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      Moldova`s last hope: choice between modernity and oligarchy
      Oct29

      Moldova`s last hope: choice between modernity and oligarchy

      Last year`s summer a lot of people were positive that the political crisis within the ranks of European choice supporters in Moldova was over, Ukrainian journalist and political expert Vitaly Portnikov wrote for Espreso.tv, Ukraine Today reports. The coalition nominated Maia Sandu as Prime Minister, – at the time she was the Minister of...

      Hillary Clinton: `I`m confident` FBI will not find cause to recommend charges – CNBC
      Oct29

      Hillary Clinton: `I`m confident` FBI will not find cause to recommend charges – CNBC

      Hillary Clinton said she is ”confident” that the FBI will not recommend charges, following news that the FBI is reviewing newly discovered emails tied to its investigation of her handling of classified materials, according to CNBC. Earlier, multiple federal officials told NBC News that the emails were discovered in a separate investigation in...

      Russian troops attacked Ukraine 55 times in past 24 hours
      Oct29

      Russian troops attacked Ukraine 55 times in past 24 hours

      Over the past day, combined Russian-separatist forces opened fire 55 times on the positions of Ukrainian defenders, according to the press center of the ATO Headquarters. Most of the attacks were recorded in the direction of Mariupol where the enemy resorted to 28 provocations against the ATO forces, the press center reports. View map in full...

      Higher specialized court launches case into Russia`s armed aggression of Russia against Ukraine
      Oct29

      Higher specialized court launches case into Russia`s armed aggression of Russia against Ukraine

      The Higher Specialized Court of Ukraine for civil and criminal cases has opened proceedings to establish the fact of armed aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine, at the request of the head of Open Court Initiative, Stanislav Batrin, ZN.ua reports. The case is opened according to the court ruling of October 21 2016, which is not...

      Ukrainian troops in Avdiyivka being shelled heavily
      Oct29

      Ukrainian troops in Avdiyivka being shelled heavily

      Ukrainian troops stationed in the town of Avdiyivka, Donetsk region, are being shelled heavily; the attack began at about 23:00 local time on Friday, October 28, according to the Ukrainian-language service of Radio Liberty, which cites local residents. The report has been confirmed both by civil volunteers who are close to the town and by...

      Russia names conditions for talks on Ukraine`s $3 bln debt
      Oct29

      Russia names conditions for talks on Ukraine`s $3 bln debt

      Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov says he can only meet with his Ukrainian counterpart if Ukraine`s $3 billion debt to Russia is designated as sovereign, according to Russian news agency TASS. ”A meeting should be held with Ukraine in case there is an effect from such a meeting. We may expect the results solely in case the debt [to Russia]...

      Lithuania issues manual on what to do if Russia invades
      Oct29

      Lithuania issues manual on what to do if Russia invades

      The Lithuanian government on Friday issued a 75-page guide on what to do if the country is invaded, entitled ”Prepare to survive emergencies and war,” according to CNN. ”Attention needs to be paid to the actions of the neighboring country – Russia,” says the manual, CNN reported. ”This country does not hesitate to use a military force against its...

      Ukraine-Hungary trade grows by 11% in eight months
      Oct29

      Ukraine-Hungary trade grows by 11% in eight months

      Hungary`s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Peter Szijjarto says that trade between Hungary and Ukraine grew by 11% January through August 2016, according to an UNIAN correspondent. ”Trade between our countries rose by 11%,” he said at a press conference with Ukrainian Minister of Foreign Affairs Pavlo Klimkin in Kyiv on Friday. Szijjarto...

      Russia not re-elected to UN Human Rights Council
      Oct29

      Russia not re-elected to UN Human Rights Council

      Russia was not re-elected to the Geneva-based United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on Friday, October 28, for the first time since its inception in 2006, according to Russian media outlets. This means that the country should leave the Council after its three-year term is over, which will happen at the end of 2016. Russia, which received...

      Poroshenko extends moratorium on farmland sale until 2018
      Oct29

      Poroshenko extends moratorium on farmland sale until 2018

      Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has signed into law a bill on prolongation of a moratorium on the sale and purchase of arable land in Ukraine until 2018, according to the presidential press service. Respective bill No. 5123-1 on amendments to Section 10 ”Transitional Provisions” of the Land Code of Ukraine, which extends the ban on the sale...