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      EU-Ukraine summit to be held on Nov 24
      Oct10

      EU-Ukraine summit to be held on Nov 24

      The EU-Ukraine summit will take place in Brussels on November 24, according to the report of the EU Council published on the website of the organization. ”On Thursday 24 November Donald Tusk, President of the European Council will host the 18th EU-Ukraine summit. He will represent the EU together with Jean-Claude Juncker, the President of the...

      How Ukraine Can Make Its Diplomacy Smarter
      Oct10

      How Ukraine Can Make Its Diplomacy Smarter

      Public diplomacy has been singled out as a far-reaching mechanism for promoting Ukraine’s interests in the world. Diplomats have taken first steps in utilizing instruments from the country’s existing foreign policy tools. These include increasing person-to-person engagement, promoting economic interactions, intensifying exchange...

      Washington’s Patience with Kyiv Runs Thin
      Oct10

      Washington’s Patience with Kyiv Runs Thin

      Last week my colleagues Mustafa Nayyem, Svitlana Zalishchuk, and I had dozens of meetings in the United States. Our impression was disappointing. Since the resignation of Arseniy Yatsenyuk (Washington’s favorite Ukrainian politician), reports of further corruption, and the lack of progress in resolving the conflict in eastern Ukraine, the...

      Moscow `blocking` Ukrainian journalists at Euronews
      Oct10

      Moscow `blocking` Ukrainian journalists at Euronews

      The Russian service of the French broadcaster Euronews – which is financed by Moscow – has refused to provide jobs to journalists from the Ukrainian service, in violation of French labour legislation, after the department was shut down and 17 journalists made redundant, EurActiv reports. The Russian service of Euronews has five job openings, but...

      Russia says fresh water deficit in Crimea may be reduced by 2019
      Oct10

      Russia says fresh water deficit in Crimea may be reduced by 2019

      Russia has declared that a stable system to ensure water supply to occupied Crimea will be arranged by 2019, said Minister of Natural Resources and Ecology of Russia Sergey Donskoy, according to Russian news agency TASS. ”The whole infrastructure will be prepared, water pipes will be laid, and we will have a more stable supply of water to all...

      Ukraine Finance Minister discusses cooperation with IMF, World Bank officials
      Oct10

      Ukraine Finance Minister discusses cooperation with IMF, World Bank officials

      Ukraine`s Minister of Finance Oleksandr Danyliuk discussed urgent problems of cooperation between Ukraine, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank at the annual meeting of the IMF and the World Bank Group held on October 6-9 in Washington, DC. ”As for the World Bank, we are currently in an active period – we are reviewing the...

      PACE President calls for Russia`s return to Assembly
      Oct10

      PACE President calls for Russia`s return to Assembly

      President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) Pedro Agramunt insists that the Assembly should take all necessary steps to return Russian delegates to the plenary hall, according to Europeiska Pravda. While opening the autumn session of PACE, he said that the situation with no Russian delegation at the Assembly is...

      Kyiv Commercial Court to consider ACU claim against Gazprom
      Oct10

      Kyiv Commercial Court to consider ACU claim against Gazprom

      Kyiv Commercial Court has accepted a claim of the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine (ACU) against the Russian gas monopoly Gazprom regarding the forced recovery of a UAH 86 billion fine, as stated in the court documents published on its website. The court hearings have been scheduled for October 31. ”The Commercial Court of Kyiv has received a...

      France to call for war crimes probe against Russia over Syria
      Oct10

      France to call for war crimes probe against Russia over Syria

      The French foreign minister has said he will ask the International Court of Justice to investigate possible war crimes in Syria, according to The Independent. ”We do not agree with what Russia is doing, bombarding Aleppo. France is committed as never before to saving the population of Aleppo,” Jean-Marc Ayrault said, The Independent reports....

      ”Absurd charges”: Russian Journalist Union requires FSB explanation on Sushchenko`s arrest
      Oct10

      ”Absurd charges”: Russian Journalist Union requires FSB explanation on Sushchenko`s arrest

      Chairman of the Russian Union of Journalists Vsevolod Bogdanov has sent a letter to the head of Russia`s FSB Federal Security Service, Alexander Bortnikov, requesting to provide detailed explanations on the arrest of Ukrinform journalist Roman Sushchenko. ”It is reported that immediately after your appeal on behalf of the Russian Union of...