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      Ukraine planning to sue Russia in ECHR over Mejlis ban
      Oct20

      Ukraine planning to sue Russia in ECHR over Mejlis ban

      The Ministry of Justice of Ukraine intends to lodge a suit against Russia with the European Court of Human Rights before the end of this year regarding the ban earlier imposed by Russian authorities against the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar people, according to First Deputy Minister Natalia Sevostyanova who spoke with journalists in Kharkiv, and...

      President of the European Parliament: Sanctions against Russia to be maintained until full implementation of Minsk deal
      Oct20

      President of the European Parliament: Sanctions against Russia to be maintained until full implementation of Minsk deal

      President of the European Parliament Martin Schulz said in Brussels Thursday that the sanctions against the Russian Federation would remain in place until Minsk agreements are fully implemented. ”Sanctions will be maintained and they will continue to be applied until Minsk agreements are completely fulfilled,” – said Schulz in his doorstep...

      National Bank of Ukraine projects Ukraine GDP growth at 4-5% in 2019-2020
      Oct20

      National Bank of Ukraine projects Ukraine GDP growth at 4-5% in 2019-2020

      The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) projects real GDP growth in Ukraine at 4-5% in 2019-2020, according to a posting on the regulator`s website. The inflation rate in Ukraine is expected at 5% and the NBU discount rate — at 6-7%, according to the report. The projected downward trajectory of inflation reflects a compromise between losses due...

      Ukrainian Parliament adopts in first reading draft State Budget 2017
      Oct20

      Ukrainian Parliament adopts in first reading draft State Budget 2017

      Rada has passed in the first reading the draft state budget for 2017 along with the amendments of the profile parliamentary committee, an UNIAN correspondent reports. The decision was supported by 230 MPs, according to the report. As UNIAN reported earlier, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine on September 21 took up for consideration the...

      Putin: No Ukrainian hostages in Russia
      Oct20

      Putin: No Ukrainian hostages in Russia

      Vladimir Putin says no Ukrainian prisoners of war are held on the territory of Russian Federation, according to the Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov, according to Ukraine Today. Putin strongly opposes to a proposal by his Ukrainian counterpart Petro Poroshenko to include persons kept in Russia into the list of those subject to the POW exchange...

      Russia refuses to return occupied Debaltseve under Ukraine control
      Oct20

      Russia refuses to return occupied Debaltseve under Ukraine control

      Russia does not agree with the return of the occupied town of Debaltseve under control of Ukraine, the work on this issue will continue at the level of ministers and aides, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov answered the question of a UNIAN correspondent in Russia, whether Russia agrees to return this town under control of Ukraine. ”As for...

      British PM calls on European leaders to stop Russian atrocities in Syria
      Oct20

      British PM calls on European leaders to stop Russian atrocities in Syria

      British Prime Minister Theresa May has called on EU leaders to put pressure on Russia to stop its ”appalling, sickening” atrocities in Syria, according to The Guardian. Arriving on Thursday at her first European summit, Theresa May said Europe needed to take a ”robust and united stance” in the face of Russian aggression, The Guardian reports. In...

      Russian troops attack Ukraine 30 times in last day, hot spot in Mariupol sector
      Oct20

      Russian troops attack Ukraine 30 times in last day, hot spot in Mariupol sector

      Combined Russian-separatist forces attacked Ukrainian army positions in eastern Ukraine 30 times in the past 24 hours, including 21 in the Mariupol sector, four barrages in the Luhansk sector, and five 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...

      European Parliament has stable majority to introduce vise-free travel regime with Ukraine
      Oct20

      European Parliament has stable majority to introduce vise-free travel regime with Ukraine

      Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko met with President of the European Parliament Martin Schulz, according to the president`s press service. The Head of State informed on the results of the meeting in the Normandy format held in Berlin on October 19, the press service said. The parties discussed the necessity of continuation of sanctions against...

      State Savings Bank of Ukraine Oschadbank posts over UAH 400 mln profit since year`s start
      Oct20

      State Savings Bank of Ukraine Oschadbank posts over UAH 400 mln profit since year`s start

      PJSC State Savings Bank of Ukraine Oschadbank posted UAH 410.7 million in net profit in the first nine months of 2016, as compared to a loss of UAH 5.4 billion in the same period last year, the press service of the bank reported. Bank`s operating income in the period under review exceeded UAH 7 billion, including almost UAH 5 billion in net...