Section: News & Summaries

      Savchenko begins `dry` hunger strike
      Apr06

      Savchenko begins `dry` hunger strike

      Ukrainian pilot, MP and member of the Ukrainian delegation to PACE Nadia Savchenko, who has been sentenced by a Russian court to 22 years in prison, resumed hunger strike, refusing to consume both food and water. Savchenko`s lawyer, Mark Feygin, said on April 6 that his client`s demand was ”her immediate return to Ukraine.” As UaPosition reported...

      Dutch cast votes on Ukraine treaty in test of anti-EU sentiment – Reuters
      Apr06

      Dutch cast votes on Ukraine treaty in test of anti-EU sentiment – Reuters

      Dutch voters began casting ballots in a national referendum on Wednesday on the European Union`s treaty with Ukraine – a test of anti-EU sentiment before Britain vote on its membership of the bloc in June, according to Reuters.Dutch politicians say rejecting a treaty intended to bring Ukraine closer to the European Union would hand a symbolic...

      Abromavicius: Eight foreigners among applicants for Ukrzaliznytsia CEO
      Apr06

      Abromavicius: Eight foreigners among applicants for Ukrzaliznytsia CEO

      Ukrainian Minister for Economic Development and Trade Aivaras Abromavicius says that there are eight foreign citizens among applicants for the position of General Director at the State Administration of Railways Transport of Ukraine (Ukrzaliznytsia). ”In total, there are 31 candidates, including eight foreigners and 23 our [citizens],” he wrote...

      U.S. mulls pulling troops from Sinai due to ISIS threat – CNN
      Apr06

      U.S. mulls pulling troops from Sinai due to ISIS threat – CNN

      The Obama administration is considering pulling troops out of a base in Egypt`s Sinai Peninsula in part due to the growing threat from ISIS and other militants, CNN has learned.The U.S. is mulling moving some U.S. and international troops into southern portions of Sinai. They are discussing the possibility with Egypt and Israel, which signed a...

      Donbas seeing escalation with 76 attacks on Ukraine in last day
      Apr06

      Donbas seeing escalation with 76 attacks on Ukraine in last day

      The combined Russian-separatist forces attacked Ukrainian army positions in eastern Ukraine 76 times in the past 24 hours, including 23 attacks with the use of banned 120mm and 82mm mortars, according to the press center of the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO).”The situation was most tense in the Donetsk sector. Ukrainian soldiers have survived...

      Ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh: NATO chief calls on sides to prevent escalation
      Apr06

      Ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh: NATO chief calls on sides to prevent escalation

      NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg is encouraged by the reports of the cessation of hostilities along the Nagorno-Karabakh Line of Contact.”I urge the sides to respect the ceasefire, show restraint and prevent any new escalation,” Stoltenberg said in a statement issued on April 5.”NATO supports the efforts of the OSCE Minsk Group. The...

      Private traders account for half of gas imports from EU
      Apr06

      Private traders account for half of gas imports from EU

      Spokesperson for state-owned Ukrtransgaz, the operator of Ukraine`s gas transport system, Maksym Bielawski says that 50% of Ukraine`s gas purchases from the EU last month was handled by 12 private trading companies, which was six times higher than the number of traders in March 2015. ”The good news is that private traders (12 companies) accounted...

      Reuters: Panama law firm says data hack was external, files complaint
      Apr06

      Reuters: Panama law firm says data hack was external, files complaint

      The Panamanian lawyer at the center of a data leak scandal that has embarrassed a clutch of world leaders said on Tuesday his firm was a victim of a hack from outside the company, and has filed a complaint with state prosecutors, according to Reuters.Founding partner Ramon Fonseca said the firm, Mossack Fonseca, which specializes in setting up...

      TASS: Russia`s proposal on Syria inclusive talks blocked at UN Security Council
      Apr06

      TASS: Russia`s proposal on Syria inclusive talks blocked at UN Security Council

      Russia`s UN envoy Vitally Churkin says Western member states of the UN Security Council voted to block Russia`s proposal on the all-inclusive nature of the upcoming round of intra-Syrian talks, according to Russian news agency TASS.”We were surprised when the draft was blocked by some Western countries,” he said. ”The Ukrainian delegation also...

      #PanamaPapers: Icelandic leader to go

      The prime minister of Iceland is the first casualty of the leaked documents from a Panamanian law firm. ||| London/Reykjavik – Iceland’s Prime Minister Sigmundur David Gunnlaugsson is to resign, his party said on Tuesday, becoming the first casualty of leaked documents from a Panamanian law firm which have shone a spotlight on the...