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      Nuland to meet with Russian presidential aide on June 23 – media
      Jun22

      Nuland to meet with Russian presidential aide on June 23 – media

      Russian presidential aide Vladislav Surkov is due to meet with U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Victoria Nuland in Moscow on Thursday, a source in the Russian capital told Russian news agency TASS.”Russian presidential aide Vladislav Surkov will hold a meeting in Moscow on June 23 with U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Victoria Nuland,” the...

      Cabinet redistributes Ukravtodor`s budget, allocates UAH 1.5 bln for road repairs
      Jun22

      Cabinet redistributes Ukravtodor`s budget, allocates UAH 1.5 bln for road repairs

      The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine with its decision has redistributed the budget of the State Agency of Automobile Roads (Ukravtodor) for 2016, reducing the debt payment of the agency by UAH 1.5 billion, and sent the money to the program of the general purpose roads repair and maintenance, according to the decree of the Cabinet of Ministers...

      Ukraine mulling boost of gas production: Ecology Ministry exploring new tech
      Jun22

      Ukraine mulling boost of gas production: Ecology Ministry exploring new tech

      Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources will conduct a study and environmental assessment of the implementation of new technologies for the extraction and exploration of gas fields, the press service of the Ministry of Ecology said, with reference to Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources Ostap Semerak.”In response to the request of...

      Nuland arrives in Kyiv to discuss Minsk accords
      Jun22

      Nuland arrives in Kyiv to discuss Minsk accords

      U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Victoria Nuland arrived in Kyiv on Wednesday, the U.S. Embassy in Ukraine told an UNIAN correspondent.”Nuland arrived in Kyiv at about 13:00,” the Embassy said.It is expected that Nuland will discuss with representatives of the Ukrainian authorities the situation in the east of...

      FT: High street banks told to stockpile cash in case of Brexit
      Jun22

      FT: High street banks told to stockpile cash in case of Brexit

      High-street banks are stockpiling cash for Friday under orders of the financial regulator, in case a vote to leave the EU prompts mass withdrawals, according to the Financial Times.With the memory of customers queueing outside Northern Rock branches at the start of the financial crisis still haunting UK authorities, the Bank of England`s...

      SBU may extradite French citizen suspected of plotting attacks at EURO-2016
      Jun22

      SBU may extradite French citizen suspected of plotting attacks at EURO-2016

      Chairman of the SBU Security Service of Ukraine Vasyl Hrytsak does not rule out the possibility to consider the issue on the extradition to France of a French citizen, who has reportedly plotted terrorist attacks in France during the UEFA EURO-2016 in June 2016.”He had committed a part of the crime in the territory of Ukraine. We will be probing...

      Luhansk region gets over 90 mln loan for social projects
      Jun22

      Luhansk region gets over 90 mln loan for social projects

      The European Investment Bank as part of the emergency loan program for the restoration of Ukraine for 2016-2017 has provided for the allocation of UAH 350 million in 2016 for the restoration of housing and communal services, road transport infrastructure, energy efficiency measures in schools and health care institutions of Luhansk region, the...

      SBU chief: Though difficult to prove, Russian advisers play key role in Maidan massacre
      Jun22

      SBU chief: Though difficult to prove, Russian advisers play key role in Maidan massacre

      SBU Head Vasyl Hrytsak has said that the ”Russian trace” is the main version in the investigation of the killings of protesters on the Maidan.”I think that the Russian advisers played a key role in this situation,” said Hrytsak.”Now it is very difficult to prove,” said the security chief. ”But then, political leaders conducted regular...

      NBU to announce decision on refinancing rate on June 23
      Jun22

      NBU to announce decision on refinancing rate on June 23

      The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) will announce its updated monetary policy, including the refinancing rate, on Thursday, June 23.According to the press service of the regulator, the relevant press conference of NBU Governor Valeria Gontareva will take place at 14:00 on June 23. The event will be attended by NBU Deputy Governors Dmytro Sologub...

      Russian FSB tries to recruit Ukrainian diplomat in Moscow
      Jun22

      Russian FSB tries to recruit Ukrainian diplomat in Moscow

      The Russian FSB Federal Security Service made an attempt to recruit Ukrainian diplomat in Moscow, the press center of the SBU Security Service of Ukraine told an UNIAN correspondent.The Russian secret services approached the Ukrainian embassy worker via his classmate from a Military School, who today is a retired colonel of the Russian armed...