Section: News & Summaries

      POLITICO: Germany to push for fresh Russia-Ukraine talks
      May01

      POLITICO: Germany to push for fresh Russia-Ukraine talks

      German Foreign Affairs Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier announces that the German government wants to ”give new momentum” to peace talks between Russia and Ukraine, according to POLITICO.?”We have lost time. The ceasefire has become more fragile … I think it is necessary that we now give new momentum to overcoming the obstacles between Kyiv and...

      Bank Unison put on list of Ukraine`s insolvent banks
      May01

      Bank Unison put on list of Ukraine`s insolvent banks

      The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) has decided to put Bank Unison on the list of insolvent banks due to the non-transparent structure of ownership, according to an NBU announcement on its website.The decision is stipulated in NBU resolution No. 300/BT dated April 28, 2016.Starting from the middle of 2014, the NBU had repeatedly informed Unison...

      Orthodox Christians celebrating Easter
      May01

      Orthodox Christians celebrating Easter

      This year Orthodox Christians are celebrating Easter on May 1, they greet each other with the words: `Christ is risen!` and the traditional response: `Truly He is risen!`The Resurrection of Christ, in relation to the Crucifixion, constitutes the essence of the Christian Easter, which is the center of the celebrations of worship of God in the...

      NATO allies preparing to put 4 battalions at eastern border with Russia – WSJ
      Apr30

      NATO allies preparing to put 4 battalions at eastern border with Russia – WSJ

      Western allies are preparing to put four battalions – a force of about 4,000 troops – in Poland and the Baltic countries as part of an effort by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) to reinforce its border with Russia as Moscow steps up military activity, The Wall Street Journal reported referring to Western officials. The U.S. is likely...

      Militants violate full ceasefire in Donbas on 1st day – Ukraine ex-President
      Apr30

      Militants violate full ceasefire in Donbas on 1st day – Ukraine ex-President

      Pro-Russian militants have violated the full ceasefire regime in Ukraine`s Donbas on the first day, said Leonid Kuchma, Ukraine`s second president and now Ukrainian negotiator in the Trilateral Contact Group, according to Darka Olifer, Kuchma`s spokesperson.”On the previous day, the Trilateral Contact Group in Minsk expressed support for a full...

      Airbus grounds Super Puma helicopters after Norway crash
      Apr30

      Airbus grounds Super Puma helicopters after Norway crash

      Airbus Helicopters said all commercial passenger flights of helicopters similar to the Super Puma that crashed off Norway on Friday have been suspended, Reuters reported.An H225 Super Puma ferrying passengers from a Norwegian oil platform crashed in the North Sea, apparently killing all 13 people on board, according to Reuters.Britain and Norway...

      Court restricts public events on Dumska Square in Odesa on May 2
      Apr30

      Court restricts public events on Dumska Square in Odesa on May 2

      Odesa district administrative court has restricted public events on Dumska Square in Odesa on May 2 after hearing a claim of the Odesa City Council`s executive committee, the court press service told UNIAN. It is reported that the executive committee has asked to ban holding of meetings and other public events in the period from May 2 to May 10...

      U.S. bill links Russia sanctions relief to Crimea`s return to Ukraine – RFE/RL
      Apr30

      U.S. bill links Russia sanctions relief to Crimea`s return to Ukraine – RFE/RL

      A new bill in the U.S. Congress would prevent the White House from lifting a raft of sanctions against Russia until Ukraine restores control over Crimea, which Moscow forcibly annexed in 2014, or settles the peninsula`s status to Kyiv`s satisfaction, Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) reported.The legislation, announced on April 29 by U.S....

      Kiselyov leaks: Russia`s controversial chief propagandist`s mail hacked
      Apr30

      Kiselyov leaks: Russia`s controversial chief propagandist`s mail hacked

      Email and WhatsApp accounts reportedly belonging to Dmitry Kiselyov, Russia`s controversial chief propagandist, were hacked on April 29 and the Anonymous International group put the data array up for sale at a starting price of 33 Bitcoins, which is a little less than $15,000, according to The Insider Russia.Some fragments of the array were made...

      Temporary partial truce comes into effect in Syria – BBC
      Apr30

      Temporary partial truce comes into effect in Syria – BBC

      A partial truce known as a ”regime of calm” has come into effect in most parts of Syria apart from in the divided second city of Aleppo, BBC has reported.The truce announced by the Syrian army became operational in two areas an hour after midnight local time on Friday, according to BBC.A statement said it would last for 24 hours in Damascus and...