Section: News & Summaries

      Shokin doesn`t want to share criminal cases with anti-corruption agencies
      Mar24

      Shokin doesn`t want to share criminal cases with anti-corruption agencies

      Ukrainian Prosecutor General Viktor Shokin has officially instructed prosecutors not to transfer criminal cases to the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor`s Office, according to head of the board of the Anti-Corruption Action Center (AntAC), a Ukrainian civil society organization, Vitaliy...

      Sale of bankrupt banks` property in Ukraine may earn UAH 15 bln
      Mar24

      Sale of bankrupt banks` property in Ukraine may earn UAH 15 bln

      The Individual Deposit Guarantee Fund expects to receive UAH 15 billion from the sale of insolvent banks` assets this year, twice the amount of official targets, according to a statement by Deputy Director of the Fund Andriy Kyiak. Kyiak says that the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) has suspended the sale of banks` assets provided as collateral...

      Operation to retake Mosul from Daesh begins
      Mar24

      Operation to retake Mosul from Daesh begins

      An operation to retake Mosul from the terrorist organization Daesh has begun early Thursday, the Iraqi government said, according to Anadolu Agency.The war media network of Iraq`s Defense Ministry announced that forces under the control of the Joint Mosul Command had started the first phase of its Operation Conquest, Anadolu Agency wrote.Several...

      Third of Luhansk region sees electricity blackouts
      Mar24

      Third of Luhansk region sees electricity blackouts

      The energy supply has been limited in Luhansk region due to a breakdown at DTEK Luhansk thermal power plant`s power unit in the town of Schastia, Luhansk Regional Military and Civil Administration`s press service has reported.According to the report, repairs are currently under way.Chairman of Luhansk Regional Military and Civil Administration...

      MH17 team to discuss legal options

      Flight MH17 investigation team is in Malaysia to discuss options with authorities to set up a tribunal to hold those responsible to account. ||| Kuala Lumpur – A joint team investigating the downing of a Malaysia Airlines flight over Ukraine in 2014 is in Malaysia to discuss options with authorities to set up a tribunal to hold those...

      UN confirms ”foreign armed actors” in Donbas
      Mar24

      UN confirms ”foreign armed actors” in Donbas

      Foreign armed actors in Donbas range from volunteers to paid-service men and women, and from independent militants to professional militaries, according to preliminary findings by the United Nations Working Group on mercenaries.”The Working Group was informed by the authorities of Ukraine of at least 176 identified foreigners serving in armed...

      IS trains 400 fighters to attack Europe in wave of bloodshed – media
      Mar24

      IS trains 400 fighters to attack Europe in wave of bloodshed – media

      The Islamic State group has trained at least 400 fighters to target Europe in deadly waves of attacks, deploying interlocking terror cells like the ones that struck Brussels and Paris with orders to choose the time, place and method for maximum chaos, officials have told The Associated Press.The network of agile and semiautonomous cells shows the...

      Jaresko: State budget deficit shrinks to 2.3% of GDP in 2015
      Mar24

      Jaresko: State budget deficit shrinks to 2.3% of GDP in 2015

      Ukrainian Finance Minister Natalie Jaresko announces that the deficit of Ukraine`s national budget in 2015 shrank to UAH 45.2 billion, or 2.3% of GDP, due to financial restructuring measures. ”In 2015, the budget deficit was reduced to UAH 45.2 billion, or 2.3% of GDP. The prudent fiscal policy is a necessary but not sufficient condition for the...

      Belgian intelligence had precise warning airport targeted for bombing – media
      Mar24

      Belgian intelligence had precise warning airport targeted for bombing – media

      The Belgian security services, as well as other Western intelligence agencies, had advance and precise intelligence warnings regarding the terrorist attacks in Belgium on Tuesday, Haaretz has learned.The security services knew, with a high degree of certainty that attacks were planned in the very near future for the airport and, apparently, for...

      Ukraine`s Grain Corp. not to use $1.5 bln in Chinese loan funds
      Mar24

      Ukraine`s Grain Corp. not to use $1.5 bln in Chinese loan funds

      PJSC State Food and Grain Corporation of Ukraine does not plan to use $1.5 billion in a second tranche of a loan provided by the Export-Import Bank of China, as the Corporation`s liquidity is sufficient, according to Deputy Chairman of the Board Andriy Repko.”Currently, there is no need to raise funds in view of excess liquidity,” Repko said...