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      Marchuk on Minsk accords: better to have imperfect agreement than nothing
      Sep28

      Marchuk on Minsk accords: better to have imperfect agreement than nothing

      Ukrainian envoy to the Trilateral Contact Group`s security subgroup Yevhen Marchuk has said that to understand the process and the essence of the Minsk talks, everyone needs to say goodbye to the illusory world. ”Even when there is no final decision yet about the end of war in Donbas and the withdrawal of Russian troops, all steps, and agreements...

      Wage arrears decreased by 7% in Ukraine, down to UAH 1.9 bln
      Sep28

      Wage arrears decreased by 7% in Ukraine, down to UAH 1.9 bln

      The largest debt has been accumulated at the enterprises in Luhansk (25.2%), Donetsk (18.1%) and Kharkiv (10.1%) regions. Wage arrears across Ukraine in August 2016 decreased by 7% compared to July, amounting to UAH 1.9 billion as of September 1, as reported by the State Statistics Service. The debt to workers of economically active enterprises...

      White House spokesman says Russia may face new sanctions over Syria
      Sep28

      White House spokesman says Russia may face new sanctions over Syria

      White House spokesman Josh Earnest has said at a news briefing that the United States does not rule out introducing additional sanctions against Russia over its actions in Syria, also noting intensification of attacks by the Assad army and Russian forces, Deutsche Welle reports. ”What we have seen from the Assad regime and the Russians is a...

      MH17 probe: precise route of Buk transportation from Russia into Ukraine revealed
      Sep28

      MH17 probe: precise route of Buk transportation from Russia into Ukraine revealed

      The Joint Investigation Team during its research of numerous bits of evidence found out the precise route used to bring the Buk air defense system from Russia into Ukraine before it downed flight MH17, according to an UNIAN correspondent. The investigation came to a conclusion that the MH17 was hit by a Buk 9M38 series missile, launched by a Buk...

      Kremlin gives no comment whether Russia ready to extradite those responsible for MH17 downing if needed
      Sep28

      Kremlin gives no comment whether Russia ready to extradite those responsible for MH17 downing if needed

      The Kremlin has declined to say whether Russia is ready to give those responsible in shooting down the Malaysian Boeing flight MH17 if they are named in the report of the Joint Investigation Group. Asked whether Moscow is ready to hand over for trial in the West its citizens if they are accused by the international investigation, Russian...

      350,000 Ukrainians to pay real estate tax in 2016 – State Fiscal Service
      Sep28

      350,000 Ukrainians to pay real estate tax in 2016 – State Fiscal Service

      The State Fiscal Service of Ukraine (SFSU) in 2016 has accrued tax liabilities on the tax on real property other than land for over 350,000 individuals. According to the SFSU`s website, tax payers will pay to the budget tax for nearly 454,000 residential properties, taxed at the rates specified in 2015. The citizens have been handed over 440,000...

      ”Ceasefire” in Donbas: Russian proxies attack Ukraine 35 times in last day
      Sep28

      ”Ceasefire” in Donbas: Russian proxies attack Ukraine 35 times in last day

      Combined Russian-separatist forces attacked Ukrainian army positions in eastern Ukraine 35 times in the past 24 hours, including 23 times in the Mariupol sector, six times in the Donetsk sector and six times in the Luhansk sector, according to the press center of the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) Headquarters. In the Luhansk sector, the enemy...

      Joint Investigation Team reveals involvement of Russia, pro-Russian militants in MH17 crash
      Sep28

      Joint Investigation Team reveals involvement of Russia, pro-Russian militants in MH17 crash

      Joint Investigation Team has reported at a press conference held Wednesday that the plane was hit by a Buk missile type 9M83, which had been imported from Russia into Ukraine and then transported back to the Russian territory. According to the investigation team composed of investigators and experts from five countries (Malaysia, Ukraine, the...

      Israeli company wants to build roads in Ukraine, open representative office
      Sep28

      Israeli company wants to build roads in Ukraine, open representative office

      Israeli road construction company Shapir intends to open a representative office in Ukraine and participate in tenders for the repair and construction of Ukrainian roads, Ukrainian Infrastructure Minister Volodymyr Omelyan wrote on Facebook. ”This was preceded by several months of negotiations, familiarizing their experts with the realities and...

      MH17 investigation team confirms: Buk missile brought in from Russia – media
      Sep28

      MH17 investigation team confirms: Buk missile brought in from Russia – media

      Flight MH17 was shot down by a Buk missile which was brought from Russia to Ukraine, according to the Joint Investigation Team`s findings, NOS reports. The weapon is fired from a  field  in the Ukrainian village of Pervomajsk that at the time of the disaster was in the hands of pro-Russian militants. The missile launcher was then brought back to...