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      Erdogan threatens EU with UK-style referendum on stalled EU bid: Hurriyet
      Jun23

      Erdogan threatens EU with UK-style referendum on stalled EU bid: Hurriyet

      Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has suggested Turkey could hold a referendum over whether to continue its long-stalled accession process to join the European Union, Hurriyet reported.Angrily lashing out at the bloc`s treatment of Ankara, Erdogan said Turkey could hold a referendum along the lines of that in Britain, where voters are...

      Danylyuk: Ukraine, IMF to sign updated Memo of Cooperation before Board of Directors meeting
      Jun23

      Danylyuk: Ukraine, IMF to sign updated Memo of Cooperation before Board of Directors meeting

      Ukraine and the International Monetary Fund will sign an updated Memorandum of Cooperation before the meeting of the Board of Directors on the allocation of the third tranche of aid, which will take place in mid-July, Ukrainian Finance Minister Oleksandr Danylyuk told journalists at the Forum on Energy Efficiency in Kyiv.”It has not been signed...

      Italy`s demand delays extension of EU sanctions against Russia: RFE/RL
      Jun23

      Italy`s demand delays extension of EU sanctions against Russia: RFE/RL

      Italy has once again delayed an attempt to extend the European Union`s economic sanctions against the Russian Federation, despite an accord reached by EU diplomats earlier this week for sanctions to be prolonged by another six months, according to RFE/RL.EU sources tell RFE/RL that Rome wants special language to be included in the conclusions of...

      Ukraine expects IMF Board of Directors meeting in 1st half of July – source
      Jun23

      Ukraine expects IMF Board of Directors meeting in 1st half of July – source

      Ukraine expects that the Board of Directors of the country`s key creditor – the International Monetary Fund – will hold a meeting in the first half of July on the second revision of the reform program, will approve the Memorandum on the implementation of the program and adopt a plan of action, a government source close to negotiations told an...

      Ukravtodor orders regional road services to switch to e-procurement
      Jun23

      Ukravtodor orders regional road services to switch to e-procurement

      The State Agency of Automobile Roads (Ukravtodor) has obliged regional road services to engage in procurement of material and technical resources exclusively via ProZorro e-procurement system, the press service of Ukravtodor has reported.The state agency is confident that through the use of open online platforms, the purchase of necessary...

      Nuland, Poroshenko hold unscheduled meeting in Kyiv June 22
      Jun23

      Nuland, Poroshenko hold unscheduled meeting in Kyiv June 22

      Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Victoria Nuland and NSC Senior Directors Charles Kupchan and Celeste Wallander met on June 22 with senior Ukrainian officials, including President Poroshenko, Speaker of Parliament Parubiy, Deputy Head of the Presidential Administration for Foreign Policy Yelisieiev, and Foreign...

      Poltorak names greatest strategic mistake of Def. Ministry, Gen. Staff
      Jun23

      Poltorak names greatest strategic mistake of Def. Ministry, Gen. Staff

      Ukrainian Defense Minister Stepan Poltorak said that the greatest strategic mistake in regard to the Ukrainian army had been made before 2014.”The biggest strategic mistake was made before 2014, when everything was done for the army to be not combat-ready and significantly limited in the ability to perform combat missions. The army was not...

      OSCE SMM caught in mortar shelling in Gov`t-controlled Vodiane
      Jun23

      OSCE SMM caught in mortar shelling in Gov`t-controlled Vodiane

      The patrol of OSCE`s special monitoring mission in Donbas was caught in mortar fire June 22 as it was visiting government-controlled Vodiane (94km south of Donetsk), according to the SMM report published late Wednesday.”At 11:18 the SMM was conducting a foot patrol and speaking with a couple at their house when the village was hit by seven mortar...

      Ukraine to issue $1 bln worth of eurobonds with U.S. loan warranty in Aug – source
      Jun23

      Ukraine to issue $1 bln worth of eurobonds with U.S. loan warranty in Aug – source

      Ukraine expects to issue $1 billion worth of eurobonds under the U.S. loan guarantees in August, a source in the government told an UNIAN correspondent.”We expect to issue [the bonds] in August. We believe this will be a good time for emission,” the source said.However, the source noted that, before the issue of bonds, Ukraine should conclude the...

      NATO to help Ukraine deal with hybrid warfare
      Jun23

      NATO to help Ukraine deal with hybrid warfare

      Ukraine`s Deputy Defense Minister Ihor Dolhov stated that Ukraine and NATO would launch a joint platform designed to counteract hybrid warfare.”Ukraine and NATO will jointly launch the platform to counter hybrid warfare. This will be done within the framework of a comprehensive package of assistance to Ukraine from the alliance. I hope that after...