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      EU to decide on suspension mechanism for visa-free regime for Ukraine in early November: journalist
      Oct21

      EU to decide on suspension mechanism for visa-free regime for Ukraine in early November: journalist

      EU Council and the European Parliament will decide on the suspension mechanism for visa free in early November, according to Rikard Jozwiak, Brussels reporter for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. ”Seems like a deal on the suspension mechanism for visa free now might be reached first in the week 7-11 Nov.,” he tweeted on Friday, October 21. As...

      Ukrainian law enforcers prevent illegal timber export from Odesa
      Oct21

      Ukrainian law enforcers prevent illegal timber export from Odesa

      Officers of Ukraine`s special service jointly with the regional prosecutor`s office have prevented the illegal export of more than 3 million cubic meters of timber from Odesa marine trade port to a European country, according to the press service of the Security Service`s regional division in Odesa. ”Organizers of the illegal business have...

      Ukraine`s Foreign Minister Klimkin: First elections in Donbas, then transfer of border control
      Oct21

      Ukraine`s Foreign Minister Klimkin: First elections in Donbas, then transfer of border control

      Ukraine`s Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin says the elections in the occupied territories of Donbas can be held before Ukrainian authorities regain full control over the state border, an UNIAN correspondent reported. ”The Minsk agreements have not been changed, nor would they be changed in our favor. Nobody would allow changing a relevant order of...

      Defense Ministry on Russia`s refusal to return Debaltseve: it was Ukrainian in Minsk accords
      Oct21

      Defense Ministry on Russia`s refusal to return Debaltseve: it was Ukrainian in Minsk accords

      Debaltseve was listed as a Ukrainian town in the Minsk agreements, this issue is on the agenda now, Ukrainian Defense Minister Stepan Poltorak said on the sidelines of the Verkhovna Rada, 112 Ukraine TV Channel has reported. ”As for Debaltseve: this is the Russian position that it is not a Ukrainian town. We remember that when we agreed,...

      Dutch leader not optimistic about free-trade deal with Ukraine
      Oct21

      Dutch leader not optimistic about free-trade deal with Ukraine

      Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said he is not optimistic about reaching a deal that would pave the way for a trade agreement between the European Union and Ukraine, which was rejected by Dutch voters in a referendum in April, according to Radio Liberty. All of the EU`s other members have approved the free-trade agreement, but the fate of the...

      Ukrainian government pledges UAH 10 bln to support farmers in 2017
      Oct21

      Ukrainian government pledges UAH 10 bln to support farmers in 2017

      Prime Minister of Ukraine Volodymyr Groysman has said that the 2017 state budget envisages direct support for Ukrainian farmers at UAH 10 billion, twice as much as was planned in the draft state budget for 2017 approved by the Cabinet of Ministers. ”We have agreed with factions and committees that [financial] resources for the agricultural sector...

      Russian troops increase number of attacks on Ukraine to 41 times in last day
      Oct21

      Russian troops increase number of attacks on Ukraine to 41 times in last day

      Combined Russian-separatist forces attacked Ukrainian army positions in eastern Ukraine 41 times in the past 24 hours, including 26 in the Mariupol sector, nine barrages in the Luhansk sector, and six in the Donetsk sector, according to the press center of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine. View map in full size In the Mariupol sector, the...

      Russia refuses to return Sentsov to Ukraine
      Oct21

      Russia refuses to return Sentsov to Ukraine

      The Russian Federation has refused to return Ukrainian film director Oleh Sentsov sentenced in Russia for 20 years to Ukraine, Deputy Minister of Justice of Ukraine on European Integration Sergiy Petukhov wrote on Facebook. At the same time, he did not specify the reasons for refusal of Sentsov`s extradition. Ukrainian film director Sentsov was...

      Czechs set up unit to counter perceived propaganda threat from Russian
      Oct21

      Czechs set up unit to counter perceived propaganda threat from Russian

      The Czech interior ministry has set up a unit to counter what it sees as propaganda from Russia and elsewhere that has been affecting public opinion in the European Union and NATO member nation, Interior Minister Milan Chovanec said on Thursday, according to Reuters. The counterintelligence service said in September that Russia was conducting ”an...

      Naftogaz CEO reports on targeted use of $500 mln loan
      Oct21

      Naftogaz CEO reports on targeted use of $500 mln loan

      Andriy Kobolev, CEO of Ukraine`s state-owned oil and gas company Naftogaz of Ukraine, has informed that the company will use a $500 million loan it has received from Citybank and Deutsche Bank under the World Bank`s guarantee to cover cash deficiency during the heating season. ”Actually it will be used primarily to cover cash shortages of...