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      Ukraine`s ex-envoy to U.S. joins political sub-group on Minsk implementation
      Nov24

      Ukraine`s ex-envoy to U.S. joins political sub-group on Minsk implementation

      Former Ambassador of Ukraine to the United States Oleksandr Motsyk has been appointed to the political sub-group on the implementation of the Minsk agreements, a source in the Presidential Administration of Ukraine said, according to ZN.ua. Oleksandr Motsyk was the Ambassador of Ukraine to the United States from 2010 to April 2015. He was...

      Ukraine offers Japan to launch direct flight Kyiv-Tokyo
      Nov24

      Ukraine offers Japan to launch direct flight Kyiv-Tokyo

      Ukraine has proposed to Japan to consider the possibility of signing an agreement on air communication between the countries, as well as to launch a direct flight Kyiv-Tokyo. According to the press service of the Ministry of Infrastructure of Ukraine, the relevant proposals were announced during a working visit to Japan by the governmental...

      Ukraine tests new mortars
      Nov24

      Ukraine tests new mortars

      New Ukrainian weapons manufactured by UkrOboronProm enterprises-participants passed another testing at the firing ground of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near Kyiv, the company`s press service reports. 82-mm mortars from KBA-48M1, produced by SE Design Bureau Artillery Armament, Molot, 120 and 60-mm caliber mortar, produced in accordance with NATO...

      Russian troops fired on Ukrainian forces: used mortars and Grad multiple rocket launcher
      Nov23

      Russian troops fired on Ukrainian forces: used mortars and Grad multiple rocket launcher

      Combined Russian-separatist forces attacked Ukrainian army positions in eastern Ukraine 25 times in the past 24 hours, according to the press service of the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) Headquarters. One Ukrainian soldier was killed and three others were wounded in fighting in eastern Ukraine in the past 24 hours, In the Mariupol sector, the...

      Growth of industrial production in Ukraine slows to 0.8% in Oct
      Nov23

      Growth of industrial production in Ukraine slows to 0.8% in Oct

      Growth of industrial production in Ukraine in October 2016 slowed to 0.8% from October 2015 against 2% in September 2016 year-over-year, according to the State Statistics Service of Ukraine. At the same time, industrial production in October 2016 grew to 5.7% from September 2016 against 4.4% in September 2016 from August 2016. From January to...

      Ukraine to modernize Pakistan`s armored vehicles
      Nov23

      Ukraine to modernize Pakistan`s armored vehicles

      Ukrainian defense industry will receive an order worth $600 million, according to the report by Ukraine`s Ministry of Defense. The state-owned Ukrspecexport, which is part of UkrOboronProm State Concern, being Ukraine`s major arms exporter, on Wednesday, November 23 signed a $600 million contract with Pakistan for technical servicing, maintenance...

      Kyiv not to get visa lib at EU-Ukraine summit, media explain reasons
      Nov23

      Kyiv not to get visa lib at EU-Ukraine summit, media explain reasons

      The agenda of Ukraine-EU summit to be held in Brussels November 24 does not include an official statement of the parties with respect to the completion of the visa liberalization process for Ukraine. However, a press release published on the European Commission website states that the summit will be an opportunity to praise the final steps for...

      Security areas in areas of Donbas, opening of checkpoint Zolote, hostage release to be discussed in Minsk Wed
      Nov23

      Security areas in areas of Donbas, opening of checkpoint Zolote, hostage release to be discussed in Minsk Wed

      The Trilateral Contact Group in Minsk has on the agenda of its Wednesday meeting the issue of opening a Zolote checkpoint for passage of civilians across the line of demarcation in Donbas, as reported by 112.ua. The main round of talks to be headed by Martin Sajdik will start at 14:00 and be held behind closed doors, reads the report by 112.ua....

      Ukraine hands over application to join BEPS from January 1
      Nov23

      Ukraine hands over application to join BEPS from January 1

      Ukraine plans to join the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development`s Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) from January 1, 2017. According to the press service of the Ministry of Finance of Ukraine, a letter with the corresponding proposal was handed over by Ukrainian Finance Minister Oleksandr Danyliuk to Secretary General of the...

      Crimean Tatars set up religious administration of Crimea Muslims in Kyiv
      Nov23

      Crimean Tatars set up religious administration of Crimea Muslims in Kyiv

      Kyiv hosted the assembly of delegates of the Crimean Tatar Muslim organizations where the Spiritual Administration of Muslims of Crimea was set up on mainland Ukraine, the 15 Minutes news agency reports referring to the ATR. The Congress was attended by 40 representatives from 14 different Tatar Muslim Organizations of Ukraine (Kherson region,...