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      Kremlin declines to comment on Def. Min.`s earlier statements on Ukrainian Su-25 near MH17
      Sep28

      Kremlin declines to comment on Def. Min.`s earlier statements on Ukrainian Su-25 near MH17

      The Kremlin has declined to comment on the contradictory statements of the Russian Defense Ministry about the alleged presence of a Ukrainian Su-25 fighter jet in close proximity to the Malaysian Boeing shortly before the crash, an UNIAN correspondent report. Asked by an UNIAN reporter, why the Russian generals said two years ago that they had...

      Syrian government launches Aleppo ground attack
      Sep27

      Syrian government launches Aleppo ground attack

      Syrian government forces and their allies attacked the opposition-held sector of Aleppo on several fronts on Tuesday, the biggest ground assault yet in a massive new military campaign that has destroyed a U.S.-backed ceasefire, according to Reuters. The United States says the assault on Aleppo is proof that President Bashar al-Assad and his...

      Nordic nations deepen cooperation amid worsening Baltic security
      Sep27

      Nordic nations deepen cooperation amid worsening Baltic security

      The Nordic nations are deepening their cooperation and beefing up their military strength to counter a deteriorating security situation in the Baltic region, according to leaders meeting at a summit, Bloomberg said. The talks, held on the demilitarized Finnish island of Aaland, come as Sweden earlier this month announced it would once again place...

      Marchuk: Donbas disengagement agreement to prevent unexpected developments
      Sep27

      Marchuk: Donbas disengagement agreement to prevent unexpected developments

      Ukrainian envoy to the Trilateral Contact Group`s security subgroup Yevhen Marchuk says that a recently concluded framework agreement on the disengagement of forces in Donbas allows the parties to the conflict to independently control their own territory and prevent unexpected developments. The first three sections selected for the disengagement...

      National Bank of Ukraine decides to liquidate State Land Bank
      Sep27

      National Bank of Ukraine decides to liquidate State Land Bank

      On September 27, 2016, the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU), upon the proposal of the Individual Deposit Guarantee Fund, issued Decision No. 302-r.sh. on Withdrawal of the Banking License and Liquidation of State Land Bank. According to the NBU`s report, on July 26, 2016, pursuant to Article 76 of the Law of Ukraine On Banks and Banking, the NBU...

      Ukrainian, Israeli presidents agree to accelerate free trade talks
      Sep27

      Ukrainian, Israeli presidents agree to accelerate free trade talks

      Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and his Israeli counterpart Reuven Rivlin have agreed to accelerate talks on a free trade area (FTA) between the countries, according to an UNIAN correspondent. ”We have agreed to significantly broaden economic cooperation,” Poroshenko said in his press statement following the negotiations in Kyiv on Tuesday....

      Demand for bitcoin in Ukraine grows fivefold
      Sep27

      Demand for bitcoin in Ukraine grows fivefold

      Demand for cryptocurrency grows up fivefold during this year, says Stanislav Podyachev of bitcoin selling service Btcu.biz, Ukraine Today reports referring to a report by Forklog. Despite significant growth in demand, trading bitcoin in Ukraine is still non-profitable. The ATMs used for it are too expensive to operate, and the number of...

      State Fiscal Service of Ukraine reports 30% increase in tax revenues  to consolidated budget
      Sep27

      State Fiscal Service of Ukraine reports 30% increase in tax revenues to consolidated budget

      Tax revenues in the consolidated budget of Ukraine, including the state budget and local budgets, in January-August 2016 increased by 30% year-over-year, to UAH 475 billion, head of the State Fiscal Service of Ukraine Roman Nasirov said at a Cabinet meeting on Tuesday. ”The main result is the increase in revenues to the consolidated budget –...

      Two robbers attack Kyiv resident, seize $365,000 in cash
      Sep27

      Two robbers attack Kyiv resident, seize $365,000 in cash

      Two unidentified perpetrators attacked a Kyiv man, seizing a bag with a large sum in foreign currency, the Department of Communication of the National Police in Kyiv told an UNIAN correspondent. It has been established that a 25-year-old man was assaulted by two men as he came out of an apartment complex in the capital`s Desnianskiy district....

      Moscow hosted a ”separatist conference”
      Sep27

      Moscow hosted a ”separatist conference”

      It is the second year the convention of non-recognized republics takes place in the Russian capital, according to Ukraine Today. Representatives of the so-called Donetsk and Luhansk people`s republics were not officially included in the ”separatist conference” participation list, however, some of them attended the event anyway, Ukraine Today...