Section: News & Summaries

      ”Handguns for self-defense”: Kremlin agrees on armed OSCE monitors in Donbas
      Jun04

      ”Handguns for self-defense”: Kremlin agrees on armed OSCE monitors in Donbas

      The Kremlin admits granting the OSCE mission ”certain police functions,” but only for the monitoring of the areas of withdrawal and storage of heavy weapons in Donbas, said Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. However, he argues that this idea is opposed by too many OSCE members.””We said we would be ready, if it helped the case, to accept the...

      Large cache with weapons, explosives found in Kyiv
      Jun04

      Large cache with weapons, explosives found in Kyiv

      Kyiv police have found an arsenal of weapons and explosives in one of private garages in Podil district of the city.A local resident alerted police late Friday of some suspicious objects he noticed in a private garage, the press service of Kyiv National Police Department has told UNIAN.A bomb squad and police detectives were called up on the...

      EP refutes reports on resuming contacts with Russian State Duma
      Jun04

      EP refutes reports on resuming contacts with Russian State Duma

      The European Parliament has refuted information on the decision allegedly taken to renew relations with the State Duma of the Russian Federation, that`s according to a written comment provided to UNIAN by the European Parliament`s press service, an UNIAN correspondent in Brussels reports.”There was no decision to return to business as usual with...

      Ukraine opens official Twitter account
      Jun04

      Ukraine opens official Twitter account

      The world can now read tweets from the State of Ukraine.The Twitter profile of Ukraine sports a blue badge proving it is verified.In its first tweet, Ukraine expresses gratitude to Canada and Poland as they were the first ones to recognize Ukraine`s independence, and therefore became its first followers on Twitter.

      No elections at gunpoint: Groysman
      Jun04

      No elections at gunpoint: Groysman

      Ukrainian Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman said in an interview with Reuters that elections in the occupied parts of Donbas are impossible ”under the barrel of a gun.”Asked by Reuters whether Ukraine could hold elections in the militant-controlled parts of Donbas this year, Groysman said: ”Here is the question to Russia: when they will meet...

      Re-engined Antares with Ukrainian-made core stage completes ground test firing
      Jun04

      Re-engined Antares with Ukrainian-made core stage completes ground test firing

      Orbital ATK`s upgraded Antares rocket, featuring newly-built RD-181 main engines and its first stage constructed by Ukriane`s Yuznhoe Design Bureau, completed a 30-second test firing on a launch pad on Virginia`s Eastern Shore on Tuesday, according to spaceflightnow.com.”Early indications show the upgraded propulsion system, core stage and launch...

      PM Groysman does not rule out gas purchases from Gazprom – Reuters
      Jun04

      PM Groysman does not rule out gas purchases from Gazprom – Reuters

      Ukrainian Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman does not rule out completely that Ukraine will come back to direct purchases of natural gas from the Russian energy monopoly Gazprom, according to Reuters.Ukraine is expected to bypass Russia to purchase the gas, but Groysman did not completely rule out in his interview with Reuters buying supplies from...

      MH17 probe at ”very advanced stage”: investigators
      Jun04

      MH17 probe at ”very advanced stage”: investigators

      Dutch prosecutors say an international joint probe into the downing of Flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine is ”at a very advanced stage” and that the investigators will present their first results ”after this summer,” RFE/RL reports.That part of the investigation, which was initially due to be concluded before the second half of the year, concerns...

      Intensity of enemy fire remains high: ATO HQ
      Jun04

      Intensity of enemy fire remains high: ATO HQ

      The militants attacked the Ukranian forces 49 times in past 24 hours, the press center of the Anti-Terrorist Operation Headquarters reported June 4.”The night was tense in the zone of the ATO. Pro-Russian illegal armed groups continue to resort to more intense armed provocations,” reads a statement.”Militants opened fire 49 times at the Ukrainian...

      Ukrainian 8-year-old fan heading to EURO-2016 denied visa
      Jun04

      Ukrainian 8-year-old fan heading to EURO-2016 denied visa

      A famous eight-year-old football fan from the city of Lviv, Volodymyr Bobenchyk, may miss UEFA EURO-2016, because the Embassy of France denied granting an entry visa to him and his parents, Ukraine Today reports.Along with all the required documents, the family provided the flight tickets and the tickets for two matches of the football...