Section: News & Summaries

      Ex-prosecutor Kasko says refused fleeing Ukraine despite pressure
      Apr11

      Ex-prosecutor Kasko says refused fleeing Ukraine despite pressure

      Former Deputy Prosecutor General of Ukraine Vitaliy Kasko has said that pressure had been put on him to leave Ukraine, according to an UaPosition correspondent reporting from a Kyiv briefing.He said that together with the lawyers, he ”will defend his rights, will act within the criminal procedural law, will require compliance with the law and...

      Zaporizhia NPP disconnects power unit No. 6 for troubleshooting
      Apr11

      Zaporizhia NPP disconnects power unit No. 6 for troubleshooting

      Zaporizhia nuclear power plant (NPP) has disconnected power unit No. 6 from the country`s power grid to eliminate leakage in the generator gas system, state company Energoatom reported. It is planned to reconnect the power unit to the grid on April 13. As of April 11, 2016, three power units operated at Zaporizhia NPP. No reports have been made...

      Ukraine starts replenishing its gas stockpiles
      Apr11

      Ukraine starts replenishing its gas stockpiles

      Ukraine started replenishing gas stockpiles in its underground gas storage facilities (USFs) on April 7 after the end of the heating season, according to Ukrtransgaz, the operator of the country`s gas transportation system.”The current season of natural gas replenishing [in USFs] started on April 7 against the backdrop of the highest level of gas...

      Oil dips after Goldman pours cold water on output freeze prospects
      Apr11

      Oil dips after Goldman pours cold water on output freeze prospects

      Crude prices dipped on Monday as influential bank Goldman Sachs poured cold water on the prospects of a planned oil producer meeting successfully reining in global oversupply, Reuters reported.Despite this, prices failed to fall further because of a firm demand outlook as well as a tightening supply side, according to Reuters.U.S. crude rose...

      Russia`s assets worth $700 mln arrested in France
      Apr11

      Russia`s assets worth $700 mln arrested in France

      Russian state assets, arrested in France in the Yukos case, include $400 million to be paid by satellite operator Eutelsat to the Federal State Unitary Enterprise Russian Satellite Communications, and $300 million, which Arianespace was supposed to pay to Roscosmos, according to RBC citing The American Lawyer.According to an article ”Yukos and...

      Three suicide bombers attack police station in Russia
      Apr11

      Three suicide bombers attack police station in Russia

      Three suspected suicide bombers blew themselves up at the police station in Stavropol region in Southern Russia, a source in the law enforcement agencies has told RIA Novosti.”Three suicide bombers allegedly blew themselves up outside the police station in the Novoselitsk district of Stavropol region. The terrorists died; about five explosions...

      China`s consumer inflation stable at 2.3% in March
      Apr11

      China`s consumer inflation stable at 2.3% in March

      China`s consumer price inflation rose less than expected in March, flattening out after a four-month strengthening trend, but wholesale prices remained stubbornly in deflation, Reuters reported. Consumer prices in March rose 2.3%, below a median forecast of 2.5% in a Reuters poll but equal to February`s increase of 2.3%, according to Reuters....

      Groysman proposes focusing on infrastructure projects
      Apr11

      Groysman proposes focusing on infrastructure projects

      Ukraine should focus on stimulating certain economic activities to overcome stagnation, while efficient use of public investment funds may create such incentives, Verkhovna Rada Chairman Volodymyr Groysman writes in his article for Ukraine`s weekly newspaper Zerkalo Nedeli.”Preliminary budget analysis shows that the government invests in projects...

      G7 calls on Moscow to comply with Minsk accords, influence militants
      Apr11

      G7 calls on Moscow to comply with Minsk accords, influence militants

      G7 foreign ministers on Monday discussed the situation in Ukraine and called on Moscow to participate more actively in the peace process, influencing the militants in Donbas, according to the Russian edition of Deutsche Welle.At a meeting in Hiroshima, the leaders urged Moscow to put influence on the militants in eastern Ukraine and re-emphasized...

      Biden thanks Yatsenyuk for partnership
      Apr11

      Biden thanks Yatsenyuk for partnership

      U.S. Vice President Joe Biden and Ukrainian Prime Minister Yatsenyuk spoke Sunday about the Yatsenyuk`s plan to step down, according to CNN.They agreed on the importance of putting together a Cabinet to implement reforms, especially those recommended by the IMF and the European Union, according to a statement from the White House, CNN...