochytskyi has announced the signing of about 10 agreements during the third meeting of the EU-Ukraine Association Council on December 19, according to Radio Svoboda (Radio Liberty). An agreement on the reform of the public administration system is...

      Last survived defender of Donetsk airport freed after almost 2 years` captivity
      Dec19

      Last survived defender of Donetsk airport freed after almost 2 years` captivity

      Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has announced that Taras Kolodiy, the last survived from among the Ukrainian soldiers who defended Donetsk airport, also known as ”cyborgs,” has been freed after almost two years` captivity by Donbas militants. ”The SBU chief has just reported about the release of our `cyborg` – Taras Kolodiy. He is free after...

      Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine: Ukraine`s biggest bank will be nationalized
      Dec19

      Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine: Ukraine`s biggest bank will be nationalized

      Ukraine`s Cabinet of Ministers on Sunday, December 18, supported the proposal put forth by the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) and the Council for Financial Stability to transfer Ukraine`s No. 1 bank, Dnipro-based PJSC PrivatBank to 100% state ownership. ”At a meeting on Sunday, the Cabinet of Ministers considered issues to ensure stability in the...

      Polish Demonstrations continue for third day – BBC
      Dec19

      Polish Demonstrations continue for third day – BBC

      Protests in the Polish capital Warsaw against government plans to restrict journalists` access to parliament have continued for a third day, according to the BBC. Protesters gathered outside parliament, where opposition MPs have been holding a sit-in since Friday, December 16, the BBC reported. Government supporters also held a demonstration in...