Section: News & Summaries

      Russia planning large-scale provocative shelling of ATO forces – Ukraine intel
      Mar28

      Russia planning large-scale provocative shelling of ATO forces – Ukraine intel

      Russian-terrorist forces in Donbas are planning large-scale provocative shelling of the Anti-Terrorist Operation forces from March 29 to April 4, 2016 in order to get them to fire back, according to the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry. ”It has been established that in the period from March 29 to April 4, the...

      Poroshenko appoints ATO chief Commander of Land Forces
      Mar28

      Poroshenko appoints ATO chief Commander of Land Forces

      Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has appointed Serhiy Popko Commander of the Land Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Presidential Press Secretary Svyatoslav Tsegolko wrote on Twitter.”The President has appointed chief of the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) Serhiy Popko as Commander of the Land Forces,” Tsegolko tweeted.Today, Poroshenko is...

      Ukrainian reporter invited to Russian TV panel show, nails it
      Mar28

      Ukrainian reporter invited to Russian TV panel show, nails it

      During the Russian TV show ”Right to know,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov failed to answer an UNIAN reporter`s question on how many Russian citizens had been killed in the hostilities in Donbas, regardless of their legal status.Roman Tsymbaliuk, the Ukrainian journalist lauded for bringing Vladimir Putin out of his comfort zone with...

      VTB Bank raises authorized capital by 35%
      Mar28

      VTB Bank raises authorized capital by 35%

      PJSC VTB Bank has increased its authorized capital by 35%, or UAH 8.9 billion, to UAH 34.2 billion, the bank reported on its website. It is also reported that the annual general meeting of shareholders is scheduled for April 29, during which the bank will adopt its articles of association with a new authorized capital in the amount of UAH 34.2...

      Crimean Tatars` Chubarov announces possible changes to Ukrainian Constitution
      Mar28

      Crimean Tatars` Chubarov announces possible changes to Ukrainian Constitution

      MP from the Bloc of Petro Poroshenko, Chairman of the Crimean Tatar Mejlis Refat Chubarov has said the need to amend the Constitution with respect to the principles of the Crimean autonomy, the press service of the Bloc of Petro Poroshenko told UNIAN. ”Two draft laws have already been included in the action plan of a new government, which is to...

      China`s pension fund to flow into stock market this year
      Mar28

      China`s pension fund to flow into stock market this year

      China`s massive pension fund may begin investing in the nation`s A-share markets this year, an anticipated move that will channel approximately 600 billion yuan ($92.28 billion) into the equity market and likely improve its liquidity, according to The People`s Daily, an official newspaper of the Chinese Communist Party.The target date comes...

      Documents published showing 2 Russian GRU officers allegedly dismissed before Donbas trip
      Mar28

      Documents published showing 2 Russian GRU officers allegedly dismissed before Donbas trip

      Documents allegedly received earlier by The New Times weekly from the murdered lawyer for one of the two GRU officers detained in Donbas in May 2015, indicate that the detainees Yevgeny Yerofeyev and Aleksandr Aleksandrov had been dismissed from the ranks of the Russian army in late 2014 and early 2015, that is before their trip to the east of...

      VW recalls 391,000 vehicles over possible pedal issue
      Mar28

      VW recalls 391,000 vehicles over possible pedal issue

      Volkswagen has announced it is recalling a total of 391,000 Touareg vehicles worldwide because of a problem that was detected with brake pedal, Ukrainian weekly Novoye Vremia reported with reference to auto news portal at autoconsulting.com.ua.The carmaker said 391,000 Touaregs built between 2011 and 2016 would be recalled because ”a circlip...

      EU criticizes Ukraine`s bill on special confiscation
      Mar28

      EU criticizes Ukraine`s bill on special confiscation

      Ukraine has implemented steps to introduce a harsh law without ensuring the right to a fair trial and right to property, according to the comments by the EU Delegation to Ukraine regarding bill No.4057 passed in the first reading, provided to Europeiska Pravda online newspaper.The EU Delegation believes that the draft law fails to provide...

      No fair, democratic standards in Kryviy Rih mayor elections  – CVU
      Mar28

      No fair, democratic standards in Kryviy Rih mayor elections – CVU

      Extraordinary elections of the Mayor of Kryvyi Rih, which took place on March 27, do not meet the standards of a fair and democratic vote, according to CEO of the Committee of Voters of Ukraine (CVU) Oleksiy Koshel.”The elections in Kriviy Rih are not in line with any standards of fair and democratic elections, neither do they meet the slightest...