Section: News & Summaries

      Deficit of Ukraine`s balance of payments in first two months estimated at US$229 mln
      Mar31

      Deficit of Ukraine`s balance of payments in first two months estimated at US$229 mln

      The deficit of Ukraine`s balance of payments in January-February 2017 was estimated at US$229 million, whereas in the same period last year Ukraine posted a $46 million surplus, according to the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU). Preliminary estimates show that the deficit of Ukraine`s balance of payments in February 2017 alone shrank to $27...

      EBRD helps Ukraine address non-performing loans
      Mar31

      EBRD helps Ukraine address non-performing loans

      The EBRD has announced it is joining forces with local authorities to help implement a new financial restructuring procedure in the Ukrainian banking system in order to reduce the amount of non-performing loans (NPLs) and in the context of wider efforts aimed at support for the country`s financial sector, according to an official statement. ”This...

      2 Ukrainian soldiers killed, 3 wounded in Donbas in over 80 Russian shellings in past day
      Mar30

      2 Ukrainian soldiers killed, 3 wounded in Donbas in over 80 Russian shellings in past day

      The situation remains tense in the zone of the Anti-Terrorist Operation, with 83 enemy shellings of positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces recorded over the past day, according to the ATO Headquarters. View map in full size Russian occupation forces use weaponry of over 10mm caliber, in violation of the existing agreements, the Ukrainian...

      NATO provides demining equipment to Ukraine after Balaklia blasts – NATO Secretary General
      Mar30

      NATO provides demining equipment to Ukraine after Balaklia blasts – NATO Secretary General

      NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg says that NATO is currently providing personal protection and demining equipment to Ukraine after artillery ammunition explosions near Balaklia on March 23. ”Just this week, our Science for Peace Program is responding to Ukraine`s request for assistance. Following the explosion at the Balaklia arms depot,...

      EU seeks to negotiate with Russia over Nord Stream gas pipeline
      Mar30

      EU seeks to negotiate with Russia over Nord Stream gas pipeline

      The European Union is seeking a mandate from its members to negotiate with Russia over plans for a gas pipeline under the Baltic Sea to Germany, an EU document showed, as some EU states fret the project will make Europe too reliant on Russian energy, according to Reuters. The Nord Stream 2 pipeline would pass through Danish and Swedish waters and...

      Trump might consider joining talks on Donbas
      Mar30

      Trump might consider joining talks on Donbas

      U.S. President Donald Trump allegedly does not mind the United States engaging in the Minsk process, according to RBC-Ukraine media outlet. ”Sources in the team of Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko say off the record that Trump, unlike his predecessor Barack Obama, does not stand against the U.S. joining the Minsk process, while Russia has no...

      Nearly 60% of Ukrainians live below poverty line – United Nations
      Mar30

      Nearly 60% of Ukrainians live below poverty line – United Nations

      About 60% of Ukraine`s population is now living under the line of poverty, Neal Walker, United Nations Resident Coordinator and UNDP Resident Representative in Ukraine, said while presenting in Kyiv on Thursday UNDP`s latest Human Development Report. Claiming that 60% of Ukrainians live below the poverty line, the UN official confirmed there are...

      Russia interfering in French, German elections – U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee
      Mar30

      Russia interfering in French, German elections – U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee

      The American Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Richard Burr warned Russia is ”actively involved” in the upcoming French and German elections, Politico.eu reported Thursday citing AFP. ”What … was a very covert effort [to interfere] in 2016 in the United States, is a very overt effort, as well as covert, in Germany and France,” he told a...

      Russia finds faulty almost all engines for 2nd, 3rd stages of Proton-M launchers
      Mar30

      Russia finds faulty almost all engines for 2nd, 3rd stages of Proton-M launchers

      Russia`s Voronezh Mechanical Plant (VMZ) will reassemble 71 defective engines for the Proton-M launch rocket vehicles, that is almost all engines produced for the rocket`s second and third stages, according to Energomash Director General Igor Arbuzov, RIA news agency reported. The official said the repairs will be conducted throughout 2017 and...

      USAID refutes reports on termination of cooperation with Ukraine`s National Agency for the Prevention of Corruption
      Mar30

      USAID refutes reports on termination of cooperation with Ukraine`s National Agency for the Prevention of Corruption

      The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) did not cease cooperation with the National Agency for the Prevention of Corruption (NAPC) and is ready to find mutual understanding on creating new programs, USAID Mission Director to Ukraine, Belarus and Moldova Susan Fritz told UNIAN. USAID continues to cooperate with the NAPC on programs...