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      ”Russian trace” in cyber attacks on Ukraine companies: NSDC
      Jul27

      ”Russian trace” in cyber attacks on Ukraine companies: NSDC

      Cyber attacks on Ukrainian companies were developed in Russia for at the very least six months, Valentyn Petrov, head of the National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) of Ukraine`s information security department, said in an interview with Germany`s ZDF, the NSDC press service reported. ”It was a process that lasted for at least six months,...

      Luhansk militant leader is to create task group on talks with Savchenko
      Jul27

      Luhansk militant leader is to create task group on talks with Savchenko

      The leader of the so-called ”Luhansk People`s Republic” terrorist organization (LPR) Igor Plotnitsky allegedly ordered to set up a workgroup to conduct talks with Ukrainian MP Nadia Savchenko, pro-militant websites reported Wednesday, Ukraine Today reports.The statement comes following Savchenko`s controversial statements on the need to hold...

      Ukraine’s Deadly Profession: Three Journalists Attacked in July
      Jul27

      Ukraine’s Deadly Profession: Three Journalists Attacked in July

      On July 20, investigative journalist Pavel Sheremet was assassinated in Kyiv. Sheremet hosted a morning show at Radio Vesti and was a top reporter at Ukrainska Pravda. A crusading journalist and native of Minsk, Belarus, he had already been expelled from both Belarus and Russia. He was killed by a car bomb.It would be easy to dismiss...

      Ukraine won`t return Yanukovych`s $3 mln loan to Russia
      Jul27

      Ukraine won`t return Yanukovych`s $3 mln loan to Russia

      Ukrainian Finance Minister Oleksandr Danyliuk said Ukraine is not going to return to the Russian Federation a $3 billion loan that Russian President Vladimir Putin and then Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych agreed to in December 2013, according to espreso.tv.”Our position is that they forced Ukraine to borrow that loan under political...

      IMF to meet on Ukraine late in August: Finance Ministry
      Jul27

      IMF to meet on Ukraine late in August: Finance Ministry

      Ukraine`s Finance Ministry said a meeting of the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), which may address a new disbursement to Ukraine, could take place late in August, according to espreso.tv.”We`ve completed the negotiations, and now it is for the IMF to decide when it`s going to schedule the meeting,” Ukrainian Finance...

      Russian troops to provoke ATO forces to violate Minsk accords: Ukraine intel
      Jul27

      Russian troops to provoke ATO forces to violate Minsk accords: Ukraine intel

      On July 27-28, the combined Russian-separatist forces will try to provoke the Ukrainian Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) forces to open fire to prove the latter`s violation of the Minsk agreements.”The Center of information warfare (Novocherkassk) of the Center of territorial troops of the Southern Military District (Rostov-on-Don) of the Russian...

      Ukraine, Malaysia to sign agreement to avoid double taxation soon
      Jul27

      Ukraine, Malaysia to sign agreement to avoid double taxation soon

      Ukraine`s Cabinet of Ministers has authorized Ukrainian Minister of Foreign Affairs Pavlo Klimkin to sign an agreement on the avoidance of double taxation with Malaysia during Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko`s official visit to that country on August 3-5, 2016.A corresponding resolution was adopted by the government at its meeting on...

      Russia never interferes into electoral processes in other countries – Kremlin
      Jul27

      Russia never interferes into electoral processes in other countries – Kremlin

      Russia never interferes into electoral processes in other countries, including in the United States, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Wednesday, according to Russian news agency TASS.Commenting on U.S. President Barack Obama`s statements that he does not rule out that Russian hackers were behind Democratic National Committee...

      Shale gas production: Dutch Yuzgas to replace Shell in Ukraine
      Jul27

      Shale gas production: Dutch Yuzgas to replace Shell in Ukraine

      Dutch Yuzgas B.V. has won a tender to produce shale gas in the Yuzivska field in eastern Ukraine, replacing Royal Dutch Shell, chosen during Viktor Yanukovych`s presidency to operate and develop hydrocarbon deposits.”Yuzgas B.V. has won the tender to implement a Production Sharing Agreement (PSA) on the Yuzivska field,” according to the press...

      Ukraine reports 3 WIA in past 24 hours
      Jul27

      Ukraine reports 3 WIA in past 24 hours

      Three Ukrainian soldiers were wounded in fighting in eastern Ukraine in the past 24 hours, according to a spokesman for the Ukrainian Presidential Administration.”There were three wounded in action (WIA),” Andriy Lysenko, administration spokesman for Anti-Terrorist Operation issues, stated at a briefing in Kyiv on Wednesday, an UNIAN...