Section: News & Summaries

      Russian spy with fake identity revealed in Spain
      Jun16

      Russian spy with fake identity revealed in Spain

      For the first time since the Cold War, Spain uncovered a Russian ”illegal” – a spy who had infiltrated the country 20 years ago under a fake identity, Politico reported in its piece titled ”The Spanish Story of a Russian Spy.” A Moscow spy has worked for two decades under a carefully constructed ”legend” – a false identity, complete with a fake...

      Ukraine makes another step toward air travel liberalization with EU
      Jun16

      Ukraine makes another step toward air travel liberalization with EU

      The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine has ratified air travel agreements with Greece, Cyprus and Poland. As stated in explanatory notes to the documents, the adoption and signing of the agreements with Greece and Cyprus took place within the framework of Ukraine`s participation in the Convention on International Civil Aviation, also known as the Chicago...

      Private land owners lodge claim with ECHR against farmland sale ban in Ukraine
      Jun16

      Private land owners lodge claim with ECHR against farmland sale ban in Ukraine

      The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has started considering claims filed by individual owners of privatized plots of farmland in Ukraine in connection with the impossibility to buy or sell their property due to the moratorium on farmland sale, according to the Ukraine`s Agrarian Union`s press service.”Owners of privatized plots of farmland...

      New gas pipeline connecting Ukraine and Poland to be launched in 2020
      Jun16

      New gas pipeline connecting Ukraine and Poland to be launched in 2020

      A new gas pipeline connecting Ukraine and Poland is to be commissioned no later than 2020, Ukrtransgaz spokesperson Maksym Beliavskiy wrote on Facebook. As reported, the tube is to stretch from Ukrainian-Polish border to Bilche–Volytsko–Ugerske underground gas storage, which is located in Lviv region.Both Ukrainian and Polish engineers have...

      Russian defense minister arrives in Crimea
      Jun16

      Russian defense minister arrives in Crimea

      Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu on Thursday arrived in Crimea to listen to reports on the construction of military infrastructure facilities, official spokesman for the ministry Igor Konashenkov told reporters, Russian news agency TASS has reported.”The head of Russia`s defense ministry will listen to the command of the Southern Military...

      Ukraine`s President names most promising sectors to be considered for investment
      Jun16

      Ukraine`s President names most promising sectors to be considered for investment

      Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has named agriculture and infrastructure as the most promising sectors that require ”contribution and development,” the presidential press service reported.This statement the Ukrainian president made during the solemn opening of a new oilseed production and transshipment terminal in the territory of the Sea...

      Resumption of EU relations with Russia must begin with Ukraine – Juncker
      Jun16

      Resumption of EU relations with Russia must begin with Ukraine – Juncker

      European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker has said that the resumption of relations between Russia and the European Union must begin with Ukraine and full implementation of the Minsk agreements, according to an UNIAN correspondent.”If our relationship today is troubled and marked by mistrust, it is not broken beyond repair. We need to...

      Poroshenko to decide on demobilization of fifth wave`s military next week – Poltorak
      Jun16

      Poroshenko to decide on demobilization of fifth wave`s military next week – Poltorak

      Ukrainian Defense Minister Stepan Poltorak has said that the documents on demobilization of servicemen conscripted during the fifth wave of partial mobilization will be considered by the Administration of the President next week.”Next week, these documents will be considered by the Administration of the President of Ukraine and the relevant...

      Government plans to set up holding to manage state companies by year-end
      Jun16

      Government plans to set up holding to manage state companies by year-end

      Ukraine`s Ministry of Economic Development and Trade plans to establish a holding for management of state-run strategic enterprises by the end of the current year, according to Olena Diachenko, the head of the Economy Ministry`s State Property Management Department.”We hope that the holding will be established this year. Its structure will depend...

      Some MPs disputing over Rada`s decision to rename Dnipropetrovsk
      Jun16

      Some MPs disputing over Rada`s decision to rename Dnipropetrovsk

      On June 15, the Constitutional Court of Ukraine received a motion from 48 MPs concerning the constitutionality of the decision to rename the city of Dnipropetrovsk, the press service of the Constitutional Court told an UNIAN correspondent.MPs are asking the court to verify compliance of the decision of the Verkhovna Rada to rename Dnipropetrovsk...