Section: News & Summaries
OSCE SMM says already on ”mirror” patrol near Avdiyivka, Yasinuvata
Special monitoring mission in Ukraine of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe says it has been conducting ”mirror” patrolling of the area of ??hostilities between the towns of Avdiyivka and Yasinuvata in Donetsk region, according to a posting on the organization`s website.”In response to Ukrainian side call to the OSCE to...
Nord Stream 2 is a Russian ”Trojan Horse” for EU – Naftogaz CEO
The construction of the second branch of the Nord Stream-2 pipeline, lobbied by the Russian gas monopoly Gazprom, can become Russia`s ”Trojan horse” for the European Union, according to Naftogaz CEO Andriy Kobolev who spoke at the ”Nord Stream 2 – Energy Union at the Crossroads” conference held in the European Parliament this week. ”Like...
Dmytro Kuleba Ukraine`s new representative to Council of Europe
President Petro Poroshenko has appointed Dmytro Kuleba Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the Council of Europe, according to the president`s website. The corresponding decree was signed by the Head of State on April 9, the president`s press service reported.As UaPosition reported earlier, Kuleba previously held the position of...
Some ”good news” to come for Savchenko: lawyer
One of the lawyers of Nadia Savchenko Ilya Novikov said that she would not be escorted in the coming days and that some good news may come shortly regarding her fate, according to RIA news agency.The lawyer elaborated that he was waiting for ”fundamental news” the next week, reads the report.The lawyer believes that there will be no escorting of...
Commuter trains collide in Costa Rica, at least 245 inhured
Two commuter trains collided head to head on Friday morning in San Jose, capital city of Costa Rica, injuring at least 245 people, TicoTimes reports.Guillermo Santana, the president of the Costa Rican Railroad Institute (INCOFER), told reporters at the scene of the accident that ”human error” was the cause of the collision, according to the...
Russia suspends funding of occupied Crimea
Russia has postponed the funding within the framework of the Federal Target Program for the development of the occupied Crimea and Sevastopol until 2017 and beyond, according to the Minister of Economic Development, Alexei Ulyukayev, TASS reports.”We decided on the shift of the significant sums, so to say, to the right – moving them...
Ukraine calls for OSCE`s ”mirror” monitoring of area near Avdiyivka as hostilities escalate
The Ukrainian side urges the international monitors in Donbas to resume the practice of ”mirror” patrolling missions by OSCE SMM and JCCC in the area of Avdiyivka to de-escalate the situation, according to the press center of the Anti-Terrorist Operation.It is noted that in the last week, starting April 2, there was a significant deterioration of...
Klimkin: Dutch referendum not to stay on way of Ukraine-EU visa-free regime
The outcome of the referendum in the Netherlands on ratification of the Ukraine-EU Association Agreement will not interfere with Ukraine-EU visa liberalization process, according to Ukraine`s Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin who spoke on Inter TV channel, 112 Ukraine reports.”There are clear assurances [of European officials] that the visa-free...
Russian cheese lovers find way round import ban
Entrepreneur finds a way to supply Italian parmesan, Dutch Gouda and British Cheddar to cheese connoisseurs in Russia. ||| Moscow – An entrepreneur has found a way to supply Italian parmesan, Dutch Gouda and British Cheddar to cheese connoisseurs in Russia, side-stepping a ban on importing European food that the Kremlin imposed in the...
Prices of industrial products rise by 4% in March
The prices set by Ukraine`s industrial producers in March 2016 rose by 4%, compared to February 2016, according to the State Statistics Service. As reported on the statistics agency`s website, the industrial products` prices jumped 10.5% in March year-over-year, while compared to December 2015, they rose 4.4%. Pricing in the mining and quarrying...