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      Russian troops attacked Ukraine 54 times in last day, fired artillery in Luhansk region
      Nov09

      Russian troops attacked Ukraine 54 times in last day, fired artillery in Luhansk region

      Combined Russian-separatist forces attacked Ukrainian army positions in eastern Ukraine 54 times in the past 24 hours, including 32 in the Mariupol sector, 16 barrages in the Luhansk sector, and eight in the Donetsk sector, according to the press service of the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) Headquarters. View map in full size In the Mariupol...

      Putin congratulates Trump
      Nov09

      Putin congratulates Trump

      In a telegram to U.S. President-Elect Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin has expressed hope for joint work to steer Russia-US relations out of crisis, TASS reported. Russian President Vladimir Putin has sent a message of greeting to Donald Trump upon his victory in the U.S. presidential election, according to the Kremlin`s press service, TASS wrote....

      Ukraine, Not Syria, Should Be Top Priority for President Trump
      Nov09

      Ukraine, Not Syria, Should Be Top Priority for President Trump

      Resolving the conflict in Ukraine should be a higher priority for the United States and Europe than addressing the civil war in Syria, said Archbishop Zoria Yevstratiy, representative of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church Kyiv Patriarchate, during a visit to Washington, DC. “I’m very sorry about the Syrian people, but Ukraine can’t be...

      Ukraine`s draft budget assumes minimum wage at UAH 3,200, additional costs at UAH 28 bln
      Nov09

      Ukraine`s draft budget assumes minimum wage at UAH 3,200, additional costs at UAH 28 bln

      Ukraine`s draft state budget for 2017, submitted by the Cabinet of Ministers to the Parliament for a second reading on Wednesday, assumes a twofold increase from January 1 of the minimum wage to UAH 3,200. ”To set in 2017 the minimum wage: a monthly amount: from January 1 – UAH 3,200, an hourly rate: from January 1 – UAH 19.34,” reads the updated...

      Nerve-Racking November: Ukraine’s Energy Subsidies Leave Some in the Cold
      Nov09

      Nerve-Racking November: Ukraine’s Energy Subsidies Leave Some in the Cold

      “The first week of November is so nerve-racking. Until I get the bill, I don’t know if my subsidy has been extended for this heating season and what amount will it cover,” my friend’s mother, a 69-year old pensioner in Kyiv, said when I called to check on her. “With these high utility prices—if the subsidy is lowered or denied, my...

      EU puts on sanctions list Russian ”deputies” elected in annexed Crimea
      Nov09

      EU puts on sanctions list Russian ”deputies” elected in annexed Crimea

      The EU added six members of the Russian Federation State Duma elected from the illegally annexed Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol to the list of persons subject to restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining Ukraine`s territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence, an UNIAN correspondent in Brussels...

      Trump says U.S. to ”get along” with all nations
      Nov09

      Trump says U.S. to ”get along” with all nations

      U.S. President-Elect Donal Trump during his election night speech said that the United States would work toward good relations with all nations ”willing to get along with us”. ”We will get along with all other nations willing to get along with us,” said Donald Trump. He went on to say he expects ”to have great relationships” with the other...

      Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine tables in Rada amended state budget 2017
      Nov09

      Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine tables in Rada amended state budget 2017

      The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has submitted to the Verkhovna Rada the draft state budget 2017 for its second reading, setting a UAH 15 billion increase of both the revenues and expenditures. According to the draft published on the parliamentary website, the state budget revenues are set at UAH 721.4 billion, which is 15.1 billion more than...

      Global markets roiled in wake of news on Trump news
      Nov09

      Global markets roiled in wake of news on Trump news

      Global markets were thrown into disarray as results from the U.S. election, shocking traders who had focused on polls in recent days showing the opposite, Bloomberg reported. Panicked investors rushed to unwind bets they`d piled on amid predictions Clinton would sweep to victory, fueling demand for haven assets. Futures on the S&P 500 Index...

      Trump victory threatens new world order

      With the election of Donald Trump, the populist tide sweeping developed economies has now overtaken the world’s most powerful democracy. ||| London – Brexit was the warm-up. With the election of Donald Trump, the populist tide sweeping developed economies has now overtaken the world’s most powerful democracy. What exactly that...