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Latvian FM expresses support for continued negotiations using Normandy format
On August 12, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Latvia, Edgars Rinkevics, spoke by telephone with the Foreign Minister of Ukraine, Pavlo Klimkin, to discuss current developments on the Crimean Peninsula and issues concerning the settlement of the conflict in the eastern Ukraine. Further, Edgars Rinkevics reiterated Latvia`s unwavering support...
Putin is ready to start full-scale war against Ukraine in August-September
Originally published on Center for Army, Conversion and Disarmament Studies, translated by UaPosition As of August 11, 2016, the Center for Army, Conversion and Disarmament Studies (CACDS) states the following: In August the situation around Ukraine sharply became worth, from the Russian side everything is ready to conduct extensive intense...
Mogherini confirms EU`s position on non-recognition of Crimea annexation amid recent events
High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini has confirmed the unwavering position of the European Union on non-recognition of the annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation.> ”I spoke this afternoon with the Ukrainian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Pavlo Klimkin, about the escalation in...
Biden: Crimean provocation totally Russia`s responsibility
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has held a phone conversation with U.S. Vice President Joseph Biden, the president`s press service has reported. The leaders discussed the current security situation caused by provocative actions by the Russian side in occupied Crimea and the escalation in Donbas, according to the press service. Poroshenko has...
NBU cuts official exchange rate to UAH 25.04 to dollar
The National Bank of Ukraine on Friday evening lowered the official hryvnia exchange rate by 19 kopiykas, bringing the national currency to UAH 25.04 to the dollar. The Central Bank set the following official exchange rates of the hryvnia against leading foreign currencies for August 15: $100 costs UAH 2,504.4197 (on August 12, it was UAH...
State Special Communications Service of Ukraine denies certification for electronic declaration system
The State Service of Special Communications and Information Protection of Ukraine has denied the issuance of a certificate of conformity of the electronic declaration system with personal information protection standards for the National Agency for Prevention of Corruption (NAPC), the Service reported on its Facebook page. It is reported that...
Government of Ukraine submits Savchenko-Sentsov sanction list for NSDC approval
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has submitted for approval of the National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) a list of individuals involved in trumping up cases against Nadiya Savchenko, Oleh Sentsov and Oleksandr Kolchenko, that will be subject to targeted sanctions, including economic ones. According to government resolution No. 574, the...
Ukrenergo mulls using UAVs to detect defects in transmission lines
State-run company Ukrenergo, operator of Ukraine`s power grids, plans to buy unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for detection of defects in transmission lines that are located in hard-to-access areas, the company`s press service reported. ”It is planned that unmanned aerial vehicles and compact manned aircraft will be used to improve the performance...
Russia deploys S-400 anti-aircraft missile system in Crimea
The Russian Federation anti-aircraft missile regiment based in Crimea has received an S-400 Triumf air defense missile system that will be used in the upcoming Caucasus-2016 strategic maneuvers, the press office the Southern Military District reported on Friday, according to TASS. ”The anti-aircraft missile regiment of the 4th Air Force and Air...
State budget receives over UAH 73 bln in single social security tax payments since start of year
Payments of single social security tax to the budget in January-June 2016 amounted to UAH 73.3 billion, or 100.6% of the target figure for the current year, the State Fiscal Service reported on its website. The Fiscal Service has not provided comparable data from the previous year. However, it has been reported that proceeds from payments of...