Section: News & Summaries

      Ukrainian operator of nuclear power plants boosts revenue from electricity sales by 21% in four months
      May16

      Ukrainian operator of nuclear power plants boosts revenue from electricity sales by 21% in four months

      State-run Energoatom, the operator of Ukrainian-based nuclear power plants, boosted revenue from electricity sales by 21% in January-April 2017 year-over-year (y-o-y), to UAH 16.835 billion, or US$636 million, according to the company`s report. Payments of the wholesale electricity market for energy supplied by Energoatom in the four months of...

      Dutch prosecutors: Russia, Ukraine making MH17 probe ”difficult”
      May16

      Dutch prosecutors: Russia, Ukraine making MH17 probe ”difficult”

      The investigation into the MH17 disaster is in a difficult phase and far from over, the Public Prosecutor wrote in a digital magazine meant to keep the victims` relatives informed about what is happening in the MH17 file, according to NLTimes. The investigators are having trouble getting data from the Ukrainian secret service and cooperation with...

      Ukrainian President ordered internet-providers to block access to Russia social networks, Yandex search, Kaspersky anti-virus and other web services
      May16

      Ukrainian President ordered internet-providers to block access to Russia social networks, Yandex search, Kaspersky anti-virus and other web services

      Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has signed an order to introduce new sanctions against Russia, which foresees, among other things, the blocking of access to Russian media outlets and popular social networks like vk.com Respective presidential order No. 133/2017 dated May 15, 2017, is posted on Poroshenko`s official website. The order has...

      Kyiv Council to turn down Russian-made software citing cyber security concerns
      May16

      Kyiv Council to turn down Russian-made software citing cyber security concerns

      Kyiv City Council`s permanent commission on transport, communications and advertising on Monday adopted a draft decision calling for tighter cyber security measures and removing all Russian software installed in municipal agencies. The document stipulates a ban on software and telecom equipment designed and produced by Russian companies....

      Trump revealed intelligence secrets to Russians in Oval Office
      May16

      Trump revealed intelligence secrets to Russians in Oval Office

      President Donald Trump disclosed highly classified information to Russia`s foreign minister about a planned Islamic State operation, two U.S. officials said on Monday, plunging the White House into another controversy just months into Trump`s short tenure in office, according to Reuters. The intelligence, shared at a meeting last week with...

      PSA: Ukrainian Freedom Marches, May 20, 2017
      May15

      PSA: Ukrainian Freedom Marches, May 20, 2017

      It’s been 3 years and over 10,000 people dead, 23,000 wounded and over 1.5 million displaced people in Donbas region. We all know that this bloody conflict is a covert Russian war against Ukraine, and its objective is to destabilize Ukraine and to prevent it from ever having a chance to be a part of Europe and exist independently from...

      Is Russia getting ready to invade Ukraine again? – Atlantic Council
      May15

      Is Russia getting ready to invade Ukraine again? – Atlantic Council

      Recent Russian actions suggest a new stage of the Russian threat to Ukraine — and potentially to the Caucasus, Belarus, or the Baltic States as well — that could presage a new large-scale military operation, according to the Atlantic Council. First, in 2016, Russia created twenty-five division formations and fifteen brigades, while raising...

      EU into extension of sanctions against Russia – Ukrainian Foreign Minister
      May15

      EU into extension of sanctions against Russia – Ukrainian Foreign Minister

      Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin has announced the foreign ministers of the European Union countries who participated in a meeting of the EU Informal Group ”Friends of Ukraine” supported the extension of sanctions against Russia. ”There was a very informative meeting with the EU foreign ministers, as we had time to discuss...

      Putin says Russia right to boycott Eurovision over Ukraine
      May15

      Putin says Russia right to boycott Eurovision over Ukraine

      Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday that Russia was right to boycott this year`s Eurovision song contest because Ukrainian authorities were not up to the job of organizing such events, according to Reuters. Russia`s state broadcaster boycotted the contest after Ukraine, the host country, barred entry to the Russian contestant because...

      France`s new President Emmanuel Macron takes power, now faces challenge of governing – media
      May15

      France`s new President Emmanuel Macron takes power, now faces challenge of governing – media

      France`s new President Emmanuel Macron officially took over the reigns of power on Sunday, facing the challenges of a polarized country, high unemployment, terrorism and working with Germany to reform the EU, according to Deutsche Welle. The 39-year-old independent took over from outgoing Socialist President Francois Hollande, who leaves office...