Section: News & Summaries

      Ryanair to launch Lviv – Memmingen flight in September
      May19

      Ryanair to launch Lviv – Memmingen flight in September

      Europe`s largest low-cost air carrier Ryanair will start flights from Lviv to Memmingen (Germany) in September this year, a month earlier than the target, due to the great demand from Ukrainians, according to Ryanair`s press service. Ryanair marked the upcoming launch of its new flight Lviv – Memmingen by releasing tickets at prices starting from...

      Ukraine postpones controversial bill

      Ukrainian parliament has delayed the vote on a religious bill which would impact on the Orthodox church thus outraging Moscow. …read more Source:...

      Ukraine accuses Russia of attack on president`s website after web sanctions
      May18

      Ukraine accuses Russia of attack on president`s website after web sanctions

      Ukraine accused Russia on Tuesday of carrying out an organized cyber attack on President Petro Poroshenko`s website in response to Kyiv`s decision to impose sanctions on a number of major Russian internet businesses, according to Reuters. See also: Ukrainian President ordered internet-providers to block access to Russia social networks, Yandex...

      Dutch senate to debate EU-Ukraine Association on May 23 – journalist
      May18

      Dutch senate to debate EU-Ukraine Association on May 23 – journalist

      The Dutch senate plans to vote on the ratification of the Ukraine-European Union Association Agreement after the debate scheduled for May 23, according to RFE/RL correspondent in Brussels Rikard Jozwiak. ”The Dutch senate will debate the Ukraine AA on 23 May. A vote is likely to happen shortly after that,” Jozwiak wrote on Twitter on May 15,...

      Ukraine reduces output of grain by-products
      May18

      Ukraine reduces output of grain by-products

      According to APK-Inform figures, during the first eight months of 2016/17 MY the production volumes of basic grain by-products in Ukraine decreased by 1.6% compared with the same period last season, The Financial reports. The reporting decline mainly developed due to reduction in animal feed production, which in July-February reached 4.45 mln...

      Ukrnafta reports $2.7 mln in net profit in the first quarter of 2017
      May18

      Ukrnafta reports $2.7 mln in net profit in the first quarter of 2017

      Ukraine`s largest oil producer, Ukrnafta, posted UAH 71.1 million, or US$2.7 million, in net profit in the first quarter of 2017 (Q1) against a net loss of UAH 510 million, or $19.3 million, year-over-year (y-o-y), according to the company`s press service. ”Ukrnafta recorded net profit at UAH 71.1 million in Q1 2017, which reflects positive...

      IMF mission starts work in Kyiv – resident representative office
      May18

      IMF mission starts work in Kyiv – resident representative office

      A new mission of Ukraine`s key lender, the International Monetary Fund (IMF), arrived in Kyiv and started work on May 16, as was planned earlier, according to the IMF Resident Representative Office in Ukraine. The current mission will analyze the country`s implementation of the Extended Fund Facility (EFF), which could result in the fourth review...

      Ukraine, NATO, EU discuss way to counter Russian aggression – Chief of the General Staff of Ukraine
      May18

      Ukraine, NATO, EU discuss way to counter Russian aggression – Chief of the General Staff of Ukraine

      Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Viktor Muzhenko says NATO and the EU have offered Ukraine non-standard approaches to counter Russian aggression. ”Participation in meetings of the EU and NATO Military Committees at the level of chiefs of the general staffs in Brussels was more effective and pragmatic than ever. I shared...

      Ukraine PM condemns Russian aggression during Israel visit – media
      May18

      Ukraine PM condemns Russian aggression during Israel visit – media

      Ukrainian Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman has condemned the Russian aggression during his visit to Israel, according to The Jerusalem Post. ”Every day they [separatists] fire at us from the temporarily Russian-occupied territories; every day we have 40 to 50 to 100 firings a day from Russian weapons, from Russian tanks, Russian artillery, and...

      No plans to retake Donbas militarily – Ukraine`s defense minister
      May18

      No plans to retake Donbas militarily – Ukraine`s defense minister

      Ukrainian Defense Minister Stepan Poltorak assures there are no plans to retake Russian-occupied areas in Donetsk and Luhansk regions, using military means, according to the Ukrainian-language service of Germany`s Deutsche Welle. ”We do not consider the use of force to address the problem of occupation in Donetsk and Luhansk. But every Ukrainian...