Section: News & Summaries

      Putin is not scared of any economic sanctions, his main argument is a nuclear weapon – Marchuk
      May25

      Putin is not scared of any economic sanctions, his main argument is a nuclear weapon – Marchuk

      “Marchuk: Everybody has forgotten, USSR army missile rockets situated in  Ukraine were pointed towards the USA. It was 1,500 nuclear warheads,  containing 30 Hiroshimas in each.” In an interview with “Gordon”, ex-chief SSU and Ministry of Defense, Ukrainian army general spoke about why the West is wary of transferring defense arms to...

      Ukraine gunman kills two, takes hostages

      A gunman was holding two people hostage at a petrol station in northeast Ukraine after killing two others, the interior ministry said. ||| Kiev – A gunman was holding two people hostage at a petrol station in northeast Ukraine on Monday after killing two others, the interior ministry said. The 48-year-old man opened fire with a rifle,...

      Shelling halts Ukraine coke plant

      Ukraine steelmaker Metinvest said on Sunday it had halted production at its Avdiyivka facility in eastern Ukraine due to heavy shelling. ||| Kiev – Ukraine steelmaker Metinvest said on Sunday it had halted production at its Avdiyivka facility in eastern Ukraine, one of Europe’s biggest coke plants, after heavy shelling caused major...

      Shelling halts work at east Ukraine coke plant

      Kiev – Ukraine steelmaker Metinvest said on Sunday it has halted production at its Avdiyivka facility in eastern Ukraine, one of Europe’s biggest coke plants, after heavy shelling caused major damage. ||| Kiev – Ukraine steelmaker Metinvest said on Sunday it has halted production at its Avdiyivka facility in eastern Ukraine, one...

      Woman (65), mother of 13, has quadruplets

      A 65-year-old German woman, who is already has 13 children, has given birth to quadruplets after undergoing an artificial insemination procedure in Ukraine, RTL television reported early on Saturday. …read more Source:...

      Ukraine told about its European choice on the Eastern Partnership summit in Riga
      May22

      Ukraine told about its European choice on the Eastern Partnership summit in Riga

      The Eastern Partnership summit in Riga (Latvia) was held on May 21-22 between the leaders of 28 EU countries and their counterparts from Ukraine, Georgia, Moldova, Azerbaijan, Armenia and Belarus. It showed the European choice made by Ukraine, Georgia, and Moldova, according to the Joint Declaration of the Eastern Partnership Summit (Riga, 21-22...

      Ukraine blocked Russian contingent to Transnistria (Moldova)
      May22

      Ukraine blocked Russian contingent to Transnistria (Moldova)

      As it is well-known Russia has about 1,500 troops stationed in the unrecognised separatists’ republic Transnistria (Republic of Moldova), post-Soviet “frozen conflict” zone, that has eastern Moldovan border with Ukraine. Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine (Ukrainian Parliament) adopted the law on denunciation of five agreements between...

      The center in Kyiv “America House” is a symbol of US commitment to Ukrainians
      May22

      The center in Kyiv “America House” is a symbol of US commitment to Ukrainians

      As reports the US Embassy in Ukraine, the U.S. government opened a free center in Kyiv, called America House, that is a resource for American culture, education, and information. U/S @stengel: America House both symbol and reality of US commitment to people of Ukraine https://t.co/5p88TkKKBy pic.twitter.com/H23Tip5BMs — Geoffrey Pyatt...

      Ukraine’s debt should be reduced – economist Lawrence H. Summers
      May21

      Ukraine’s debt should be reduced – economist Lawrence H. Summers

      Lawrence H. Summers, one of America’s leading economists, university professor at Harvard and a former US Treasury secretary, states in his interview to the Financial Times that reform-minded Ukraine merits debt reduction Video: Reform-minded Ukraine merits debt reduction http://t.co/NVW0Af4RYU — FT Video (@ftvideo) 18 Травень 2015  ...

      The Russian drone was shot down near Donetsk in Eastern Ukraine
      May21

      The Russian drone was shot down near Donetsk in Eastern Ukraine

      The Ukrainian Security Service (SBU) reports that a Russian unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV or drone) was shot down by Ukrainian troops on May 20, 2015 near the village of Pisky in Eastern Ukraine. “In the antiterrorist operation zone the SSU forces received more evidence of the Russian involvement in an armed attack against Ukraine,”...