Section: News & Summaries

      Petition for pardon of Russian GRU officers submitted to Poroshenko
      May25

      Petition for pardon of Russian GRU officers submitted to Poroshenko

      A petition for pardon of Russian GRU special forces officers Yevgeny Yerofeyev and Alexander Alexandrov has already been submitted to Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko.”A petition for pardon of Russian GRU special forces officers Yevgeny Yerofeyev and Alexander Alexandrov has already been submitted for signature to the President of Ukraine,”...

      Kyiv authorities seek demonopolizing thermal power market in Kyiv
      May25

      Kyiv authorities seek demonopolizing thermal power market in Kyiv

      Chairman of the Kyiv City State Administration Vitali Klitschko says the city authorities are set to start the demonopolization of thermal power market in Kyiv.”We intend to begin the process of demonopolization of the thermal power market in Kyiv. To this end, we plan to restore operations of Kyivteploenergo municipal enterprise that was...

      Taliban announces new leader
      May25

      Taliban announces new leader

      Mawlawi Haibatullah Akhundzada has been named the new Afghan Taliban leader following the death of Mullah Akhtar Mohammad Mansour, a Taliban spokesman said in a statement, according to CNN.”The Islamic Emirate`s leadership council… decided to appoint Mawlawi Haibatullah Akhundzada as the new leader of the Islamic Emirate and Mawlawi...

      NBU simplifies procedure for return of investment
      May25

      NBU simplifies procedure for return of investment

      The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) has simplified the procedure for the return of foreign investments in Ukraine, eliminating a requirement for an investor to submit an extract (statement) to the bank on the actual incoming of foreign currency in Ukraine or the documents confirming the investment contribution by means of reinvestment, with...

      Russia-Chechnya Conflict: A Lion Waiting to Roar?
      May25

      Russia-Chechnya Conflict: A Lion Waiting to Roar?

      The deal struck between Kadyrov and Putin that brought the Chechen conflict to an end has led to a period of relative peace for the small republic, but the latitude granted to the Chechen president by Putin may cause long-term problems for the security of the Russian Federation. There’s a common tendency in articles concerning Russia to...

      Turkey could block migration deal with EU over visas
      May25

      Turkey could block migration deal with EU over visas

      Turkey`s parliament will block a deal with the EU on migrants if Turks do not gain visa-free access to the bloc, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says, according to BBC News.”If that is not going to happen… no decision and no law in the framework of the readmission agreement [on migrants] will come out of the parliament of the Turkish...

      ATO forces repel enemy attack near Novotroyitske
      May25

      ATO forces repel enemy attack near Novotroyitske

      The combined Russian-separatist forces attacked Ukrainian army positions in eastern Ukraine 33 times in the past 24 hours, mostly after dark, according to the press center of the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO).The militants continue to intensively attack the positions of the Ukrainian soldiers in the Avdiyivka industrial zone. ”At night, they...

      ”This borders with idiocy”: UNIAN correspondent in Russia responds to accusations of collaboration with aggressor
      May25

      ”This borders with idiocy”: UNIAN correspondent in Russia responds to accusations of collaboration with aggressor

      UNIAN correspondent in Russia Roman Tsymbaliuk commented on the publication by a controversial website Peacemaker of a new list of journalists who the site claims ”cooperate” with the Russian Federation.He said that the Peacemaker webside has turned into a group of anonymous individuals who accuse people, without any intention to look into the...

      Heavy militant attack on Avdiyivka: Footage from Donbas` hottest spot
      May24

      Heavy militant attack on Avdiyivka: Footage from Donbas` hottest spot

      The People`s Project civil volunteer center has shown footage how a heavy militant attack on the town of Avdiyivka`s industrial zone began on May 23.On the day of the attack, two Ukrainian soldiers were killed and eight were wounded in the shelling.During their offensive, Russian proxies used heavy weapons banned by the Minsk peace agreements.As...

      Variety: Vice News hit with layoffs in U.S., U.K.
      May24

      Variety: Vice News hit with layoffs in U.S., U.K.

      Vice Media is cutting 15 news staffers in the U.S. and axed three members of the Vice News U.K. editorial team, while the company also has recently hired nearly 20 employees and plans to open additional news bureaus, according to Variety, a weekly American entertainment trade magazine.As part of the overhaul of news operations, Josh Tyrangiel —...