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      Contrary to Crimea ”de-communisation” Russian version of Google Maps to have previous names back
      Jul29

      Contrary to Crimea ”de-communisation” Russian version of Google Maps to have previous names back

      Google has said it is working on returning to the Russian version of Google Maps service the previous names of settlements in Crimea, which have been renamed in Ukraine`s de-communisation spree, the BBC Russian service reports referring to Google`s press service.The company`s press service has said they are aware of the situation and actively...

      Brexit: May wants bespoke terms

      British Prime Minister Theresa May calls for open minds as the UK ponders future ties with the European Union. ||| Bratislava/Warsaw – Britain wants a bespoke model for its future ties with the European Union, Prime Minister Theresa May said on Thursday, during a tour of Eastern European allies aimed at securing support in negotiations on...

      Antonov wins nearly $3 mln suit against Russian aircraft factory
      Jul28

      Antonov wins nearly $3 mln suit against Russian aircraft factory

      Ukraine`s leading state-owned aircraft producer Antonov has won a suit against the Russian Aviacor – Aviation Plant over the payment of royalties for the use of the trademark during the manufacture of aircraft, according to the statement by Antonov`s lawyers in the case, the law firm Ilyashev and Partners.”By the court ruling from July 4,...

      Crimea to be ”cleansed” according to ”Russian world” standards – Mejlis leader
      Jul28

      Crimea to be ”cleansed” according to ”Russian world” standards – Mejlis leader

      The change in Crimea status within Russia means the peninsula is going to be a subject of Russian ”unified state policy”. Moscow is going to ”cleanse” the region until it meets the standards of the so-called Russian world, says Crimean Tatar Mejlis leader Refat Chubarov, according to Ukraine Today.”This move indicates that Russian leadership...

      Putin appoints 3 former KGB officers to top positions in regions
      Jul28

      Putin appoints 3 former KGB officers to top positions in regions

      Russian President Vladimir Putin on July 28 has decided to appoint new officials to the positions of several envoys in the federal districts as well as regional leaders and government officials. Besides, the expected resignations were announced: chief of the Federal Customs Service Andrei Belyaninov (who is now a witness in the case of alcohol...

      Ukraine`s public debt up $67.1 bln since year-start
      Jul28

      Ukraine`s public debt up $67.1 bln since year-start

      The total amount of Ukraine`s public and publicly guaranteed debt in June has risen to $67.1 billion, which is 2.5%, or $1.610 billion, more than in the beginning of 2016, the Ministry of Finance reported on its website.According to the ministry, the total amount of public and publicly guaranteed debt as of late June amounted to UAH 1.668...

      Russian Su-24 downed upon order from ex-PM Davutoglu – Hurriyet
      Jul28

      Russian Su-24 downed upon order from ex-PM Davutoglu – Hurriyet

      Former Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu has stressed that it was he who gave the order for the shooting of a Russian plane in November last year, adding that the order was not for a specific plane but a general instruction for the defense of Turkish skies, Hurriyet Daily News reports.”Within our state`s customs, the prime minister gives the...

      Ukraine Intel reveals names of 20 Russian snipers deployed in Donbas
      Jul28

      Ukraine Intel reveals names of 20 Russian snipers deployed in Donbas

      The Ukrainian military intelligence has identified Russian servicemen from a snipers platoon of the 5th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade (No. 08805, located in Makiivka) of the 1st Army Corps (Donetsk) of the Center of Territorial Troops (Russia`s Novocherkassk) of the Southern Military District (Russia`s Rostov-on-Don) of the Armed Forces of the...

      Patriarch Filaret: No Ukraine if church dependent on Moscow
      Jul28

      Patriarch Filaret: No Ukraine if church dependent on Moscow

      Primate of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Kyiv Patriarchate, Patriarch of Kyiv and All Rus-Ukraine, Patriarch Filaret, said there would be no Ukraine if the church was dependent upon Moscow, according to a UNIAN correspondent.”If the church is dependent on Moscow, Ukraine will cease to exist, and Putin is well aware of it. Therefore, he...

      NBU chief expects $2.7 bln for Ukraine in 2 IMF tranches before year end
      Jul28

      NBU chief expects $2.7 bln for Ukraine in 2 IMF tranches before year end

      The National Bank expects to receive the next tranche of the IMF in late August, awaiting a total of two tranches of the loan before the end of 2016, Governor of the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) Valeriya Gontareva told reporters at a Kyiv briefing Thursday.”We hope [it happens] late August,” said Gontareva, responding to a question about the...