Section: News & Summaries

      Ukraine Must Fully Implement IMF Program, says Former Finance Minister
      Apr14

      Ukraine Must Fully Implement IMF Program, says Former Finance Minister

      Ukraine’s new government must fully implement the International Monetary Fund’s financial assistance program and undertake “painful reforms,” the country’s former Finance Minister, Natalie Jaresko, said on April 14. Jaresko spoke at an event hosted by the Atlantic Council hours after learning she had lost her job in a government...

      Reuters: Syrian fighter jet apparently downed, pilot believed rescued
      Apr14

      Reuters: Syrian fighter jet apparently downed, pilot believed rescued

      A Syrian jet plane was probably shot down on Thursday by Islamic State militants near a military airport in southern Syria but the pilot appears to have been rescued, a monitor said, according to Reuters.The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said it had received information that the hardline group had hit and may have brought down a Syrian...

      Russian TV channel`s journalists refused entry into Ukraine
      Apr14

      Russian TV channel`s journalists refused entry into Ukraine

      Ukraine`s State Border Guards have denied entry to a group of journalists from Russian TV channel Mir24, who were reportedly planning to visit the town of Pripyat in the Chornobyl exclusion zone to shoot a film on the 30th anniversary of the Chornobyl nuclear accident, according to an UaPosition correspondent.”In the morning today [on April 14],...

      Putin blames US for Panama Papers ‘provocation’

      Russia’s Vladimir Putin has dismissed media reports that billions of dollars in Panama offshore accounts might be linked to him as a US-backed “provocation”. ||| Moscow – Vladimir Putin on Thursday dismissed media reports that billions of dollars in Panama offshore accounts might be linked to him as a US-backed “provocation”, as he...

      TASS: Putin expects compromise on disputed Kuril Islands will be found one day
      Apr14

      TASS: Putin expects compromise on disputed Kuril Islands will be found one day

      Russian President Vladimir Putin says he expects that a compromise on the disputed Kuril Islands will be found some day, according to Russian news agency TASS.The Russian leadership welcomes the upcoming visit of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Putin said, TASS reported.”Of course, we will be discussing all problems,” he said at the annual...

      Ukroboronprom ships 501 pieces of military hardware to Ukrainian army
      Apr14

      Ukroboronprom ships 501 pieces of military hardware to Ukrainian army

      State-run Ukroboronprom Concern, which unites major enterprises of Ukraine`s military and defense industry, shipped 501 pieces of military hardware and weapons to the Armed Forces of Ukraine, according to the concern`s press service.”A total of 340 pieces of new equipment and weapons were supplied under agreements with the Ukrainian defense...

      Naftogaz to pay over UAH 48 mln for audit, assets evaluation
      Apr14

      Naftogaz to pay over UAH 48 mln for audit, assets evaluation

      NJSC Naftogaz of Ukraine, Ukraine`s largest state-owned energy holding, will pay UAH 48.28 million to EY (former Ernst & Young LLC) and Deloitte for the audit of its financial reports for 2015-2016 and the evaluation of the company`s assets.The audit alone, which will be conducted by Deloitte, will cost the energy giant UAH 32.48 million.EY...

      Putin speaks of ”grey streak” in Russian economy
      Apr14

      Putin speaks of ”grey streak” in Russian economy

      Russian President Vladimir Putin during the Direct Line on Thursday was asked about the current situation of the Russian economy.Answering the question, what is the current streak in the Russian economy: black or white, Putin said: ”Grey,” Gazeta.ru reports.According to Putin, ”the situation has not changed,” but the trend is positive.Russian...

      Media report on ”DPR” and ”LPR” leaders enriching themselves from illegal coal trade with Ukraine
      Apr14

      Media report on ”DPR” and ”LPR” leaders enriching themselves from illegal coal trade with Ukraine

      Media have reported about illegal coal trade in the Anti-Terrorist Operation zone, benefiting militant leaders in Donbas, as well as ex-president Viktor Yanukovych`s entourage, according to Ukrainian weekly Novoye Vremia.Director of the Eastern Human Rights Group, Luhansk-born Pavlo Lysiansky has analyzed the issue of illegal coal shipments from...

      Crimea must be re-opened to regular monitoring – Council of Europe
      Apr14

      Crimea must be re-opened to regular monitoring – Council of Europe

      The European Council has stressed the need to re-open Crimea to regular monitoring to safeguard the human rights of 2.5 million people, according to the official website of the Council of Europe.Ambassador Gerard Stoudmann presented on April 13 to the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe the report on his recent human rights visit to...