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Yelchenko urges Kremlin not to exploit Crimea`s drinking water problem in propaganda
Ukraine`s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Volodymyr Yelchenko during a UN Security Council open debate on water, peace and security urged not to use the drinking water shortage problem in occupied Crimea with the aim of propaganda. Yelchenko said that Russia and the situation in occupied Crimea were not on the debate`s agenda, but...
Program for installation of heat meters in houses fails – Ukrainian Vice Prime Minister
The program for the installation of meters for heat has been failed by the local authorities and heat suppliers, Ukrainian Vice Prime Minister Pavlo Rozenko said on 112 Ukraine TV channel. ”I can say that the plans, which have been provided to local authorities and heat supplier enterprises to install meters in every household, failed. Local...
Ukraine designers boast unique UAV
Ukrainian volunteer drone designers have developed a new multitask unmanned aerial vehicle, that`s according to Yuriy Kasyanov, one of the participants to the project. ”We have built a really unique drone. This large copter can fly for several hours, covering a distance of hundreds of kilometers, and take on board dozens of kilograms of load. No...
Def.Minister Poltorak supports Ukraine armorers at Pakistan`s IDEAS-2016 expo
Ukrainian Minister of Defense General Stepan Poltorak visited the exhibition of the State Concern UkrOboronProm in the framework of defense industry exhibition ”IDEAS-2016” in Pakistan, according to the company`s press service. This year UOP represents dummy version of the main battle tank Oplot, armored vehicles BTR-3E1 and BTR-4, anti-tank...
Trump says No to another ”reset” with Russia
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said there should be no reset in Washington`s relations with Moscow, The New York Times reports. The U.S. president-elect said that he had talked with President Vladimir Putin of Russia since winning the election, but he did not elaborate, according to The New York Times. He said it would be ”nice” if he and Mr....
Fitch upgrades 7 Ukrainian banks on sovereign rating change
Fitch Ratings has upgraded the Long-Term Foreign Currency Issuer Default Ratings (IDRs) of seven Ukrainian banks to `B-` from `CCC`, Fitch Ratings said in its press release. The Outlooks on six of the banks` Long-Term IDRs are Stable, the Outlook on PJSCCB Pravex-Bank (Pravex) is Negative, according to Fitch. The banks are JSC The State...
Reuters says Russia smuggling jet fuel into Syria despite EU sanctions
Russian tankers have smuggled jet fuel to Syria through EU waters, bolstering military supplies to a war-torn country where Moscow is carrying out air strikes in support of the government, according to sources with knowledge of the matter, Reuters reports. At least two Russian-flagged ships made deliveries – which contravene EU sanctions...
Press service of Ukrainian billionaire Victor Pinchuk reveals why he gave $150,000 to Trump in 2015
Ukrainian billionaire Victor Pinchuk gave $150,000 to the Trump Foundation in 2015 for the organization of Donald Trump`s participation in a conference, according to Ukrainian news outlet Ukrayinska Pravda. ”The money was paid to president-elect Trump`s foundation for support of a video conference call during the Yalta European Strategy annual...
The Hague court accepts evidence of Russia`s war crimes in Ukraine
The International Criminal Court in The Hague has accepted the evidence of Russia`s war crimes committed amid the conflict in Donbas, Ukraine`s prosecutor general Yuriy Lutsenko claimed Tuesday, according to Ukraine Today citing Interfax. ”Yesterday at the ICC prosecutor`s office we contemplated the evidence of Russia sending regular troops...
European Parliament approves resolution on European Defense Union
Terrorism, hybrid threats and cyber- and energy insecurity leave EU countries no choice but to step up their security and defense cooperation efforts, thus paving the way to a European Defense Union, according to a resolution passed by Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) on Tuesday. The resolution on the European Defense Union was approved...