Section: News & Summaries

      Ukraine Rep. announces his withdrawal from Minsk-2 talks
      Apr28

      Ukraine Rep. announces his withdrawal from Minsk-2 talks

      The representative of Ukraine to the sub-working group on political issues of the Tripartite Liaison Group in Minsk, Roman Bezsmertniy, who negotiated the terms of the elections in the occupied territories of Donbas and the issues regarding the amendments to the Constitution, has decided to withdraw from the Minsk process.”I have decided for...

      Austria supports sanctions against Russia despite demands from businesses to lift them
      Apr28

      Austria supports sanctions against Russia despite demands from businesses to lift them

      Austria supports the sanctions against the Russian Federation, despite demands of representatives of the local business elite to cancel such restrictive measures, that`s according to Austrian Ambassador in Ukraine Hermine Poppeller who spoke at a presentation by the Institute of World Policy of a research project titled ”Audit of foreign policy:...

      U.S. State Department praises Ukraine on Minsk progress
      Apr28

      U.S. State Department praises Ukraine on Minsk progress

      According to U.S. Department of State Deputy Spokesperson Mark Toner, Ukraine has already implemented most of the Minsk agreement terms, while Russia and the Russian-backed separatists failed to take the same steps, according to Ukraine Today.”Both sides need to fulfill the commitments that they made under Minsk. We have seen and we`ve talked...

      EU wants to boost Arctic ties with Russia despite Ukraine tensions
      Apr28

      EU wants to boost Arctic ties with Russia despite Ukraine tensions

      The EU is ready to step up cooperation with Russia on the future of the Arctic despite tensions between Brussels and Moscow over the conflict in Ukraine, foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini said Wednesday, April 27, according to EurActiv.As the 28-nation European Union agreed on a new common strategy for an increasingly valuable and contested...

      Poroshenko sets up working group to fight money siphoning from Ukraine
      Apr28

      Poroshenko sets up working group to fight money siphoning from Ukraine

      Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has signed a decree ”On measures to counter the reduction of the tax base and withdrawal of funds abroad,” the president`s press service reports.The decree provides for the establishment of a working group to prepare draft legislation on combating reduction of the tax base and withdrawal of profits abroad. The...

      Ukrainian court authorizes detention of Russian Black Sea Fleet commander
      Apr28

      Ukrainian court authorizes detention of Russian Black Sea Fleet commander

      At the request of the Chief Military Prosecutor`s Office of Ukraine, the court gave permission to detain Russian Black Sea Fleet Commander Vice-Admiral Alexander Vitko, the press office of the Prosecutor General`s Office told an UNIAN correspondent.On April 18, the Chief Military Prosecutor`s Office announced suspicion against Vitko of committing...

      Ukraine MFA warns Ukrainians of dangers of traveling to Russia
      Apr28

      Ukraine MFA warns Ukrainians of dangers of traveling to Russia

      Cases of wrongful detention of Ukrainian citizens on the territory of the Russian Federation are continuing, the press service of the Department of Consular Service of the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry said.The diplomats warn that the Russian law enforcement agencies lack humane attitude to the Ukrainians and their behavior is incompatible with...

      Jaresko`s deputy resigns
      Apr28

      Jaresko`s deputy resigns

      Deputy Finance Minister Olena Makeyeva wrote a letter of resignation, wishing ”success” to the newly appointed Minister of Finance, according to her Facebook posting April 28.”I wrote a letter of resignation from the post of Deputy Finance Minister. For over a year, I had the privilege of working in a team of a high quality manager and a true...

      Cabinet says know how to fund planned increase in social standards
      Apr28

      Cabinet says know how to fund planned increase in social standards

      The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine plans to compensate for the additional UAH 6.7 billion of state budget expenditures in connection with the move to raise social standards in 2016 by 16% instead of the planned 12% with an increase in tax revenues from the state gas producer Ukrgazvydobuvannya, the press service of the Finance Ministry...

      UN envoy calls on U.S., Russia to save Syria talks – BBC
      Apr28

      UN envoy calls on U.S., Russia to save Syria talks – BBC

      The UN envoy to Syria has urged the U.S. and Russia to intervene ”at the highest level” to save struggling peace talks, BBC News reports.Speaking after briefing the Security Council on the peace process, Staffan de Mistura said a partial truce agreed in February was ”barely alive,” according to BBC News.Violence in Syria has intensified in recent...