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      Klymenko, Kurchenko inflict loss of UAH 200 bln on Ukraine – Prosecutor`s Office
      Aug23

      Klymenko, Kurchenko inflict loss of UAH 200 bln on Ukraine – Prosecutor`s Office

      Former Minister of Revenue and Duties of Ukraine Oleksandr Klymenko and fugitive businessman Serhiy Kurchenko inflicted losses of UAH 198 billion on the state, said Prosecutor General Yuriy Lutsenko in his speech marking the 25th anniversary of Ukraine`s Independence, RBC-Ukraine reported. ”According to data provided by a special group tasked...

      Ukrainian government approves higher excise tax rates and royalties
      Aug23

      Ukrainian government approves higher excise tax rates and royalties

      Ukraine`s Cabinet of Ministers has approved draft amendments to the Tax Code outlining an increase in some taxes, adjusted according to consumer price indexes and industrial producers` prices. A decision in this regard was made at a government meeting, it was reported. Finance Minister Oleksandr Danylyuk noted that it was a technical issue, which...

      Putin, Merkel and Hollande hold phone conversation
      Aug23

      Putin, Merkel and Hollande hold phone conversation

      Russian President Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with Federal Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel and President of France Francois Hollande today, August 23, the Kremlin`s press service reported. It is reported that the three leaders have discussed the internal Ukrainian crisis and the possibility of implementing the Minsk agreements...

      Ukraine at Twenty-Five
      Aug23

      Ukraine at Twenty-Five

      Twenty-five years ago, after seventy years of Soviet dominance and over three hundred years of rule by Russia, Ukraine declared its independence. This occurred after a national referendum in which over 90 percent of Ukraine’s voters chose independence. Every part of the country, including Crimea—which at that time had a population that was...

      Russia is Surrounding Ukraine, but Where’s the West?
      Aug23

      Russia is Surrounding Ukraine, but Where’s the West?

      In recent weeks, Russian President Vladimir Putin has been doing what he is best at: war mongering. It began with the Kremlin’s accusation that Ukrainian leaders had “chosen terror over peace,” despite the fact Russia has not been able to produce any credible evidence of the alleged “sabotage plot” in Crimea. Additionally, neither the...

      Girlfriend of energy watchdog`s head buys $2 mln house just before coal price rises – media
      Aug23

      Girlfriend of energy watchdog`s head buys $2 mln house just before coal price rises – media

      Sleuth journalists from the TV program `Nashi Groshi with Deny Bigus` have revealed that the common-law wife of Dmytro Vovk, 27, chairman of the National Commission of Ukraine for Energy, Housing and Utilities Services Regulation (NCER), in February 2016, acquired a mansion in the village of Ivankovychi outside Kyiv with worth an estimated...

      Trump calls for special prosecutor to investigate Clinton Foundation
      Aug23

      Trump calls for special prosecutor to investigate Clinton Foundation

      Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump urged the Justice Department on Monday to appoint a special prosecutor to investigate if donors to the Clinton Foundation got special treatment from the State Department when it was run by his Democratic rival, Hillary Clinton, according to Reuters. Trump made the appeal at a rally before thousands of...

      Decline in industrial production in Ukraine slows to 0.2% in July
      Aug23

      Decline in industrial production in Ukraine slows to 0.2% in July

      The rate of decline of Ukraine`s industrial production in July 2016 slowed to 0.2% compared with July 2015, while it reduced to 3.4% in June 2016 in comparison with June 2015, according to the State Statistics Service of Ukraine. At the same time, Ukraine saw a 7% increase in industrial production in July 2016 compared with June 2016. Since the...

      Mykolaiv Vice-Governor Romanchuk`s bribery case goes to court
      Aug23

      Mykolaiv Vice-Governor Romanchuk`s bribery case goes to court

      The indictment against Ukraine`s hero, First Deputy Chairman of Mykolaiv Regional State Administration Mykola Romanchuk, has been sent to court, the Office of Public Relations and Mass Media of the Prosecutor General`s Office (PGO) of Ukraine reported. According to the report, the Military Prosecutor`s Office of the southern region sent the...

      CAS dismisses appeal filed by Russian Paralympic Committee
      Aug23

      CAS dismisses appeal filed by Russian Paralympic Committee

      The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has dismissed the appeal filed by the Russian Paralympic Committee (RPC) against the decision rendered by the Governing Board of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) on August 7, 2016. The IPC`s decision, therefore, stands, CAS reported. ”Following revelations related to the doping system in...