Section: News & Summaries

      Russia`s hybrid forces attack old Avdiyivka: Woman injured, house on fire
      Mar20

      Russia`s hybrid forces attack old Avdiyivka: Woman injured, house on fire

      Russia`s hybrid military forces attacked the old part of the Ukrainian-controlled town of Avdiyivka in Donbas on Sunday, March 19, which has caused injuries to a female civilian and set a house on fire, according to a local police department. ”Avdiyivka. At 15:20 local time, fighters from the ”DPR” [self-proclaimed Donetsk People`s Republic]...

      Finance ministry: No additional capitalization for Oschadbank, Ukreximbank in 2017
      Mar20

      Finance ministry: No additional capitalization for Oschadbank, Ukreximbank in 2017

      The Ukrainian Finance Ministry does not plan additional capitalization for state-owned Oschadbank and Ukreximbank this year, according to the country`s First Deputy Finance Minister Oksana Markarova. ”We do not expect the additional capitalization of Oschadbank and Ukreximbank this year,” Markarova said when presenting a public report on the...

      Oil prices drop on rise in U.S. drilling
      Mar20

      Oil prices drop on rise in U.S. drilling

      Oil prices fell on Monday as rising U.S. drilling activity and steady supplies from OPEC countries despite touted production cuts pressured already-bloated markets, according to Reuters. Prices for benchmark Brent crude futures were 29 cents, or 0.56 percent, below their last settlement at 0223 GMT, at $51.47 per barrel, Reuters reported. U.S....

      Russia begins large-scale military drills in Crimea
      Mar20

      Russia begins large-scale military drills in Crimea

      Drills involving three large units of Russia`s Airborne Forces, Aerospace Forces and the Black Sea Fleet began in Crimea`s Opuk firing range on Monday, March 20, according to the Russian news agency TASS. ”For the first time in the Russian army`s history the Airborne Forces` three large units were simultaneously alerted as part of the drills and...

      Poroshenko: recognizing Donbas as Russia-occupied territories will destroy Minsk process
      Mar20

      Poroshenko: recognizing Donbas as Russia-occupied territories will destroy Minsk process

      President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko, while opening the meeting of the National Security and Defense Council, said that the adoption of the law on temporarily occupied territories would destroy the Minsk process. ”Our partners do not understand why we are asking for support in restoring Ukraine`s integrity from the outside, when a number of...

      Trump-Russia claims: Nunes says no evidence of collusion – BBC
      Mar20

      Trump-Russia claims: Nunes says no evidence of collusion – BBC

      There is no evidence so far that U.S. President Donald Trump`s campaign team colluded with Russia during the 2016 U.S. election, a top lawmaker says, according to the BBC. Devin Nunes, head of the House of Representatives intelligence committee, made the remark on Fox News, the BBC reported. On Monday, FBI Director James Comey will testify before...

      Germany rejects Trump`s claim it owes NATO and U.S. vast sums” for defense
      Mar20

      Germany rejects Trump`s claim it owes NATO and U.S. vast sums” for defense

      German Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen on Sunday rejected U.S. President Donald Trump`s claim that Germany owes NATO and the United States ”vast sums” of money for defense, according to Reuters. ”There is no debt account at NATO,” von der Leyen said in a statement, adding that it was wrong to link the alliance`s target for members to spend...

      Ukraine`s finance ministry tries to explain why IMF delays more aid
      Mar19

      Ukraine`s finance ministry tries to explain why IMF delays more aid

      The Ukrainian Finance Ministry has explained why the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has postponed a decision to disburse more aid to Ukraine. ”The meeting was postponed solely due to the need to assess economic implications arising from measures taken by Ukraine in response to the [coal] blockade and the seizure of Ukrainian enterprises in...

      Russians invested nearly $100 mln in Trump buildings – Reuters Special Report
      Mar19

      Russians invested nearly $100 mln in Trump buildings – Reuters Special Report

      A Reuters review found that at least 63 individuals with Russian passports or addresses have bought at least $98.4 million worth of property in seven Trump-branded luxury towers in southern Florida, according to Reuters. The buyers include politically connected businessmen, such as a former executive in a Moscow-based state-run construction firm...

      Ukraine may obtain travel-visa liberalization before midsummer – Presidential Administration
      Mar19

      Ukraine may obtain travel-visa liberalization before midsummer – Presidential Administration

      Deputy Head of the Ukrainian President`s Administration Kostiantyn Yeliseyev says Ukrainians will get the right to travel to EU countries without visas before the middle of summer, according to Hromadske media outlet. ”We expect that in early April the European Parliament will put the final point with regard to the issue of visa liberalization...