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      U.S. Congress boosts military assistance, including lethal weapon, to Ukraine to US $350 mln
      Dec09

      U.S. Congress boosts military assistance, including lethal weapon, to Ukraine to US $350 mln

      The U.S. Congress has passed the consolidated National Defense Authorizations Act, 2017, boosting U.S. security assistance to Ukraine to US$ 350 million, according to a posting on the Facebook page of Ukraine`s Embassy in the United States. ”U.S. Senate has finalized consideration and following the House passed the consolidated National Defense...

      Germany to send military advisers to Ukraine
      Dec09

      Germany to send military advisers to Ukraine

      Experts from Germany will arrive at the National Academy of Land Forces named after Hetman Sahaydachniy in Lviv. Germany will deploy its military advisers in Ukraine, according to an agreement signed Thursday, December 8, by Deputy Minister of Defense of Ukraine on European integration Ihor Dolgov and Parliamentary State Secretary of the Ministry...

      Dutch threaten to sink EU-Ukraine trade and security deal
      Dec09

      Dutch threaten to sink EU-Ukraine trade and security deal

      The Netherlands has threatened to scupper a trade and security deal between the Ukraine and the EU unless it receives legally binding guarantees at a summit of European leaders next week, according to the Financial Times. In an interview with the Financial Times, Mark Rutte, Dutch prime minister, outlined his demands for a decision signed by EU...

      Foreign Minister of Ukraine Klimkin, OSCE`s Zannier discuss strengthening of SMM security component in Donbas
      Dec09

      Foreign Minister of Ukraine Klimkin, OSCE`s Zannier discuss strengthening of SMM security component in Donbas

      In the framework of the 23rd OSCE Ministerial Meeting on Thursday, Dec. 8, in Hamburg, Foreign Minister of Ukraine Pavlo Klimkin and OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier discussed the possibility of strengthening the security component of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission in Ukraine, according to MFA Ukraine press service. A corresponding...

      Ukraine position on trilateral gas talks: winter package similar to previous seasons
      Dec09

      Ukraine position on trilateral gas talks: winter package similar to previous seasons

      ”The objective of talks is to find consensus on a new winter package, which would be similar in terms of its content to those that we had in 2014 and 2015, to ensure that this winter Gazprom is able to sell gas, while the Ukrainian side – to buy it. We hope that as the outcome of tomorrow`s debate (I use the word ”hope” because we know that the...

      U.S. senators urge Trump to take tough line on Russia over Ukraine
      Dec09

      U.S. senators urge Trump to take tough line on Russia over Ukraine

      A bipartisan group of 27 U.S. senators sent a letter to President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday urging him to take a tough line against Russia over what they termed its ”military land grab” in Ukraine, according to Reuters. The letter, whose 12 Republican and 15 Democratic signatories included some leading foreign policy voices from Trump`s...

      Ukraine ready to send investigator to Russia to question Yanukovych
      Dec09

      Ukraine ready to send investigator to Russia to question Yanukovych

      The Prosecutor General`s Office of Ukraine (PGO) is preparing a motion to question fugitive ex-president of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych in Russia as a suspect, according to the Dzerkalo Tyzhnia online news portal, dt.ua. A respective request for international legal assistance is to be sent to Russia`s investigation agencies next week, head of the...

      EU ready to sustain possible OSCE mission for Donbas election security – Mogherini
      Dec09

      EU ready to sustain possible OSCE mission for Donbas election security – Mogherini

      High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini says that the EU is ready to increase its support for Minsk implementation and to sustain a possible OSCE mission to bolster the security of local elections in Donbas, eastern Ukraine. ”The European Union is ready to increase its support for the...

      Kenya shows interest in Ukrainian turbines and transformers – trade envoy
      Dec09

      Kenya shows interest in Ukrainian turbines and transformers – trade envoy

      Ukrainian Deputy Ministry of Economic Development and Trade and Ukraine`s Trade Representative Nataliya Mykolska says Kenya has shown interest in Ukrainian industrial equipment, including turbines, motors, and transformers. ”Kenya interested in Ukrainian exports, namely of turbines, motors, pipes, transformers, PV and hydropower [equipment]....

      Rada votes for spending occupied areas` budgets on coal miners` wages
      Dec08

      Rada votes for spending occupied areas` budgets on coal miners` wages

      Ukraine`s Verkhovna Rada on Thursday passed a bill in first reading to boost budget support of state-owned coal mines in Ukraine in 2017 by UAH 1 billion ($US38.8 million), to UAH 1.25 billion ($48.5 million). Bill No. 4744 on amendments to the 2017 national budget was supported by 244 lawmakers with the required minimum being 226 votes. ”This...