Section: News & Summaries

      UK Defense Ministry: Royal Air Force Typhoons intercept Russian aircraft near Baltics
      May12

      UK Defense Ministry: Royal Air Force Typhoons intercept Russian aircraft near Baltics

      Royal Air Force Typhoon fighter jets have carried out their first intercept of Russian aircraft in this round of NATO`s Baltic Air Policing mission (BAP), according to the U.K. Ministry of Defence.”The jets, which deployed to the region less than three weeks ago, were scrambled from Amari air base in Estonia, to intercept three Russian aircraft...

      Turkey interested in acquisition of coal mines in Ukraine
      May12

      Turkey interested in acquisition of coal mines in Ukraine

      Ukrainian Energy and Coal Industry Minister Ihor Nasalyk says that Turkey is interested in the privatization of coal mines in Ukraine and is ready to invest in the development of the Ukrainian coal industry.”We have had an interesting meeting with our Turkish partners today. Turkey is ready to provide necessary finance so that we could rebuild...

      Da Vinci Analytic Group projects inflation in Ukraine at 17-18%
      May12

      Da Vinci Analytic Group projects inflation in Ukraine at 17-18%

      Analysts from the Da Vinci AG Analytic Group project inflation in Ukraine in 2016 at 17-18%.The projection is given in the group`s Ukrainian Economic Trends Forecast for the second quarter of 2016.This forecast is pegged to an increase in utilities  tariffs, namely gas, heating, power rates and sees the effect of the comparative base. It was...

      Minister Nasalyk: Ukraine won`t buy Russian coal
      May12

      Minister Nasalyk: Ukraine won`t buy Russian coal

      Ukrainian Energy and Coal Industry Minister Ihor Nasalyk says that Ukraine will not buy coal from Russia as it has sufficient coal stocks.”This year we won`t buy power-generating coal from Russia. Our stocks today are about 3 million tonnes, we will only be building them up,” he told reporters.Not the supply of coal but its efficient use is...

      US missile site activation angers Russia

      An $800m US missile shield at a Romanian site has been mobilised as a precautionary measure against Iranian rockets. ||| Deveselu – The United States switches on an $800 million missile shield in Romania on Thursday, a step it sees as vital to defend itself and Europe from so-called rogue states but the Kremlin says is aimed at blunting its...

      Lutsenko appointed prosecutor general in Ukraine
      May12

      Lutsenko appointed prosecutor general in Ukraine

      The Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine`s parliament, has voted to appoint Yuriy Lutsenko, the head of the Petro Poroshenko Bloc`s parliamentary faction, as prosecutor general.The motion tabled by Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko to tap Lutsenko to head the Prosecutor General`s Office of Ukraine was backed by 264 MPs.The president signed a respective...

      Reuters: Vehicle explodes near barracks in Turkey`s Istanbul, five wounded
      May12

      Reuters: Vehicle explodes near barracks in Turkey`s Istanbul, five wounded

      A vehicle exploded near a military barracks in Turkey`s biggest city of Istanbul on Thursday, CNN Turk reported, the latest in a spate of bombings to hit the country this year, according to Reuters.Broadcaster NTV said five people were wounded. Ambulances were rushing to the scene, CNN Turk said, Reuters wrote.Turkey has been hit by a series of...

      Ukrainian Ombudswoman calls for blocking website that leaked data on journos
      May12

      Ukrainian Ombudswoman calls for blocking website that leaked data on journos

      Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights Valeria Lutkovska has appealed to the SBU Security Service and National Police of Ukraine recommending to take measures to stop the illegal collection and dissemination of personal data of individuals on Myrotvorets website, as well as to block access to this website in Ukraine.”On May 11,...

      Ukrainian inventors with MarsHopper aircraft project leaders at NASA Space Apps Challenge 2016
      May12

      Ukrainian inventors with MarsHopper aircraft project leaders at NASA Space Apps Challenge 2016

      Ukrainian MarsHopper aircraft project developed by a team from Kyiv is the leader of NASA Space Apps Challenge 2016, according to Hromadske.tvIt is now competing for the people`s choice award of this international competition. At the moment, MarsHopper ranks first, while the runner-up is a team from Macedonia.”MarsHopper is an aircraft for...

      Ukraine government has no plans to privatize Ukrgasvydobuvannya – PM
      May12

      Ukraine government has no plans to privatize Ukrgasvydobuvannya – PM

      Ukraine`s Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman says the Ukrainian government has no plans to privatize the country`s largest gas producing state holding company Ukrgasvydobuvannya and leaves the company`s state ownership intact.”Ukrgasvydobuvannya is a state-owned company. It should be an efficient company and owned by the state. The privatization...