Section: News & Summaries

      Ukraine highlights TOP 5 Russian lies in International Court of Justice hearing
      Mar08

      Ukraine highlights TOP 5 Russian lies in International Court of Justice hearing

      The Ministry of Information Policy of Ukraine is studying the facts of misinformation and propaganda in the speech of Russia`s representative at the International Court of Justice in The Hague, according to Deputy Minister Dmytro Zolotukhin. The representative of the defendant in the case Ukraine has lodged with the ICJ against Russia says that...

      EU Council adopts regulation to reinforce checks at external borders
      Mar08

      EU Council adopts regulation to reinforce checks at external borders

      On March 7, 2017, the EU Council adopted a regulation amending the Schengen borders code to reinforce checks against relevant databases at the external borders. The amendment obliges member states to carry out systematic checks against relevant databases on all persons, including those enjoying the right of free movement under EU law (i.e. EU...

      Accounting Chamber: Tax debt in Ukraine grows almost fourfold over past 3 years
      Mar08

      Accounting Chamber: Tax debt in Ukraine grows almost fourfold over past 3 years

      Debt on taxes, levies and payments to the state budget of Ukraine increased by 3.8 times in 2014-2016, reaching almost UAH 59 billion, or US$2.18 billion, as of January 1, 2017, according to the website of the Accounting Chamber of Ukraine, referring to the audit report on the effectiveness of tax debt collection, where auditors recognized the...

      National Bank of Ukraine to initiate sanctions against Sberbank subsidiary in Ukraine for servicing holders of separatist ”passports” of ”DPR-LPR”
      Mar08

      National Bank of Ukraine to initiate sanctions against Sberbank subsidiary in Ukraine for servicing holders of separatist ”passports” of ”DPR-LPR”

      The National Bank of Ukraine has told UNIAN that, if Sberbank of Russia accepts ”passports” of the unrecognized ”DPR” and ”LPR”, the issue of introducing sanctions against the bank`s subsidiary in Ukraine will be submitted to the National Security and Defense Council. ”If this information is confirmed, the NBU will initiate a request to the NSDC...

      WikiLeaks publishes massive trove of CIA spying files – The Independent
      Mar08

      WikiLeaks publishes massive trove of CIA spying files – The Independent

      Wikileaks founder Julian Assange claims that the leaked documents are the most comprehensive CIA release ever and are far more extensive than the so-called Snowden files, according to The Independent. The files are the most comprehensive release of U.S. spying files ever made public, according to Julian Assange. There are a total of 8,761...

      Ukrainian Tax Service Head Roman Nasirov arrested for 60 days, UAH 100 mln bail set
      Mar08

      Ukrainian Tax Service Head Roman Nasirov arrested for 60 days, UAH 100 mln bail set

      Solomensky DItrict Court in Kyiv ruled court arrested Nasirov for 60 days with the possibility of making a deposit. The judge of Kyiv`s Solomensky District Court, Oleksandr Bobrovnik, ruled to take Ukraine`s chief taxman Roman Nasirov, charged with the abuse of power, into custody for 60 days as a measure of restraint. The court`s decision thus...

      Ukraine`s Justice Ministry: Putin`s clique must be convicted by International Court of Justice
      Mar08

      Ukraine`s Justice Ministry: Putin`s clique must be convicted by International Court of Justice

      Minister of Justice of Ukraine Pavlo Petrenko in his comment regarding Ukraine`s lawsuit lodged with the International Court of Justice notes that Ukraine will work to ensure that Russian President Vladimir Putin`s entourage is convicted. ”Back in 2014, on behalf of the government of [Arseniy] Yatsenyuk, the Ministry of Justice appealed to the...

      U.S., EU insist that Ukraine establish Specialized Anti-Corruption Court
      Mar08

      U.S., EU insist that Ukraine establish Specialized Anti-Corruption Court

      Ukraine needs to establish the Specialized Anti-Corruption Court, the United States Embassy and the EU Delegation to Ukraine wrote in a joint statement. ”Ukraine`s success in its anti-corruption efforts is critical to delivering results demanded by the people on the Maidan as well as to attracting the foreign direct investment that is needed to...

      Tillerson assures Klimkin U.S. not to fall for bargains over Ukraine
      Mar08

      Tillerson assures Klimkin U.S. not to fall for bargains over Ukraine

      Secretary of the U.S. State Department Rex Tillerson during his meeting with Ukraine`s Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin reiterated Washington`s support for Ukraine in the fight against the aggression of the Russian Federation, according to the MFA of Ukraine`s press service. ”United States Secretary of State Rex Tillerson emphasized that the U.S....

      Ukraine reports 122 Russian attacks, 1 killed, 4 wounded in Donbas in last day
      Mar08

      Ukraine reports 122 Russian attacks, 1 killed, 4 wounded in Donbas in last day

      Russia`s hybrid military forces attacked Ukrainian army positions in Donbas 122 times in the past 24 hours with one Ukrainian soldier reported as killed in action (KIA) and four 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...