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      Russian militants attack Ukraine 15 times in last day, fire mortars on Pisky
      Dec09

      Russian militants attack Ukraine 15 times in last day, fire mortars on Pisky

      Combined Russian-separatist forces attacked Ukrainian army positions in eastern Ukraine 15 times in the past 24 hours, according to the press service of the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) Headquarters. ”In the Donetsk sector, Russia`s hybrid military force fired 120mm mortars on our positions near the village of Pisky, as well as rocket-propelled...

      Yanukovych status in Russia clarified
      Dec09

      Yanukovych status in Russia clarified

      The Prosecutor General`s Office of Ukraine has received from former president Viktor Yanukovych`s lawyer Vitaliy Serdiuk a notice regarding his client`s status in the Russian Federation, according to RBC-Ukraine. The document notes that Yanukovych received a temporary asylum certificate in Russia, issued November 26, 2015 by the migration service...

      Ukrainians in Nov sell $21 mln more currency than they purchase
      Dec09

      Ukrainians in Nov sell $21 mln more currency than they purchase

      Net sales of foreign currency by the Ukrainians in November amounted to $21.3 million, which is five times lower than the net sales in the previous month, according to the National Bank of Ukraine. In November, the banks sold $116.4 million of cash currency to the population, buying $137.7 million in the same period, as reported on the NBU...

      EU explains pressure on Ukraine to lifting of moratorium on round timber export and denies manipulation of visa liberalization
      Dec09

      EU explains pressure on Ukraine to lifting of moratorium on round timber export and denies manipulation of visa liberalization

      The President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko during the summit Ukraine-EU in Brussels promised to cansel the moratorium on the export of unprocessed timber. It is a condition for the EU to grant 600 million euros and promise of visa liberalization in a short time. A lot of Ukrainians outrage of the EU position and call it “visa...

      Russian doping cover-up ”helped 1,000 athletes”
      Dec09

      Russian doping cover-up ”helped 1,000 athletes”

      The Russian sports ministry, aided by the country`s security service, allegedly orchestrated a massive ”institutional conspiracy”, according to an investigation for the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), SkyNews reports. According to SkyNews, the investigation`s findings allege ”an institutional conspiracy across winter and summer sports athletes...

      Gazprom signs contract to build Turkish Stream`s offshore section
      Dec09

      Gazprom signs contract to build Turkish Stream`s offshore section

      Russian gas monopoly Gazprom has signed a contract to build the first line of the offshore section of the Turkish Stream pipeline bypassing Ukraine in the Black Sea, the information department of Gazprom told UNIAN. ”Today in Amsterdam, the company South Stream Transport B.V. signed a contract with Allseas Group S.A. for the construction of the...

      Hungary closes main camp for illegal migrants ahead of schedule
      Dec09

      Hungary closes main camp for illegal migrants ahead of schedule

      Hungarian authorities have closed a camp for illegal migrants 30 km west of Budapest in the town of Bicske, according to the BBC. About 60 refugees who remained in the camp were given one hour to leave premises, the BBC reported. Some migrants were sent to a camp on the border with Austria, while another part was sent to a shelter for the...

      IMF undecided on date of Board meeting of Ukraine – spokesman
      Dec09

      IMF undecided on date of Board meeting of Ukraine – spokesman

      The Board of Directors of Ukraine`s key creditor, the IMF, has not yet determined the date of its meeting on Ukraine. The Fund does not rule out that the discussion of the reform program and, as a consequence, a decision on the allocation of the fourth tranche in the amount of $1.3 billion, can be held in early 2017. ”There was a mission in...

      European Broadcasting Union confirms: Eurovision-2017 to be held in Kyiv
      Dec09

      European Broadcasting Union confirms: Eurovision-2017 to be held in Kyiv

      During a meeting of the General Assembly of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) in Lausanne, Switzerland Dec. 8 it was finally confirmed that the international song contest in the spring of 2017 will be hosted by Kyiv, ”UA: Pershiy” reported. This decision was made taking into account the report of the executive producers of the Eurovision-2017...

      ”EUR 22 per parcel limit”: Controversial bill on customs limit withdrawn from Finance Ministry
      Dec09

      ”EUR 22 per parcel limit”: Controversial bill on customs limit withdrawn from Finance Ministry

      The Association of Information Technology Enterprises of Ukraine (AITEU) has recalled from the finance ministry a bill establishing the customs fee-free limit at EUR 22 per parcel sent to Ukraine, said AITEU Chairman Yuri Perohanych, according to Ukrainian newspaper Ekonomichna Pravda. ”The bill will be finalized. Such rules will be introduced in...