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      Lavrov ”doesn`t understand” why Kyiv continues ATO
      Dec03

      Lavrov ”doesn`t understand” why Kyiv continues ATO

      Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Friday he ”does not understand” the reasons Kyiv continues its military operation in eastern Ukraine against the self-proclaimed militant republics, according to Ukraine Today. ”I`ll be honest, I don`t understand why the so-called anti-terrorist operation is still going on in Ukraine and the leaders of...

      NBU: Loss of Ukrainian banks shrinks by 4.3 times since year-start
      Dec03

      NBU: Loss of Ukrainian banks shrinks by 4.3 times since year-start

      The Ukrainian banks see losses at UAH 12.6 billion from the beginning of the year, which is 4.3 times less than in the previous year, the National Bank of Ukraine reported on its website. The total operating loss of Ukrainian banks amounted to UAH 12.6 billion in January-October 2016, which is 4.3 times lower than in the same period last year at...

      Ukraine asks Interpol to launch international search for ”Scythian gold”
      Dec03

      Ukraine asks Interpol to launch international search for ”Scythian gold”

      Pechersk District Court of Kyiv ordered to seize the ”Scythian gold”, which was exhibited at the expo in the Netherlands titled Crimea – the golden island in the Black Sea, as reported by the press service of the Prosecutor`s Office of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea. In addition, a copy of the court order was forwarded to Interpol with a...

      Ukrainian delegation to work toward holding NATO PA meeting in Kyiv in next few years – Gerashchenko
      Dec03

      Ukrainian delegation to work toward holding NATO PA meeting in Kyiv in next few years – Gerashchenko

      The Ukrainian delegation to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly will be working toward ensuring that a session of the organization is held in Kyiv in the next few years, according to First Deputy Chairperson of the Verkhovna Rada Iryna Gerashchenko. ”We offered to hold a meeting of the Parliamentary Assembly in Ukraine,” she wrote on Facebook,...

      Ukraine refuses to pay compensation for Belavia plane`s return – media
      Dec03

      Ukraine refuses to pay compensation for Belavia plane`s return – media

      UkSATSE, the Ukrainian air traffic controller, is not holding negotiations with Belarusian air carrier Belavia on any compensation for the return of their passenger jet, which was heading to Minsk, back to Kyiv, that`s according to Belavia`s response to the request of the Ukrainian media, Belarus Partisan outlet reports. The report says the...

      Ukraine informs NATO on signs of possible transporting chemical weapons from Syria to Crimea
      Dec03

      Ukraine informs NATO on signs of possible transporting chemical weapons from Syria to Crimea

      During their visit to NATO Headquarters, the Ukrainian delegation handed over the Allies information, which indicates possible transportation of chemical weapons from Syria to the occupied Crimea, head of Ukraine`s Permanent Delegation to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, MP Iryna Friz (BPP) has told UNIAN. ”We handed over an analytical report on...

      Slovakia to increase capacity for gas exports to Ukraine
      Dec03

      Slovakia to increase capacity for gas exports to Ukraine

      Slovakia`s gas operator Eustream has announced an increase of gas exports to Ukraine by 2.8 million cubic meters, according to the company`s report. The operator of Slovakia`s gas transportation system, Eustream, will increase capacity for gas transmission to Ukraine in the first quarter of 2017 by 2.8 million cubic meters per day, the company...

      Escalation in Donbas: Russian militants attacked Ukrainian positions 42 times in last day
      Dec03

      Escalation in Donbas: Russian militants attacked Ukrainian positions 42 times in last day

      Combined Russian-separatist forces attacked Ukrainian army positions in eastern Ukraine 42 times in the past 24 hours, according to the press service of the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) Headquarters. In the Mariupol sector, the enemy used banned 120mm and 82mm mortars to shell the town of Krasnohorivka, and the villages of Shyrokyne and...

      Putin on revision of Sentsov verdict: ”Appropriate conditions should ripen”
      Dec02

      Putin on revision of Sentsov verdict: ”Appropriate conditions should ripen”

      During the meeting of the Council for Culture and Arts and of the Council on the Russian language of the Russian Federation in St. Petersburg, Russian film director Alexander Sokurov appealed to Russian President Vladimir Putin to reconsider the verdict of Ukrainian citizen Oleh Sentsov. Putin refused, citing the fact that ”in a Russian way and...

      Ukraine should watch out for Russian retaliation over missile drills – analyst
      Dec02

      Ukraine should watch out for Russian retaliation over missile drills – analyst

      Ukrainian political expert Oleksandr Khara spoke with Ukraine Today on missile drills near Crimea and the Russian threats of a harsh response. ”Russia is trying to make a grip over Ukraine, to threaten it by military means and to wage its hybrid war, so it`s a natural reaction of Ukrainian military to improve their ability to defend the country...