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      Thanks to Russia, Ukrainians Swell Ranks of Kyiv Patriarchate
      Jun22

      Thanks to Russia, Ukrainians Swell Ranks of Kyiv Patriarchate

      Russia’s continued meddling in Ukraine is driving Ukrainian citizens out of the Russian Orthodox Church. Instead, they are swelling the ranks of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church-Kyiv Patriarchate.Traditionally, Ukraine has been home to the vast majority of Russian Orthodox Church members. In 1990, of the almost twelve thousand Orthodox...

      Ukrainians spend over 50% of their income on food and utility bills
      Jun22

      Ukrainians spend over 50% of their income on food and utility bills

      Ukrainian people spend more than half of their income on food and utility bills, with their share in population`s total expenses having grown to almost 58% in the first quarter of 2016 as compared to 52% in the previous year, the State Statistics Service reported.Food expenses accounted for 41.5% of total household expenses in Q1 2016, up from...

      Now’s the Time to Block Nord Stream 2 and Step Up Ukraine’s Energy Diplomacy
      Jun22

      Now’s the Time to Block Nord Stream 2 and Step Up Ukraine’s Energy Diplomacy

      Ukraine—a county that rejected aggression and militarization when it broke away from the Soviet Union—is fighting three wars today: the front in the east against an expansionist power, the battle within to defeat cronyism and corruption, and an economic war to reorient trade flows and modernize its economy. The world’s attention, as well as...

      Russia forces believed to use thermite to bomb residential areas of Aleppo
      Jun22

      Russia forces believed to use thermite to bomb residential areas of Aleppo

      Russia is breaching international conventions by dropping incendiaries similar to white phosphorus on to residential neighborhoods in the Syrian city of Aleppo in what is thought to be the prelude to a ground assault to retake the city from rebel forces, British national newspaper The Times reported. Video footage has emerged showing the glowing...

      EU Renews Sanctions on Crimea but Overlooks Plight of Crimean Tatars
      Jun22

      EU Renews Sanctions on Crimea but Overlooks Plight of Crimean Tatars

      In April 2016, Crimea’s de facto authorities banned the Crimean Tatar Mejlis—the organ of political representation for Crimean Tatars on the peninsula—under the pretext of “extremism.” Increasingly, Crimean Tatars seem to be framed as “extremist” just for being themselves.A historically nonviolent community, Crimean Tatars were the most...

      McDonald`s gets bids for China, HK stores sale in up to $3 billion deal – Reuters
      Jun22

      McDonald`s gets bids for China, HK stores sale in up to $3 billion deal – Reuters

      McDonald`s Corp has received more than half a dozen bids for its China and Hong Kong stores, including offers from Beijing Tourism Group, Sanpower and ChemChina, in an auction that could fetch up to $3 billion, people familiar with the matter said, according to Reuters. Buyout firms including Bain Capital, TPG Capital and Carlyle Group too are...

      Economy Ministry projects 3-3.5% GDP growth for next 2 years
      Jun22

      Economy Ministry projects 3-3.5% GDP growth for next 2 years

      The Ukrainian Ministry of Economic Development and Trade forecasts that the country`s GDP will grow by 1.5% this year and 3%-3.5% in 2017 and 2018, Deputy Minister Yuliya Kovaliv told Canadian TV channel CTV News.”For this year we estimate 1.5% of GDP growth and for the next two years we are estimating 3%-3.5% of GDP growth. Our economy due to...

      Ukraine Security Service expels Russian JCCC officer from Ukraine
      Jun22

      Ukraine Security Service expels Russian JCCC officer from Ukraine

      Ukrainian Security Service (SBU) has exposed Chief of Staff of Russian representatives in the Joint Center for Control and Coordination (JCCC) Colonel Vladimir Cheban in actions imperiling national security interests and the Minsk agreements, the SBU press service reported.In particular, the Russian officer is said to have provided Deputy Chief...

      No meeting planned between Poroshenko and Nuland during her visit to Kyiv
      Jun22

      No meeting planned between Poroshenko and Nuland during her visit to Kyiv

      No meeting is planned between President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko and U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Victoria Nuland, the presidential press service reported.”President Poroshenko`s schedule does not include meetings with U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Victoria Nuland,” a statement reads.As UNIAN reported earlier, Victoria Nuland arrived...

      Czech tax office checking Gazprom`s subsidiary
      Jun22

      Czech tax office checking Gazprom`s subsidiary

      Vemex s.r.o., a subsidiary of Russian gas monopoly Gazprom in the Czech Republic, is being checked by the tax authorities, according to Slon.ru, with reference to Hospodarske Noviny.According to the newspaper, the reason for an unscheduled tax audit was the information about the possible non-payment of VAT on gas purchase and sale...