Section: News & Summaries

      China interested in Ukrainian beef
      Mar31

      China interested in Ukrainian beef

      China is interested in beef shipments from Ukraine and plans to send its mission late in April to verify Ukraine`s state food safety control system, according to the press office of the State Biosecurity and Consumer Protection Service. ”The possibility of exporting Ukrainian beef to the market of China is being actively considered now. With this...

      NATO continues supporting Ukraine`s cyber defense
      Mar31

      NATO continues supporting Ukraine`s cyber defense

      The Alliance consistently supports Ukraine in the area of cyber defense, as well as command and control reform, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said in his doorstep statement ahead of the meetings of NATO Foreign Ministers in Brussels March 31. ”We will close the ministerial meeting with a meeting of the NATO-Ukraine Commission,”...

      National Bank estimates Ukraine`s foreign trade deficit
      Mar31

      National Bank estimates Ukraine`s foreign trade deficit

      The balance of foreign trade in goods in Ukraine recorded a deficit of US$1.211 million in January-February 2017, according to the website of the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU). The figure is 11% down from a $1.361 billion deficit recorded in January-February 2016, reads the report. Exports of goods in January-February 2017 grew by 34.6%, to...

      Tillerson to push NATO allies on military spending, press Russia on Ukraine – RFE/RL
      Mar31

      Tillerson to push NATO allies on military spending, press Russia on Ukraine – RFE/RL

      U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has arrived in Brussels to attend a March 31 NATO meeting that was rescheduled to allow him to attend, RFE/RL reports. A senior State Department official told reporters that Tillerson will push alliance members to increase their defense spending and will work with allies to press Russia to abide by the Minsk...

      Russia`s hybrid warfare arsenal battle-tested in Ukraine
      Mar31

      Russia`s hybrid warfare arsenal battle-tested in Ukraine

      The combined use of propaganda and cyberwarfare to support military operations on the ground are hallmarks of Russian ”hybrid warfare,” Nolan Peterson wrote in an article titled ”In Ukraine, Russia Weaponizes Fake News to Fight a Real War”, published by The Daily Signal. ”Three years into the Russian aggression, we have experienced every Kremlin...

      Ukraine boosts sunflower oil output by 43%
      Mar31

      Ukraine boosts sunflower oil output by 43%

      Large and medium-sized Ukrainian enterprises have produced 2.92 million tonnes of sunflower oil since the beginning of the current 2016-2017 marketing year (MY, September 2016 – August 2017), which is 43% more year-over-year (y-o-y), according to UkrAgroConsult press service.< ”It is a record-breaking season… Sunflower oil output at large...

      Flynn offers to Testify before Congress in exchange for immunity
      Mar31

      Flynn offers to Testify before Congress in exchange for immunity

      Michael T. Flynn, the former national security adviser, has offered to be interviewed by House and Senate investigators who are examining the Trump campaign`s ties to Russia in exchange for immunity from prosecution, according to his lawyer and a congressional official, according to The New York Times. But the congressional official said...

      Crimean Tatar Mejlis suing Russia in ECHR
      Mar31

      Crimean Tatar Mejlis suing Russia in ECHR

      On March 29, the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar people filed a suit with the European Court of Human Rights in connection with the fact that the Russian authorities included the Mejlis in the list of extremist organizations, effectively banning its activities, including in the occupied Crimea, Memorial human rights center reports. Memorial...

      Poroshenko, Merkel agree to intensify Minsk process
      Mar31

      Poroshenko, Merkel agree to intensify Minsk process

      President Petro Poroshenko following his Thursday meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in the framework of his working visit to Malta said the parties agreed to hold trilateral negotiations between the leaders of Ukraine, Germany and France in the nearest time, meant to intensify the Minsk peace process, the president`s press service...

      Senate hearing: Russian meddling did not stop at the election – CNN
      Mar31

      Senate hearing: Russian meddling did not stop at the election – CNN

      The Senate intelligence committee opened its first public hearing on Russian meddling in the U.S. election Thursday with calls for nonpartisanship, citing ongoing foreign interference that threatens ”the heart of our democracy,” according to CNN. ”The vice chairman and I realize that if we politicize this process, our efforts will likely fail,”...