Section: News & Summaries

      Justice Ministry speaks of ”other mechanisms” for Savchenko return to Ukraine
      Apr21

      Justice Ministry speaks of ”other mechanisms” for Savchenko return to Ukraine

      Ministry of Justice of Ukraine has sent a request to the Russian Justice Ministry on the extradition of a Ukrainian MP and female pilot Nadia Savchenko, but other mechanisms for her return to Ukraine are also possible, according to Justice Minister Pavlo Petrenko, 112 Ukraine TV channel reports.The minister did not specify the date of Savchenko`s...

      ALIVE – a new feature film about Ukrainian Insurgent Army
      Apr21

      ALIVE – a new feature film about Ukrainian Insurgent Army

      New Ukrainan feature film ALIVE / ЖИВА directed by Taras Khymych Director: Taras Khymych In the Carpathian Mountains a girl by the name of Anna often experiences supernatural phenomena. After finding herself at the very centre of Ukrainian insurgents’ struggle against prevailing forces of the Soviet Empire, a voice that she hears and dreams that...

      Prince, legendary musician, dies at 57
      Apr21

      Prince, legendary musician, dies at 57

      Legendary musician Prince, 57, died Thursday morning at his suburban Minnesota compound, his publicist confirmed, according to The Washington Post.”It is with profound sadness that I am confirming that the legendary, iconic performer, Prince Rogers Nelson, has died at his Paisley Park residence this morning at the age of 57,” the pop star`s...

      PACE calls for release of all prisoners in Donbas, punishment of those responsible — resolution
      Apr21

      PACE calls for release of all prisoners in Donbas, punishment of those responsible — resolution

      The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe has adopted a resolution in which it pointed at the inhumane treatment of prisoners captured during the war in the east of Ukraine and called on all parties to the conflict to do everything for their release.The corresponding resolution was voted on Thursday in Strasbourg during the meeting of...

      Industrial output in Ukraine rises, second month in row
      Apr21

      Industrial output in Ukraine rises, second month in row

      The growth of Ukraine`s industrial output in March 2016 year-over-year slowed down from 7.6% recorded a month earlier to 4.8%, the State Statistics Service of Ukraine reported.Industrial output in March compared to the previous month dropped to 6.8% from 8.2% in February to January.Since year start, in January – March, the growth was at 3.7%...

      License of Ukrainian Intl Stock Exchange revoked
      Apr21

      License of Ukrainian Intl Stock Exchange revoked

      The National Commission on Securities and Stock Market has canceled the license of the Ukrainian International Stock Exchange to carry out professional activities because of pending violations, according to the regulator`s press service.In addition, the Commission recognized securities of the Ukrainian International Stock Exchange fictitious and...

      Part of Crimea report presented in Council of Europe distorts real situation – Chubarov
      Apr21

      Part of Crimea report presented in Council of Europe distorts real situation – Chubarov

      Part of the report on human rights in Crimea, presented at the meeting of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe in Strasbourg on April 13 does not show the real situation on the peninsula, according to Refat Chubarov, head of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar people and MP from the Bloc of Petro Poroshenko, who spoke at a briefing on...

      Reuters: Russians look to dacha country plots to beat soaring food prices
      Apr21

      Reuters: Russians look to dacha country plots to beat soaring food prices

      Russians have long grown vegetables on land around their out of town cottages, or dachas, but the country`s economic crisis has triggered a surge in seed sales as some families increasingly turn to home-grown food to get by, according to Reuters.Seeds for the humble potato are in particular demand by ”dachniki” who flee the city in droves in the...

      Central bank keeps Ukraine inflation, GDP forecasts unchanged
      Apr21

      Central bank keeps Ukraine inflation, GDP forecasts unchanged

      The National Bank of Ukraine says it keeps its forecasts for Ukraine`s inflation and GDP for 2016 unchanged: GDP growth is expected at 1.1% amid 12% inflation.The NBU also says it will keep its projections for 2017 unchanged: GDP is expected to grow by 3% and inflation will be 8% next year.As UNIAN reported, inflation in Ukraine in March 2016 was...

      OPEC: `Doha or no Doha` oil market turning, will rebalance by 2017
      Apr21

      OPEC: `Doha or no Doha` oil market turning, will rebalance by 2017

      The oil market will begin rebalancing by the third quarter of this year and will turn positive by 2017 despite world`s top producers failing to reach an agreement to freeze production during a weekend meeting in Doha, OPEC`s secretary general said in Paris on Thursday, according to Reuters.”Doha or no Doha, we see that the market is turning,”...