Section: News & Summaries
Bad loans account for 41% of 20 Ukrainian largest banks` loan portfolio
Assets quality evaluation and stress tests conducted by the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) have revealed that the share of 20 Ukrainian largest banks` overdue loans in 2015 was significantly higher than the average indicator in the country`s banking system and stood at 41%.The average figure in the Ukrainian banking system last year was 24%, the...
Over 127,100 soldiers granted ATO participant status
Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) participant status has been granted to 127,133 soldiers of the Ukrainian armed forces, spokesman for the Defense Ministry Colonel Oleksiy Chernobay said on Tuesday, according to an UaPosition correspondent.”The Defense Ministry`s commission for considering citizens entitled to status of a participant in military...
Trump blames U.S. allies for ”not doing anything” re Russia`s aggression in Ukraine
U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump blames America`s allies for ”not doing anything” on the subject of Russia`s aggression in Ukraine, according to The Washington Post. ”Ukraine is a country that affects us far less than it affects other countries in NATO, and yet we`re doing all of the lifting,” Trump said. ”They`re not doing...
Russia starts buying fruit, vegetable from Syria
Russia has started buying fruit and vegetables from Syria seeking to at least partially replace Turkish imports banned since January, Russian newspaper Kommersant reported.Vegetables and fruits are delivered to wholesale and retail food center ”Food City,” while the importing company Adyg-Yurak is said to be in talks with major retailers.It is...
Militants concentrate fire in Donetsk, Mariupol sectors – ATO HQ
The combined Russian-separatist forces attacked Ukrainian army positions in eastern Ukraine 27 times in the past 24 hours, including 21 times in the Donetsk sector and six times in the Mariupol sector, according to press center of the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO).”Violating the existing Minsk agreements, the Russian-backed mercenaries fired...
Gunmen attack Bamako base of EU military training mission in Mali
Gunmen attacked hotel Nord-Sud in Mali`s capital, Bamako on Monday, news agencies reported, according to Deutsche Welle.The European Union Training Mission in Mali (EUTM) said none of its soldiers had been hurt or injured in the attack, DW wrote.The hotel had been converted into a base for nearly 600 soldiers of the European Union Training...
It’s Time to Sharpen NATO’s ‘Spearhead’ Force
Funding issues and decision-making challenges may render obsolete NATO’s “spearhead” force, which was set up in response to Russia’s military aggression along its eastern flank. This is another critical gap for NATO given Russia’s ramped up pressure on Eastern Europe, a move that has many Alliance officials even more worried...
Bus carrying exchange students in fatal crash
At least 13 people were killed when a bus carrying a large group of foreign university students crashed midway between Valencia and Barcelona. ||| Freginals, Spain – At least 13 people were killed when a bus carrying a large group of foreign university students crashed early on Sunday midway between the Spanish cities of Valencia and...
Terrorism not cause of fatal #Flydubai crash
Investigators probing the crash of Flydubai flight FZ981said that the lines of inquiry include the possibility of crew error, a technical failure and bad weather conditions. ||| London – All 62 people aboard a passenger jet flying from Dubai to southern Russia were killed when the aircraft crashed on its second attempt to land at...
Russia in Ukraine: The Greatest Challenge to the European Security Order
European sanctions on Russia cannot be eased until Moscow fulfils commitments it made under the Minsk agreements to pull its troops and weaponry out of eastern Ukraine and Ukrainian control of its state borders is restored. Despite persistent Russian denials, regular Russian troops remain in Donbas and Moscow continues to provide military...