Section: News & Summaries

      No money yet: Ukraine issue no longer in IMF calendar
      Mar19

      No money yet: Ukraine issue no longer in IMF calendar

      Information about a March 20 meeting of the International Monetary Fund`s Executive Board on a new disbursement to Ukraine is no longer in the calendar, according to calendar data posted on the IMF`s website. The IMF Executive Board meeting on March 20 will consider Qatar`s 2016 Article IV Consultation. Then it will address Lucia`s 2016 Article...

      Ukraine`s defense minister calls on retired officers to return to army
      Mar19

      Ukraine`s defense minister calls on retired officers to return to army

      Ukrainian Defense Minister Stepan Poltorak has called on the retired officers to return to active military service. ”I`m addressing the retired officers – those who, after time in service, have retired with pension provision from the state, housing and benefits and who are enjoying a well-deserved rest period. You have passed the tour of duty,...

      Ukrainian Canadians urge Canada to provide more military support to Ukraine
      Mar19

      Ukrainian Canadians urge Canada to provide more military support to Ukraine

      Canadian Federal Defense Minister Harjit Sajjan met with local Ukrainians in Winnipeg last night who urged the Canadian government to provide more military support to Ukraine, according to the Winnipeg Free Press. ”That`s what this is about, to show how seriously we take these viewpoints, as we look at the geopolitical aspect of things,” the...

      Iraqi forces retake two key areas in west Mosul
      Mar19

      Iraqi forces retake two key areas in west Mosul

      Iraqi forces in Mosul have said they have captured two key neighborhoods in its offensive to retake the western part of the city from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL, also known as ISIS), according to Al Jazeera. Adel Ahmed, the captain of the federal police, said control of the al-Kur and al-Tawafa will allow for a safe corridor...

      OSCE reports close small-arms fire in Donetsk region
      Mar19

      OSCE reports close small-arms fire in Donetsk region

      A patrol of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine has faced a close small-arms fire in Donetsk region. ”On March 17, five SMM members were positioned – outside two of its vehicles – 15km north of Donetsk on the eastern side of highway H20, where it intersects with a secondary road leading east to Donetsk Water Filtration Station,...

      Over 10% of spring grains area sown so far in Ukraine
      Mar19

      Over 10% of spring grains area sown so far in Ukraine

      Farmers in Ukraine have sown 11%, or 273,000 hectares, of the country`s planned spring grains area since the season began on March 8, the agriculture ministry said on Friday, The Times of India reported. Ukraine, the world`s third-largest grain exporter, expects to sow 7.2 million hectares of spring grains this year, up from 7 million hectares...

      112 Russian attacks on Ukrainian position in Donbas – 4 killed, 3 wounded in last day
      Mar18

      112 Russian attacks on Ukrainian position in Donbas – 4 killed, 3 wounded in last day

      Russia`s hybrid military forces attacked Ukrainian army positions in Donbas 112 times in the past 24 hours with four Ukrainian soldiers reported as killed in action (KIA) and three as wounded in action (WIA), according to the press service of the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) Headquarters. View map in full size In the Mariupol sector, the enemy...

      Turkish MFA reiterates non-recognition of Crimea annexation
      Mar18

      Turkish MFA reiterates non-recognition of Crimea annexation

      The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) of the Republic of Turkey has reiterated the non-recognition of the annexation of Crimea. ”Three years have passed since Ukraine`s Autonomous Republic of Crimea was annexed by the Russian Federation on the grounds of an illegitimate referendum held on March 16, 2014,” according to a press release regarding...

      Manafort wanted for questioning in Ukraine corruption case
      Mar18

      Manafort wanted for questioning in Ukraine corruption case

      Ukrainian prosecutors want to question Paul Manafort in connection with a corruption investigation and have made repeated requests for assistance from U.S. authorities, CNN has learned. Prosecutors in Kyiv said they have made seven separate appeals over the past two years for help in questioning President Donald Trump`s former campaign manager,...

      Arms for Ukraine, sanctions against Russia may help U.S. block Putin in Ukraine – 6 policies to U.S. President Donald Trump
      Mar18

      Arms for Ukraine, sanctions against Russia may help U.S. block Putin in Ukraine – 6 policies to U.S. President Donald Trump

      Arming Ukraine and imposing tougher sanctions on Russia are among the six policies offered by former U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of the U.S. Department of Defense for Russia, Ukraine and Eurasia Michael Carpenter to U.S. President Donald Trump for blocking Russian President Vladimir Putin in Ukraine, according to the U.S. Foreign Policy...